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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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How a Growing Global Workforce Is Shaping Atlanta’s Real Estate Market
Editor’s note: This sponsored article was contributed by Paula Henao, principal of Paula Henao Real Estate Group Inc., as part of her firm’s annual partnership with Global Atlanta. Atlanta’s prominence […]
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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 […]
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Books 2022: Going Beyond ‘Thoughts and Prayers’ to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic
Book: The Violence Project: How to Stop a Mass Shooting Epidemic Authors: Jillian Peterson & James Densley Review by: Jorge Fernandez, consultant, Pendleton Group, and former vice president of global commerce […]
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Books 2022: A Fact-Filled Defense of Charter Schools and Freedom of Choice in Education
Book: Charter Schools and Their Enemies Author: Thomas Sowell Review by: Kevin Conboy, retired partner, Paul Hastings LLP; former president, Irish Chamber of Atlanta To our second President John Adams […]
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Books 2022: Upgrading Our Human Operating System
Book: The Power of TED* The Empowerment Dynamic Author: David Emerald Review by: Michael Manely, family law attorney at The Manely Firm P.C. In the diplomatic community, many probably have read […]
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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 […]
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Books 2022: A Troubling, Informative History of America’s Hidden Empire
Book: How to Hide an Empire—A History of the Greater United States Author: Dr. Daniel Immerwahr Review by: Nancy Hollister, retired, formerly vice president of manufacturing for National Linen Service; […]