International investors came away with top manufacturing awards at Partnership Gwinnett’s Movers and Makers breakfast May 1, while the sold-out crowd got a deeper look at the tech and sustainability strategies that power Georgia’s first foreign-owned car plant.
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Rinnai Triples Down on Georgia With New Griffin Facility, Creating 50 Jobs
Japanese water heater manufacturer Rinnai is expanding again in Griffin, setting up its third facility in Georgia, the longtime headquarters of its North American operations.
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Ambassador ‘Deeply Impressed’ by Georgia’s Only Japanese Dual-Immersion School
Beyond providing cross-cultural education to young people from all backgrounds, ICAGeorgia, now approaching 330 students, is a welcome sales tool for Japanese expatriates bringing their families to the state.
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Alabama Deepens Global Investment Ties During Atlanta Consular Reception
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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Gov. Kemp’s Office Trolls California, Linking Japanese HQ Move to October Trip
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s first trip to Japan last fall included a full slate […]
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Yamaha Motor Set to Move U.S. Headquarters to Kennesaw From California
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., which makes ATVs, boat engines, personal watercraft and more, is […]
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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.
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Curiosity Lab Appoints New Executive Director, Signals Next Phase of Global Growth
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Curiosity Lab, the living laboratory for testing, validating and deploying innovative technologies in metro […]
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‘Transformative’ Japan Exchange Seeks Georgia Applicants for Fully Funded Program in Atlanta’s Sister City
A longstanding exchange program that has proven “transformative” for Atlanta fourth and fifth graders is seeking its next set of 11-year-old applicants for a fully funded two-week experience this July.
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Report: Foreign Investors Employ More Than 300,000 in Georgia
YKK is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Japan Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Japan newsletters. Some 1,500 foreign investors employ more than 300,400 people in Georgia, a third of […]