Companies that have steered clear of France for fear that its workforce is strike-prone, unproductive and unionized across the board should give the country another look. That was the message...
Category: Business
Coke Enterprises Gets Director
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. on Nov. 30 named Garry Watts to its board of directors. Mr. Watts, an experienced executive who most recently served as CEO of British health care...
Japanese Auto Parts Firm Expands
A Japanese company that makes electronic safety systems for cars will spend $20 million over the next five years to expand its North American headquarters and manufacturing operations in Gwinnett...
Indonesian Airline to Join SkyTeam
Indonesia flag air carrier plans to join the SkyTeam airline alliance in 2012, providing new route access for Delta Air Lines Inc. and other partners in Southeast Asia's largest economy....
Japanese Firm Announces New CEO
Hitachi Electronic Devices (USA) Inc., an LCD display manufacturer with a major sales operation in Lawrenceville, has named Thomas Heiser as president and CEO. Mr. Heiser, who lives in Lawrenceville,...
Supply Chain Leaders Honored
The Metro Atlanta Chamber named Servigistics Inc. as Atlanta’s supply chain company of the year and Warren Jones, aviation development manager for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, as supply chain professional...
Gulfstream to Add 1,000 Jobs
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. will spend $500 million to expand its Savannah operations, creating 1,000 new jobs in the process. The Savannah-based company announced Nov. 15 that it will build...
GE to Supply Turbines in Nigeria
Atlanta-based GE Energy will supply four gas turbines to support a new power plant in Nigeria. GE will also provide generators, accessories and training for the contractor building the plant,...
Commerce Officials: U.S. Should Boost Small Business Exports
Two U.S. Commerce Department officials told GlobalAtlanta that the United States should feel a sense of urgency to open global markets for small businesses in order to boost exports and...
Korean Ambassador to Visit Atlanta
With negotiations for a pending free-trade agreement between the U.S. and South Korea ongoing, the country's ambassador to the U.S., Han Duk-soo, is set to visit Atlanta to strengthen support...
