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By Rick Badie
Oct 22, 2013

Today's moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition. He is a moderator of conversations on the AJC's Atlanta Forward page.

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Atlanta and Georgia look to strengthen trade and investment ties with Poland as that Central European country matures politically and economically. Today, a Metro Chamber executive writes about Poland as a potential investment opportunity, while a Polish official details the benefits of a bilateral trade and economic relationship.

Today's columnists:

Introduce Georgia to Poland by John Woodward

Poland: A good business partner by Monika Piatkowska

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