Representatives of 16 high-tech Finnish companies visited Atlanta recently to explore strategies for entering U.S. markets through partners or opening offices here without having to go to the more costly...
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Atlanta Seen As Well Suited to Help Israel Firms Sell to U.S.
Atlanta is especially suited to helping Israeli firms with cutting- edge technologies market their products in the U.S., but the state could better help the high-tech sector reach its potential,...
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Israel Chamber Here Shows Neiman-Marcus Online Boutique
RichFX, an Israeli high-tech firm that set up offices in Atlanta this spring, has provided Dallas-based upscale department store Neiman-Marcus with the technology to create a 3-dimensional online boutique, which...
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French Export Incubator Sets Up Atlanta Operation
The French region of Rhône-Alpes has set up in Atlanta its first export assistance incubator in the U.S. to assist its companies export and eventually set up operations here...
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Israel Chamber Boosts Effort to Lure Firms From Jewish State
The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce Southeast Region has hired a Jerusalem-based consulting firm, A.T.I.D. EDI, to act as its representative in Israel and recruit high-tech companies in that region to...
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USFC Launches Videoconference Service in Japan
The U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (USFC), a branch of the U.S. Commerce Department, launched in Japan last week a state-of-the-art multi-point videoconferencing service originally developed by Atlanta-based Global Interactive Solutions....
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Atlanta Company To Sell Telecom Equipment in Russia
A growing telecommunications market for home offices and small businesses in Russia has prompted Atlanta-based Home Wireless Networks (HWN) to sign a $1 million initial agreement for the distribution of...
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Twenty Mexican Firms to Seek Clients At Bobbin Show
Twenty Mexican apparel and textile manufacturing companies will be looking to meet with potential U.S. clients at the Bobbin Americas trade show for the sewn products industry, to be held...
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Maquiladora Operators May Face Higher Taxes
Atlanta firms that operate maquiladoras in Mexico may face new taxes next year, including anti-dumping duties that could cost as much as 500% of a product’s value. However, a relief...
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International Cruise Ship Terminal Planned for Savannah
Chatham County officials are overseeing a plan to build an international cruise ship terminal on the Savannah River near downtown Savannah, said John Snedeker, chair of the Chatham County Port...