Editor’s note: This post is published as part of Kuck Baxter’s annual sponsorship of Global Atlanta. While it’s clear that President Trump’s widely publicized executive order last week limits legal immigration into the U.S., the action includes a wide range of exemptions and muddy definitions that make it hard for companies and families to decipher who can get […]
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Laying Off Foreign Workers During the Pandemic? Here’s How to Help Them While Complying With Immigration Laws
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post published as part of Kuck Baxter’s annual advertising package with Global Atlanta. As immigration attorneys, employers terminating foreign workers often ask us about their obligations, as well as the work options available to those they’re forced to let go. In recent days, companies dealing with the economic impacts […]
Elavon to Sell Mexican Card Processing Business to Santander
Atlanta-based payment processor Elavon has reached an agreement to sell its Mexican business to Santander, the Spanish bank with a deep presence in Latin America. Elavon, a subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp, said the action would not impact any of its business in the U.S. or beyond, and that local employees in Mexico would join Santander […]
International Visitors Have Outsized Influence on Georgia’s Record Tourism Year
A record tourism year in which Georgia saw 111.7 million visitors spending $36.9 billion in the state was bolstered by the growing international segment, where stays tend to be longer and spending levels higher. The nearly 1.4 million international visitors, up 1.4 percent from the year before, may seem minuscule in comparison to the massive […]
Commerce Official Touts Benefits of USMCA, China Deal in Atlanta
Landmark trade deals with China and Mexico and Canada are just the first evidence U.S. trade strategy is helping level the playing field and drive opportunity for Georgia exporters, a Commerce Department official said during a meeting with about 15 Atlanta executives Monday. Two days before President Trump signed the U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement, acting […]
Kemp at Kiwanis: Focus Is on Combating Gangs and Attracting Foreign Investment
Gov. Brian Kemp described at the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta’s luncheon this week how much of his current agenda is focused on global issues, ranging from breaking up the narcotics activities of Georgia-based criminal gangs to foreign direct investment. He began his presentation Jan. 28 at the Loudermilk Conference Center downtown by announcing his administration’s […]
Former Mexican Community Leader’s Legacy Highlighted at Tribute Ceremony
Atlanta was barely prepared for the 1996 Summer Olympics, the city’s epic transformational event. With the Games only 90 days away, a Washington Post reporter described Atlanta as the “hospitable but anxious first city of the South is like a frazzled hostess scrambling to set the table minutes before the Sunday company arrives.” Behind the […]
Chamber Annual Meeting: Atlanta Keeps Sights on World Cup Goals
It might seem far away, but Atlanta is keeping its sights squarely on its goals for hosting key matches during the 2026 World Cup, betting that its newfound soccer bona fides will pay off in an effort to welcome the world — and their tourism dollars. What is settled so far is that the United […]
Atlanta Sets Metro Area Export Record in New Commerce Department Figures
A new report from the U.S. Commerce Department shows metro Atlanta exports surging in 2018 in the face of concerns that a multi-front trade war could stifle broader global economic growth. Companies within the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta metropolitan statistical area exported about $24.1 billion worth of products last year, about 60 percent of the overall export […]
Bernice King Honored as Citizen of Seoul as King Center Hosts International Expo
On a steamy Saturday afternoon Aug. 10 attendees at the Beloved Community International Expo held at the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change, including four consuls general based in Atlanta, witnessed a huge bowl of “bibimbap” being cooked symbolizing the harmonious coming together of the city’s different communities. “Bibimbap is a popular Korean cuisine — […]
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