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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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 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 inWorld Cup
At Least Five National Teams Eyeing World Cup Base Camps in Atlanta
Partnership Gwinnett is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Korea Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Korea newsletters. Beyond hosting eight matches, part of Atlanta’s strategy for the World Cup is […]
Posted inDiplomacy
Diplomatic Digest: Turnover in Atlanta’s Consular Corps During 2025
Besides the fact that they provide the first touch points for Atlanta companies doing business in their respective countries, these consuls, honorary consuls and trade officials end up becoming de facto ambassadors for the city and region they’ve come to call home. The South, they find, is a region of both political and economic dynamism.
Posted inEconomic Development
Global Atlanta’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2025
Granting some outliers, our most-read stories this year show there is still a strong appetite for our bread-and-butter news content: stories that illuminate international investment and trade activity here in Georgia, with a heavy emphasis on productive expansions.
Posted inSouth Korea
Weekly Briefing: The Kemp Interview
Partnership Gwinnett is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Korea Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Korea newsletters. November 15, 2025 | v33i13 – Read online | Subscribe This issue of […]
Posted inSouth Korea
Kemp Interview: Governor Says Korea Trip Changed the Narrative, Cleared the Air After ICE Raid
Despite the circumstances, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s third trip to South Korea in late October felt more like a homecoming than damage control.
Posted inSpecial Report: Circular City
No Quick Fixes for Atlanta Sustainability Startups, Mobility Giants Tackling Systemic Global Problems
Systems tend to work pretty well for the stakeholders who created them, but startups from Atlanta are taking the long road to disruption, implementing new technologies with global impact.
Posted inSouth Korea
Weekly Briefing | Fire and ICE: Mega Investments Continue Despite Headwinds
Partnership Gwinnett is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Korea Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Korea newsletters. Oct. 1, 2025 | v33i12 | Subscribe This issue of the Global Atlanta […]