U.K.-based Moneypenny, which operates a suite of outsourced call answering, chat and customer-contact services, has opened a new U.S. headquarters building in Gwinnett County. The new facility in unincorporated Duluth more than […]
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Merger Nets Atlanta a New International Payments Giant
Neither has an Atlanta headquarters now, but two of Boston-based venture-capital firm Advent International’s portfolio companies are combining to create a major new payments player in the city that bills itself […]
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France Structures Approach to Scientific Outreach in Southeast U.S.
The academic and scientific communities are notorious for operating in proverbial silos — failing to see potentially game-changing connections because they’re so focused on their own research. The Consulate General of […]
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Georgia Firm’s Security Product Funded by U.S.-Israel Research Grant
A Georgia company and its Israeli partner are receiving $1.5 million in government funding for a jointly developed security solution. The Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation […]
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Report: Apple Nears Deal to Make Electric Vehicles at Kia’s Georgia Plant
The maker of the iPhone within five years could be manufacturing autonomous electric cars in Georgia. That’s according to an unverified report in CNBC, citing unnamed sources, that Apple Inc. […]
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Atlanta Still a Hub for Newly Minted Payments Unicorn
PPRO arrived in Atlanta from Europe with ambitious goals to win big customers: payment processors that needed help connecting to the growing number of local payment methods around the world. […]
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Atlanta’s Aptos Buys Iceland-based Retail Software Firm
Atlanta-based retail technology provider Aptos has acquired Icelandic software firm LS Retail for an undisclosed sum. LS Retail develops software for retail, hospitality, food service and other sectors, offering inventory planning, […]
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With $100M Raise, Atlanta’s Newest Unicorn Eyes International Expansion
SalesLoft may be born and bred in Atlanta, but the nine-year-old sales engagement software provider that just became the city’s newest unicorn is looking beyond U.S. borders to bolster its […]
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Books 2020: Using Innovation to Tap Post-Corona Opportunities
Book: Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity Author: Scott Galloway Review by: Albert M. Hodge, Jr., retired economic development professional and president of Hodge Consulting Services Even within his subtitle, serial […]
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Merger Combines Atlanta Exporter With European Video Game Innovator
Atlanta-based KontrolFreek, a provider of gaming gear available in 9,000 stores across 40 countries, has been acquired by a Danish innovator that helped usher in the age of e-sports. […]