Atlanta efforts to position itself as an international hub for mobile technologies, the Internet of Things and the burgeoning field of smart cities is getting a major boost starting Sept. 11. The three-day Smart City Expo Atlanta next week will be the first U.S. edition of a series of international conferences on the sector that […]
Held in New York, Liberia Investment Forum Offers Gateway to Africa for Atlantans
While the inaugural Liberian Business and Investment Forum will be held in New York later this month, Atlanta is to be well represented both behind the scenes and in front of an audience set to include honored guest President George Manneh Weah. The logistics of the Sept. 26 forum, which is to be held on […]
Consulate Outlines How Atlantans Can Help the Bahamas With Hurricane Dorian Relief
Just a day after Hurricane Dorian departed the Bahamas, leaving at least seven people dead and untold destruction in its wake, the country’s consulate general in Atlanta has already sprung into action mobilizing emergency supplies and funds from around its 10-state territory. Atlanta-based Consul General Astra Armbrister-Rolle called it “the worst storm our country has […]
Q&A: How Atlanta’s Brightwell Serves the Financial Needs of Global Citizens
Editor’s note: The Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast, based in Atlanta, publishes a monthly interview spotlighting one of its members. This month, the organization caught up with Maarten Van Der Putten, senior vice president for business development at Brightwell, a financial technology firm that helps mobile/global workers get paid and manage their finances. The company’s […]
A Network of African Business Influencers, Minted in Atlanta
The Mandela Washington Fellows who visited Atlanta for six weeks in June and July were emphatically positive about the leadership program that brought them across the Atlantic. The U.S. State Department’s Young African Leaders Initiative touched down in the city for the sixth straight year, once again bringing cohorts of 25 leaders each to three […]
Turner Deepens Ties With Israeli Crowdsourced Video Startup Through Grant
Turner Broadcasting, which runs CNN, is deepening its ties with an Israeli startup that allows content producers to broadcast live video generated by users at conferences, protests, product releases or any event. The Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation announced that Turner and Snappers, an Or Yehuda, Israel-based company are to receive a grant […]
Atlanta Sets Metro Area Export Record in New Commerce Department Figures
A new report from the U.S. Commerce Department shows metro Atlanta exports surging in 2018 in the face of concerns that a multi-front trade war could stifle broader global economic growth. Companies within the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metropolitan statistical area exported about $24.1 billion worth of products last year, about 60 percent of the overall export […]
Teaching the Teachers: Georgia State CIBER Hosts Workshop on International Business Instruction
More than 100 educators focused on university instruction in international business convened in Atlanta in June hoping to hone their methods for preparing students for a changing global economy. Fittingly for its subject matter, the annual International Business Pedagogy Workshop at the Georgia State University Robinson College of Business attracted faculty from nine countries, as […]
Belgium’s Barco to Hire 50 at Updated Americas Headquarters in Gwinnett
Belgium-based Barco Inc., which provides LED screens and electronic equipment to help companies, hospitals, movie theaters and other organizations collaborate visually, is expanding in Gwinnett County and formally choosing metro Atlanta as its North American headquarters. The announcement includes a $5 million capital investment to add service offerings and upgrade its current workspace to attract […]
Georgia State Welcomes the World — Literally — in Diverse Incoming Class
Georgia State University’s 53,000 students enrolled this year feature many internal records for diversity, from the fact that more than a third of students are black to the unprecedented numbers of Asians and Hispanics entering as freshmen. But the university also improved on one already staggering statistic: As of Friday, the school will feature students […]
