Steven A. Denning, a Georgia Tech alumnus whose donations have resulted in $15 million in funding for its business-school programs has been named to the board of trustees for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. Mr. Denning chairs investment firm General Atlantic LLC, in which joined in 1980. The fund now manages nearly $25 billion and has 13 offices Read more
Americas
Global Atlanta provides a central hub for news and information highlighting Atlanta's business, educational and cultural ties with the Western Hemisphere.
See all Americas events
Subscribe for monthly Americas updates
Chinese Company Haier to Invest $55 Million in Commerce for GE Distribution Center
Chinese home appliance manufacturer Haier, which acquired household appliance manufacturer GE Appliances in 2006, is to invest $55 million in a new Southeast Region Appliance Distribution Center to be built in Commerce by April 2019. Qingdao, China-based Haier is the world’s leading appliance manufacturer, but until it acquired GE Appliance in the U.S., it was Read more
World Affairs Council’s Board Elects New Chair, Peru’s Consul General Assumes Ex Officio Post
With a new strategic plan in hand, Hugh S. (Beau) Cummins III, Sun Trust Banks Inc.’s co-chief operating officer, has been elected chair of the World Affairs Council of Atlanta for a two year term, replacing former Coca-Cola Co. executive Clyde Tuggle who has co-founded Pine Island Capital Partners, an investment firm focused on small Read more
Georgia’s Peru Trade Ties Starting to Bear More Fruit — Literally
The stars have aligned for Georgia’s relationship with Peru. Or perhaps a more fitting analogy — seeds sown with the South American country over time have now begun to bear fruit. That was the consensus among panelists at the latest installment of Latin American Crossroads, a Global Atlanta series of news reports and live events showcasing Read more
Georgia’s Mixed Grades on Economic Score Card Counter Customary Reports
Georgia receives poor grades in manufacturing health and human capital on a national report card judging the economic vitality of all 50 states, according to Ball State University’s Center for Business and Economic Research located in Muncie, Ind. The recently released report gives Georgia a “D+” in terms of its manufacturing health. Its grades also Read more
Retired Coke Exec Takes Home Georgia Hispanic Chamber’s First Lifetime Achievement Award
A retired Coca-Cola Co. vice president for Latin American affairs took home the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever recognition for lifetime achievement at a packed awards gala June 2. Rudy Beserra was honored with the inaugural Sara J. Gonzalez Award, named for the late chamber president from 1996-2007, who died not too long after announcing her Read more
GMS Becomes Latest Georgia Firm in Major Canada Deal
Tucker, Ga.-based GMS Inc., a supplier of gypsum wall board, has completed a $627 million acquisition of a Toronto-based competitor. The closing of the previously announced deal to acquire WSB Titan creates consolidated North American wall board distributor with about $3 billion in revenues and 240 branches in 42 states and five Canadian provinces. GMS Read more
Consul General Kim: The Korean War No Longer ‘The Forgotten War’
With the historic meeting between North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump scheduled at a luxury resort in Singapore next week, the Korean War which claimed 740 Georgia lives is no longer the “forgotten war.” Korea’s consul general Young-jun Kim said as much Tuesday, June 5, at a ceremony of the Korean Read more
Brazilian Aircraft Giant Embraer to Land in Macon, Employing 100 at Maintenance Hub
Editori’s note: Updated June 6 at 3:30 p.m. with comments from the Macon-Bibb County Industrial Development Authority and the Georgia Center of Innovation for Aerospace. Brazilian aircraft giant Embraer is setting up an operation to maintain and repair commercial jets in Macon, a move that will bring 100 jobs to the Middle Georgia city. The Read more
Quebec Plans to Celebrate Its 40th Anniversary in Atlanta Despite Combative Trade Negotiations
Donald Leblanc was just in his second day of his new job as head of Quebec’s trade office in Atlanta this past December when he received a call from Didier Rousseliere, director of global partnerships at Clemson University in South Carolina. Could he drop in for a visit at the Quebec Government Office in the Read more
- 1
- 2
- 3
- …
- 788
- Next Page »
