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Commentary: Georgia Companies Should Prioritize International Opportunities for 2021-01-15 18:58:09Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Mary Waters, Deputy Commissioner for International Trade at the Georgia Department of Economic Dev

These Are the Foreign Suppliers Already Following Korea’s 2021-01-15 18:55:20It’s a story Georgia has lived before: A massive Korean plant takes root, followed by a parade of suppliers that end up creating more jobs than

SK Battery Plant Moving Ahead on Schedule as Ruling Looms 2021-01-15 18:18:22SK Battery’s north Georgia plant remains on schedule despite recent setbacks including a pending dispute that could eventually hamper the g

Refugee Internship Program Brings Skilled Workers to Local 2021-01-13 18:35:33Interns are generally stereotyped as students seeking to explore a new field and build their resumes. But what if they were trained professionals alre

Atlanta’s Aptos Buys Iceland-based Retail Software Firm 2021-01-12 18:45:34Atlanta-based retail technology provider Aptos has acquired Icelandic software firm LS Retail for an undisclosed sum.  Continue reading at G

British Ambassador Sees Common Goals in Biden’s Plans to 2021-01-12 17:53:17Even serving in the United States four times, British Ambassador Karen Pierce has never attended a presidential inauguration.   Continue reading

After 25 Years, Fossey Gorilla Fund Remains Convinced 2021-01-11 19:03:48Editor’s note: This commentary was written by Dr. Tara Stoinski, CEO and chief scientist of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. Continue reading at Gl

2020 in Review: Global Atlanta Founder Honored by 2021-01-08 18:24:57It all started with a chance conversation in 2011 that stemmed from a transatlantic trip. Global Atlanta founder and publisher emeritus Phil Bolton w

For Communities, Fostering Business-to-Business Connections Is the First 2021-01-08 17:46:04Editor’s note: This article was written by Amanda Shailendra, managing partner of The Pendleton Group, and is published as part of the firm&rsqu

With $100M Raise, Atlanta’s Newest Unicorn Eyes International Expansion  2021-01-07 19:47:07SalesLoft may be born and bred in Atlanta, but the nine-year-old sales engagement software provider that just became the city’s newest unicorn i

StationSoccer Founder Awarded Order of the British Empire 2021-01-07 08:02:32Atlanta’s Sanjay Patel was among the few overseas Britons who woke up to the new year with a new honor from his country of origin.  Continu

Carter Center, Georgia Business Groups Issue Statements on 2021-01-07 01:55:45The Carter Center has observed elections in some of the furthest reaches of the world, helping nascent democracies often in war-torn lands achieve pea

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600 deaths. 5 days. Georgia breaks record as 2021-01-15 17:09:52Georgia health officials confirmed a recording-breaking 159 new COVID-19 deaths Friday. The latest toll marks the end of a five-day period where 600 n

One of 5 alleged gunmen pleads in fatal 2021-01-15 13:30:23One of the five suspects accused of killing a Columbus man in a 2018 gunfight while trying to take drugs and money from a Sands Apartments home has pl

Columbus man exposed himself to young girls days 2021-01-15 12:47:27A Columbus man has been charged with molestation for exposing and touching himself in front of four girls ages 9, 10, 12 and 13, police said Friday. I

Columbus man gunned down his stepfather over alleged 2021-01-15 11:45:07Believing his stepfather had molested his 9-year-old son, a Columbus man shot the stepfather multiple times in the child’s presence before eject

Listen to police testimony in case of Columbus 2021-01-15 11:44:54Marlon Jarrell Reese, accused of killing his stepfather Walter Williams, appeared in Columbus Recorder's Court. This is an excerpt of the testimony g

Major project in South Columbus would help connect, 2021-01-15 06:00:00Turn Around Columbus is breaking ground Jan. 18, 2021 on the Dr. George Washington Carver Victory Garden & Farm in Columbus. They are currently ra

$4.3M plan for 10 acres in Columbus invites 2021-01-15 06:00:00If the leaders of this $4.3 million project raise the money to bring it to fruition, Columbus would have a community resource center and agricultural

Man found fatally shot behind Russell Co. church 2021-01-14 17:58:00After further investigation, sheriff’s investigators in Russell County, Alabama, have identified a man found fatally shot behind a church Thursd

Proposed GA budget could give schools more funding. 2021-01-14 15:09:13Following a year defined by the coronavirus pandemic and calls for racial equality, Gov. Brian Kemp said Georgia is “resilient” as he laid

COVID forces MCSD to change course for class 2021-01-14 14:03:59For the third time in four weeks, the Muscogee County School District has changed its plan for returning to classes after the winter break as COVID-19

Did your county help push Georgia Democrats to 2021-01-14 05:50:00Georgia voters did something last week they haven’t in 20 years — elect Democrats to the United States Senate. How did Jon Ossoff and Raph

How members of Congress from Macon, Columbus voted 2021-01-13 17:35:37The three congressmen representing Columbus and Macon voted along party lines Wednesday in the historic second impeachment of President Donald Trump.