As NAFTA talks grew testier at the national level, Mexico’s ambassador to the United States made a friendly call on Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal’s office during a working visit to Atlanta last week. Ambassador Gerónimo Gutiérrez and Mr. Deal discussed the Georgia-Mexico trading relationship, which totals $10 billion annually, according to a news release from the Read more
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Rubicon Global, Atlanta’s Trash Unicorn, Rakes In More Foreign Cash
Atlanta-based Rubicon Global, a software platform and service provider designed to connect trash haulers with companies and governments, has landed another big infusion of foreign cash. New Zealand’s sovereign wealth fund, the NZ Super Fund, has invested $65 million in a company that has an eye on disrupting what it calls the waste industry “oligopoly” Read more
U.S. Rep. Handel Urges ‘Surgical’ Tariff Approach Ahead of Trump Decision on Steel, Aluminum
On the eve of President Trump’s decision to grant another temporary reprieve for allies facing steel and aluminum tariffs, a Georgia congressional backer suggested he use a “surgical” approach that would minimize unintended consequences while correcting trade imbalances. U.S. Rep. Karen Handel, a Republican who won a heated special election in Georgia’s sixth congressional district Read more
Commentary: Crunched for Technical Labor? Many Employers Are Hiring Foreign STEM Grads
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post written by Justin Russo, an associate in the Atlanta office of Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP. With unemployment at a near all-time low, the pressure is on for employers of all stripes to find skilled workers, but the crunch is especially pronounced in technical fields.
‘Trade Turbulence’ Presents Challenge for Georgia’s Canada, Europe Ties
When Canadian Consul General Nadia Theodore arrived last year, she hit the ground running. A trade expert who has spent a lot of time negotiating on Canada’s behalf in major trade agreements, she was appointed to the Southeast U.S. just as NAFTA was being put back on the table. (Her Mexican counterpart jokes they’ve spoken Read more
Mexico’s International Airports Introduce ‘Border Control’ Kiosks to Improve Security and Efficiency
Three international Mexican airports — those in Mexico City, Cancun and Los Cabos — have installed 100 new kiosks that are to use biometric technology that will capture fingerprints to verify the identities of the 8 million arrivals anticipated in the first year of their operation. SITA, the multinational information technology company providing IT and Read more
Mexico’s Diplomatic Work Uninterrupted by Trump’s Twitter Assaults
As President Trump ramps up his Ttwitter attacks on Mexico, work at the Mexican Consulate General in Atlanta goes on processing passports, consular identification cards, powers of attorney, birth registrations and, until recently, voting cards. Another preoccupation is preparing for the upcoming general elections scheduled to be held in Mexico on July 1 when voters Read more
Kennesaw State University Launches School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development
Kennesaw State University’s new School of Conflict Management, Peacebuilding and Development is to offer a master’s degree in conflict management, a dual master’s degree in conflict and business administration, and a doctorate in international conflict management. Its mission statement outlines the school’s goals to include the training of its students with peacemaking and development skills Read more
Gary White and Matt Damon’s Water.org Promotes Financial Solutions to Water Scarcity
A fortunate few find their life’s work during their junior year in college. Such was the case for Gary White when he was on a mission trip to Guatemala. “It was my first trip out of the country,” he told Global Atlanta while visiting Kennesaw State University for the March 15 opening of its School Read more
Seven from the Atlanta Music Project to Perform in Mexico City With 293 Peers From Across the Americas
Seven teenage members of the Atlanta Music Project, an intensive music education program, are to perform in an international orchestra of 300 young musicians from around the Americas at a festival in Mexico City Feb. 28-March 4. Stephanie Shapiro, director of development for the project, told Global Atlanta that Maestro Gustavo Dudamel, the 37-year-old music Read more
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