Virgin Atlantic, which took over Atlanta flights to the northwestern English city of Manchester from its joint-venture partner Delta Air Lines three years ago, is expanding the route’s capacity by nearly 60 percent. Virgin will deploy a Boeing 747 that can seat 455 people on the route starting next summer, up from two separate Read more
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Dutch Firm Picks Hall County for $17 Million Factory
A Dutch industrial giant with capabilities in contract manufacturing and car and bus assembly is putting a $17 million factory in Hall County that will employ 110 people. VDL Groep, which operates 98 subsidiaries in 20 countries around the world and boasts more than 17,000 global employees, assembles cars on behalf of BMW in the Netherlands Read more
Just Peachy: Hungarian Delegation Deepens Agribusiness Ties With Georgia
A Hungarian delegation toured Georgia June 7, meeting with top agricultural leaders in the country’s latest effort to deepen food trade and share best practices with the state. The group included a few Hungarian farmers and was led by Balázs Györffy, the chair of the Budapest-based Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture, along with the agricultural attache from the Hungarian embassy Read more
Newnan Woos Swiss Bottle Cap Manufacturer With Hard and Soft Sells
Jim Blair, the managing director of Navigator Consulting LLC, uses a lot of data in helping his clients but he hasn’t forgotten the importance of “soft skills.” When J.B. Fisher, president and general manager of a Swiss bottle cap manufacturer, asked him to find the best Southeast location for a greenfield plant they took off Read more
Agnes Scott President Lays Out Atlanta’s Strengths and Challenges Before Departing for Oxford
Twelve years ago just after arriving in Atlanta to begin her tenure as president of Agnes Scott College, Dr. Elizabeth Kiss read a New York Times article about the Fugees’ search for a soccer field and the wrong turn that Luma Mufieh made while driving through Clarkston. Ms. Mufleh, originally from Amman, Jordan, came to Read more
Czech Jazz Pianist Returns to Atlanta June 1-2 to Celebrate 1918 Independence and Honor Czech/Slovak School
The origins of the Czech and Slovak School of Atlanta, honoring Karel Velan date back five years to when Ivana Valkusova visited Atlanta from Paris. Curious to learn more about Atlanta’s Czech community, she contacted George Novak, the honorary consul general, and impressed upon him the need to open a school that would teach the American Read more
Purina Launches Operations at Site of Massive Future Factory
Purina has opened operations in Hartwell, taking the first step in a $320 million investment plan that will generate 240 jobs in the northeast Georgia community by 2023. Political and economic development leaders attended a ribbon-cutting event Monday at a new 190,000-square-foot distribution center on the site that will eventually host a massive pet food plant. Read more
Departing Indian, British Diplomats Share Advice for Atlanta, Each Other
Maybe it’s something as simple as an iconic new tower, or perhaps it comes down to organizing more frequent and effective international trade missions. Either way, Atlanta needs to do a better job garnering international recognition for what is easy to see when you’re already here: a diverse, global city that is coming into its Read more
Delta’s European Tie-Ups Grow Deeper
Atlanta’s Delta Air Lines Inc. has signed a new agreement with two old partners across the Atlantic as part of a plan to link all three more closely together. Delta has separate tie-ups with French and Dutch joint venture Air France-KLM and United Kingdom-based Virgin Atlantic, the latter in which Delta owns a 49 percent Read more
World Trade Day Completes Second Year as Catalyst for Trade Conversation
Fresh off its second annual event, the World Trade Day celebration in Atlanta is already starting to look toward a third year as the catalyst for a city-wide conversation about trade. Hosted by the World Trade Center Atlanta, the event saw success this year at a new venue, hosting 25 percent more attendees (up to Read more
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