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Oriental Weavers has been adding capacity at 20% annually since 2003 to meet demand for its value-for-money products. That includes a small weaving facility outside Atlanta to reduce lead times for urgent U.S. orders. Eyeing a huge potential customer base in Asia, the company opened a plant in Tianjin, China, this year that will serve the Chinese market. Lately it has been having fun with a deal to produce carpets with the Andy Warhol Foundation, using the artist's designs. Farida Khamis says the company aims to become a market leader in a new product line: home textiles...
...also drawn fire for her effectiveness in Congress. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution slammed her in an editorial this week announcing its political endorsements: "Once again, the 4th District congresswoman has lost credibility, lost clout and lost the stature needed to effectively represent her constituents on Capitol Hill. Even her own party's House leadership and members of the Congressional Black Caucus seem to have had enough...
...sounds like a surefire recipe for commercial success, it is. Since the first Seasons 52 opened in 2003 on Orlando's popular "eat street," Sand Lake Road, the chain has spread to four more Florida locations, and the first two outside of the state are scheduled to open in Atlanta this year. Prices are reasonable (all mains are under $23), service is chirpy and each branch is smart casual in style, complete with cocktail bar and resident pianist. For leisure travelers who want a contemporary taste of the U.S. without the supersized portions or the artery-clogging fats, Seasons...
...were the thieves caught? A man calling himself Dirk sent Pepsi HQ a letter in May, offering secrets. When Pepsi got the letter, it immediately contacted Coke, which called the FBI. On June 16, an undercover agent met Dirk--actually Dimson--at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. Dimson handed over some documents and the beverage sample. The agent gave Dimson $30,000 in cash, stuffed in a Girl Scout cookie box--a down payment. After the items were authenticated, the agent agreed to meet Dimson last week to buy more secrets for $1.5 million. That's when...
...coach said she was "just a little girl," but on July 23, 1996, at the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 4-ft. 9-in. gymnast Kerri Strug became a big hero. Despite a sprained ankle, she launched into one last vault and stuck her landing to win the U.S. women's gymnastics squad its first-ever team Olympic gold. A decade later, Strug, 28, thinks of that day "constantly," she says. "Atlanta changed my life." A Stanford grad, she works at the Justice Department in Washington, helping get federal funding for youth-oriented groups like Boys & Girls Clubs. She's still...