When COVID-19 hit in Mexico, the playbook for Coca-Cola Co. in its top market per capita went out the window. Not only did executives find themselves flying blind thanks to incomplete data and confusing news reports, but they also saw some of their key sales channels suddenly pummeled by government-mandated shutdowns that varied by city […]
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Mexicans in the South: From Agriculture Diplomacy to Anti-Immigrant Dialogue
Since the early 1900s, Mexicans settling in the Southern United States have always straddled a line between discrimination and assimilation, but the today’s rancorous debate over immigration policy has its roots in more recent shifts. That was the consensus of Mexican Consul General Javier Diaz de Leon and Julie M. Weise, author of Corazon de Dixie: […]
Mexico Team Fuels Atlanta Software Firm’s Rapid Growth
The key to success is all in the name for NearShore Technology. The metro Atlanta-based software firm was just named to the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies for the third straight year, with a 92 percent growth rate since 2018. Its secret? A large team that is overwhelmingly based outside the U.S. […]
Helping Small Companies Decode the U.S. Canada Mexico Agreement
Combing through the chapters of the new U.S.-Mexico Canada Agreement, the successor to NAFTA, may seem daunting to those who don’t fancy themselves trade wonks. But to the experts, the general thrust of the deal that entered into force July 1 is clear: It’s a necessary modernization of a 1990s framework that made North America […]
Quebec-Owned Mask Maker Triples Factory Space in Augusta Area
Quebec-based Medicom S.A.’s Augusta, Ga.-based unit has purchased a new facility in nearby Thomson that will triple its production space as demand for medical masks skyrockets amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The new plant in McDuffie County, west of Augusta, has already started receiving equipment that will enable United Medical Enterprises to quadruple its output, with a particular emphasis […]
Chamber Looks at Uncertain ‘Road Ahead’ for Foreign Investment in Georgia Amid Pandemic
To hear Georgia’s top foreign investors tell it, the state has the No.1 business climate in the U.S. for a reason, but macroeconomic issues beyond its control are threatening cross-border dealmaking during a strange season marked by a global pandemic. The Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted a “road ahead” webinar with representatives from the countries taking […]
Mercedes-Benz Appoints Canada CEO, Experienced Global Exec to Lead U.S. Unit
Mercedes-Benz AG has named the current leader of its Canadian subsidiary to head its Atlanta-based U.S. unit as CEO beginning Jan. 1. Dimitris Psillakis, 53, was also named head of marketing and sales for Mercedes-Benz Cars North America. Mr. Psillakis will be responsible for operations in both countries, together comprising 2,800 employees and 440 dealers, and […]
Report: International Trade Responsible for 1 in 5 Georgia Jobs
If you have a job in Georgia, there’s a 20 percent chance it’s because a product crossed a border somewhere or a service was successfully purchased from an American in a foreign land. That’s the upshot of a new report from the Business Roundtable, an advocacy group comprising executives of the largest corporations in the […]
Exporters Can Apply for $6,000 Grants Under Go Global Georgia Program
Georgia small businesses can now apply or reimbursable grants totaling up to $6,000 to get into the export game or expand their international sales. The incentive is part of a $162,000 State Trade Expansion Program, or STEP, grant to the Georgia Department of Economic Development from the U.S. Small Business Administration. Small businesses already make […]
Quebec Delegate Departs Atlanta After Three Years
The delegate representing the Canadian province of Quebec’s trade and investment interests in the Southeast U.S. is departing after three years in Atlanta. Donald Leblanc leaves behind a permanent team that continues to advance the province’s trade interests, from the aerospace and aluminum industries to tech sectors like financial technology and smart cities. “For the […]
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