The Atlanta Christkindl Market is back and bigger than ever, and what it may have sacrificed in quaintness it makes up for in an enlarged footprint worthy of the holiday street markets that dot town squares back in Germany. In its fourth year, the German Christmas market has moved to Centennial Olympic Park downtown, more […]
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Chamber Announces Export Challenge Pitch Winners, Launches 2020 Competition
If the results of the recent Atlanta Metro Export Challenge pitch session are any indication, it pays to sell products and services overseas from the Georgia capital. A November event hosted in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood brought the culmination of a year-long competition that had already seen 30 companies use grants of $5,000 to grow […]
Canada’s Irving Tissue ‘Doubles Down’ on Macon With Another $400 Million
As soon as it officially opened its new plant, Irving Consumer Products Inc. had already sold out its production capacity. The Canadian company over the last two years has hired 200 people at a $470 million Macon plant that attracted the likes of U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to a 2017 announcement showcasing its factory design. […]
Georgia Southern Opens New Ireland Center With Presidential Meeting
It was meeting of presidents that seemed to make the biggest impression on the leader of Georgia Southern University. University President Kyle Marrero last week presided over the first meeting his office has held with a foreign head of state when he met with Irish President Michael D. Higgins in Wexford, Ireland. Mr. Higgins was among […]
Brazilian Investors’ Love Affair With Georgia Continues With New $96M Factory
The trade missions may be going to Europe and Asia, but one of South America’s recovering economies is fast becoming an unsung hero of the Georgia foreign investment scene. While always having a stronger influence than meets the eye, Brazil has seemed to awaken to Georgia in a new way over the past two years, […]
Brazilian Chamber Adds to Board of Directors
Atlanta’s Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast appointed four new board members for two-year terms at is October meeting, bringing the total to 15. New leadership appointments included Cesar Vence, deputy director of the City of Atlanta Office of International Affairs, who is traveling with the chamber this week in Brazil for Sao Paulo Tech Week, along […]
Korea’s Doosan Expands in Gwinnett, Prepares to Receive County’s International Award
Fresh off a trip to South Korea, the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce has announced that it’s honoring long-time investor Doosan Industrial Vehicle with an international award at its annual dinner in January. Gwinnett officials including county Chair Charlotte Nash and newly appointed chamber CEO Nick Masino visited Doosan’s global headquarters in Seoul in October, announcing […]
Georgia Hosts More International Students Despite Weaker Picture Nationally
Georgia’s universities continued to attract more international students over the past year, posting solid gains despite a flat growth rate nationally. The state hosted 23,623 students from around the world in 2018-19, a 3.7 percent growth rate that was considerably slower than last year’s nearly 6 percent year-over-year growth. But Georgia looked stellar compared to […]
Fresh Off Hosting SEUS-Japan Summit, Georgia Wins Japanese Auto Parts Factory
Fresh off a conference meant to underline ties between Japan and Southern U.S. states, another Japanese automotive supplier announced new plans to enter Georgia. Nippon Light Metal Georgia will invest $50 million to set up a new plant in Adairsville, Ga., in Bartow County, planning for 110 jobs and long-term growth. Company leaders broke ground […]
‘Global Culture’ Helps Atlanta Land a European Software Unicorn
Data intelligence software proivder Collibra, based in Brussels, is set to create 200 jobs at its second U.S. office in Atlanta, drawn by the city’s tech talent and “global culture.” Executives said these attributes reflected the values of a fast-growing company that recently raised $100 million at more than a billion-dollar valuation and has set […]
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