Only a final written agreement is needed to officially re-open a Brazilian Consulate General in Atlanta, and the consul general designate is anxious to engage the Atlanta business community in...
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Latino Banking Leader Says Atlanta Should Boost its China Ties [VIDEO]
Like Latin America, Atlanta, too, should continue to build its business relationship with China to remain competitive in the global economy, Luis Alberto Moreno, president of the Inter-American Development Bank,...
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Atlanta Seen as Business Hub for Hemisphere
Atlanta’s position as a business hub for the Western Hemisphere was evidenced by the U.S. Commerce Department’s decision to hold the first annual Americas Competitiveness Forum here, Deputy Assistant Commerce...
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Report Shows Americas Could Improve Competitiveness
During the Americas Competitiveness Forum in Atlanta June 11-12, the U.S. Commerce Department released a report on ways the Western Hemisphere can increase competitiveness, create jobs, raise living standards and...
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Uruguay Technology Park Seeking Georgia Investors
Uruguay’s business and technology park free trade zone, Zonamerica, is open to new investment by Georgia companies seeking a safe, export-oriented base in South America for their technology, logistics or...
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Montreal and Atlanta to Cooperate on Mutual Activities
City officials from Atlanta and Montreal have agreed to work closely together in learning new ways of tackling problems facing the major urban areas in the world and in providing...
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Delta Air Lines and Habitat for Humanity Partner to Build Houses in Ghana
Delta Air Lines Inc. is sending 40 of its employees to Ghana for 10 days to build houses with Habitat for Humanity International. The project is part of Delta’s Force...
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Int’l Engineering Company Gets Contract with Ga. Power
AMEC, an international engineering project management and services company that has its global power and process division headquarters in Atlanta, is working with the Southern Company to install clean-air systems...
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Duluth Company to Assist Green German Clothing Co. to Enter U.S. Market
Duluth-based Transatlantic Sales LLC has recently announced that it will help Lichtenstein, Germany-based organic clothing manufacturer Disana Gmbh & Co. enter the American market. A manufacturer of natural clothing for...
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Atlanta to Organize Second Competitiveness Forum Next Year [VIDEO]
CIFAL Atlanta plans to co-organize a second Americas Competitiveness Forum next year, as well as host quarterly meetings on supply chain management in various Western Hemisphere countries, following the success...