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Atlanta s exporters are not just limited to the Fortune 500, and the Metro Export Challenge hopes to engage small businesses reaching the international market. Photo: MAC
During the pandemic, many companies were just trying to survive, let alone market their goods and services to foreign buyers.
Yet the annual Atlanta Metro Export Challenge grant winners in 2020 proved that opportunity abounds for export sales with the right level of support, even in the most uncertain times.
John Woodward
Participants used $5,000 grants to internationalize and translate their websites, ensure compliance with Europe’s privacy regulations, gain ISO certifications and virtually present products to foreign clients in a word, they “pivoted” when it became evident that travel and trades shows would not be an option.
After Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ surprise announcement she will not seek a second term in office after all, the field of candidates has broadened quickly for the Nov. 2 election.
Here’s a roundup of who is running, and those who have said they are considering a run.
City Council President Felicia Moore: Moore announced her bid against Bottoms back in January. The first-term City Council president and two-decade City Council member has said addressing Atlanta’s spike in violent crime and strengthening the city’s police department will be a top priority. In her announcement, Moore said she’s running “because I believe the time is now to get things done. We cannot wait another four years. I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and get to work for the people of Atlanta and deliver transparency, ethics and accountability.” The same day Bottoms made her announcement, Moore touted a nearly $500,000 fundraising haul.
Heliox E-Mobility Charging System Leader to Open North American Headquarters in Georgia
May 13, 2021
Heliox, a global leader in producing e-mobility charging systems, will establish their North American headquarters in Atlanta.
The company’s Georgia expansion will create more than 70 clean-energy jobs in the region within the next year.
“I am glad that Heliox has selected Georgia as their North American home,” said Governor Kemp. “Georgia’s reputation as the number one state for doing business, as well as the state’s unwavering support for private-sector innovation, has continued to create countless jobs for hardworking Georgians and put Georgia on the world stage as a leader in the transition to e-mobility.”
Global Atlanta
May 10, 2021 | Staff
Angela Jackson
Editor’s note: Since its founding in 2016, Georgia State University’s Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research, or CULTR, has become a key convener for vital discussions on enhancing inclusive language instruction among underserved communities and institutions in metro Atlanta and beyond.
A touchstone event each year is the Global Languages Leadership Meeting, a networking luncheon that allows local organizations from the business, education, nonprofit and government sectors to showcase how they’re making use of global and linguistic competencies in their daily activities.
Past attendees including
Mercedes-Benz, Cox Automotive, the French Consulate in Atlanta, Marriott International, Metro Atlanta Chamber and more have come together to discuss the importance of language learning and cultural competence as essential skills for an emerging global workforce.
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Technology Association of Georgia Announces First 100+ Speakers to Fintech South 2021 Lineup
May 5, 2021 GMT
ATLANTA (BUSINESS WIRE) May 5, 2021
Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) announces the first 100+ speakers for Fintech South, the southeast’s largest event dedicated to financial innovation. A global exchange of insights and trends fueling tomorrow’s financial tech industry, the virtual conference will return June 22 – 24, 2021. The world-class speaker roster showcases startup founders, corporate CEOs and C-level executives, venture investors, financial regulators, retailers, top analysts and journalists – all leaders from the most important organizations in the fintech ecosystem in Georgia and around the world.