Nearly 20 years after the first Korean mega projects landed in Georgia, both sides still have cross-cultural lessons to learn to smooth the way for future investments, experts said at a first-of-its-kind forum at Columbus State University May 20.
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Weekly Briefing: Building Cultural Infrastructure
In some ways, it doesn’t matter whether sensitivity is the chicken or the egg, the precursor or the response: But getting there does make a difference.
Posted inSouth Korea
Korea-Georgia Conference to Highlight Fruits of Columbus’s Investment Push
Columbus State University’s inaugural Korea-Georgia Dialogue will highlight the intersection of security and investment — and how universities can help drive economic development.
Posted inBrazil
International Companies Take Center Stage at Gwinnett’s Movers and Makers Awards
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.
Posted inSouth Korea
CEO: How Kia Turned Hail Damage Into Clean-Energy Innovation
Kia Georgia CEO Stuart Countess is proud of the Korean auto maker’s work to fix 2.8 million dents caused by a 2023 hailstorm. But that doesn’t mean he wants to go through the ordeal again.
Posted inEconomic Development
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.
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.
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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.