If the results of the recent Atlanta Metro Export Challenge pitch session are any indication, it pays to sell products and services overseas from the Georgia capital. A November event hosted in Atlanta’s West Midtown neighborhood brought the culmination of a year-long competition that had already seen 30 companies use grants of $5,000 to grow […]
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Canada’s Irving Tissue ‘Doubles Down’ on Macon With Another $400 Million
As soon as it officially opened its new plant, Irving Consumer Products Inc. had already sold out its production capacity. The Canadian company over the last two years has hired 200 people at a $470 million Macon plant that attracted the likes of U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to a 2017 announcement showcasing its factory design. […]
Brazilian Investors’ Love Affair With Georgia Continues With New $96M Factory
The trade missions may be going to Europe and Asia, but one of South America’s recovering economies is fast becoming an unsung hero of the Georgia foreign investment scene. While always having a stronger influence than meets the eye, Brazil has seemed to awaken to Georgia in a new way over the past two years, […]
Brazilian Chamber Adds to Board of Directors
Atlanta’s Brazilian-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast appointed four new board members for two-year terms at is October meeting, bringing the total to 15. New leadership appointments included Cesar Vence, deputy director of the City of Atlanta Office of International Affairs, who is traveling with the chamber this week in Brazil for Sao Paulo Tech Week, along […]
Interview: Colombia’s Ambassador on Tech Ties With Atlanta, Optimism on Venezuela and Long-Term Peace Prospects
Editor’s note: The message at the Metro Atlanta Chamber from Colombian Ambassador Francisco Santos Tuesday was clear: the country of 50 million is not only open to American investment, but eagerly seeking more commercial engagement from its long-time military ally. In light of the U.S. trade spat with China, which he sees as a “technological […]
Ambassador: Venture Capital Key for Attracting Colombian Innovators to Georgia
The innovative tech firms defining Colombia’s future are looking to invest in the U.S., and the best way to woo them is through capital and mentorship, the South American country’s ambassador said in Atlanta Tuesday. Francisco Santos Calderón, a former vice president now posted in Washington, invited Georgia to set up a structured approach to […]
Exporting Georgia’s Market-based Approach for Sustainable Forest Management
Editor’s note: This commentary article was written by Puneet Dwivedi, Associate Professor in Forest Sustainability Sciences at the University of Georgia’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources Georgia is gifted with abundant and healthy forests that cover about 24 million acres or about 65 percent of total land in the state. Forest landowners, recreational users, […]
Colombia Ripe With Opportunity, Ambassador Says Ahead of Visit to Georgia
Editor’s note: Al Hodge, a professional economic developer with more than 40 years’ experience, is contributing his unique perspective on fostering trade and recruiting foreign investment with a new series of columns for Global Atlanta. Mr. Hodge writes about Georgia’s role in trade conversations, global issues and how the state can better foster partnerships in […]
Atlanta Helicopter Parts Exporter to Bring Voice of Small Business to U.S. Trade Appointment
Atlanta’s Rotorcorp LLC as a small company has seen steady growth in its export profile, with about 60 percent of revenues now coming from international sales. But with a new appointment to a federal trade council, President Sean Casey is hoping to make sure his success is the rule, not the exception. Mr. Casey has […]
Global Payments to Buy Merchant Processing Business of Canada’s Desjardins Group
Atlanta-based Global Payments Inc. has agreed to buy the merchant payments business of Canada’s sixth largest financial institution. The terms of the deal with Quebec-based Desjardins Group were not disclosed; the companies expect the transaction to close next year after receiving regulatory approvals, the companies announced in an Oct. 31 news release. In addition to […]
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