Ángel Cabrera, Georgia’s Tech’s new president, revealed the university’s updated mission statement and contents of its new strategic plan to the attendees of the May 19 virtual session of the […]
Category: Global Georgia
Posted inGlobal Georgia, Manufacturing
Georgia’s Global Manufacturers Retool to Help Health System Fight COVID-19
Even as they deal with a maze of restrictions, new safety protocols and uncertainty about their own operations, manufacturers across Georgia, many of them with foreign parent companies, have found […]
Posted inGlobal Georgia, Logistics, Trade
Georgia Ports’ Strategy to Stay Open Amid Covid-19: ‘Isolate and Operate’
The Georgia Ports Authority remains up and running, this week announcing 17 perfect growth in container traffic for February even as it braces for a potentially dramatic decline in March […]
Posted inBusiness
Kerry Group to Invest $137 Million in Georgia, Punctuating Ireland’s Investment Push
With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, Georgians have yet another reason to celebrate their relationship with Ireland. Kerry Group is investing 125 million euros ($137 million) to expand a Rome, Ga., […]
Posted inBusiness, Global Georgia, Manufacturing, Trade
Augusta Factory Ramps Up to Relieve Global Mask Shortage as China Fights Coronavirus
A Georgia factory is adding shifts and moving to a seven-day workweek to ramp up production of medical masks as the coronavirus outbreak restricts supply out of China. But Montreal-based Medicom […]
Posted inEconomic Development, Global Georgia
International Visitors Have Outsized Influence on Georgia’s Record Tourism Year
A record tourism year in which Georgia saw 111.7 million visitors spending $36.9 billion in the state was bolstered by the growing international segment, where stays tend to be longer […]
Posted inBusiness, Economic Development, Global Georgia, Real Estate
Lidl Still Bringing $100M Distribution Center to Georgia
Lidl, the German-owned grocery chain that delayed its own ambitious expansion plans, will now come through on a $100 million investment in Georgia — just in a different city and […]
Posted inExport Stories 2019, Global Georgia, Trade
Georgia Honors 36 Exporters for Breaking Into New Markets
Many represented the usual suspects, but this year’s GLOBE Awards honoring 36 Georgia-based exporters also included some companies new to selling their goods and services overseas. The Georgia Department of […]
Posted inCulture, Economic Development, Global Georgia, Sports
Atlanta’s Dragon Boat Races on Course While Hong Kong Violence Erupts
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 […]
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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 […]