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These Are the Foreign Suppliers Already Following Korea’s SK Battery to Georgia

It’s a story Georgia has lived before: A massive Korean plant takes root, followed by a parade of suppliers that end up creating more jobs than the initial record-breaking foreign investment.  The first wave was the Kia Motors plant in West Point, starting in 2007.   According to SK Battery, which is in the midst of […]

  • Asia
  • South Korea
    • Business
    • Economic Development

SK Battery Plant Moving Ahead on Schedule as Ruling Looms in Trade Secrets Case

SK Battery’s north Georgia plant remains on schedule despite recent setbacks including a pending dispute that could eventually hamper the growth of the massive electric-vehicle battery complex. The subsidiary of Korea-based SK Innovation has already hired 200 people at the first of two planned plants in Commerce, Ga., where it has committed to investing a total of […]

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    • Business
    • Workforce

Refugee Internship Program Brings Skilled Workers to Local Companies

Interns are generally stereotyped as students seeking to explore a new field and build their resumes. But what if they were trained professionals already armed with bona fide experience in the relevant industry who just need a break? Thanks to a new internship program created by the International Rescue Committee (IRC), employers in the metro Atlanta area can fill […]

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For Communities, Fostering Business-to-Business Connections Is the First Pillar of an International Strategy

Editor’s note: This article was written by Amanda Shailendra, managing partner of The Pendleton Group, and is published as part of the firm’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta.  Nurturing strong business-to-business connections with the right partners in the right locations is the first step for any community looking to attract international trade and investment. At […]

  • Americas
  • United States
    • Economic Development
    • Politics

Carter Center, Georgia Business Groups Issue Statements on U.S. Capitol Riots

The Carter Center has observed elections in some of the furthest reaches of the world, helping nascent democracies often in war-torn lands achieve peaceful transitions of power.   Today, the Atlanta-based nonprofit had to turn its sights inward on the U.S., as rioters supportive of outgoing President Donald Trump breached the Capitol in Washington in […]

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    • Books
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    • Technology

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 entrepreneur and NYU Business School Professor Scott Galloway hints that he will identify winners and losers as the U.S. economy prepares for the post-pandemic era. […]

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    • Education
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Global Atlanta’s 20 Most-Read Stories of 2020 

If any year posed the temptation to chase web traffic by reporting in more detail on politics, 2020 was it.   But even throughout a contentious election year, rocked by racial-justice protests and a raging pandemic, Global Atlanta resisted the temptation to be consumed by the domestic stories that dominated the news cycle.   Of […]

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Books 2020: Practical Ways to Fight Post-Pandemic Economic Insecurity

Book: The Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight It Authors: M. Graetz and Ian Shapiro Review by: Professor Jeff Rosensweig, director, John Robson Program for Business, Public Policy, and Government at Emory University’s Goizueta Business School Written by two renowned academics with a rare talent for outlining detailed, practical solutions […]

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    • Economic Development
    • Sponsored Post

International Recruitment: How Communities Can Create a Holistic Investment Strategy

Editor’s note: This article has been provided by the Pendleton Group, an annual sponsor of Global Atlanta and the presenting sponsor of the Economic Development channel, as the kickoff to a series of commentaries on how communities can craft lasting international partnerships.  We’re all mesmerized by the international brands that continue to choose Georgia as their headquarters. […]

  • Asia
  • China
    • Economic Development

Korean Firm to Restore 70 Jobs Lost at West Point Plant in 2019 

A South Korean auto parts supplier is taking over a Harris County factory vacated by another foreign-affiliated company, restoring local jobs lost when it closed in June 2019.  Asan, Korea-based JinTech America is to invest $4.5 million into a facility at 1700 South Progress Parkway in West Point, which for years has been associated with […]

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