Editor’s note: Atlanta’s real estate boom is palpable these days as cranes continue to dot the Atlanta skyline, but less understood is the role of foreign investors in the sector’s growth. In this Q&A sponsored by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, Global Atlanta caught up with Abe Schear, who has been active in facilitating investment from Read more
Economic Development
Atlanta to Host Israeli Medical Device Accelerator
The Atlanta-based Global Center for Medical Innovation announced Wednesday that it will launch an accelerator to bring innovative Israeli medical-device companies to market in the U.S. The GCMI will partner with Haifa, Israel’s Rambam Health Care Campus to identify companies with promising technologies and whisk them to Atlanta for six months to a year, guiding Read more
Air France to Nearly Double Capacity on Atlanta-Paris Flight Using A380
Air France is set to bring the world’s largest commercial jet into Atlanta every day next year, a sign that the carrier’s joint venture with Delta Air Lines Inc. is soaring to new heights. The Airbus A380 (made by the French aircraft manufacturer) is to replace a Boeing 777-200ER starting March 31, with the effect Read more
Georgia State and Georgia Tech Receive $2.5 Million Grant for Atlanta Global Studies Center
The U.S. Education Department has awarded a $2.25 million grant to Georgia State University and the Georgia Institute of Technology jointly for an Atlanta Global Studies Center. The center is to focus on research and instruction for student populations underrepresented in international and advanced language studies. It is to provide specialized instruction in international education Read more
Chinese Factory Marks Milestone as High-Level Delegation Urges Restraint in Trade War
Georgia’s original Chinese investor, Sany America, celebrated a manufacturing milestone Sept. 18 with a high-level visit from the construction equipment giant’s billionaire co-founder and a top government official from its home province. The visit came amid a growing trade war between China and the U.S. that has seen a ratcheting up of tit-for-tat tariffs. This Read more
Going Beyond: Already a Strong Investor, Switzerland Holds Even More Potential for Georgia
In a span of a few weeks earlier this year, Swiss companies made investments in Georgia that dwarf the state’s entire stock of realized investment from China, a nation of more than a billion people and the world’s second largest economy. Switzerland, in fact, has fewer people than Georgia, but it’s that small market and its fidelity to Read more
Atlanta Recruits New Airport General Manager From JFK
The City of Atlanta has named John Selden, second in command for John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, as the next general manager of the world’s busiest airport. The city-run Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the metro region’s economic crown jewel, generating $35 billion in economic impact and serving as the linchpin for Read more
Human and Economic Ties Highlight Georgia-Japan Workforce Development
The extent of Japan‘s ties to Georgia sometimes provides unexpected surprises. Such was the case at the “U.S.-Japan Dialogue” held earlier in September at the Georgia Institute of Technology‘s Academy of Medicine. The seminar supported by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA focused on Georgia’s workforce and brought together panelists from the Kubota Manufacturing of America Read more
Starbucks, Inspire Brands Deals Show Atlanta’s Global Franchising Chops
Two deals promising a combined 1,600 corporate jobs for metro Atlanta illustrate the city’s prowess when it comes to the franchising sector, where global growth tends to outpace growth at home. Inspire Brands, the company founded after the combination of Arby’s and Buffalo Wild Wings earlier this year, said it would put $32 million into a new Read more
Another Japanese Automotive Expansion, Another 100 Jobs for Georgia
In what seems to be a mounting trend, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal has announced yet another Japanese auto supplier expansion that will net 100 new jobs for Georgia. And once again, the company is a more than two-decade corporate citizen of the state. Brake pad maker Nisshinbo Automotive Manufacturing Inc. is spending $72 million to expand a factory Read more
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