Papa John’s may be known to Americans as the pizza chain down the street, but when the franchisor moves its headquarters to Atlanta, it also brings extensive global connections. Founded in Louisville, Ky., Papa John’s announced this week it would move key corporate operations to Georgia, where it already employs 2,500 people. Around the world, the […]
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Mayor’s Office Seeks Export Feedback to Guide Global Business Programs
The City of Atlanta’s Office of International Affairs is seeking feedback from local companies to improve its export- and global business-related content. In previous years, the mayor’s office has assisted business through its Passport to Export programs, which connected companies to trade resources. More recently during the pandemic, it has highlighted export successes through business […]
How the U.S. Should Leverage Cities Like Atlanta in COVID-19 Vaccine Negotiations
Editor’s note: This sponsored article is provided by Kennesaw State University’s Division of Global Affairs and was written by Sonia J. Toson, director of diversity relations at KSU’s Michael J. Coles College of Business and assistant professor of law in the School of Accountancy. Science is very clear on the fact that COVID-19 cannot be eradicated, […]
OneTrust Rides Global Privacy Rules to Top of Inc. 5000 List
The statistic is so large it’s almost hard to fathom: Atlanta-based OneTrust has posted a mind-boggling 48,337 percent growth rate in the last three years, putting it at the top of the Inc. 5000 list of fast-growing companies in the United States. But the privacy software provider’s uncanny timing and growth has a lot to […]
Confronting Coronavirus With Creativity: How Design Can Color Atlanta’s Response
Elayne DeLeo, co-founding partner of MA! Design Is Human and co-founder and director of the Atlanta Design Festival, which this year will be held virtually Sept. 12-30. To face down the coronavirus, Georgia has formed a variety of task forces on shoring up the economy, primary health care, emergency preparedness, homelessness and more. These groups all contain influential […]
Atlanta Seeks Multilingual Volunteers for Census Texting Campaign
The City of Atlanta’s census committee is seeking volunteers fluent in languages including Spanish, French, Chinese and Korean for a texting campaign aimed at ensuring Atlantans fill out their full census forms. The message was circulated via Twitter and beyond by the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs. The acute effort complements Welcoming Atlanta’s ongoing iSpeakATL initiative, […]
Virtual Vitality: International Business Research Center Sees Opportunity in Online Shift
Editor’s note: This sponsored post was written by Tamer Cavusgil, Fuller E. Callaway Professorial Chair at Georgia State University’s Robinson College of Business, and Executive Director of Georgia State CIBER, a national resource center in international business. During the global pandemic, flexibility has become a byword for those in the business community, particularly for firms managing […]
Hartsfield-Jackson Named Most Efficient Airport for 17th Straight Year
Atlanta’s marketers try to ensure everyone knows the city’s airport is the busiest on the planet, but far fewer know that it’s also the world’s most efficient. The Air Transport Research Society determined at a virtual award ceremony in early July that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport can wear that mantle for the 17th straight year. The […]
Birds: The Original Globalists, Through the Eyes of a Naturalist
For 30 years Stan Tekiela has been studying the flight patterns of birds around the world. Inspired by the work of living English naturalists Jane Goodall, the anthropologist, and Sir David Attenborough, the broadcaster, as well as their forebear John James Audubon, Mr. Tekiela told Global Atlanta, “I haven’t met a bird that I didn’t think […]
Metro Atlanta Chamber Promotes CEO From Within
Katie Kirkpatrick has been tapped to succeed Hala Moddelmog as president and CEO at the Metro Atlanta Chamber. Ms. Kirkpatrick, the chamber’s longtime chief policy officer, will begin in the new role June 15, building on her work advocating to shore up the region’s business environment. Her appointment comes as the chamber is helping galvanize […]
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