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Georgia’s Record Year Driven by International Investment 

Along with electric vehicles, Hyundai is continuing to invest in hydrogen, as demonstrated at the Hyundai Motor Studio in Seoul. The auto maker's new relationship with Georgia Tech, built on its billions in investment in Georgia, will include a hydrogen research program.

A record year for Georgia’s business attraction efforts was led by international investment, which accounted for two-thirds of the $24 billion in capital pledged toward 426 projects in the state… Continue reading Georgia’s Record Year Driven by International Investment 

20 Black-Owned Businesses Headed to Colombia on Historic Trade Mission

Ambassador Luis Gilberto Murillo told Global Atlanta that the RICE/Atlanta Black Chambers trip is historic in its targeting of Colombia's burgeoning Black business community.

As Colombia wakes up to the need for including Black communities in its growth story, Atlanta will send the first official delegation meant to shine a spotlight on their untapped… Continue reading 20 Black-Owned Businesses Headed to Colombia on Historic Trade Mission

Georgia Now on Pakistan’s Map, Ambassador Says 

Ambassador Masood Khan engages with community members at the briefing organized by Global Atlanta, hosted at Miller & Martin and co-sponsored by the World Affairs Council of Atlanta.

If Pakistan’s ambassador to the United States ever feels his confidence in his nation’s future being shaken, he needs only to look to its diaspora in Georgia.  Masood Khan’s visit… Continue reading Georgia Now on Pakistan’s Map, Ambassador Says 

Georgia Tech Supports Medellin’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem With New Innovation Center

Alejandro Peláez of Bancolombia speaks around a simulated conference-room campfire to fellow companies, universities and nonprofits visiting Atlanta to glean lessons for the new collaborative innovation center Georgia Tech established in Medellin in March. Photo: Trevor Williams

Alejandro Pelaez doesn’t take Medellin’s achievements lightly.  A byword for narco-trafficking until the 1990s, the Colombian city home to some of the country’s largest companies is now known as a… Continue reading Georgia Tech Supports Medellin’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem With New Innovation Center

Atlanta’s Major League Rugby Team Sold, Will Relocate 

Rugby ATL squares off against the New York Ironworkers during this season's International Night.

After four seasons in the city, Atlanta’s professional rugby team, Rugby ATL, has been acquired by a new ownership group and will relocate. Major League Rugby announced the decision in… Continue reading Atlanta’s Major League Rugby Team Sold, Will Relocate 

Family Law Firm Picks London for First of Many International Offices

London will be the first destination in the firm's ambitious international expansion. Next up? Düsseldorf and either Mexico or Central America.

The Manely Firm, an Atlanta-based family law firm, has always touted capabilities spanning Georgia and “all around the world.”  Until recently, that was a jurisdictional argument, simply meaning the firm… Continue reading Family Law Firm Picks London for First of Many International Offices