U.S. Trade Rep Visits Atlanta to Talk Clean Energy, Investing in America
U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai visited Atlanta Friday to participate in a roundtable on investing in the United States convened by U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, a Democrat from Georgia’s 7th...
View ArticleDelta Postpones Tel Aviv Flight Amid Gaza War
Delta Air Lines Inc. has postponed its daily flight from Atlanta to Tel Aviv as Israel pummeled Gaza with airstrikes and threatened a ground invasion in retaliation for surprise attacks by Hamas...
View ArticleBark Goes Global With Tech Tools for Protecting Kids Online
About a year since launching its own smartphone, Atlanta-based Bark Technologies has its hands full striving to protect kids from online abuse and harassment in the United States. Slowly but […]
View ArticleGeorgia Fintech Charityvest Provides a Bridge to International Generosity
Georgia-based Charityvest has just seen its mission to “catalyze generosity” extended far beyond U.S. borders, the prior geographical limit of the grants issued through its platform. To enable...
View ArticleLeader of City’s International and Immigrant Affairs Office Steps Down
Atlanta’s face to the world looks a bit different in 2024 as a stalwart leader leaves the department that manages the city’s growing global profile. Vanessa Ibarra, who has served […]
View ArticleAtlanta Expects $415M Impact, Global Exposure From Eight World Cup Matches
Since Atlanta officially became part of the U.S., Canada and Mexico’s winning World Cup bid for 2026, how much of the tournament would land in the city has been a […]
View ArticleBooks 2023: A Chaotic Coming of Age Epic
Book: Demon Copperhead Author: Barbara Kingsolver Reviewed By: Paul Varian, Ex-CNN Senior Editor/Executive Producer Demon Copperhead is probably the most brilliantly written novel I’ve ever read, so...
View ArticleMailchimp Opens New Office as Global Focus Broadens Under Intuit Ownership
Atlanta small business marketing platform Mailchimp is growing at home, opening a large new campus along the Beltline even as it ramps up its solutions for small businesses and e-commerce […]
View ArticleAvoiding the Avalanche: Evaluating Your Supply Chain for Export Control and...
Editor’s note: This is a sponsored article posted on behalf of Arnall Golden Gregory LLP as part of its annual partnership with Global Atlanta. Two years today since the world […]
View ArticleGlobal Issues, Local Solutions: Research Collaborative Awards $80K to Six...
The Atlanta Global Research & Education Collaborative (AGREC), launched in 2020 and housed within the Atlanta Global Studies Center (AGSC), has awarded $80,000 to support this year’s crop of six […]
View ArticleBooks 2023: A Courageous Transcontinental Journey
Book: The Ride of Her Life Author: Elizabeth Letts Review by: Jorge Fernandez, consultant at The Pendleton Group, retired U.S. Air Force pilot and former vice president for global commerce […]
View ArticleAprio Offers Tax Strategies for the Globally Mobile Workforce
Editor’s note: This piece was produced on behalf of Aprio by the Global Atlanta Studio as part of the firm’s annual partnership. Next Tuesday, Shiv Malhotra will be a guest […]
View ArticlePoised for Partnership: Half-Century of Ties Lays Foundation for New Canadian...
Canadian Consul General Rosaline Kwan arrived in Atlanta last fall, just as a wave of celebration was just starting to crest. For nearly a year leading up to her appointment, […]
View ArticleAtlanta International School Acquires 25-Acre Sandy Springs Campus
Atlanta International School has acquired a former boarding school tucked away in Sandy Springs, gaining access to a 25-acre site whose facilities could play a role in advancing its goal […]
View ArticleWith Ramadan Over, A Call for Religious Sensitivity in the Workplace
If it were held later in the month of Ramadan, cross-cultural trainer Soumaya Khalifa may not have joined Global Atlanta’s March 12 discussion on managing global teams. Ms. Khalifa, founder […]
View ArticleGwinnett’s Largest Canadian Investor Undertakes $5M Expansion
Gwinnett County’s largest Canadian investor has opened its third facility in the county and fourth in Georgia, a $5 million expansion in Lawrenceville that will create 42 jobs. Price Industries […]
View ArticleFamiliar Face Chosen to Lead Mayor’s International Affairs Office
Those interacting with the Atlanta Mayor’s Office of International and Immigrant Affairs regularly likely will not be surprised by his choice to lead the department. Mayor Andre Dickens on Thursday […]
View ArticleHow the Manely Firm Blends the Local and Global in Family Law
Editor’s note: This sponsored content is published as part of The Manely Firm’s annual partnership with Global Atlanta. As a young man, Michael Manely rode his motorcycle on dirt roads in his native […]
View ArticleNew WestJet Edmonton Flight Connects Alberta With Atlanta
Canadian airline WestJet is giving passengers from the city of Edmonton one-stop access to a world of destinations via Atlanta. The daily flight from the Alberta provincial capital took off […]
View ArticleMiddle Georgia Lands $418M Manufacturing Expansion
Macon will be even more of a mecca for consumer goods with the news that First Quality Baby Products will invest $418 million in an expansion that will produce 600 […]
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