Editor’s note: A longtime traveler to Israel, Rough Draft Atlanta Publisher Keith Pepper reconnected with the country via Delta’s nonstop flight, relaunched in March after a 12-year hiatus. Hungry to […]
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ElKhalil Law Aims to Be a Business Bridge to the Middle East
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post announcing ElKhalil Law‘s backing of Global Atlanta’s Middle East Channel. Subscribe to our monthly Middle East – North Africa newsletter here. Global Atlanta […]
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Georgia Law Enforcement Leaders Back From Two-Week Israel Exchange
A group of 20 leaders from top Georgia law-enforcement agencies have returned from a two-week program learning about community policing in Israel. The delegation included Georgia Bureau of Investigation Director […]
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Governor’s Mission to Israel Opens Doors in Country of Outsize Impact, Officials Say
When Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp made his first overseas trip to South Korea in 2021, the rationale was clear: influential Korean companies like Kia and SK had already spent billions […]
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Governor Kemp Leads Israel Trade Mission
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp returns this week from leading a delegation to Israel designed to drum up business from a nation whose economic impact on the state belies its small […]
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Gwinnett Chamber’s India Trip Helps Executives Deepen Local Relationships
Sometimes flying halfway around the world can be the best way to deepen local business connections. That’s the lesson from the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce’s more than 15 years of […]
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Kiwanis Club Honors Atlanta Council on International Relations and Its President
In a rare sweep of its two annual international awards, Atlanta Council on International Relations and its president, Robert Kennedy, were honored this week by the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta. […]
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Trans Globe Named Small Business Association Exporter of the Year in Georgia
Metro Atlanta-based Trans Globe LLC, a trader of agricultural commodities like food and feed, has been recognized by the U.S. Small Business Administration as the 2023 exporter of the year […]
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Delta Flies Restored Tel Aviv Flight Into Israel’s Political Storm
Delta Air Lines Inc.’s new nonstop flight from Atlanta to Tel Aviv took off Sunday and arrived Monday morning 14 minutes early at 9:01 a.m. without incident. What awaited on […]
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Georgia House Weighs Bill to Restrict Land Ownership for Immigrants from China, Russia, Iran and other Targeted Countries
Editor’s note: This article was written by Sophia Qureshi, publisher of 285 South, and was published originally on Atlanta Civic Circle on March 15. It is reprinted here with permission. […]