A stock swap between two health giants in Europe is resulting in more than 225 new jobs across northern Georgia, 150 more than previously expected from the merger. Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., formed from a recently closed deal in which the German company gained control of French animal-health giant Merial, is investing $120 million Read more
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Still Time to See Atlanta Airport’s Global ‘Winter Wonderland’
Traveling through the airport on your way back from Christmas festivities overseas? There’s still time to see Hartsfield-Jackson’s Winter Wonderland on display in the International Terminal atrium through Jan. 2. Each year, the airport’s international affairs team asks consulates to help decorate the traditional trees with ornaments, flags and other artifacts representing their countries. This year, as in years past, 12 Read more
Alliance Française Draws 2,500 to First French Market
The Alliance Française’s first-ever outdoor French market drew about 2,500 attendees, an unexpectedly large crowd filled in part with walkup traffic at the Millennium Gate Museum at Atlantic Station. A large French flag hung from the gate, drawing people to the European-style arch just west of the area’s main shopping district on Oct. 13. Read more
France-Atlanta Adds Color to Cascade Heights With CEET Mural
Graphic artist CEET Fouad can turn up pretty much anywhere. Born in Algeria of Moroccan descent his family moved to Atlanta‘s sister city of Toulouse, France, when he was 7 years old. It was in Toulouse that he started his street art, and it’s been art, which has brought him to Atlanta as well as taken Read more
Aerotropolis Atlanta in Talks With New Beijing Airport
The Atlanta Aerotropolis Alliance is in talks with Beijing to cross-promote their airport areas for investment in a partnership similar to what the city has maintained with Paris in recent years. Alliance President and CEO Shannon James traveled to China in October for a Sustainable Airport Areas seminar hosted by Hubstart Paris, the economic development Read more
‘Bells of Peace’ to Toll on 11/11 for Both White and Black Georgian WW1 Dead
At precisely 11 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 11, bells and carillons across Georgia will be slowly ringing in commemoration of the 3,700 Georgians who died in World War One, “the War to End All Wars.” Virginia Dilkes, the daughter of a WW1 sergeant engineer, has spent countless hours contacting churches, legionnaire posts, universities, cemeteries and Read more
Atlanta’s Business France Agency Focused on Transatlantic Ties Despite Stalled Negotiations
While the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership hangs in midair, Robert Blumel is optimistic about French investments being made in the Southeast U.S. and conversely the potential for Atlanta-based startups and small-to-medium sized firms in France and Europe. Having spent the past three years in Atlanta representing the Business France agency and four years beforehand Read more
AGCO Chief Executive Knighted for Commitment to France’s Culture and Economy
AGCO Corp.’s chief executive doesn’t paper over the differences between Germany, the country of his heritage, and France, where he has pursued a life of learning that culminated in his being knighted by the French government this week. When the tractor and agricultural products manufacturer decided to move the home of its Massey-Ferguson brand to Read more
Four French Startups to Arrive Oct. 15 for Entrepreneurial Exchange, Just in Time for France-Atlanta
Four French companies will arrive from Toulouse next week as part of an exchange of startups that also saw four local companies visit the Atlanta sister city during the first week of October. The Atlanta International Startup Exchange’s final eight winners were announced Sept. 28 by the office of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Each was set Read more
Air France to Nearly Double Capacity on Atlanta-Paris Flight Using A380
Air France is set to bring the world’s largest commercial jet into Atlanta every day next year, a sign that the carrier’s joint venture with Delta Air Lines Inc. is soaring to new heights. The Airbus A380 (made by the French aircraft manufacturer) is to replace a Boeing 777-200ER starting March 31, with the effect Read more
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