A Belgium-based maker of asset tracking technology has put an office in Atlanta as it tries to deepen its penetration into the U.S. market. The location by Sensolus in the […]
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Shipping Giant Hapag-Lloyd’s New Headquarters in Dunwoody to Bring 250 More Jobs
Hamburg, Germany-based shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd is no stranger to metro Atlanta, with two locations in the city already employing about 500 people. Judging by an announcement this week, the company’s […]
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Cobb Chamber Grows Opportunity Through International Investment and Global Expansion
This article is the first in a series by the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and its economic development initiative, SelectCobb, as part of the organization’s sponsorship of Global Atlanta. The recent announcement of a significant Dutch investment expansion in Cobb County is […]
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Italy Spotlight: Car Lift Manufacturer Settles in After Two Years in Atlanta
Editor’s note: The Italy-America Chamber of Commerce Southeast, based in Miami, publishes a monthly interview spotlighting members of its newly established Georgia chapter, which seeks to showcase and grow business […]
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UPS Sells Freight Business to Montreal Firm
Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc. has sold its freight business to Montreal-based TFI International in a deal valued at $800 million. UPS Freight posted $3.15 billion in revenues in 2020; […]
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Kroger and British Partner to Build E-Commerce Center Near Atlanta Airport
Supermarket giant Kroger is partnering with U.K.-based Ocado Solutions to build a largely automated, digitally enabled warehouse in metro Atlanta to help fill online orders. The new Customer Fulfillment Center near […]
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PVH Corp. to Hire Nearly 600 at Warehouse Near Atlanta Airport
The company that owns Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger and other iconic clothing brands is set to invest $77.6 million in a new distribution center near the Atlanta airport that will […]
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Dutch Handling Systems Manufacturer to Create 70 Jobs in Fulton County
VanRiet Material Handling Systems, a manufacturing of automated transport and sorting solutions based in Houten, Netherlands, is putting a sales office and its first U.S. assembly operation in metro Atlanta. […]
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Georgia Ports: Panama Canal Expansion, New Alliances Drive Record Container Volume
Georgia’s ports had a record month for container traffic, thanks to larger ships through the Panama Canal combined with an array of new services stemming from consolidation in the shipping industry.