Driven by a steady export business, the Port of Savannah handled more container traffic in 2020 than the previous year, eking out growth in a pandemic-plagued year that saw the first […]
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Silicon Ranch to Put Latest Georgia Solar Farm in Houston County
Silicon Ranch, whose largest shareholder is international energy giant Royal Dutch Shell plc, is to invest $55 million set up its latest solar farm in Houston County. The 68-megawatt project […]
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Oil Metering Exporter Named International Business of the Year in Savannah
Brodie International, an exporter of oil metering solutions, has been named 2020 international business of the year by the World Trade Center Savannah. The company’s positive displacement meters and piston […]
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Report: International Trade Responsible for 1 in 5 Georgia Jobs
If you have a job in Georgia, there’s a 20 percent chance it’s because a product crossed a border somewhere or a service was successfully purchased from an American in […]
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Exporters Can Apply for $6,000 Grants Under Go Global Georgia Program
Georgia small businesses can now apply or reimbursable grants totaling up to $6,000 to get into the export game or expand their international sales. The incentive is part of a […]
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New Directory: International Buyers, Meet Georgia Exporters
This guest commentary was written by Mary Waters, Deputy Commissioner for International Trade at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, which has compiled the online Export Georgia, USA Directory to connect global buyers with […]
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Canadian Lumber Giant Interfor’s ‘Surreal’ Quarter Ends With Georgia Mills Back on Track
Interfor Inc., a Canadian forest products company that tops Georgia’s list of lumber producers, has bounced back after the pandemic forced it to slash production and signal the prospect of suspending more […]
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Taiwan Delivers Donation of 10,000 N95 Masks to Georgia
Taiwan has followed up on its first act of “mask diplomacy” in Georgia with another donation that may be even more critical as the state continues to grapple with a […]
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Forestry Conference Puts Georgia in National Spotlight
Georgia is already the top state for commercial forestry, but a national conference launched virtually this week is aimed at even further cementing its role in a sector that sits […]
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Georgia Ports: Agriculture Underpins Strong Container Exports
Agriculture accounted for about 60 percent of containers exported from the Port of Savannah in 2019, foreshadowing the sector’s contribution to the resiliency of the ports amid this year’s pandemic, […]