The statistic is so large it’s almost hard to fathom: Atlanta-based OneTrust has posted a mind-boggling 48,337 percent growth rate in the last three years, putting it at the top of the Inc. 5000 list of fast-growing companies in the United States. But the privacy software provider’s uncanny timing and growth has a lot to […]
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Canadian Lumber Giant Interfor’s ‘Surreal’ Quarter Ends With Georgia Mills Back on Track
Interfor Inc., a Canadian forest products company that tops Georgia’s list of lumber producers, has bounced back after the pandemic forced it to slash production and signal the prospect of suspending more than 400 jobs. The Vancouver firm with its Southern U.S. regional office in Peachtree City issued notices to the Georgia Department of Labor in March that […]
Confronting Coronavirus With Creativity: How Design Can Color Atlanta’s Response
Elayne DeLeo, co-founding partner of MA! Design Is Human and co-founder and director of the Atlanta Design Festival, which this year will be held virtually Sept. 12-30. To face down the coronavirus, Georgia has formed a variety of task forces on shoring up the economy, primary health care, emergency preparedness, homelessness and more. These groups all contain influential […]
Atlanta Seeks Multilingual Volunteers for Census Texting Campaign
The City of Atlanta’s census committee is seeking volunteers fluent in languages including Spanish, French, Chinese and Korean for a texting campaign aimed at ensuring Atlantans fill out their full census forms. The message was circulated via Twitter and beyond by the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs. The acute effort complements Welcoming Atlanta’s ongoing iSpeakATL initiative, […]
Emory, Mexican Consulate Test 500 for COVID-19 Over Weekend
The Consulate General of Mexico teamed up with Emory University to offer guaranteed COVID-19 testing to the Mexican and Latino communities over the weekend. Volunteers at the consulate’s Ventanilla de Salud, or health window, acted as interpreters for researchers from the Rollins School of Public Health led by Jodie Guest, vice president of the epidemiology department. […]
UPS Promotes Trade, Global Affairs Expert to New Executive Role
United Parcel Service Inc. has promoted a former U.S. foreign service officer, trade negotiator and long-time global public affairs expert for a new executive position that melds together functions related to external communication and government advocacy. Laura Lane, who most recently served nearly a decade as UPS’s president for global public affairs in Washington and […]
Virtual Vitality: International Business Research Center Sees Opportunity in Online Shift
Editor’s note: This sponsored post was written by Tamer Cavusgil, Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, and Executive Director of Georgia State CIBER, a national resource center in international business. During the global pandemic, flexibility has become a byword for those in the business community, particularly for firms managing […]
Mexico City’s Open for Atlanta Tourists, but Are They Bold Enough to Travel?
Mexico City is ready for Americans, tourism professionals said this week on a call hosted by the Mexican Consulate General in Atlanta; the only question now is how desperate they are to get out of town. While U.S. citizens barred from most of Europe in what would be prime travel season as COVID-19 cases here continue […]
Hartsfield-Jackson Named Most Efficient Airport for 17th Straight Year
Atlanta’s marketers try to ensure everyone knows the city’s airport is the busiest on the planet, but far fewer know that it’s also the world’s most efficient. The Air Transport Research Society determined at a virtual award ceremony in early July that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport can wear that mantle for the 17th straight year. The […]
Gulfstream to Open Hub for Parts Exports Near Atlanta Airport
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. is has opened a parts warehouse within two miles of the Atlanta airport to better facilitate the export of parts to service centers around the world. The facility run by Crane Worldwide Logistics near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is set to take advantage of the cargo possibilities offered by the vast network of […]
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