Athlete, sure. Astronaut, maybe. But a kid growing up with aspirations toward handling consular affairs and cross-border negotiations? That takes some very specific coaching.
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Posted inWorld Cup
How Atlanta Small Businesses Can Leverage the World Cup’s Global Spotlight
Hall Booth Smith P.C. is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Europe Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Europe newsletters. Discussions about the FIFA World Cup often center around the headline numbers — hundreds […]
Posted inWorld Cup
World Cup in Atlanta: How the City Can Capitalize on ‘Our Generation’s Olympics’
Thirty years ago, the audacious bid and unlikely victory in wooing the 1996 Olympic Games gave Atlanta the chance to tell the story of its emergence on the global stage. Now, boosters say, it has arrived.
Posted inBelgium
Keeping the Ball Rolling: Belgian Set to Invest in Coastal Georgia Factory
Hall Booth Smith P.C. is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Europe Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Europe newsletters. A Belgian company that got its start making billiard balls is set to continue […]
Posted inTrade
Nominations Due Soon for Savannah’s International Business of the Year
Nominations will soon be due for the World Trade Center Savannah’s International Business of the Year Award, whose winner will be announced in May.
Posted inSwitzerland
Swiss Firm to Make Transformers in West Georgia With $18.5M Investment
A Swiss manufacturer of instrument transformers for high-voltage power substations is set to invest $18.5 million to set up a new factory in Heard County.
Posted inFrance
Looking to Commercialize Deeptech Research? ‘Start in France’ Beckons
Hall Booth Smith P.C. is the presenting sponsor of Global Atlanta’s Europe Channel. Subscribe here for monthly Europe newsletters. U.S. researchers looking to commercialize their innovations are being invited yet again to “Start […]
Posted inUnited Kingdom
London Firm Powering Visuals for Immersive Experiences Expands in Atlanta
The London-based company that has brought its technology everywhere from the Las Vegas Sphere to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is setting down roots in Atlanta.
Posted inFrance
SCAD Founder and President Knighted by France — Again
The French Ministry of Culture has knighted Savannah College of Art and Design founder and President Paula Wallace for efforts to foster cultural exchange and “artistic distinction” in France and abroad.
Posted inEvent Recap
Event Recap: Consular Conversations OTP – United Kingdom
Despite a testy week in transatlantic relations, attendees at Global Atlanta’s late-January Consular Conversation with British Consul General Rachel Galloway came away with an up-close view of how the vaunted “Special Relationship,” when calibrated correctly, can lead to shared prosperity on both sides of the pond.