Book: Braided in Fire: Black GIs and Tuscan Villagers on the Gothic Line 1944 Author: Solace Wales Review by: John Mulholland, longtime manufacturing executive This book is a can’t-put-it-downer from the first page. Solace Wales, the author, fell in love with Italy while on a university sojourn in Siena. This led to eventually buying with […]
Delta to Help Travelers Skip Quarantines With COVID-Tested Flights to Italy, Netherlands
Delta Air Lines Inc. is working with at least two European governments and airports to operate flights using COVID-19 testing protocols that would allow travelers to bypass quarantine requirements upon arrival. The airline said the flights from its hometown in Atlanta to Rome and Amsterdam provide a key first step to restoring trans-Atlantic travel demand […]
UGA Surges in Study-Abroad Participation to Claim No. 6 Ranking Nationally
University of Georgia football fans have grown accustomed in recent years to seeing the school at the higher end of the top 10 rankings. But catapulting into that list for study-abroad participation took a major surge. According to the newly released Open Doors report from the Institute for International Education, the state’s flagship school jumped […]
Italian Refrigeration Firm to Reinvest in Columbus, Create 200 Jobs
After entering the U.S. market through an acquisition of a leading provider of refrigeration products, Italy-based Epta is recommitting to Columbus, Ga. Kysor Warren Epta U.S. will spent $27 million on an expansion that will create 200 manufacturing jobs and anchor the company’s North American headquarters in the West Georgia city. Damon Wyatt, vice president and […]
Italian Tomato Sauce Factory to Employ 250, Source Locally in Southeast Georgia
An Italian manufacturer of tomato sauce will spend $20 million to set up a factory in Alma, Ga., that will bring together flavors from Georgia and Italy. La Regina Atlantica, the U.S. subsidiary of La Regina di San Marzano in the famous Italian region known for its tomatoes, is set to employ 250 people at the […]
Italian Investors Sing Georgia’s Praises
Other than a single visit by then-Gov. Nathan Deal in 2017 and a smattering of locally led trade missions, Italy hasn’t seen the same level of recruitment interest from Georgia as other European locales like Germany and even the Netherlands. Yet somehow, investment from the European Union’s third largest economy has emerged as a major force for […]
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 […]
AGCO to Stay Open, but Pandemic Brings Global Headwinds for Tractor Maker
Agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO Corp. has been given the green light by the U.S. government to keep its factories and distribution centers running during the coronavirus pandemic, thanks to its role in supporting the country’s food supply. Employees at the Duluth corporate headquarters are working remotely, and other AGCO facilities are protecting in-person workers by heeding social […]
Delta’s Atlanta-Rome Flight Becomes Latest Suspended Over Coronavirus
Shortly after some 17 million people in northern Italy were put on lockdown Monday to stem a dramatic rise in COVID-19 cases there, Delta Air Lines said it would suspend Atlanta and Detroit flights to Rome beginning March 11 through April 30. The Rome flight from New York-JFK continues to operate and will become the airline’s only […]
Delta Suspends Milan Flight Over Coronavirus, Waives Change Fees for All International Travel
Delta Air Lines Inc. has suspended flights between New York and Milan and delayed the launch of a flight to Venice, Italy, as the northern part of the country deals with one of the world’s heaviest outbreaks of the novel coronavirus that has made its way to more than 60 countries. The last flight to Milan […]
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