Atlanta-based tvsdesign has named a new business development director for Asia, a region where it has designed many landmark developments, including the convention center in Nanjing, China. Yaomin Xue‘s new...
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Forsyth Matches Korean Technology Firm’s Growth Vision
When IUS Technologies, a subsidiary of Korea-based Vitzro Group, was looking for a place to put its first factory in the United States, it had a laundry list of needs. A manufacturer of...
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AGCO Begins Producing Tractors in Algeria
Duluth-based AGCO Corp. celebrated on Dec. 17 the manufacture of its first Massey Ferguson tractor and the opening of its production line by its joint venture in Constantine, Algeria. Algerian...
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King & Spalding’s Singapore Office Beefs Up for Asian Power Projects
Atlanta-based law firm King & Spalding LLP has strengthened its power project and finance capabilities in Asia by hiring energy attorneys from a Norwegian law firm’s Singapore office. The firm recruited...
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Belgian Immigration Attorney Switches Firms in Atlanta
After more than 12 years at the Atlanta law firm of Smith, Gambrell & Russell LLP, Anton Mertens has joined the local office of Burr & Forman LLP, which recently...
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Carter’s Names New President, Head of International
Atlanta-based children’s clothing retailer Carter’s Inc. has announced changes to its leadership team, including a new president and executive vice president in charge of international operations. Brian Lynch has been promoted to president...
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Jones Day Attorney Tackles Latin American Mergers
When a state-owned Chinese bank went to buy out a South African bank’s interests in Argentine financial institutions, it found a lawyer in the logical place: Atlanta. In a sign of the increasing complexity of cross-border mergers, Maria...
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French Firm Moves HQ From New York to Atlanta
A French firm offering video and audio conferencing services has moved its North American headquarters to the South. Paris-based Arkadin transferred its head offices from New York to Atlanta effective Dec. 17, keeping the previous location open as a sales and...
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Fulton County Chairman Weighing Nigeria Trip
The top elected official in Fulton County is weighing a trip to Nigeria to solidify economic and cultural ties with two states. John Eaves, chairman of the Fulton County Commission, met with the governor of...
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Sany Chairman Among China’s Economic People of the Year
The chairman of the Sany Group, the Chinese equipment company that has a $60 million factory in Peachtree City, has been named one of China’s economic people of the year. Liang Wengen became one of China’s...