Besides the fact that they provide the first touch points for Atlanta companies doing business in their respective countries, these consuls, honorary consuls and trade officials end up becoming de facto ambassadors for the city and region they’ve come to call home. The South, they find, is a region of both political and economic dynamism.
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Books 2025: The Giving Mindset Behind Effective Networking
Much of his book feels like a conversation between friends, and like authentic relationship-building, the book is chock-full of stories, relatable experiences and personal insights.
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Books 2025: How China Has Engineered Industrial Dominance
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Deportations, Immigration Turmoil Fuel Surge in International Family Law Cases in Georgia
As global investment continues reshaping Southeast Georgia’s economy — from the Port of Savannah to major projects like Hyundai’s Meta Plant — international family disputes are becoming more frequent and more complex, according to David Purvis, partner at The Manely Firm family law practice.
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Georgia’s British Business Council Looks Forward to Eventful 2026
Atlanta’s top organization for promoting British business in the city is celebrating an eventful 2025 and looking forward to a fruitful new year, holding out hope that England’s soccer team will end up here for a World Cup match.
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Global Atlanta’s Top 10 Most-Read Stories of 2025
Granting some outliers, our most-read stories this year show there is still a strong appetite for our bread-and-butter news content: stories that illuminate international investment and trade activity here in Georgia, with a heavy emphasis on productive expansions.
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Georgia Home to 81 Italian Subsidiary Companies: Report
When it comes to attracting Italian investors looking into the U.S., Georgia occupies a strong regional position, according to a new report from the Italian embassy in Washington aiming to […]
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Dutch Chamber Seeks Nominees for First Awards Named for Late Exec
Atlanta’s Dutch chamber is set to kick off the new year with a networking night that will recognize the top business leaders connecting the Southeast U.S. with the Netherlands.
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Brazil’s Investment in South Georgia Continues as Factory Planned for Colquitt
Brazil’s investment in south Georgia continued this week as Gov. Brian Kemp announced that his August trip to the country is paying off in the form of a new manufacturing operation.
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Gov. Kemp in Panama With Georgia Port Leaders to Observe Canal Operations
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is in Panama this week on a mission centered around the Central American nation’s storied canal, whose health and growth in recent decades has been linked with Savannah’s rise as the fastest-growing and second-largest port on the U.S. East Coast.