The Georgia Department of Economic Development is accepting applications for the awards constituting its yearly celebration of export achievement, now in their seventh year. GLOBE Awards — Georgians Leveraging Opportunities By Exporting — are given to companies based in the state that have expanded into a new country in a given year. In addition to […]
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Coca-Cola Faces Uneven Recovery Around the World
Coca-Cola Co. continued to face an uneven recovery around the world as the economies remained under varying levels of pressure from the coronavirus pandemic. In the third quarter, Coke’s global case volume dropped by 4 percent and revenues declined 9 percent from the previous year to to $8.7 billion, with performance in each market determined largely by local […]
Georgia’s International Trade Team Wins Unprecedented Fourth National Export Honor
Georgia’s international trade team has become the first organization ever to win a fourth presidential award for boosting American exports. The E Awards, started in the 1960s by President John F. Kennedy and distributed by the U.S. Commerce Department, constitute the government’s highest honor for companies that contribute to American economic vitality by selling their goods […]
WestRock CEO: How COVID-19 Has Changed the Global Conversation on Sustainability, Diversity
When the pandemic hit, Atlanta-based packaging giant WestRock’s executives thought their stellar record on safety would take a bit of a hit as workers arrived to plants tired or distracted. In fact, the opposite came true. Faced with temperature checks at the door, mask wearing and other safety requirements, along with company-provided flu shots, employees […]
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 […]
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 […]
New Directory: International Buyers, Meet Georgia Exporters
This guest commentary was written by Mary Waters, Deputy Commissioner for International Trade at the Georgia Department of Economic Development, which has compiled the online Export Georgia, USA Directory to connect global buyers with Georgia-based suppliers. As we continue to emerge from the impacts of a global pandemic, the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s (GDEcD) International Trade team continues […]
Chemours Invests $86M in Georgia Acquisition, Mining Operation
Chemical manufacturer Chemours is investing $86 million to acquire a Georgia company and open a new mining operation and plant in Wayne County, Ga., a move that will create 78 jobs. The Delaware-based DuPont spinoff makes Teflon and other chemical brands and mineral sands used in manufacturing in industries like aerospace, automotive and energy. It’s […]
CIFAL Offers Atlanta Educators, Companies UN-Level Training in Sustainable Development
This article was contributed by Dr. Binbin Jiang, Executive Director of Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and Director of CIFAL Atlanta. In light of recent travel limitations due to the global pandemic, United Nations training center CIFAL Atlanta is offering virtual programs on sustainable development, youth leadership development, health and well-being and human […]
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