Editor’s note: This sponsored commentary was provided by the School of Modern Languages in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. It was written Jenny Strakovsky, associate director of graduate studies. Renowned for its engineers and computer scientists, Georgia Tech has gained the national spotlight as a groundbreaking leader in liberal arts […]
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French Unicorn Mirakl’s Recipe for Transatlantic Startup Success
Leave it to a French company to use a culinary allegory to offer a business lesson. Perhaps playing to the perceived stereotypes harbored by his audience, Mirakl co-founder and U.S. CEO Adrien Nussenbaum shared his recipe for transatlantic startup success during the 11th annual France-Atlanta series held virtually this year by the Consulate General of […]
Atlanta Could Soon Be Dubbed a ‘French Tech’ Hub
Love French wine, French food, French luxury brands and French…technology? Francophiles who wish to help Atlanta win official designation as a French tech hub are invited to participate in efforts to create an organized community of French entrepreneurs and startups here. A group of Francophile entrepreneurs, with the help of the Consulate General of France […]
Atlanta Nano-Material Startup Carbice Raises $15M to Transform Global Electronics Manufacturing
Atlanta nano-material startup Carbice Corp. has raised $15 million to continue an expansion into markets and industries that got a boost by a trip to France in 2018. Spun off from research by the founders conducted at Georgia Tech and beyond, Carbice makes a black tape composed of recycled aluminum and arrayed carbon nanotubes that […]
Lockdown Lessons: Germany, France Taking New Approaches to Fight Second Wave, Consuls Say
The fact that Europe is facing a second wave of the coronavirus pandemic heading into the colder months is no surprise, but the speed of its resurgence has been uncanny. Over the last month, many European nations have seen per capita rates of infection eclipsing those of the U.S., which has been criticized globally for […]
Film and Video Games: A New Dimension in Atlanta’s Investment Ties With France
Atlanta and France have connected on biotechnology, manufacturing, science and airport development over the years, but one area remains where each can get better acquainted: the overlapping creative spheres of gaming and film. Paris, of course, is well-known as a film hub, and French cinema is widely acclaimed globally. France is a powerhouse cultural exporter […]
Atlanta Journalist Honored as French-American Foundation Young Leader
Atlanta journalist Rickey Bevington, who anchors NPR’s All Things Considered on Georgia Public Broadcasting, has been named a French-American Foundation young leader for 2020. Ms. Bevington joins this year’s cohort of 11 on the American side, along with and a network of more than 500 alumni since 1981, including influential businesspeople, educators, cultural figures, artists, athletes and […]
Aerotropolis Atlanta Distributes 2,000 Medical Masks Donated by Beijing Partner
Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance, the economic development collaborative helping the region around Hartsfield-Jackson capitalize on its growth, is now sharing more than best practices with its partners in Beijing. During the pandemic, the organization received some 2,000 masks donated from the Beijing New Aerotropolis Holding company, which have been distributed to cities around the Atlanta airport […]
European Investors Struggle to Access Pandemic Relief in U.S.
As European firms operating in the United States face disruptions to their supply chains from home, they also seem to be less able to benefit from resources that could help their American competitors more quickly recover from a pandemic-induced recession. European subsidiaries are huge employers in the U.S., with a substantial multiplier effect for the […]
EU Ambassador: Coronavirus Is Proving European Solidarity, Testing Global Unity
Editor’s note: Atlanta’s European consulates and chambers have joined together to host a “Europe Day” webinar featuring local diplomats and business leaders as well as the head of the trade delegation at the EU delegation to the U.S. The free event starts at 10 on Thursday The COVID-19 pandemic, which slammed the European Union before turning its […]
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