Revisions to the little-known "Nafta visa" that went into effect on Jan. 1 have made it easier for Mexican professionals to work here, according to Rosemary Melville, Atlanta’s district director...
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EMS Continues Global Growth
EMS Technologies Inc., a Norcross-based developer and manufacturer of technology hardware products for commercial, defense and wireless communication industries, continues to expand globally with three new contracts, including a seven-year […]
Capacity Increased at Port of Savannah
The Port of Savannah opened improved truck entry facilities last week that will increase gate capacity by more than 50 percent, enhance truck turn times in the container yard and...
German Consul Here to Honor Sister City Tie with Nashville, Tenn.
Germans continue to develop Sister City relationships with Southeastern cities, despite economic constraints that often compel them to spend their resources on partnerships closer to home, Atlanta's Consul General Hans-Joerg...
Seminar to Be Held on International Employment Issues
A seminar on employment issues affecting domestic and international companies in the Southeast will be held at the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Oct. 6, from 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m....
Upcoming Events of Interest
Monday, Sept. 20, 6-9 p.m. at the World Trade Center downtown: Ray Donato, the honorary consul general in Atlanta for the Philippines, is to be the guest speaker of the...
Piedmont Medical to Hire Nurses from Poland
Atlanta-based Corporate Strategies International Corp. is recruiting English-speaking medical professionals from Poland and other Central and Eastern European countries to fill nursing and other positions at Piedmont Medical Center. Witold...
New Method May Induce Chip Making to Return to U.S.
The global semiconductor industry will derive enormous economic benefit from a new method of writing nanometer-scale patterns that could prompt some offshore semiconductor manufacturers to return to the U.S., said...
International Trade Representatives Visit West Georgia
Fourteen foreign trade representatives who visited West Georgia Aug. 24-25 learned of a partnership with the U.S. Army’s Fort Benning at Columbus to develop helium airships that may be used...
Japanese Functional Art to Be Featured during JapanFest Here
Some of the finest Japanese examples of artistically designed, functional products created since the 1990s will be exhibited at the Museum of Design Atlanta's Jensen Gallery from Sept. 9 –...
