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‘Global Culture’ Helps Atlanta Land a European Software Unicorn

Data intelligence software proivder Collibra, based in Brussels, is set to create 200 jobs at its second U.S. office in Atlanta, drawn by the city’s tech talent and “global culture.” Executives said these attributes reflected the values of a fast-growing company that recently raised $100 million at more than a billion-dollar valuation and has set […]

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    • Economic Development

Belgium Shows Atlanta Its French(-Speaking) Side

The Belgian region of Wallonia may be armed with plenty of modern-day incentives to lure outside investors, but it also can point to evidence from history that it’s a coveted area. Belgium brands itself as the crossroads of Latin and Nordic cultures, a truly cosmopolitan place where a company can credibly be called a pan-European […]

  • Belgium
    • Economic Development

Belgium’s Barco to Hire 50 at Updated Americas Headquarters in Gwinnett

Belgium-based Barco Inc., which provides LED screens and electronic equipment to help companies, hospitals, movie theaters and other organizations collaborate visually, is expanding in Gwinnett County and formally choosing metro Atlanta as its North American headquarters.  The announcement includes a $5 million capital investment to add service offerings and upgrade its current workspace to attract […]

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Ambassador: Liberia Can Be Georgia’s ‘Springboard’ to the African Continent

Liberia’s determined efforts to solidify its ties with Georgia were energized by the mid-May visit of its ambassador to the U.S. who encouraged the state to play a dominant role in establishing a cargo hub for the African continent. George S. W. Patten Sr., a veteran Liberian diplomat who assumed his position in January, met […]

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Belgium and the South: Linked Through a History of Global Trade

The big story out of the Masters at Augusta National this year was the major victory that cemented Tiger Woods’ comeback story. But William De Baets had his mind more on the golf course grounds than the tournament itself.  Since his arrival in 2017, the Belgian consul general has undertaken an investigation of historical ties […]

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EU’s Quiet Message to Trump: European Ties Support 237,000 Jobs in Georgia

As President Donald Trump threatens to “tariff the hell out of” Europe in advance of upcoming negotiations, the EU is taking a quieter tack toward showing how playing hardball on trade could be problematic for the U.S. This month the EU Mission to the U.S. in Washington released a state-by-state analysis of the two-way trading […]

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Benelux Benefits: European Ambassadors Tout Integration Over Trade Barriers

The ambassadors of Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg argued from experience Monday for the virtues of integrated economies while expressing concern that the bonds holding the global trading system together are weakening.  The Benelux envoys chose Atlanta for what will be their only joint appearance outside the Beltway to mark 60 years since they created a model […]

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  • Netherlands
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Belgian Investment, Global Democracy Highlighted at King’s Day Festivities

Belgium’s top diplomat in the Southeast used the occasion of King’s Day in mid-November to highlight his country’s strong economic ties with the region, even as President Trump’s renewed threats of European auto tariffs fanned trade tensions.  “The President has suggested that the European Union is a threat to the USA,” William De Baets was […]

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Belgian Firm to Finance, Operate Massive Georgia Solar Farm

The U.S. arm of Belgium’s Origis Energy has purchased a solar farm under construction near Warner Robins, Ga., from Arizona-based First Solar.  Known as GA Solar 4, the 200-megawatt project in Twiggs County is expected to be the largest solar farm in the Southeast U.S. when completed.  The deal was announced Oct. 24, but financial […]

  • Belgium
    • Diplomacy
    • Trade

New Flanders Trade Rep Arrives in Atlanta 

A new trade representative for the Belgian region of Flanders has taken up the Atlanta post vacated when former commissioner Wim Van Cauteren left for Mexico City last September.  Flanders Investment and Trade has tapped Conny Van Wulpen comes to Atlanta off of a seven-year stint at the organization’s office in Casablanca, Morocco. Before that, her 19-year career with the agency […]

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