A U.K.-based logistics firm is moving to an expanded U.S. headquarters near the Atlanta airport, more than doubling its warehouse space in the process. Future Forwarding’s new 140,000-square-foot space is located...
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Posted inArchive, Economic Development, South Korea
Korean Supplier Investing $5.5 Million to Upgrade Plant
For the third time in a month, a Korean automotive supplier has announced a major expansion in Georgia. Hanil E Hwa interior Systems Georgia Inc., which supplies Kia Motors’s Georgia...
Posted inArchive, Business
UPS’s New CEO Is Trade Expert, Key World Affairs Council Supporter
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will soon have an ally at an even higher level within the world’s largest package delivery company, as its chairman has been promoted to chief executive...
Posted inArchive, Business
Working Overseas? Know Your Expat Tax Obligations Before June 16
Like it or not, when June 16 rolls around, all 6.3 million Americans living abroad will be required to file their federal tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service, but a...
Posted inArchive, Business
Brickstream’s New China Office Keeps Eyes on Consumer Market
Norcross-based Brickstream Corp., which sells specialized cameras to track customer behavior in stores, has opened an office in Shanghai to better serve China’s fast-growing retail market. China, which is building massive malls at a...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Budapest Hits the Top of FDI Charts as Hungary’s Economy Strengthens
In recent years, the Hungarian government under the leadership of Victor Orban has been controversial with some members of the European Union and civil society organizations and domestic and international...
Posted inArchive, Business
Mayor Reed’s Board to Welcome Immigrants Includes Consuls, Executives
Mayor Kasim Reed has named the 21-member board that will advise his office on efforts to make the city a friendlier place for immigrants, a goal he has said is...
Posted inArchive, Business
Investors: Europe Both a ‘Fiction’ and an Opportunity
Distressed-asset investor Wilbur Ross is not too impressed with what he sees as a “bumpy” global economic recovery that will encounter further headwinds in the coming years. Lucky for him –...
Posted inArchive, Trade
Swedish Official Sings Praises of U.S.-EU Trade Agreement
Attendees at a Swedish National Day celebration Friday were serenaded with more than just acapella tunes including the European nation’s triumphal national anthem. They also listened as the top trade...
Posted inArchive, Education
Global Workforce Development: Soft Skills Hard to Find
Complaints about the American workforce often focus on the dearth of engineering graduates and the difficulty of finding technically skilled laborers. But some executives and academics are more concerned about...