With the South Korea-U.S. free trade agreement passed by Congress and awaiting final Korean approval, Gwinnett County‘s sister community from the country made its first official visit to metro Atlanta since they linked up two years ago....
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Rubber Recycling Firm Hires Manager for Brazil
Tucker-based rubber recycling company Lehigh Technologies Inc. is expanding into Brazil by adding a country manager in Sao Paulo, its first full-time hire outside the U.S. The company collects and...
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Ireland Launches Fund to Lure Global Startups
Building on ideas touted during a September trade mission to the Southeast U.S., the Irish government’s export promotion agency, Enterprise Ireland, has launched a funding program to spend €10 million, about...
Posted inArchive, Business
Ricoh Expands in Gwinnett
A global electronics manufacturer is building a new factory on its 69.5-acre site in Lawrenceville, a move that is to create 70 new jobs. Ricoh Electronics Inc., one of...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Rabbi Appeals to Atlanta for Israeli Rocket Shelters
An Israeli rabbi is asking Atlantans to help shelter residents of northern Israel from rocket attacks by militant groups beyond the country’s borders. Operation Lifeshield‘s steel-reinforced concrete shelters not only provide physical protection from...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Global Manufacturers Share Secrets to Georgia Success
More than 200 executives gathered at the Georgia Institute of Technology on Oct. 18 to learn about innovative ideas from a variety of Georgia’s leading manufacturers including a Japanese toilet...
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Africa Heritage Foundation Now Housed at Southern Poly
Southern Polytechnic State University has signed a formal agreement with the Atlanta-based Africa Heritage Foundation, which is in the process of developing a network of universities in Africa and North...
Posted inArchive, Education
Carter Center to Feature Biography of Former Coke CEO
E. Neville Isdell, former chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Co., is to discuss his newly published memoir, “Inside Coca-Cola: A CEO’s Life Story of Building the World’s Most Popular Brand”,...
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Belgian Firm to Open First U.S. Plant in Georgia
Technology buffs speculate that e-book readers such as the iPad and Kindle are on the way to replacing traditional hand-held volumes, but a family-owned Belgian book-binding company is growing its...
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UPS Expands Mobile Website to 35 New Markets
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. has expanded access to its mobile website internationally, enabling business customers in 35 more countries and territories to manage...