Category: Americas

          Kubota Manufacturing of America Corp.’s introduction in 1999 of its “sub-compact” tractor, which combined attributes of utility and garden tractors, powered the company’s success in the United States to… Continue reading Kubota in Gainesville Is Georgia’s 2003 Manufacturer of Year

The Atlanta consular corps’ 17th Annual Tour of Georgia visited Northeastern Georgia this year, a region in which multinational companies have been critical to the economic development of the area.… Continue reading Consular Corps Visits Georgia Cities With International Firms

          Foreign consultants must now wait for up to 12 weeks for a U.S. entry visa if not from one of 27 countries on the U.S. Department of State’s visa… Continue reading State Dept. Rep Says Plan Ahead To Obtain Visa

          Gov. Sonny Perdue and Georgia trade commissioner Glenn Cornell are to visit companies in Britain and Germany this week, including DaimlerChrysler AG and other auto manufacturers, to encourage new… Continue reading Gov. Perdue and GDITT Head on Trade Mission To Britain, Germany

          The World Trade Center Atlanta will this summer offer the Foreign Policy Association's Great Decision's discussion series for the first time.           The workshops, which have been provided through… Continue reading World Trade Center To Offer Int’l Workshops in Summer

A Georgia delegation left last week for Brazil and Chile to promote Atlanta’s bid for the Free Trade Areas of the Americas (FTAA) secretariat.  The group is to attend a… Continue reading Georgians in Brazil, Chile Promote Atlanta For Free Trade Group

Michael Kergin, Canada's ambassador to the United States, said his country is committed to the creation of the Free Trade Area of the Americas and views Atlanta's push for the… Continue reading Canada’s Ambassador  Withholds Backing of FTAA Headquarters

Jukka Valtasaari, ambassador of Finland to the United States, will be in Atlanta June 11-12 to meet with local officials and executives of Finnish firms operating in the Southeast. Mr.… Continue reading Finland Ambassador In Atlanta June 11-12

            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

            Increased Georgia–Africa trade is the goal of two new initiatives that seek to improve understanding of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) for both African entrepreneurs and Atlanta… Continue reading Two State Initiatives Seek to Better Africa Trade Opportunities