To hear Georgia’s top foreign investors tell it, the state has the No.1 business climate in the U.S. for a reason, but macroeconomic issues beyond its control are threatening cross-border dealmaking during a strange season marked by a global pandemic. The Metro Atlanta Chamber hosted a “road ahead” webinar with representatives from the countries taking […]
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London-Atlanta Tech Links Remain Strong Amid Pandemic, Brexit
The particulars of across-the-pond collaboration may look vastly different, but links between Atlanta and London remain strong even as headwinds from the pandemic and Brexit continue to buffet companies on both sides. Some prominent Atlanta tech executives invested in London outlined how recent changes have disrupted their operations but not derailed their growth plans during a […]
World War II Plays on for Centenarian Honored in Europe for Covert Aerial Missions
World War II may have officially ended 75 years ago Sept. 2, but for centenarian Orrin “Boody” Brown of Opelika, Ala., the conflict plays on in memory. The cast of characters, the few still living, friends killed in action and those who have passed on before him, remain ever young in Mr. Brown’s mind, just as he was […]
Gulfstream Continues to Grow London Presence With New Service Center
Georgia-based private jet maker Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. has opened a new service center near London in an effort to offer greater convenience to customers, many of whom are spread across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The new 225,000-square-foot center at the private Farnborough Airport will offer maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) services, as well as interior […]
U.K.’s JCB Wins $269M Military Contract for Made-in-Savannah Excavators
U.K.-based construction equipment manufacturer JCB’s North American operation in Savannah has won a contract worth more than a quarter-billion dollars to supply nimble excavators for the U.S. military. It calls for the U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps to spend up to $269 million over the next eight years to procure up to 400 of what the company […]
Crawford Sells Controlling Stake in British Adjuster
Atlanta-based Crawford & Co. has sold its 51 percent stake in London-based claims adjuster Lloyd Warwick International, the latest move to present an integrated offering to customers worldwide. Lloyd Warwick, which specializes in claims management and adjusting services in the renewable energy sector, was the final piece of Crawford’s portfolio that did not carry the company’s brand. […]
Consulates and COVID-19: How Japan, Bahamas and the United Kingdom Are Coping, Learning
The work of diplomats is personal by nature, but some leaders of foreign outposts in Atlanta are finding during the pandemic era that this need not mean “physical.” In the first virtual edition of its Consular Conversations series sponsored by Miller & Martin PLLC May 8, Global Atlanta welcomed Japanese Consul General Kazuyuki Takeuchi, Bahamian Consul […]
U.K. Office Head Becomes Frazier & Deeter’s Global Transfer Pricing Lead
The head of accounting firm Frazier & Deeter’s United Kingdom office has been named its leader for global transfer pricing, the method by which companies assign value for intra-firm transactions. Malcolm Joy has led the London office since it opened in 2019, becoming one of the few American firms with a wholly owned operation rather than […]
Life After Lockdown: Travelport Staffer in China Shares Insights With Team in Atlanta
Editor’s note: This article first appeared early April on the blog of Travelport, which connects buyers and sellers through its distribution systems and technology solutions for the $9 trillion global travel industry. The U.K.-based company employs hundreds of people in Atlanta, where it operates an Americas headquarters in Cobb County and a data center in Hapeville. While its business ahas […]
Atlanta-Backed Webinars Provide Insight Into Pandemic Economy Across the Pond
Atlanta professional services firms are offering two chances this week for their clients and the broader public to gain insight into how firms across the pond are weathering the pandemic-induced economic storm. The insight into the United Kingdom may come as a breath of fresh air for those unable to find insight into their overseas business […]
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