Alabama was in Atlanta this month, as top economic development leaders held a March 3 reception with the local consular corps to deepen international investment partnerships worth $3.6 billion to the state.
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Posted inIndia
Kennesaw State Undergrads Headed to India for Research Internships Thanks to Birla Carbon Grant
Funded by a $184,000 gift from the company, 12 student interns from the KSU College of Science and Mathematics will undertake research projects at the Birla Institute of Technology and Science in Goa.
Posted inEconomic Development
Gov. Kemp’s Office Trolls California, Linking Japanese HQ Move to October Trip
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s first trip to Japan last fall included a full slate of company visits and prospect meetings, but one has proven to be particularly fruitful. After 50 […]
Posted inWorld Cup
How Atlanta Small Businesses Can Leverage the World Cup’s Global Spotlight
Discussions about the FIFA World Cup often center around the headline numbers — hundreds of thousands of visitors equaling hundreds of millions in spending on hotels, restaurants and plane tickets. […]
Posted inWorld Cup
World Cup in Atlanta: How the City Can Capitalize on ‘Our Generation’s Olympics’
Thirty years ago, the audacious bid and unlikely victory in wooing the 1996 Olympic Games gave Atlanta the chance to tell the story of its emergence on the global stage. Now, boosters say, it has arrived.
Posted inSouth Korea
SK Battery Cuts Nearly 1,000 Georgia Jobs Amid Declining EV Demand
South Korean giant SK, the company that helped kickstart Georgia’s push to become a hub for electric mobility manufacturing, is cutting nearly 1,000 jobs at its Commerce plant amid tepid demand for battery-electric vehicles.
Posted inTrade
Nominations Due Soon for Savannah’s International Business of the Year
Nominations will soon be due for the World Trade Center Savannah’s International Business of the Year Award, whose winner will be announced in May.
Posted inJapan
Yamaha Motor Set to Move U.S. Headquarters to Kennesaw From California
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., which makes ATVs, boat engines, personal watercraft and more, is set to move its headquarters from California to Kennesaw. The relocation of Yamaha Motor Corp. USA […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Korean Auto Parts Company to Invest $30M in Emanuel County
The multi-year wave of Korean investment coming in to support the Hyundai Metaplant in Savannah has yet to subside even as sleek vehicles continue to roll off the assembly line.
Posted inJapan
Consul: New Japanese Investments in the South Underscore Longstanding Friendship
“We often hear about the impressive expansion of Japanese businesses decades ago, but what is truly exciting is that we are witnessing this growth right now,” says Kenichi Matsuda, Japan’s consul general in Atlanta.