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Event Recap: Export Stories — Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty

A full room at the Cobb Chamber witnessed a deep dive on how two local businesses are bracing for the impacts of trade uncertainty.

Export Stories 2025: Navigating Trade Turbulence Tuesday, March 11Cobb Chamber of Commerce While some are predicting gloom and doom in the face of tariff tumult, two Cobb companies with significant… Continue reading Event Recap: Export Stories — Optimism in the Face of Uncertainty

With a flurry of press since United Airlines adopted its Yana platform, Volantio has seen its reputation grow in the travel tech space.

As his company takes off, Azim Barodawala is up in the air a lot these days, but his strategies for reaching global customers are firmly grounded. Atlanta-based Volantio makes software… Continue reading Atlanta’s Volantio Takes Off, Armed With Hard-Earned Global Strategy

Lisa Winton, left, talks with with Rep. Rob Woodall, far right, during the award ceremony at the factory. Photo: US Commercial Service

A Gwinnett County manufacturer has netted a national export award for entering new markets overseas with help from the U.S. Commerce Department.

Global Atlanta Managing Editor Trevor Williams is congratulated on the GLOBE Award by Gov. Nathan Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal.

Known for its news coverage of international business and profile articles highlighting Georgia exporters, Global Atlanta itself got into the export game in 2016. The publication was honored with the GLOBE (Georgians… Continue reading Getting Into the Game: Known for Covering Trade News, Global Atlanta Wins Award for Exporting

UPS introduces the ground rules for the X-port challenge to 10 finalists from Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina.

If there was a star of the UPS X-Port Challenge, you might argue that it was the garage. Aventure Aviation, an airplane parts exporter with 80 percent of sales abroad,… Continue reading From Garage to Global: UPS Honors Small Exporters in Competition

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And then there were five. A contest to find and equip Atlanta’s most promising exporters has whittled its list from 38 initial $5,000 winners to a few finalists who will… Continue reading Five Export Finalists Vie for $35,000 in Grants: Your Vote Can Help

The panel participants spoke to a group of about 80 existing and aspiring exporters, as well as leaders of the Atlanta Metro Export Plan.

There were no simple how-tos, no trite guarantees of success — just stories of the real risks and rewards of doing business in the trenches of the international marketplace. That… Continue reading Exporters Share Stories of Pitfalls, Advantages of Going Global

The cityscape of Nanchang, a city of 5 million people in interior China, is dotted with “30-story towers, all of which look the same,” says Jan Lorenc, founder of Lorenc… Continue reading Atlanta Firm Helps Design Replica Swiss City in China

A worker pours molten iron into a large mold.

Back in the factory, huge ladles pour molten iron into molds of dark green compacted sand. Up in the front office, George Boyd Jr. turns into an instructor, his deep, calm voice… Continue reading Century-Old Columbus Foundry Fends Off Global Challenges

David Ankenbrandt knows a lot about what makes up a diaper. Yes, he has children, but that doesn’t explain why he can so clearly describe the paper fibers that wick… Continue reading Clearing the Air: Family Filtration Company Sells to Diaper Factories Worldwide