The Georgia office of Enterprise Rhône-Alpes International (ERAI) is expanding its role to attract U.S. investors to the heavily industrialized Rhône-Alps region of France. ERAI opened an economic… Continue reading French Industrial Region Seeks U.S. Investment
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International Firms Should Seek Tax Break Before It Ends
U.S. companies with international operations should act quickly to take advantage of an exclusion to reduce their income tax liability significantly before it is abolished by the U.S. Congress,… Continue reading International Firms Should Seek Tax Break Before It Ends
New Brazil Chamber Head to Push for Free Trade Group
The Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce of Georgia will continue to promote Georgia-Brazil business ties in support of Atlanta's bid for the Free Trade Area of the Americas secretariat, according… Continue reading New Brazil Chamber Head to Push for Free Trade Group
Hartsfield’s Growth  To Aid in Attracting Free Trade Group
The continued expansion of Hartsfield International Airport, including new cargo routes to Latin America, will benefit Atlanta's bid for the Free Trade Area of the Americas secretariat, said Robert Kennedy,… Continue reading Hartsfield’s Growth  To Aid in Attracting Free Trade Group
Atlanta-based Dutch Office Has Largest Project Since Opening
Centocor Inc., a biotechnology company based in Malvern, Pa. will invest $240 million in the Netherlands, according to Allison B. Turner, area director of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency’s Atlanta… Continue reading Atlanta-based Dutch Office Has Largest Project Since Opening
Atlanta-Nigeria Nonstop Flights To Increase Business
The launch last week of a nonstop flight between Atlanta and Lagos, Nigeria, will increase business ties between the two countries and lend credibility to the Atlanta-Lagos sister city… Continue reading Atlanta-Nigeria Nonstop Flights To Increase Business
Barbados Attractive To U.S. Call Centers
Barbados' 98 percent literacy rate and experience in the hospitality industry are key factors in the growth of call center investment, from the United States and elsewhere, on the… Continue reading Barbados Attractive To U.S. Call Centers
Trinidad and Tobago Explore IT Use In Atlanta Schools
Representatives of Trinidad and Tobago’s ministry of education visited Atlanta recently to learn about communications technology in schools here, as well as explore the construction process of new schools.… Continue reading Trinidad and Tobago Explore IT Use In Atlanta Schools
