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Commentary: Georgia Companies Should Prioritize International Opportunities for Growth in 2021

Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Mary Waters, Deputy Commissioner for International Trade at the Georgia Department of Economic Development and first appeared on the department’s blog here. It is re-published with permission.  2020 posed unique challenges for business worldwide, particularly small businesses across Georgia. This is certainly true of Georgia exporters, who had […]

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For Communities, Fostering Business-to-Business Connections Is the First Pillar of an International Strategy

Editor’s note: This article was written by Amanda Shailendra, managing partner of The Pendleton Group, and is published as part of the firm’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta.  Nurturing strong business-to-business connections with the right partners in the right locations is the first step for any community looking to attract international trade and investment. At […]

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With $100M Raise, Atlanta’s Newest Unicorn Eyes International Expansion 

SalesLoft may be born and bred in Atlanta, but the nine-year-old sales engagement software provider that just became the city’s newest unicorn is looking beyond U.S. borders to bolster its already impressive growth.  SalesLoft announced Thursday it had raised a $100 million Series E round led by Owl Rock Capital, bringing its total private funding […]

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Carter Center, Georgia Business Groups Issue Statements on U.S. Capitol Riots

The Carter Center has observed elections in some of the furthest reaches of the world, helping nascent democracies often in war-torn lands achieve peaceful transitions of power.   Today, the Atlanta-based nonprofit had to turn its sights inward on the U.S., as rioters supportive of outgoing President Donald Trump breached the Capitol in Washington in […]

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Books 2020: The Deeper, More Riveting Story of Paul Revere’s Ride and the American Revolution

Book: The British Are Coming  Author: Rick Atkinson  Review by: Jim Reed, President, YKK Corp. of America  “The regulars are coming out!” is what Paul Revere is actually reported to have cried when warning militia of the advance of a fast-moving British force coming to confiscate weapons in Concord.   This is only one of hundreds […]

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Books 2020: Using Innovation to Tap Post-Corona Opportunities

Book: Post Corona: From Crisis to Opportunity Author: Scott Galloway Review by: Albert M. Hodge, Jr., retired economic development professional and president of Hodge Consulting Services Even within his subtitle, serial entrepreneur and NYU Business School Professor Scott Galloway hints that he will identify winners and losers as the U.S. economy prepares for the post-pandemic era. […]

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Books 2020: A Family History of the Sugar Trade in Barbados and Beyond

Book: Sugar in the Blood: A Family’s Story of Slavery and Empire Author: Andrea Stuart Review by: David Cutting, retired international banking executive and honorary consul of Barbados in Georgia  This summer I completed my reading of this excellent pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial history of Barbados. It was written in the context of the origins […]

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Books 2020: The Hibernation of Progressive Politics in Georgia

Book: The Three Governors Controversy: Skullduggery, Machinations, and the Decline of Georgia’s Progressive Politics  Authors: Charles S. Bullock III, Scott E. Buchanan & Ronald Keith Gaddie  Reviewed by: Glenn P. Hendrix, Chair, Arnall Golden Gregory LLP  Gene Talmadge, nicknamed the “Wild Man from Sugar Creek,” won the Georgia governor’s race in 1946 but died before inauguration, […]

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Global Atlanta’s 20 Most-Read Stories of 2020 

If any year posed the temptation to chase web traffic by reporting in more detail on politics, 2020 was it.   But even throughout a contentious election year, rocked by racial-justice protests and a raging pandemic, Global Atlanta resisted the temptation to be consumed by the domestic stories that dominated the news cycle.   Of […]

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Books 2020: How to Understand Global Populism

Book: Populism: A Very Short Introduction Authors: Cas Mudde and Crístobal Rovira Kaltwasser Review by: Kirk Bowman, Rise Up & Care Professor of Global Development and Identity, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs, Georgia Tech; Founder and Director, Rise Up & Care “Populism” tends to pop up in political conversations these days, yet the concept […]

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