Category: Business

Last month’s terrorist attacks in the western Indian city of Mumbai won’t derail Georgia’s plans to grow its business ties with the country, state officials and business leaders told GlobalAtlanta....

Atlanta-based Proudfoot Consulting has named 21-year company veteran Doug Wano as its new global head of operations. Mr. Wano will be responsible for the operational management consulting company’s units on...

The Georgia ports are in a rare slump. As the world economy slows, the number of containers shipped through the Port of Savannah has dropped for each of the last...

Pilgrim’s Pride Corp., the nation’s largest poultry producer, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The Pittsburg, Texas-based company acquired Atlanta-based Goldkist Inc. in 2006. In a news release announcing...

United Parcel Service Inc. on Dec. 9 opened a new international hub in Shanghai, China. The facility at the city’s Pudong International Airport aims to more efficiently link China with...

A real estate development firm with an eye for environmental sustainability is tapping into Atlanta’s appetite for international business and green initiatives. Josh Knoefler, president of San Diego-based Knoefler Enterprises...

Guatemala-based chicken chain Pollo Campero has opened its first Georgia restaurant in Gainesville, an international center of the poultry processing industry. Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue will speak at a ribbon-cutting...