While speaking at a reception for the French ambassador to the U.S. held in Atlanta the evening of Feb. 24, Andrew Young recalled Martin Luther King Jr.’s insight that the […]
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Posted inBusiness, Technology
Atlanta’s OneTrust Raises $200M More in Bid to Dominate Global Privacy Space
Already a startup unicorn, fast-growing Atlanta-based privacy management platform OneTrust added a $200 million Series B round to its capital stockpile as it continued a run at dominating a sector […]
Posted inBusiness, Payments
Elavon to Sell Mexican Card Processing Business to Santander
Atlanta-based payment processor Elavon has reached an agreement to sell its Mexican business to Santander, the Spanish bank with a deep presence in Latin America. Elavon, a subsidiary of U.S. […]
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Ambassador Visit to Celebrate Georgia-Cote D’Ivoire Cooperation
While the legacy of colonialism in Africa has left divisions between countries with official European languages, the evolution of common markets and globalization are bringing them closer together, Amini Kajunju, […]
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Augusta Factory Ramps Up to Relieve Global Mask Shortage as China Fights Coronavirus
A Georgia factory is adding shifts and moving to a seven-day workweek to ramp up production of medical masks as the coronavirus outbreak restricts supply out of China. But Montreal-based Medicom […]
Posted inAerospace, Business, Education, Trade, Workforce
Macon Symposium on Trade and Investment: Complexities Growing, but Balance Still Favors Global Engagement
The picture may be murkier these days, but company and industry representatives at a Macon trade and investment symposium still believe that in 2020, Georgia has more to gain than […]
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China’s Infrastructure Spree on Trial at Latin America Conference in Atlanta
China was not one of the 23 countries represented at an Atlanta conference bringing together American chambers of commerce, or AmChams, from around the Western Hemisphere this week. Still, it […]
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Emory Business Scholar Sheth Awarded One of India’s Top Civilian Honors
Renowned Emory University marketing scholar Jagdish Sheth can add another one to his display case. Dr. Sheth, still active in the business and academic community at 81, was awarded the […]
Posted inAerospace, Export Stories 2020, Manufacturing, Trade
With U.S. Export Award, Momentum Continues for Manufacturing Automation Firm
Kennesaw’s Delta Sigma Co., which designs and builds systems to automate manufacturing and assembly tasks, has been honored by the U.S. Commercial Service for a more than five-year export journey […]
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Hong Kong Firm Adds to Growing Chinese Flooring Investment in Northwest Georgia
The same day the city’s leaders touted their strong business environment in Atlanta, a flooring company from Hong Kong committed to a $30 million factory in Georgia. Novalis Innovative Flooring is […]