The Atlanta Mayorโs Office of International and Immigrant Affairs had a busy 2023, hosting an inbound delegation on average every three days throughout the year. In total, the office welcomed […]
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Our Top 10 Stories of 2022
Atlantans were thirsty for international coffee chains this year, if our web traffic statistics are any indication.ย Two of the 10 top stories of the year focused on getting your […]
Italian Specialty Food Firms Seek Atlanta Distributors
Representatives of 22 specialty food companies from the Campania region of Italy were in Atlanta last week looking for distributors and importers of their products. “We wanted these small-...
U.S.Gives Georgia $10.7 Million for Language Education
Gov. Sonny Perdue last week accepted a check from the U.S. Department of Education totaling $10.7 million, earmarked for English language learning programs for immigrant children in Georgia's schools. Maria...
Georgia Tech Guide To Include the Best In Tourism Practices
The Georgia Institute of Technology’s unit that helps promote tourism throughout Georgia seeks nominations for “best tourism and destination management practices” to be published in a guidebook next year. ...
Indian Movie Star Suggests U.S.-India Film Co-Productions
In the same way that Indian and U.S. companies have cooperated in telecommunications and information technology, one of India’s foremost film stars would like to see U.S. and Indian filmmakers...
Logistics Center Focusing on State Ports Efficiency
Georgia Institute of Technology researchers are examining whether inspections at offshore ports, rather than at points-of-entry in the United States, could meet security requirements and also improve supply chain productivity...
Export Tax Break Expires on Jan.1
The Congressional debate over the future of the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion, or ETI, which provides a tax break for exporters, is at a feverish pitch while the decades-old provision will...
World Trade Center to Host Minority Business Development Int’l Workshop
The World Trade Center Atlanta and Minority Business Development Agency will co-host an international trade day seminar, Wednesday, Sept. 10, as part of Minority Enterprise Development Week, which runs Sept....
Former Health and Human Services Secretary to Speak in Atlanta on Africa’s AIDS Pandemic
Louis Sullivan, former U.S. secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and president emeritus of Morehouse School of Medicine, will speak on Thursday, Sept. 11, in Atlanta at...
