Rumbidzai Mufuka for GlobalAtlanta The Argentine Consulate is setting up private meetings with Georgia companies interested in meeting with Argentine wood product manufacturers and has already begun collaborating with the...
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Coca-Cola Museum to Open Africa HIV/AIDS Exhibit
Rumbidzai Mufuka and Phil Bolton for GlobalAtlanta Visitors to the new Coca-Cola Museum, scheduled to open next summer, will learn about the Coca-Cola Africa Foundation’s HIV/AIDS initiatives and entrepreneurial programs...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Korean Ambassador Predicts Georgia-Korea Ties to Strengthen
Phil Bolton and Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta South Korea’s ambassador to the United States, Lee Tae Sik, called trade “the backbone” of U.S.-Korea economic relations and said in a filmed...
Posted inArchive, Business
New System Aids Verification of Immigrant Employees
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Companies now have another system to mitigate their risk of hiring illegal immigrants and to prove to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that they...
Posted inArchive, Business
Mexico Ambassador Says Trade Can Solve Immigration Issues
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta During an Aug. 16 visit to Atlanta, Mexican Ambassador to the United States Carlos de Icaza said the U.S. private sector can help to mitigate the...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Taipei Official Here Says Georgia Should Strengthen Ties to Taiwan, Not China
Leigh Miller for GlobalAtlanta Although Georgia is excited about increased trade and investment with China, Taiwan could be a better business partner for Georgia companies, according to R.C. Wu, director...
Posted inArchive, Business
Ecuador Trade Minister Promotes Free Trade on Visit to Atlanta
Nema Etheridge for GlobalAtlanta Ecuador is ready to return to the negotiating table with the United States as existing trade agreements near expiration, Tomás Juan Peribonio, Ecuador’s minister of international...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Georgia’s Neighbors Support Direct Flight to China
Nema Etheridge for GlobalAtlanta Georgia Department of Economic Development is enlisting the aid of neighboring states in Atlanta’s pursuit of a direct flight to China, Commissioner Craig Lesser told GlobalAtlanta...
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Israeli Tourism Office Opens in Atlanta
Rumbidzai Mufuka for GlobalAtlanta Southeasterners are still visiting Israel to show solidarity amidst the hostilities in the region, said Rena Kahn, director of marketing of the new Israeli Tourism Office...
Posted inArchive, Business
British Business Group to Host Immigration Meeting
Nema Etheridge for GlobalAtlanta Georgia Sen. Chip Rogers, R-Woodstock, is to discuss the state’s immigration laws with Sen. Sam Zamarripa, D-Atlanta, at a Tuesday, Aug. 22, luncheon organized by the...