It’s an opportunity that comes around just once every 12 years, and Quebec, perhaps more than some provinces or states, knows how to make the most of it. From June 2-4, the Southeast U.S.-Canadian Provinces Alliance annual conference will land in Montreal, where it originally began thanks largely to a commitment by the leaders of […]
Europe Day: European Investment in Georgia Strong Despite Trade Tiffs
Trade tumult isn’t exactly undermining Georgia’s foundational relationship with the European Union, but volatile U.S. policies are causing some firms to rethink the timing and intensity of their investments here. That was the somber undertone of a Europe Day luncheon at the Metro Atlanta Chamber that otherwise served as a celebration of deep historic linkages […]
World Trade Day Panel’s Crystal Ball Reveals Future Challenges for the U.S.
A panel of savvy trade and foreign policy experts boldly prophesied the future of economic developments around the world during a lead-off discussion at Atlanta’s celebration of World Trade Day on May 3 at the Renaissance Waverly Hotel and Convention Center. While crystal ball gazing can be fraught with false predictions resulting in crushed reputations […]
Canada’s New Export Finance Office in Atlanta Is a Rebuke to Zero-Sum Trade Policy
When Canada opened its first-ever U.S. office for the country’s export credit agency in Atlanta last week, it was making a multilayered statement on its trade philosophy. The message? The country is both bullish on the U.S. South and committed to the idea that Canadian and American firms (and their economies) work better when they […]
SweetWater’s Sweet Spot: Atlanta Craft Brewer’s Story, Beers Find an International Audience
SweetWater Brewing Co.’s annual 420 Fest is a decidedly local affair, a celebration of good music and easy living in the heart of the local craft brewer’s hometown. But this weekend, cruising Centennial Olympic Park and listening to headliner Widespread Panic will be a bevy of foreign faces seeking to understand the culture behind some of their favorite […]
Brazilian, Canadian Buyers Seek More Georgia Ag Products, Medical Equipment
Brazilian buyers are placing even more product requests with Georgia’s trade office in Sao Paulo as they continue to look to the state as a key source of agricultural goods. The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s latest round of trade leads includes asks for organic pears, kale chips and packaged grapes. Buyers are also interested […]
Canada’s Export Credit Agency to Launch Atlanta Office
Canada’s export credit agency, which backs and finances deals involving Canadian firms selling overseas, is launching an Atlanta office later this month. Export Development Canada, an agency similar to the Export-Import Bank of the U.S., has put its Southeast regional office, its 20th worldwide, within the Canadian consulate in Midtown. A launch reception will be held April […]
Gwinnett’s ‘Movers and Makers’ Once Again Show County’s Global Reach
Two of Partnership Gwinnett’s three manufacturing award winners and at least one company honored for supply chain excellence at the March 29 Movers and Makers awards have strong international connections. Both TOMCO2 Systems Co. (winner in the medium category, 100-199 employees) and Heatcraft Refrigeration Products (large, 200-plus), which operates under the tagline “Worldwide Refrigeration,” have […]
Spanx Tests Chinese Market Through Streaming App As Part of E-Commerce Upgrade
Atlanta-based women’s underwear brand Spanx has decided not to dive into the Chinese market, but it’s dipping a toe into the world’s second largest economy using new digital platforms while overhauling its broader e-commerce outreach. Spanx has spent the last year transforming the way it does business. For its first 17 years, the company sold […]
Netherlands Consulate Unveiled With Focus on Georgia Job Creation
A new Netherlands Consulate General in Atlanta is looking to boost trade and investment with Georgia, supporting the job-creation goals of the state while unlocking further opportunities for Dutch companies. Already, Georgia’s relationship with the Netherlands accounts for 28,800 jobs in the state, and the more than 200 Dutch-owned facilities here helped attract a consulate […]
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