Seoul-based Mando Corp., which produces suspension, steering and braking systems, will open a facility in Meriwether County that is set to create 426 jobs. The company plans to invest $200...
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Murata Executive: Japan Disaster Prompts Acquisitions
Electronic components producer Murata Manufacturing Co. Ltd. has acquired a Japanese producer of electronic components that was damaged by the earthquake and tsunami in March. In July, Murata spent $400 million...
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Brazil Tough but Key for Delta
David Bishko stood like a marked man at the front of the Fulton County Government Center‘s legislative chamber. Throughout a Sept. 20 Brazil business forum, Delta Air Lines Inc.‘s managing director...
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Coca-Cola Announces $9.6 million in Charity Grants
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co.’s charitable organization announced $9.6 million in awards to 43 environmental, educational and health promotion projects around the world Sept. 21. The...
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WTC Atlanta Hosting Medical Tourism Seminar
<!–[if !mso]> <! st1:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } –> The World Trade Center Atlanta and international healthcare and medical tourism firm DiscoverMedWorld are hosting a seminar on using travel to reduce employee health...
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Irish Trade Mission Brings 60 Companies
As part of the effort to boost Ireland’s struggling economy, a cabinet minister kicked off the country’s first government-led trade mission to the Southeast Sept. 19, bringing representatives of 60...
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Arnall Golden Attorney Heads ABA’s International Section
Michael Burke, a partner at the Atlanta-based law firm Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, has been named chair of the American Bar Association‘s international law section. In this position, Mr. Burke,...
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Sierra Leone President to Visit Atlanta
The president of the West African nation of Sierra Leone will visit Atlanta on Sept. 26 during a tour of major U.S. cities, according to an announcement by the World Trade Center Atlanta. Ernest Bai Koroma will meet with business...
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How Chinese View Working With Americans
When Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal takes a business delegation to China in October, pleasantries and gifts will be exchanged. Both sides will toast to each other and talk openly about working together. But, as is often...
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Local ‘Nesting’ Center Targets U.S.-Bound Firms
In an effort to ease the entry of foreign small- to medium-sized firms into the United States, an alliance of four Atlanta companies has chosen to launch its first “Global...