Porsche Cars North America has unveiled an online tool to help its customers calculate carbon emissions and offset them by donating to four worldwide projects. The Atlanta-based unit of the German auto maker is working with Switzerland’s South Pole to provide the vetted opportunities. Unlike some programs that ask for donations and simply guarantee that the money […]
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Porsche’s Digital Arm to Set Up Atlanta Office Within HQ
Porsche Digital GmbH, a subsidiary of the German car manufacturer focused on bringing the company’s online customer experience up to the standards of its performance automobiles, is setting up an office in Atlanta. The outpost within the Porsche Cars North America headquarters near Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is to hire up to 15 people over the […]
MP: Immigration Crisis Helped Revive Germany’s Populist Right
A few years back, Germany’s far-right party was on the ropes after the euro-zone’s recovery proved the value of the common currency. The Alternative for Germany, known by its German acronym AfD, had lost the primary issue it used to drive an anti-European agenda. Its poll numbers started to drop. Then came the refugees, […]
BMW Set to Open $17M Training Center Near Atlanta Airport
BMW is set to open a $17 million training facility near the Atlanta airport next week, the latest in a series of investments in the German auto maker’s training capabilities in the U.S. One of the 53,000-square-foot College Park facility’s aims will be to prepare recent graduates from auto technician programs for employment throughout the […]
Bavaria and Georgia Underscore Ties Amid ‘Worry’ Over U.S.-Germany Trade
Georgia and Bavaria, two influential southern states an ocean apart, have an array of business and cultural ties binding them together, but both sides still see a personal touch as vital to furthering their relationship. State Minister Florian Herrmann, a cabinet member for the German state, stopped into Atlanta in mid-June to meet with Atlanta […]
Germany’s Variotech to Set Up North American Headquarters in Atlanta
Germany-based Variotech, which helps manufacturers improve their packaging logistics, is setting up a North American headquarters in Atlanta to focus on the automotive and electronics sectors. The company plans to hire 20 people as a result of the move. Variotech makes hard plastic trays customized to transport complex “work pieces,” or parts, used on the factory floor. […]
Market-Entry Advice for Foreign Investors Attending SelectUSA
Editor’s note: This article is sponsored by Arnall Golden Gregory LLP, a Global Atlanta advertiser. As foreign agencies and companies descend on Washington this week for the SelectUSA summit and then fan out for site visits around the U.S., one experienced Atlanta attorney has a word of advice: Do your homework, but don’t overcomplicate the investment […]
The Harlem Globetrotters Spread Joy at Home in Georgia and Around the World
There’s something irresistible about the Harlem Globetrotters. Denis Sullivan felt it as a 12-year-old growing up in Cork, Ireland, when he and 800 others from the town watched the team’s ball handling acrobatics and unique brand of basketball. Today he’s in charge of the team’s world tours and is proud to note that the visit […]
Thyssenkrupp’s New Stacked Elevator Concept Debuts in Atlanta
Anyone who has tapped their feet waiting for an elevator might appreciate the latest announcement from Thyssenkrupp, the German manufacturer poised to build a new headquarters and test tower in Cobb County. The company’s TWIN elevator system — which stacks two cars in one shaft to save space, time and energy — is now in […]
German Cultural Center Founding Father Honored for 35 Years of Service
Atlanta’s German Cultural Center honored business leader Eike Jordan for more than 35 years of service during a reception at Miller & Martin PLLC earlier this month. Mr. Jordan was one of the early promoters of ties between Germany and Atlanta, helping get the local branch of the German-American Chamber of Commerce and the German School […]
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