Trevor Williams

A Belgian pharmaceutical company with its American base in Atlanta is teasing a transformative factory for biologics in the United States.  It’s yet unclear, however, how much of its suggested $5 billion impact will land in the metro area.

Atlanta International School highlighted its (and the city’s) deep links to France en route to a goal-breaking fundraiser in support of need-based scholarships as the school enters its 40th year.

At a time of turmoil in the global automotive sector, German auto maker Mercedes-Benz is deepening its investment in a location that has proven to be a safe bet: metro Atlanta. 

Tourism professionals marketing Colombia as the next paradise destination see Atlanta as a promising source market for travelers eyeing the many charms of the South American nation. 

Far from indigenous to the township around the training ground, the Kaizer Chiefs logo traces its roots to Atlanta — a city now linked to Johannesburg by a 17-hour nonstop flight, civil-rights activism and a mutual desire to grow trade and investment ties.

For half of the 50 years that Georgia has had a trade and investment office in Tokyo, Jessica Cork has been back in the U.S., raising four children and nurturing a career built on her language and communication skills. 

When Adrian Erasmus started flying to the U.S. from Cape Town for business, he inevitably found himself coming through Atlanta. 

The City of Atlanta hosted delegations from nearly 100 countries in 2024, including the royal couple from the Netherlands and the president of Kenya, among many other dignitaries and diplomats. 

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