M. C. Rast – Global Atlanta

Manufacturing Incentives Seminar Coming to Atlanta

The National Association of Foreign-Trade Zones, a federal organization to promote U.S. manufacturing and trade, is holding its annual spring seminar in Atlanta May 6-8. The government’s foreign-trade zone program is… Continue reading Manufacturing Incentives Seminar Coming to Atlanta

Murata Electronics Acquires Dallas Wireless Company

Smyrna-based Murata Electronics North America Inc. is acquiring wireless Internet and radio components producer RF Monolithics Inc. for about $20 million. Murata North America is a subsidiary of Kyoto, Japan-based… Continue reading Murata Electronics Acquires Dallas Wireless Company

RedPrairie Software Going to Northern Ireland Hospitals

Alpharetta-based logistics software developer RedPrairie Corp. has reached a deal to install its warehousing and workforce management product in 38 hospitals throughout Northern Ireland. RedPrairie is selling the program… Continue reading RedPrairie Software Going to Northern Ireland Hospitals

GE Energy Signs $20 Million in Turkish Contracts

Atlanta-based GE Energy has signed contracts worth about $20 million to upgrade and maintain gas turbines at a power plant in Mersin, Turkey. The plant, owned by Istanbul-based Camis Elektrik… Continue reading GE Energy Signs $20 Million in Turkish Contracts

Church’s Chicken Hires Two Global Execs

Sandy Springs-based fast-food chain Church’s Chicken has filled two senior vice president positions to support the company’s continued global growth. As senior vice president for global strategy, planning and… Continue reading Church’s Chicken Hires Two Global Execs

Novelis Selling Three European Plants

Atlanta-based aluminum processor Novelis Inc. is selling three of its European manufacturing plants to private equity firm American Industrial Acquisition Corp. The plant sales are subject to regulatory approvals, but Novelis officials… Continue reading Novelis Selling Three European Plants

Former Coke CEO Donates to Irish Peace Studies

Atlanta needs to attract more intellectual capital and fix its education system, former Coke CEO Neville Isdell told GlobalAtlanta in an interview in October 2011.

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co.’s former chairman and CEO Neville Isdell has made the first private donation to an endowed professorship in conflict studies at the University of Ulster in Northern Ireland.… Continue reading Former Coke CEO Donates to Irish Peace Studies

Tourism Official: Georgia a ‘Secondary Market’

jonathan Zuk, tourism adviser to the U.S. Commerce Department, recommends that Georgia draw international visitors who want to return to the U.S. after visiting primary markets.

A member of the U.S. Commerce Department’s private-sector advisory board on tourism had some sobering words for Georgia travel promoters when he spoke at the World Trade Center Atlanta Feb.… Continue reading Tourism Official: Georgia a ‘Secondary Market’

Former State Official Sets Sights on Brazilian Tourism

Former Georgia tourism official joins private firm to promote tourism between the state and Brazil.

A former state tourism official predicts that Brazil will become Georgia’s second-largest tourist market this year, and is so impressed by the opportunities that he left his post to join… Continue reading Former State Official Sets Sights on Brazilian Tourism

World Chamber Partners With ASO for Annual Meeting

Solange Warner, president of the international consultancy Ashton International, founded the World Chamber of Commerce to encourage international business in the Southeast and establish business ties with business organizations around the world.

The growing reach of Atlanta’s World Chamber of Commerce will be on display Feb. 2 during its annual meeting and awards gala, which is drawing local officials as well as… Continue reading World Chamber Partners With ASO for Annual Meeting

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