In a wide-ranging Consular Conversation, the consul general recapped the 2024 royal visit by the Dutch king and queen to Atlanta and Savannah, using it as a prism for the way the consulate is deepening trade and investment ties with the region five years after its opening here.
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Books 2025: Globetrotting Entrepreneur From Gwinnett on ‘Unsucking’ Your Business
Book: Unconstrained: Fueling Opportunities and Unsucking Your Business Author: Jeffrey Spence Review by: Nick Masino, president and CEO, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce Jeffrey Spence’s Unconstrained: Fueling Opportunities and Unsucking Your […]
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Event Recap — Diaspora Diplomats: Celebrating Atlanta’s African Consular Corps
Five African diplomats, three of them newly appointed, gathered with about 80 Global Atlanta Passport members and other community attendees for a reception downtown celebrating the continent’s contributions to the growth of the Georgia consular corps.
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Books 2024: Helping Kids Bond With Nature in the Digital Age
This book reminds us that while technology is here to stay, so too are the enduring lessons of nature, community and connection.
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Our 10 Most-Read Stories of 2024
Atlanta enjoyed a landmark year in 2024 when it came to two trends: links with Africa and new flights around the world. Both were picked up in Global Atlanta’s 10 […]
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Meet the Shoe Brand Bringing ‘South African-ness’ to the U.S. Through Atlanta
When Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens pulled on a pair of custom-stitched leather “vellies” this week in Cape Town, he was stepping into a 300-year tradition while making strides toward the […]
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AGCO Exec With Focus on the Americas Retires
An AGCO Corp. executive who has focused heavily on South America during his 19-year tenure at the Fortune 500 tractor company is set to retire at year’s end.
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Meet the Canadian Software Helping Atlanta’s Urban Planners See the Future
With his second company, entrepreneur Jake Arsenault is returning to Georgia from his base in Fredericton, New Brunswick, to prove a technology he believes will be more transformative — both for metro Atlanta and the world.
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Pivotal November for Korean Car Makers in Georgia Includes Key Anniversary, Two Electric Model Launches
November has proven to be a pivotal month for Korean car makers in Georgia, bringing announcements of two new electric models coming to production lines on opposite sides of the state, as well as a key anniversary for Kia.
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New Delta Direct Flight to Barbados Opens Opportunities for Atlanta Investors
Barbados is much more than a beautiful beach destination for Atlantans; the launch of a new direct Delta Air Lines Inc. flight from Atlanta to Bridgetown will augment the Caribbean island’s growing reputation as a top-tier location for international business and investment, according to Invest Barbados.