Mytex Polymers U.S. Corp. is set to invest $7 million to add a production line in an existing 140,000-square-foot plastics facility in Covington, creating 15 new jobs. The move comes as the company is seeing increased demand for its long glass polypropylene, a reinforced resin used mostly for car parts. The company is based in Jeffersonville, […]
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Consulates and COVID-19: How Japan, Bahamas and the United Kingdom Are Coping, Learning
The work of diplomats is personal by nature, but some leaders of foreign outposts in Atlanta are finding during the pandemic era that this need not mean “physical.” In the first virtual edition of its Consular Conversations series sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC May 8, Global Atlanta welcomed Japanese Consul General Kazuyuki Takeuchi, Bahamian Consul […]
JETRO Survey: More Japanese Firms Suspend or Reduce Production as Sales Flag Amid Pandemic
More Japanese firms across the country are suspending or reducing their manufacturing operations as the pandemic puts a major dent in sales, according to a second survey by the Japan External Trade Organization that heavily weights firms in the Southeast U.S. The trade and investment agency’s second “quick survey” compiled 1,048 responses from Japanese-owned subsidiaries […]
Endicott College: Part of the Legacy in Korea of a Former Georgia Tech Prof
South Korea’s president Moon Jae-in emerged from the April 15 legislative elections stronger than ever placing his party in a position to set the country’s political, educational and diplomatic agendas as it emerges from the threat of COVID-19, according to John Endicott, the former Georgia Tech professor who currently serves as president of a Korean […]
Georgia’s Global Manufacturers Retool to Help Health System Fight COVID-19
Even as they deal with a maze of restrictions, new safety protocols and uncertainty about their own operations, manufacturers across Georgia, many of them with foreign parent companies, have found ways to step up and fight the COVID-19 pandemic within the state and beyond. Some in Washington have criticized President Trump for only recently using […]
How Japanese Firms Are Managing Covid-19 and the Rapid Shift to Remote Work
Japanese companies in the United States face myriad challenges as the coronavirus outbreak forces an abrupt shift to remote work, throwing a wrench into operations heavy on manufacturing and deeply reliant on in-person communication. Nearly 70 percent of Japanese subsidiaries here have seen their sales slip, while 90 percent have at least some staff working […]
Toyo Tire, Another Large, Japanese-Owned Plant, Pauses Production
Toyo Tire is pausing manufacturing at is White, Ga., facility, one of the largest Japanese-owned plants in the state, as the coronavirus saps demand. The tire plant in Bartow County near Cartersville, which has expanded multiple times over the last decade, is expected to resume production April 19, the company announced in a March 30 news release. […]
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 […]
Kubota Shuts Down Georgia Factories Through April 13, Affecting 3,000-Plus Workers
Japanese-owned Kubota, which makes tractors and industrial equipment, has shut down manufacturing at its two Georgia factories through April 13. The two-week hiatus started March 31 and comes as manufacturers face uncertainty around their supply chains and concerns about keeping employees safe as governments mandate measures to stem the spread of COVID-19. “The suspension of production […]
Society: Japanese Restaurants, Businesses in Need of Support During Covid-19 Outbreak
As Atlanta restaurants shut their doors to foot traffic, they’re increasingly asking customers to do what they can to ensure the coronavirus-induced lull is indeed temporary. The Japan-America Society of Georgia is doing its part, publishing a list of member establishments open to accepting investments in the future of the Japanese (and Asian) food scene […]
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