When Maia Samb arrived in Atlanta and launched her real estate firm, she quickly became a trusted name among international newcomers relocating to the city. But today, as founder of […]
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Event Recap: Pressing the Gas on South Africa’s Creative Economy Links With Atlanta
Next week, Atlanta will be in South Africa in a big way, as a creative and cultural delegation, appropriately called MASSIVE, will make its way to Cape Town for a mega creative-industry conference.
Posted inArt
Atlanta’s ArtCloud Merges With London Firm
Atlanta-based ArtCloud, founded in 2015 as a tool for artists and gallerists, announced this week it is merging with London-based Artlogic.
Posted inBrazil
Brazilian-Owned Food Giant Is Investing $400M in Northwest Georgia
A Brazilian-owned chicken giant is set to build its latest facility in the northwest corner of Georgia, investing $400 million and creating 630 jobs in LaFayette. Pilgrim’s, which was […]
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Made in Italy Expo to Spotlight Italian Innovation and Industry in the Southeast
This September, a piece of Italy is coming to Georgia—and not just what you eat, wear, or dream about on vacation. The Made in Italy Expo is planting its flag in Atlanta, and with it comes a renewed sense of pride, purpose and presence for Italian creativity and craftsmanship in the heart of the Southeastern United States.
Posted inUnited Kingdom
Chick-fil-A Open in Northern Ireland, Set for Stores in Three More U.K. Cities
Chick-fil-A has begun its United Kingdom expansion in earnest, opening two stores in Northern Ireland in March to jumpstart its $100 million expansion in the country.
Posted inCulture
Event Recap: Brazil– Something More Than Samba
Business leaders made the case at Atlanta Global Studies Center’s Samba to Strategy event July 10 that its potential for trade and investment has been largely overlooked.
Posted inJapan
Japanese Hip-Hop Star Underwriting Study Abroad in Okinawa for Three Atlanta College Students
If you want to find the deep south of Japan, go to Okinawa, an island home to a U.S. air base that sits closer to Taiwan than Tokyo.
That’s where Japanese hip-hop artist Awich first encountered American culture, which exposed her to hip-hop as a teenager.
Posted inMiddle East - North Africa
Etihad Flight Touches Down in Atlanta, Deepening Air Connections to Middle East and Beyond
The inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi to Atlanta touched down Wednesday, an Airbus A350-1000 welcomed with a water-cannon salute as Etihad Airways made its first descent into the world’s busiest airport at 4:20 p.m.
Posted inCaribbean
New Flight to Connect Atlanta to Another Eastern Caribbean Escape in December
A new nonstop flight starting Dec. 20 is set to connect Atlanta with yet another Caribbean island aiming to deepen cultural connections with the city while drawing tourist traffic via Delta Air Lines Inc.