Netherlands native and longtime Atlanta resident Bernard Vanderlande has launched Tula International, an executive search and consulting firm focused on renewable energy and manufacturing. A veteran of the executive search...
Category: Business
Posted inArchive, Business
UGA Celebrates 40 Years in Cortona, Italy
The University of Georgia study abroad program in Cortona, Italy, is celebrating its 40th anniversary with an art show in Atlanta featuring the works of faculty who have taught there....
Posted inArchive, Business
Georgia-Pacific Signs $400 Million Canadian Deal
Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific Corp. has agreed to buy two Canadian plants from Grant Forest Products Inc. along with two of Grant’s U.S. facilities in a deal worth about $400 million. Under the...
Posted inArchive, Business
Atlanta, Israel Share Global Outlook
In many ways, Atlanta reminds Reda Mansour of Israel. “It’s really amazing how similar we are,” Mr. Mansour, Israel’s consul general for the Southeast U.S., told GlobalAtlanta in a video...
Posted inMacau
In Mongolia, ‘Too Cold to Snow’
In metro Atlanta, a light snowfall shut down schools and government offices Friday. But it could be worse. In Mongolia, it is too cold to snow, Jonathan Addleton, the country’s...
Posted inArchive, Business
TSYS Partners With Frankfurt Bank
Columbus, Ga.-based payment processing firm TSYS has entered into a multi-year payment services agreement with Degussa Bank of Germany. TSYS will provide products and services, including its card management technology...
Posted inLebanon
Orkin Launches Lebanon Franchise
Orkin Inc., a subsidiary of Atlanta-based pest control company Rollins Inc., has established a franchise in Lebanon, its 13th overseas and sixth in the Middle East. The franchise will focus...
Posted inGabon
In South Georgia, a Hotbed for Global Companies
Liberty County near Savannah, long a hotbed for international companies, has landed another prize. Firth Rixson Ltd., a British company that makes metal components for the aerospace industry, this week...
Posted inArchive, Business
As 2010 Begins, A Look Back
Forgettable overall, 2009 had some memorable moments. GlobalAtlanta tracked the city and state's diplomatic ebb and flow, foreign investments, overseas visitors and more. This collage looks back at a rocky...
Posted inArchive, Business
10 Most-Watched Videos of 2009
GlobalAtlanta often supplements its written stories with video interviews, which sometimes take on a life of their own online. Here are the 10 most-watched videos of 2009: 1. How to...