The United States and India may find their commercial and defense ties strengthened in the “new normal” that emerges once the COVID-19 pandemic ebbs, a potential silver lining to a […]
Category: Business
Posted inEducation, Sponsored Post, Technology
Solving for 5G: How Math Modeling Can Improve Modern Communications
Editor’s note: This commentary, written by Assistant Professor Eric Stachura, is published as part of an annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta by Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs. Mathematical […]
Posted inBusiness, Global Health
Georgia’s Sen. Loeffler Aims to ‘BEAT China’ by Reshoring Medical, Drug Factories
A new bill introduced by Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., would reward American firms that move medical manufacturing into the U.S. from overseas, a bid to reduce a perceived dependence on […]
Posted inBusiness
World Trade Center Savannah Still Seeking Nominations for International Award
The World Trade Center Savannah is has extended through July 31 the nomination deadline for its international business of the year award. The award will honor a company that exhibits […]
Posted inCommentary, Global Health, Immigration
Refugee-Turned-Doctor: In Pandemic and Beyond, Immigrants Can Fill the Health Care Skills Gap
Editor’s note: The following commentary article written by Syrian-born cardiologist Heval Kelli, an ethnic Kurdish former refugee who now practices medicine in metro Atlanta, was provided to Global Atlanta by […]
Posted inBusiness, Economic Development, Manufacturing
German Chamber: Two-Thirds of Firms Avert COVID-19 Layoffs
About two thirds of German-American Chamber of Commerce members in the South have averted laying off or furloughing employees throughout the pandemic, but many are facing a demand crunch as […]
Posted inBusiness
Georgia Hispanic Chamber Names Interim President
The Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce has named Gabriel Vaca as interim president starting July 1. Mr. Vaca, who joined the chamber as executive vice president after a 24-year career focused […]
Posted inBusiness
Crawford Sells Controlling Stake in British Adjuster
Atlanta-based Crawford & Co. has sold its 51 percent stake in London-based claims adjuster Lloyd Warwick International, the latest move to present an integrated offering to customers worldwide. Lloyd Warwick, which specializes […]
Posted inBusiness
Ebix Merger With Indian Travel Marketplace Terminated
Atlanta-based Ebix Inc.‘s proposed $338 million buyout of India-based travel marketplace Yatra Inc. has been scuttled as the industry endures a steep downturn during the COVID-19 pandemic. Yatra terminated the […]
Posted inBusiness, Fintech, Technology
Euronext Ireland Listing to Grow Trust Stamp’s Expanding Global Footprint
Atlanta-based Trust Stamp, a prime example of a local tech startup going global almost from inception, plans to go public via a direct listing on the Euronext Growth market in Dublin in September. […]