Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf requested that the Georgia Institute of Technology help her country to re-develop its information and communications technology infrastructure during a visit here...
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Chinese Firm Said to Invest $30 million in Atlanta Plant
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta The CEO of Liushi, China-based General Protecht Group Inc. told a Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce delegation visiting China last week that it will invest in...
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Coweta Economic Development Official to Visit China Oct. 8
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Coweta County Economic Development Authority Executive Director Bill Harrison hopes Ningbo, China-based Lehui Enterprises executives will introduce him to other potential Chinese investors during a trip...
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OPIC Head to Speak in Atlanta Sept. 28
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Atlanta’s annual Minority Enterprise Development Week International Trade Day is being combined this year with an Overseas Private Investment Corp. seminar on Thursday, Sept. 28. OPIC,...
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Some 350 Japanese Companies to Be at JapanFest Sept. 23-24
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Some 350 Japanese companies with operations in Georgia are to present their products during the 20th anniversary of JapanFest, to be held Sept. 23-24 from 11...
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Atlanta Mayor Seeking Additional Chinese Investment
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta, with reporting by Rumbidzai Mufuka and Phil Bolton During a Sept. 5-13 business mission to China, Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin said she planned to encourage Chinese...
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German Firms Continue to Have Strong Interest in Georgia
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta High expected attendance at the German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States’ Sept. 30 gala is a sign of German companies’ continued strong...
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Latin Fever Ball Is Scheduled in Atlanta on Sept. 16
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta The Latin American Association’s annual Latin Fever Ball on Saturday, Sept. 16, comes at a particularly intense time for businesses and organizations working with Georgia’s immigrant...
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Latino Engineers Want to Meet Atlanta Professionals
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Some 300 Latin American engineers, who will be attending a conference held at the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel Sept. 19-22, are interested in meeting with Atlanta...
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Atlanta Mayor and Chamber to Lead China Business Trip
The Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce has six major objectives for its upcoming trip to China, Sept. 5-13, including branding Atlanta and Georgia as ripe for Chinese investment, said Jorge...