With unemployment still stubbornly high in the U.S.,Indian tech firms are continuing to create jobs and providing vital retraining for American workers, according to a new report by NASSCOM, India’s largest software association....
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French Incubator, World Trade Center to Preview June Forum
The World Trade Center Atlanta and the Atlanta office of France’s Rhône-Alpes economic development agency, are working together to take a delegation from the Southeast to the Futuralia business-to-business matchmaking...
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Charlotte to Host Africa Conference: Atlanta Next?
Charlotte, N.C., will host an inaugural Africa business conference that organizers hope to take on the road, possibly to Atlanta. The Charlotte Africa Business Conference from April 24-28 will feature...
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UPS to Buy Dutch Firm for Almost $7 Billion
United Parcel Service Inc., already the world’s largest package delivery company, plans to get bigger by purchasing TNT Express, a major Dutch shipping and logistics company. On March 19, UPS agreed to...
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Volunteers Needed to Test International Terminal
Ready to take a free trip through the Atlanta airport’s new international terminal? Pack your bags. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is seeking 1,500 volunteers to test the terminal two weeks...
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Atlanta or Charleston? Vaccine Firm Still Mulling Headquarters
A life-sciences startup working with India‘s largest vaccine manufacturer is still considering putting its American headquarters in Atlanta. Vaxygen Vaccines Ltd. is also looking at Charleston, S.C., and the choice...
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Indian Life-Sciences Firms Eye Atlanta
Metro Atlanta is continuing to position itself as a prime entry point for Indian firms looking to sell medical devices or conduct clinical research in the U.S. David Hartnett, the Metro Atlanta Chamber‘s vice president...
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Atlanta Still Wooing Indian Life-Sciences Firms
Metro Atlanta is continuing to position itself as a prime entry point for Indian firms looking to sell medical devices or conduct clinical research in the U.S. David Hartnett, the Metro Atlanta Chamber‘s vice president for...
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Danish Auto Supplier to Open $15 Million Plant
A Danish supplier of automotive emissions-control and exhaust products is to invest $15 million to open a factory in Dublin, Ga., creating 250 jobs. Dinex Group will make aftermarket exhaust systems for trucks and buses...
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Ambassador: U.S., India Innovating Together
Whether on farms or in laboratories, innovation is the theme driving growing economic ties between the world’s biggest democracies, India‘s ambassador to the U.S. said in Atlanta. Each country brings...