Aspen Aerogels is abandoning a $325 million plant to make thermal barriers in Statesboro, becoming the latest battery or component supplier to vacate a major Georgia project amid uneven demand for electric vehicles.
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Posted inChina
Books 2024: How a Mongolian Ruler Built China’s First Navy
Book: Emperor of the Seas: Kublai Khan and the Making of China (Bloomsbury, 2024) Author: Jack Weatherford Reviewed by: Jonathan Addleton, president of Forman Christian College and former U.S. Ambassador […]
Posted inChina
Trump to Tap Georgia’s Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue as China Ambassador
President-elect Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Georgia’s former U.S. Sen. David Perdue as his ambassador to China.
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Atlanta International School Leaders Head to China to Promote Boarding Program, Multicultural Education
Atlanta International School (AIS)’s upcoming recruiting trip to China is just one of the institution’s efforts to extend its multilingual, culturally diverse academic experience to families at home and abroad.
Posted inJapan
Industrial Park Lands Chinese, Japanese Subsidiaries in Flowery Branch
Global real estate developer Hines, based in Texas, has landed international clients for two of three buildings in its new Hall County logistics park.
Posted inSouth Korea
$1.45B Federal Loan to Back Second Georgia Solar Factory for South Korea’s Qcells
The Korean company helping lead a U.S. solar manufacturing renaissance from Georgia is set to receive a $1.45 billion federal loan to support its new factory in Cartersville. Hanwha Qcells […]
Posted inLogistics
UPS Deepens China Cold Chain Access
United Parcel Service Inc. has launched its UPS Premier service in China, improving the ability to track temperature-sensitive shipments in what executives call an “incredibly important market.” China has long […]
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Chinese Investors Value Culturally Savvy Advisors as They Navigate Growing Complexity in Georgia, U.S.
Even as China–U.S. tensions run high, deeper economic connections continue to drive Chinese investment in Georgia. Those Chinese investors are looking for advisors who share their language and culture, according […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Kemp: Georgia’s Electric Vehicle Success Driven by More Than Subsidies
To hear the Biden administration tell it, the Inflation Reduction Act is driving generational investment in clean energy and electric vehicles across the U.S. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who leads […]
Posted inTrade
Georgia Trade Leads: Chinese Chicken Feet to Chilean Beer Cans
Georgia’s trade offices around the world have relayed March inquiries, with buyers from South America and Asia seeking products in agribusiness and food processing and packaging. In China, buyers have […]