Atlanta has taken pains to introduce itself to the world as both a global city and a cybersecurity hub; the recent World Trade Day event wove those themes together during its fourth annual conference. The World Trade Center Atlanta’s all-day summit June 24 blended broad geopolitical issues with specific strategies for defending against attacks in […]
Trevor Williams
Survey: Japanese-Owned Factories Back Up and Running, With Smaller Teams
Japanese-owned factories are back up and running across the nation, but most are operating with reduced staff as they wait for the appropriate time to bring back their full teams. In its fourth “short survey” since the pandemic began, the Japan External Trade Organization found that the majority of Japanese subsidiaries — in manufacturing and […]
Georgia Ports: Agriculture Underpins Strong Container Exports
Agriculture accounted for about 60 percent of containers exported from the Port of Savannah in 2019, foreshadowing the sector’s contribution to the resiliency of the ports amid this year’s pandemic, according to the Georgia Ports Authority. As imports slowed, exports of commodities like pulp, paper, logs, cotton and others have stayed relatively steady — exports […]
Delta First to Restart China Passenger Flights From U.S.
Delta Air Lines Inc. restarted service to China June 25, launching flights to Shanghai from Seattle with a stopover in Seoul-Incheon. With the new service, Delta became the first U.S. carrier to reconnect the U.S. with China; it had suspended service in January. For a time in June, the Atlanta-based airline was caught in the […]
Uncertainty Abounds After Trump Proclamation Blocks H-1Bs and Other Work Visas
A June 22 immigration proclamation by President Trump barring many foreign workers’ coming into the U.S. has created upheaval that immigration attorneys say is considerable even by the standards of an administration marked by its antipathy toward expatriates. The president’s orders have consistently tied up courts on issues like (recently) DACA and (earlier in his […]
Longtime Czech Honorary Consul George Novak Dies, Leaving Multifaceted Legacy of Engagement
George Novak, the longtime honorary consul for the Czech Republic in Atlanta, died this week at 88 after a battle with cancer. Known for his wit, reliably upbeat outlook, athletic ability and selfless advocacy on behalf of his compatriots, Mr. Novak had represented the country’s interests in Georgia since 1994, fostering countless educational and cultural exchanges, […]
Quebec Firm Grows Medical Mask Factory in Georgia Even as It Expands Globally
A medical mask manufacturer continues to ramp up in Georgia to serve the North American market, despite its Canadian owner’s plans to build a large factory at home and diversify worldwide. Medicom Group said the new factory near its home base in Montreal would not syphon off demand from its United Medical Enterprises plant in Augusta, […]
Software Firm Uses India Training Model to Bring Hundreds of Offshore Jobs to Atlanta — Eventually
A software firm planning to bring 465 jobs to downtown Atlanta will do so by slowly phasing out offshore operations after training up a local workforce with a training model developed in India. If Milletech Systems Inc. can pull it off, the move would turn decades of information technology inertia on its head, as an increasing […]
Commentary: Saving DACA Permanently Means Setting Georgia Up for Recovery
Editor’s note: This post by Charles Kuck is published as part of Kuck Baxter’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta and was provided to the publication by New American Economy, which advocates for immigration policies that will drive economic growth. As if Georgia didn’t have enough to worry about with coronavirus recovery, tens of thousands of […]
World Trade Center to Honor AGCO, Highlight Cybersecurity at Friday Conference
The World Trade Center of Atlanta is set to honor AGCO Corp. CEO Martin Richenhagen at its fourth annual World Trade Day conference, which this year will focus on cybersecurity. Appropriately given the theme around digital connectivity, the conference is taking on a new virtual format that will offer a level of interactivity far beyond […]
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