Editor’s note: The council has postponed this program due to the ongoing coronavirus outbreak in China. Statement from the Council: Due to the increased travel advisories by both the State […]
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Posted inBusiness, Food
Anheuser-Busch Invests $85M in Cartersville Expansion
Anheuser-Busch, which continued to grow its Cartersville brewery after the iconic beer company’s merger with Belgium’s InBev in 2008, is pouring more into the plant with an $85 million expansion. The investment […]
Posted inBusiness, Culture, Education, South Korea
Attendees at Korean Chamber Dinner Asked to Bring Questions for Former Ambassador
The 2020 Census should settle the questions about how many Korean-Americans are living in the U.S. Southeast. For now, however, the estimates of the Korean Consulate General based in Atlanta […]
Posted inBusiness, Education
Islamic Leadership Institute Announces 2020 Class
A leadership institute geared toward Georgia’s Muslim professionals launched last year has named the members of its second class for 2020. The Islamic Speakers Bureau Leadership Institute has also continued […]
Posted inAutomotive, Trade
Syrup and Ships: Brazil, Canada Trade Leads Show Demand for Georgia-Made Products
The Georgia Department of Economic Development has released new trade leads showing demand for Georgia products in Brazil and Canada, both major export markets where the state has representatives helping […]
Posted inBusiness, Culture, Diplomacy, Religion
Holocaust Remembrance Event to Focus on Denmark’s Ordinary Heroes
Jewish organization Am Yisrael Chai‘s annual Holocaust remembrance event later this month in Atlanta will focus on the remarkable actions of Danes to resist the Nazi regime’s attempts to send […]
Posted inReal Estate
Swedish-owned Skanska Partners With H.J. Russell on Grady Surgical Center
A joint venture between Swedish-owned construction giant Skanska and Atlanta’s H.J. Russell & Co. will partner to build a $151 million surgical center at Grady Memorial Hospital. The Center for Advanced […]
Posted inBusiness
NCR Buys British Software Firm for $131 million
Atlanta-based NCR Corp. has purchased Zynstra, a United Kingdom-based provider of software to the retail, hospitality and banking industries, for £100 million, or about $131 million. The companies began working together years […]
Posted inAutomotive, Business, Economic Development
Griffin Nets Fifth Japanese Manufacturer in Six Years
It’s easy being green, apparently. Auto parts manufacturer Mitsui Kinzoku Die-Casting Technology America Inc. will become the fifth Japanese company to set up shop in The Lakes at Green Valley, […]
Posted inBusiness, Economic Development, Global Georgia, Real Estate
Lidl Still Bringing $100M Distribution Center to Georgia
Lidl, the German-owned grocery chain that delayed its own ambitious expansion plans, will now come through on a $100 million investment in Georgia — just in a different city and […]