What began as an inspired vision of a network of soccer fields around Atlanta’s major transit stations in 2016 has taken another forward pass with the announcement that two new community pitches for Station Soccer – West End are to be opened on Sept. 8 at 3 p.m. The Aug. 15 announcement of the city’s Read more
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Jaguar Land Rover Sales and Rehab Center to Open in Savannah
The United Kingdom-based Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC, a subsidiary of the Indian company Tata Motors, is to open its first U.S. “Works Centre” in Savannah in the summer of 2019. Gov. Nathan Deal announced the new operation hub of Jaguar Land Rover Classics on Aug. 15, saying that the facility is to create 75 Read more
Portuguese-born Fraud Protection Company to Double Local Headcount to 60
Fraud protection company Feedzai, which was founded in Portugal and set up an office in Atlanta in 2016, is set to double its headcount locally to 60 by early next year. Feedzai offers machine learning capabilities that help financial institutions and payment platforms detect and prevent fraud. It prides itself on providing an open platform Read more
Credit Card Declined: U.K.’s PPRO Just Got $50M to Help Payment Processors Reach the Rest of the E-Commerce World
British payments platform PPRO Group has just received a major boost in its efforts to help larger companies in Atlanta engage with emerging e-commerce markets around the world. PPRO on July 16 announced that it had raised $50 million in a new investment round led by online payments giant PayPal, with the goal of bringing its “alternative payments” solutions Read more
Thyssenkrupp to Build $200 Million HQ and Elevator Test Tower in Cobb
Thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas, a branch of the German steel and industrial conglomerate, is set to invest some $200 million to build a headquarters complex and test tower in Cobb County. The company announced July 26 that the project would bring 900 jobs to three facilities on a nearly five-acre site near the Atlanta Braves’ SunTrust Read more
Lab1886, Daimler’s ‘Innovation Machine’ in Atlanta, Runs on Global Tech Exchanges
A new innovation hub opened by German automotive giant Daimler in Atlanta has already begun to foster cross-border exchanges of technology talent. Launched July 16 with fanfare and attendance by both Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the auto maker fulfilled a promise made when its best-known brand, Mercedes-Benz, opened its Read more
Hat Maker of Beijing Brings Summer Workshops to Atlanta, Her Hometown
The decision started with a hobby: When Elisabeth Koch’s Dutch father was given a choice to set up his company’s North American office in Atlanta or Chicago, he relied on more than market research. “In Atlanta, he found the Chattahoochee River, and he thought, ‘I could do some good fly fishing there,’” Ms. Koch said. Read more
British Consul General: U.K. Has Deeper Appetite for Engagement With the South
Editor’s note: The below story is based on an arrival interview with new U.K. Consul General Andrew Staunton, who will also be the featured guest at Global Atlanta’s upcoming Consular Conversations luncheon and public interview Aug. 22. Sign up here to eat something and learn something while meeting the South’s top British diplomat. Before taking Read more
ABB Completes GE Unit Acquisition, Deepening Swiss Presence in Atlanta
Swiss electrification giant ABB Inc. on June 30 closed a $2.6 billion deal to buy GE Industrial Solutions, reportedly with plans to keep the unit’s headquarters in Atlanta. The company sees the acquisition as a strategic move to undergird its strengths in power generation globally and deepen its presence in the North American market. For Atlanta, the Read more
Looking for a French Connection? Apply for the Atlanta Startup Exchange
Four young companies from both Atlanta and Toulouse, France, this fall will take part in an annual exchange program promising broad international exposure. As the Atlanta International Startup Exchange returns for its third year, it’s once again focusing solely on Toulouse, a sister city of Atlanta since 1974 and the founding partner as the program Read more
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