A new UPS-backed fulfillment center at one of Atlanta’s central nodes for Black-owned businesses in Atlanta is aiming to ease one of the main headaches for startups offering physical goods, […]
Category: Logistics
Posted inItaly
Italian Firm’s New Georgia Plant Capitalizes on Productivity Trend
An Italian provider of material-handling equipment for industries ranging from warehousing to airports and tire plants is setting up its own U.S. factory in Coweta County. Cassiloli USA Corp. first […]
Posted inNetherlands
Vanderlande Opens New North American HQ in Marietta
Vanderlande Industries, the Dutch provider of conveyance systems and logistics process automation, has opened a new headquarters in Marietta that was two decades and nearly $60 million in the making. […]
Posted inCanada
Major Canada-Southeast Business Conference Returns to Savannah After 14 Years
An investment and trade conference linking up six states in the Southeast and six provinces in Canada is returning to Savannah this June, 14 years after holding its first official […]
Posted inLogistics
Austrian Logistics Firm Creates 20 Jobs in Metro Atlanta, Reports Strong Results
A family-owned Austrian company highlighted the opening of a metro Atlanta warehouse as a key 2021 development when reporting strong growth on global revenues of 2.54 billion euros. Based in […]
Posted inChina
How Companies Can Navigate the Low Tides of the U.S.-China Relationship
A grinding trade war and growing geopolitical competition haven’t completely locked U.S. companies out of China’s massive consumer market, though it has closed off some industry sectors and necessitated shifts […]
Posted inLogistics, Trade
Georgia Ports Post Record Container Traffic in 2021
Against a backdrop of widespread upheaval in global supply chains, the Georgia ports have continued sailing along, posting record container traffic for 12 consecutive months and ending 2021 with its […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Logistics
Norfolk Southern Opens New Headquarters Primed for Post-Pandemic Work
Rail giant Norfolk Southern opened a gleaming new headquarters in Midtown Wednesday, a consolidation of more than 3,000 jobs that state and city leaders said would reverberate throughout Georgia. Attending […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Logistics
Gulfstream’s Former Asia Head Becomes Sole Woman on Georgia Ports Authority Board
A U.S. Navy veteran who leads international relations and once headed up Asia operations at private jet maker Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has joined Georgia Ports Authority board of directors as […]
Posted inChina
How a China Expansion Is Helping Fuel Kids2’s Innovative Growth
Amid all the bluster about competitive conflict with China and noise about reshuffling global supply chains, one Atlanta consumer products company is doubling down on the country, both as a […]