This year, the international nonprofit CARE will for the first time conduct poverty-alleviation work in Atlanta, instituting a savings program for women based on a model that took off first in Niger. Village Savings and Loan Associations brings women together in local financial cooperatives, allowing them to pool funds to preserve personal wealth and issue loans to […]
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GLOBE Export Award Applications Open
The Georgia Department of Economic Development has opened applications for its yearly celebration of export achievement. 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. Applications are being accepted through Nov. 1, with companies needing to […]
Greenlight to Accelerate Financial Literacy Mission With $54M Investment
Tim Sheehan only has to look at his own household to see the global applications for the financial technology company he founded. Three of the Greenlight Financial CEO’s four children have used its accounts to kickstart savings toward study-abroad trips to Germany and Spain. Starting with the eldest, each raised $900 through odd jobs and […]
Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Retains Busiest Airport Crown, Sees Growth Potential Globally
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the busiest in the world, growing 3.3 percent to reach nearly 107.4 million passengers in 2018, according to Airports Council International. New numbers released by the trade group Sept. 16 confirmed a prediction earlier this year that ATL would retain its crown. Hartsfield-Jackson once again again fended off a challenge from second-ranking Beijing […]
From Barcelona to Atlanta: Smart City Expo to Launch Sept. 11
Atlanta efforts to position itself as an international hub for mobile technologies, the Internet of Things and the burgeoning field of smart cities is getting a major boost starting Sept. 11. The three-day Smart City Expo Atlanta next week will be the first U.S. edition of a series of international conferences on the sector that […]
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 […]
Georgia State Welcomes the World — Literally — in Diverse Incoming Class
Georgia State University’s 53,000 students enrolled this year feature many internal records for diversity, from the fact that more than a third of students are black to the unprecedented numbers of Asians and Hispanics entering as freshmen. But the university also improved on one already staggering statistic: As of Friday, the school will feature students […]
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 — […]
Traveling or Working Abroad? Prepare for Family Issues Before You Go
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored post paid for by the Manely Firm. Traveling abroad or relocating your family overseas for that coveted promotion can be a dream come true, but without the proper preparation, many journeys begun cheerfully have ended in nightmarish scenarios. That’s why The Manely Firm is helping international businesspeople in Georgia — from […]
Georgia State To Offer Three-Day Blockchain Strategy Program
Learn the fundamentals of blockchain technology, how to use it to create revenue and profit, and develop blockchain-enabled use cases and business models for your company at this July 31-Aug. 2 program offered by Georgia State University. Learn more. Editor’s note: The below is a sponsored post written by the staff of the Robinson College […]
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