A new UPS-backed fulfillment center at one of Atlanta’s central nodes for Black-owned businesses in Atlanta is aiming to ease one of the main headaches for startups offering physical goods, […]
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Posted inAtlanta
Atlanta Global Studies Center at Georgia Tech, GSU Gets $1M Grant
The Atlanta Global Studies Center, a partnership between Georgia State University and Georgia Tech to foster innovation in international education, has received a federal grant for $1.05 million over the […]
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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 […]
Posted inUnited States
Alpharetta Is the New (Old) Home for a Specialty Paper and Materials Giant
A $3 billion global company formed out of the merger of two specialty paper producers is setting down roots (again) in Alpharetta. Mativ Inc. was created in July from the […]
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International Students Contribute to Record Freshman Enrollments at Georgia Universities
For the University of Georgia, drawing students from across 148 of the state’s 159 counties might be the most impressive feat. But also peppered in among the record 6,200 first-year […]
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Mayor Combines Immigrant and International Affairs Into One Cabinet Office
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has combined the city offices focused on immigrant and international affairs, promoting as its head a familiar face for the city’s diplomatic community. Vanessa Ibarra […]
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Metro Export Challenge Is Back, With Up to $15K in International Sales Grants Up for Grabs
That Atlanta Metro Export Challenge is back in search for its seventh annual cohort, once again offering $5,000 grants for 12 eligible companies to help boost their export sales. This […]
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Atlanta Mayor Speaks in Geneva on Ending Racial Bias
In his latest move to deepen the city’s global engagement, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens traveled to Geneva this month to share its perspective with a United Nations panel on ending […]
Posted inUnited States
Electric Vehicles, Foreign-Owned Projects Help Drive Record Year for Investment, Jobs in Georgia
Two $5 billion-plus electric-vehicle plants, each of which set its own record as the state’s largest-ever project, drove a record year for investment and job-creation in Georgia, augmented by a […]
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Former Canadian Consul General in Atlanta Tapped as Ambassador to World Trade Organization
A former Canadian consul general in Atlanta who made her name as a strong pro-trade voice during a time of turbulence has been tapped as her country’s next ambassador and […]