As the coronavirus was being recognized for the global scourge that already had resulted in the deaths in China and elsewhere including the United States, home-schooled, 12-year-old Samuel Wright approached Nathan Crawford, a lead public health adviser at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for an interview. Samuel had won in February a regional […]
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Pandemic Speeds Up Launch of Global Health Crisis Center in Atlanta
A center tasked with deepening the collaboration between the private sector and Atlanta’s growing global health community launched this week, its timeline accelerated and relevancy accentuated by the coronavirus pandemic. The Global Health Crisis Coordination Center, or GHC3, is backed by $1 million in seed funding from Microsoft and the CDC Foundation, and has built […]
These 40-Plus International Organizations in Atlanta Need Your Support During the Pandemic
Compiling our calendar each week, we at Global Atlanta have a pretty good idea how the city’s international affairs organizations, language institutes and binational chambers have been affected by the sudden and precipitous drop in event revenue these last few weeks. Weathering the pandemic ourselves, facing canceled ads to postponed forums, we got to thinking that […]
While Sheltering in Place, This Nonprofit Wants to Stoke Your Global Travel Dreams
With flights grounded and the world turned upside down just in the last month, it may seem that the inertia of the coronavirus pandemic will keep the world at a wary standstill forever. But one Atlanta nonprofit is helping facilitate travel dreams for the day when the storm passes and jet-setters are once again free […]
Atlanta Posts New Resources on Covid-19, Including Multilingual Health Information
The City of Atlanta has published a slew of new information related to Wednesday’s shelter-in-place order and the broader fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, including loan assistance for businesses and health handouts published in more than 20 languages. A centerpiece of the city’s outreach is the new #ATLSTRONG website, which allows citizens to get notifications about […]
Bastian: Delta to Park Half Its Fleet, Cut International Flights by 80 Percent
Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says traveling by air in the time of coronavirus can be done safely, but that restrictions that now cover 40 countries during the pandemic are forcing the airline to drastically slash services both domestically and abroad. International flights will be cut back by 80 percent, part of a 70 […]
Commentary: Franchisors Must Serve, Sacrifice to Save ‘America’s Hidden Small Businesses’ During Pandemic
As we brace for the economic impact of the global Covid-19 pandemic, now is not the time for business as usual, especially when it comes to the franchising model at the heart of some of Atlanta’s biggest businesses. Franchising is a primary form of distribution in almost all sectors of the U.S. service economy, one […]
World Trade Center, Other Global Organizations Taking Key Events Online
The World Trade Center Atlanta is moving ahead with an event tonight where it is slated to make an announcement about its future operations — but you’ll have to grab your own hors d’oeuvres and drinks. The meeting, like many in the new normal during of the Covid-19 outbreak, has moved online and will be […]
Georgia’s ‘State of Trade’ in Flux as Outbreak Clouds Outlook
Last Thursday, as a panel of trade experts took the stage, it was still unclear how Georgia‘s economy would be just a few days later. For the most part, the Georgia Department of Economic Development and World Trade Center Atlanta’s State of Trade breakfast was looking back at a year where Georgia posted a 1.5 […]
Canceled by Coronavirus: Myriad Global Events in Atlanta Called Off, Pushed Back
Editor’s note: Global Atlanta is continually updating our curated international calendar with the latest cancellations and postponements. Check specific event listings at www.globalatlanta.com/events for our latest information, which will also be reflected in our Monday morning events briefing. Sign up for that newsletter here. Updated Friday, March 13 at 6:42 p.m. International organizations around Atlanta are […]
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