Companies from Australia, Canada, the Netherlands and United Kingdom opened facilities in Atlanta during the first quarter of 2003, according to a report issued by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of...
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Georgians in Brazil, Chile Promote Atlanta For Free Trade Group
A Georgia delegation left last week for Brazil and Chile to promote Atlanta’s bid for the Free Trade Areas of the Americas (FTAA) secretariat. The group is to attend a...
Canada’s Ambassador  Withholds Backing of FTAA Headquarters
Michael Kergin, Canada's ambassador to the United States, said his country is committed to the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas and views Atlanta's push for the...
Finland Ambassador In Atlanta June 11-12
Jukka Valtasaari, ambassador of Finland to the United States, will be in Atlanta June 11-12 to meet with local officials and executives of Finnish firms operating in the Southeast. Mr....
International Firms Should Seek Tax Break Before It Ends
U.S. companies with international operations should act quickly to take advantage of an exclusion to reduce their income tax liability significantly before it is abolished by the U.S. Congress,...
New Brazil Chamber Head to Push for Free Trade Group
The Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia will continue to promote Georgia-Brazil business ties in support of Atlanta's bid for the Free Trade Area of the Americas secretariat, according...
Hartsfield’s Growth  To Aid in Attracting Free Trade Group
The continued expansion of Hartsfield International Airport, including new cargo routes to Latin America, will benefit Atlanta's bid for the Free Trade Area of the Americas secretariat, said Robert Kennedy,...
Atlanta-based Dutch Office Has Largest Project Since Opening
Centocor Inc., a biotechnology company based in Malvern, Pa. will invest $240 million in the Netherlands, according to Allison B. Turner, area director of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency’s Atlanta...
Atlanta-Nigeria Nonstop Flights To Increase Business
The launch last week of a nonstop flight between Atlanta and Lagos, Nigeria, will increase business ties between the two countries and lend credibility to the Atlanta-Lagos sister city...
Barbados Attractive To U.S. Call Centers
Barbados' 98 percent literacy rate and experience in the hospitality industry are key factors in the growth of call center investment, from the United States and elsewhere, on the...
