In the back of a Dustex sales and support office in Acworth, Ga., testaments to the company’s past are tucked away. Founded in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1947, the company has been customizing systems for controlling […]
Category: Export Stories 2017
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Bollywood to Y’allywood: Working Abroad Gives Spitfire Studios a Broader Vision
Spitfire Studios never set out to become an international film house. Even from its outset 11 years ago, the company’s founders always had in view a future filled of feature-length […]
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Red Brick Brews Up a Craft Beer Export Plan
It was a good thing Robert Fabbrini kept up his Italian. The general manager at Atlanta Brewing Co., the company behind Red Brick Brewing, had studied the language in school, […]
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Rotorcorp Supplies Parts for the World’s ‘Flying Pickup Trucks’
When Sean Casey looked into the crystal ball for his young company, it became increasingly clear that the key to its future lay beyond U.S. borders. The former residential real […]
Posted inAirport City, Economic Development, Export Stories 2017, Technology, Trade
Atlanta’s Volantio Takes Off, Armed With Hard-Earned Global Strategy
As his company takes off, Azim Barodawala is up in the air a lot these days, but his strategies for reaching global customers are firmly grounded. Atlanta-based Volantio makes software […]
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Gwinnett Machine Maker Celebrates National Export Award
A Gwinnett County manufacturer has netted a national export award for entering new markets overseas with help from the U.S. Commerce Department.
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Getting Into the Game: Known for Covering Trade News, Global Atlanta Wins Award for Exporting
Known for its news coverage of international business and profile articles highlighting Georgia exporters, Global Atlanta itself got into the export game in 2016. The publication was honored with the GLOBE (Georgians […]
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Georgia’s 24 GLOBE Winners Exported to 129 New Countries
Despite export headwinds including a stronger U.S. dollar, two dozen mostly small Georgia companies found ways to enter 129 new countries with their products and services in 2016, earning accolades from the state’s […]