The announcement that the 1996 Summer Olympics would be held in Atlanta got Gene Hanratty’s attention as it did many others around the world. The former Green Beret had spent much of his life before and after his military service in Hawaii, but the prospect of immersing himself in the Olympic Games, using his exposure […]
GLOBE Export Award Applications Open
The Georgia Department of Economic Development has opened applications for its yearly celebration of export achievement. GLOBE Awards — Georgians Leveraging Opportunities By Exporting — are given to companies based in the state that have expanded into a new country in a given year. Applications are being accepted through Nov. 1, with companies needing to […]
Canadian Tile Firm to Invest $98M in New Savannah Warehouses
A Canada-based importer of tile and stone is set to invest $98 million two Savannah warehouses that will employ 124 people and dramatically increase its U.S. imports in the next decade. Anatolia Tile and Stone has already opened the first facility and hired a few staff members in the Savannah River Trade and Industrial Park. The company, […]
NAFTA Debate Explores Need to Balance Free, Fair Trade for Georgia
Talking trade today — and especially NAFTA — often means maintaining civil discourse or delving into details, but rarely both. Getting too far into the weeds can lead to one side crying foul about specific disadvantages, while tiptoeing to avoid partisan passions can lead to only superficial discussion of real issues. Speakers from a variety […]
Companies Outline Potential Georgia Effects of Trump’s Latest Proposed China Tariffs
Relative to earlier measures, the response has been somewhat muted, but companies with Georgia operations are outlining potential effects of President Trump’s latest round of proposed 25 percent tariffs on $300 billion in Chinese goods. Public comments and requests to testify at a June 17 public hearing are due by the end of Monday. Georgia […]
Europe Day: European Investment in Georgia Strong Despite Trade Tiffs
Trade tumult isn’t exactly undermining Georgia’s foundational relationship with the European Union, but volatile U.S. policies are causing some firms to rethink the timing and intensity of their investments here. That was the somber undertone of a Europe Day luncheon at the Metro Atlanta Chamber that otherwise served as a celebration of deep historic linkages […]
Spanish Auto Supplier Picks Augusta for $12M Factory Investment
A Barcelona-based company supplying components that absorb vibration to reduce noise in car interiors has pledged to spend $12 million on an Augusta factory, hiring 45 people. Spain’s Acoustics and Insulation Techniques makes soundproofing materials for the automotive and building sectors, counting among its customers BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Volvo — all of which have manufacturing […]
Diplomats Get a Taste of Foreign Investment, Local Culture in Northwest Georgia
When in Rome, do as Romans do, the old cross-cultural adage goes. Diplomats visiting the far reaches of Northwest Georgia this week got a chance to put that into practice. The visit to Georgia’s Rome included stops at the Darlington School, a co-ed boarding school, along with a career academy, a home that played a […]
Georgia Solar Employment Falls 14 Percent Amid Trade Uncertainty
Employment in the solar energy sector in Georgia fell by 14 percent as utility-scale projects stalled amid an uncertain global trade environment, according to the Solar Foundation. Georgia’s drop was much steeper than the 3.2 percent nationwide decline to 242,343 jobs from 250,0271, marking the second year in a row solar jobs fell after more […]
From Forestry to Clay, Trade Policy Hits Home in Middle Georgia
Trade policy hits home, and choices made at the national level affect local industries that rely on access to markets to stay competitive. That was the lesson of the first Global Trade and Investment Symposium in Macon, Ga., in mid-January, which revealed how arbitrary tariffs threaten the health of some companies whose employees’ livelihoods depend […]
