A Korean company making reinforced decking for concrete foundations is set to build a factor in Athens, investing $15 million and hiring 100 people. Founded in 1980 and based in […]
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Atlanta’s Major League Rugby Team Sold, Will Relocate
After four seasons in the city, Atlanta’s professional rugby team, Rugby ATL, has been acquired by a new ownership group and will relocate. Major League Rugby announced the decision in […]
Posted inSingapore
Mativ to Exit Tobacco Paper Segment With $620M Sale to Southeast Asian Group
Metro Atlanta-based Mativ Holdings Inc. is set to sell its “engineered papers” division, which includes material used in the rolling and packaging of cigarettes, to a Singapore-based group for $620 […]
Posted inJapan
Braves Host Japan Community Night as Ohtani Comes to Town
Japanese Consul General Mio Maeda saw both of his hopes for the Atlanta Braves game narrowly dashed Monday evening. On Japan night at Truist Park, the diplomat told Global Atlanta […]
Posted inVietnam
Mount Vernon School Welcomes First Vietnamese Students Through New Partnership
Metro Atlanta’s Mount Vernon School has launched a partnership in Vietnam allowing students in the Southeast Asian nation to earn an American diploma through virtual learning or in-person instruction. With […]
Posted inJapan
Japanese Probiotic Drink Brand Yakult to Put $305M Factory in Cartersville
Japanese probiotic beverage company Yakult USA is building a new factory in northwest Georgia, investing $305 million in what will be its second manufacturing plant in the United States. The […]
Posted inSouth Korea
How Aprio Assists Japanese, Korean Investors in Georgia and Beyond
Ryan Ahn wasn’t born with an American name, but hanging out with cousins near expats from the U.S. military base in Seoul, he was unknowingly christened by neighborhood kids as they played sports together. From then […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Kia to Invest $200M to Make First Electric SUV in Georgia
Kia will invest $200 million and create 200 about new jobs on a new assembly line to carry out its previously disclosed plan to build its first electric SUV in […]
Posted inAsia
New Trade Leads Seek Georgia-Made Food, Manufactured Goods
The Georgia Department of Economic Development has released the latest set of trade leads gathered from around the world, revealing demand for Georgia-made manufactured goods, food items and other products […]
Posted inChina
Curious About China’s Growth Trajectory? GSU Scholar Co-Authors Paper on Premier Li Qiang’s Economic Plans
China in March unveiled its latest five-year plan at the 14th National Party Congress, the first since President Xi Jinping started an unprecedented third term at the helm of the world’s second largest economy. […]