Amid concerns about supposed “de-globalization,” another year of record trade showed that Georgia’s economy remains internationally integrated, even as some of the trade lanes were starting to shift. The state’s […]
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Paya to Be Acquired by Montreal’s Nuvei Corp. for $1.3B
Atlanta-based payments platform Paya Holdings Inc. has agreed to be acquired for $1.3 billion by Nuvei Corp., a payments company headquartered in Montreal. Purchased by the private equity firm GTCR […]
Where We Traveled in 2022: Electrifying Trips Covering the Future of Mobility in Quebec and South Korea
After a nearly two-year hiatus from international travel, Global Atlanta was finally back on the road in 2022, going abroad in pursuit of locally impactful stories for the Georgia economy. […]
Diplomatic Digest: Unprecedented 10 New Consuls General Took Up Posts in Atlanta During 2022
The post-pandemic shakeup of the Atlanta Consular Corps continued throughout the course of 2022, with a number of new diplomats arriving just as their public schedules could return to normal […]
Our Top 10 Stories of 2022
Atlantans were thirsty for international coffee chains this year, if our web traffic statistics are any indication. Two of the 10 top stories of the year focused on getting your […]
Books 2022: Remembering the ‘Legendary Welcome’ of Newfoundland Two Decades After 9/11
Book: The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland Author: Jim DeFede Review by: Trevor Williams, managing editor of Global Atlanta and publisher, Grounded Global Media LLC Experience […]
Savannah’s D.J. Powers Acquired by Canadian Freight Forwarder
One of Georgia’s longest-standing freight forwarders is being acquired by a Canadian firm in a deal that is expected to expand the global reach of both entities. Savannah-based D.J. Powers Company […]
Attention Georgia Companies: How NOT to Recruit a Foreign Workforce
Editor’s note: This article was contributed by attorney Charles Kuck as part of Kuck Baxter Immigration’s sponsorship of Global Atlanta. Desperate times call for desperate measures for Georgia companies that […]
Atlanta as a Global Platform: Two Ambassadors on How ‘Relationship Diplomacy’ Makes the Difference
Editor’s note: This commentary by Jorge Fernandez, consultant at The Pendleton Group, is published as part of the firm’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta. In the article kicking off our […]
Horticultural Products Exporter to Set Up Georgia Wood Fiber Plant
An exporter of products for horticulture, erosion control and turf management is set to put a 110,000-square-foot plant in Monticello, Ga., hiring 80 people and investing $35 million over three […]