Editor’s note: Global Atlanta’s Trevor Williams recently spent a week in Taiwan as a guest of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which brought in 19 journalists from around the world...
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Posted inArchive, Trade
Trade Mission to Poland, Czech Republic Planned for October
The Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Georgia Department of Economic Development have announced dates for a small-business trade mission to Poland and the Czech Republic this fall. From Oct. 20-24, the group will visit the Czech cities of Brno and Prague before traveling to...
Posted inArchive, Business
Worth the Wait? Kumho Tire Building Bigger After Years of Delay
After years of delay, South Korea-based Kumho Tire has once again reaffirmed its commitment to build a major plant in Macon, announcing this week that construction would finally begin this August. According...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Clark Atlanta Hosts Prestigious Young African Leaders Initiative Program
The 25 Africans participating in the administration’s Young African Leaders Initiative at Clark Atlanta University received a warm welcome from Mayor Kasim Reed, and the mayor’s mother, Sylvia, at City...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
New Ports Chairman Enters at Critical Time for Deepening Project
The Georgia Ports Authority has named a new board chairman at a critical time in the ongoing quest to deepen the Savannah River. James Walters, president of financial services company Walters Management Co., and former...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
With Official Green Light, Savannah Deepening Moves Into Funding Phase
The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, a federally approved effort by the Georgia Ports Authority to accommodate the growing demands of global trade by deepening the Savannah River, will face its...
Posted inArchive, Business
Rug, Accents Maker Surya at Home in Georgia
When Satya Tiwari became president of his family company in 2004, Surya Inc. had built a respectable $2.7 million in sales. A decade later, revenues for the provider of rugs and home...
Posted inArchive, Business
JCB’s $50 Million Army Deal a Win for Savannah Plant
J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd., a U.K.-based manufacturer of construction equipment, has landed its second contract with the United States Army to supply high-speed backhoe loaders for military use and protection. ...
Posted inArchive, Education
Robinson College Appoints Insider and Strategic Planner as New Dean
Georgia State University has selected an insider and innovator to head its Robinson College of Business effective July 1. Richard D. Phillips, who chaired the task force that developed Robinson’s...
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World Cup Stadiums Using UGA Turf
Soccer’s elite now playing at three Brazilian stadiums during the 2014 FIFA World Cup are running, kicking and sliding across turfgrass developed at the University of Georgia. Three stadiums including the Arena da Baixaida in Curitiba, Brazil,...