Discussions about the FIFA World Cup often center around the headline numbers — hundreds of thousands of visitors equaling hundreds of millions in spending on hotels, restaurants and plane tickets. But how can Atlanta be sure that this “once-in-a-lifetime phenomenon” trickles down to the small businesses that give the city the very vibrancy that makes […]
How Atlanta Small Businesses Can Leverage the World Cup’s Global Spotlight
Posted inWorld Cup
World Cup in Atlanta: How the City Can Capitalize on ‘Our Generation’s Olympics’
Thirty years ago, the audacious bid and unlikely victory in wooing the 1996 Olympic Games gave Atlanta the chance to tell the story of its emergence on the global stage. Now, boosters say, it has arrived.
Posted inSouth Korea
SK Battery Cuts Nearly 1,000 Georgia Jobs Amid Declining EV Demand
South Korean giant SK, the company that helped kickstart Georgia’s push to become a hub for electric mobility manufacturing, is cutting nearly 1,000 jobs at its Commerce plant amid tepid demand for battery-electric vehicles.
Posted inLatin America
Wasserman West Scales to Help Prepare Local Firms for Latin American Investments
The law firm’s diverse team includes attorneys who are admitted to practice in both U.S. and Latin American jurisdictions, and who have gained significant on-the-ground experience in Latin America before relocating to the U.S.
Posted inColombia
Inside the Presidential Summit That Changed Trump’s Tune on Colombia
Achieving that face-to-face meeting, and moving past the barbs and threats traded on social media, was by no means a given, Colombia’s ambassador told Global Atlanta.
Posted inBelgium
Keeping the Ball Rolling: Belgian Set to Invest in Coastal Georgia Factory
A Belgian company that got its start making billiard balls is set to continue its investment in Georgia with a $17 million facility that will manufacture industrial balls for bearings, swivels and other applications. Already with a U.S. office and warehouse in Pooler, Preciball USA plans to open a new plant in Screven County, another […]
Posted inTrade
Nominations Due Soon for Savannah’s International Business of the Year
Nominations will soon be due for the World Trade Center Savannah’s International Business of the Year Award, whose winner will be announced in May.
Posted inJapan
Yamaha Motor Set to Move U.S. Headquarters to Kennesaw From California
Yamaha Motor Co. Ltd., which makes ATVs, boat engines, personal watercraft and more, is set to move its headquarters from California to Kennesaw. The relocation of Yamaha Motor Corp. USA will take place gradually starting this year and continuing through 2028, the year the company will mark its half-century anniversary in the United States. Yamaha […]
Posted inSwitzerland
Swiss Firm to Make Transformers in West Georgia With $18.5M Investment
A Swiss manufacturer of instrument transformers for high-voltage power substations is set to invest $18.5 million to set up a new factory in Heard County.
Posted inSouth Korea
Korean Auto Parts Company to Invest $30M in Emanuel County
The multi-year wave of Korean investment coming in to support the Hyundai Metaplant in Savannah has yet to subside even as sleek vehicles continue to roll off the assembly line.