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09/01/2010

German Automotive Plastics Maker Picks Georgia

Germany-based plastics manufacturer MöllerTech will put a plant in Elberton, Ga., to supply automotive parts to German carmakers in the Southeast.The $9.75 million investment is expected to create 75 jobs over the next six...

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09/01/2010

An International Business Incubator in Gwinnett

The Gwinnett County warehouse is filled with a German company's baby strollers, made in China, a South African company's beds, sold to the U.S. Army and possibly headed for Afghanistan, and a long list of other products from...

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08/27/2010

E.ON, SIEMENS, Hochtief and Siag Confirm Their Participation in the Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) Conference

The first Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) Conference and the Offshore Wind Law (OWL) Conference have caught the attention of key offshore wind energy companies.  E.ON Climate and Renewables Europe, SIEMENS,...

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08/26/2010

Claudia Zimmermann to rejoin Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce

The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce will gain a familiar face as the second-in-command of economic development.

Claudia Zimmermann, who has worked as director of European business development for the Alabama Development Office...

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08/24/2010

Former Head of Germany's Protestant Church at Emory Fall Semester

Rev. Dr. Margot Kässmann, the former head of the Protestant church in Germany, is spending fall semester at Emory University's Candler School of Theology.In 1999, she was elected the first female bishop of the Evangelical...

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08/24/2010

Porsche North America Names New General Counsel

Joseph Folz is the new general counsel for Atlanta-based Porsche Cars North America Inc. Mr. Folz was previously with the automotive practice group of Chicago law firm Barack Ferrazzano Kirschbaum & Nagelberg LLC.He had a 29-year...

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08/24/2010

Wilo SE to Expand Thomasville Location

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue and Wilo North America CEO Thomas Halstrick announced from Germany today that Wilo SE is investing $2.7 million in its Thomasville location, creating a substantial number of new jobs over the next...

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08/23/2010

A ‘willkommen’ for new biergarten

Downtown Atlanta is about to “willkommen” a new restaurant. Legacy Property Group LLC plans to open Der Biergarten, a German restaurant and beer garden, by Sept. 18 at 300 Marietta St. in the Luckie Marietta District, in time for...

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08/20/2010

Georgia Power to double solar

Georgia Power is doubling the amount of solar energy it will buy from independent producers, the chairman of the state Public Service Commission announced Thursday.

 Speaking to a conference of solar entrepreneurs, Chairman...

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08/19/2010

Environmental Trade Mission Spotlights The GACC South

We are pleased to welcome, once again, The German American Chamber of Commerce of the Southern United States (GACC South) as a member of the Presenting Committee of the Environmental Trade Mission™ 2010.  The GACC was...

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08/19/2010

Atlanta lands new logistics convention

A group representing shippers, truckers, rail workers and others who move big cargo is launching a new convention in Atlanta in 2012 because of the state’s growing importance to the industry.The convention will bring an estimated...

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08/18/2010

DEKRA America and Magoo’s Automotive Consultants Join Forces

Atlanta, GA - DEKRA America, the North American management arm of the Germany-based DEKRA Group, has acquired Magoo’s Automotive Consultants, a leading inspection and assessment company, specialized in mechanical damaged...

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08/17/2010

Germany's Top Exports and Imports with US so far in 2010

According to just-released statistics from the United States International Trade Commission, the value of Germany’s exports to the United States rose 17.2% to US$38.3 billion during the first half of 2010.

 

German imports from...

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08/16/2010

Volkswagen Plant Continues to Grow and Attract Suppliers

At a Volkswagen Group of America, Chattanooga Operations, press conference Aug. 6, the company gave an update on the development of the Enterprise South plant.

 

In the two years since Volkswagen's announcement to build an...

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08/15/2010

Achim Martinka new Area Manager The Americas at Lufthansa Cargo

Previous manager Klaus Holler to step down into retirement

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08/14/2010

AGCO’s Fendt Brand Sponsors the German Equestrian Team during the World Equestrian Games in Kentucky

DULUTH, Georgia/USA, August 12, 2010 – AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and distributor of agricultural equipment, today announced that its Fendt brand will be the main sponsor for the German...

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08/14/2010

Texas offshore wind market is ready to be developed; conferences provide access and streamline business opportunities

Houston, TX – July 21, 2010 - The Texas Offshore Wind Energy Roundtable (TOWER) and the Offshore Wind Law (OWL) conferences come ashore in Houston on Oct. 19-22, 2010 at Hotel Derek to explore the unique Texas marketplace and to...

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08/11/2010

Porsche North America names new CFO

Porsche Cars North America Inc. named Thierry Kartochian chief financial officer.He will replace Frank Hoffmann who is “pursuing other opportunities outside the company.”Kartochian will join Atlanta-based Porsche Cars North...

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08/06/2010

Annual German Beer Festival returns to Atlanta

With over thirty different beers being poured, the 7th Annual German Bierfest will celebrate German beer, food and culture in a family-friendly atmosphere.

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08/05/2010

New Company is MoellerTech

The mystery company planning to open a plant in the Elberton Industrial Park will be a part of the Moeller Group, a family-owned German company that is 275 years old.The name of the company, to be known locally as MoellerTech...

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08/03/2010

Complete listing of German companies in the United States

The German American Chambers of Commerce offer complete listings of every German company or subsidiary currently operating in the United States – helpful for business people, job seekers, researchers and more.

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08/03/2010

Crowd of over 500 attends Bioenergy Conference

Over 500 people attended Tuesday’s session of the sixth annual Southeast Bioenergy Conference held at the UGA’s Tifton Campus Conference Center. Gov. Sonny Perdue told a lunch crowd that Georgia was poised to become a leading...

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08/02/2010

Gwinnett Hosts State of Bremen Representatives Looking to Expand Operations

German business visits Gwinnett to find new U.S. office locations

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08/03/2010

Germany's Missing Link: Consumer Spending

The stars are lining up for a strong recovery in Germany: a revival in world trade has lifted its dominant export sector; unemployment has come down rapidly; and business and household confidence are on the rise.Just add consumer...

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07/30/2010

German Consul Elected Dean of Consular Corps

Lutz Görgens, Germany's consul general for the Southeast U.S., has been elected dean of the Georgia consular corps.He succeeds Reda Mansour, Israel's consul general in Atlanta since 2006, who will be stationed in his home country...

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07/27/2010

Export boom culminates at the Bremerhaven car terminal of BLG

The middle of July saw an unusual supply shortfall at the Bremerhaven carterminal. The imminent factory holidays at the manufacturers’ end meant the number of export vehicles rose drastically once again due to temporarily...

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07/23/2010

German Firm Pumps $2.7 Million Into Thomasville Plant

German pump manufacturer Wilo SE will spend $2.7 million on tools and testing instruments to equip its main North American plant in Thomasville  for growth across the Americas.Wilo USA LLC opened a 60,000-square-foot...

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07/22/2010

Georgia and Sweden: a Summer Busy with Cooperation

Businesspeople and government officials from Georgia and Sweden are working hard this summer to increase trade and cooperation. Last week a delegation from the southern Swedish city of Boras visited Savannah, and this week...

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07/22/2010

Governer, Commissioner Join Volkswagen AG Chairman for Plant Tour

Governor Phil Bredesen and ECD Commissioner Matt Kisber joined Volkswagen AG Chairman Dr. Martin Winterkorn on a tour yesterday of Volkswagen's $1 billion facility currently under construction in Chattanooga.  The Tennessee...

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07/20/2010

Atlanta, Meet Nuremberg, your German Sister

Nuremberg, Germany - She's old, but she's aged with grace and beauty. Once revered by kings, she suffered a period of disgrace but has bounced back with courage. Atlanta, meet Nuremberg, your German sister.Most Americans are...

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07/20/2010

BLG Logistics Inc. expansion to create 30 jobs

BLG Logistics Inc. is expanding its operations in Vance and will provide sub-assembly and sequencing of parts services for the nearby Mercedes-Benz automotive assembly starting in late June 2011.

The Tuscaloosa County Industrial...

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07/15/2010

Germany Falls to Spain in World Cup

Since the World Cup began June 11, soccer fans have gathered at their favorite haunts across Atlanta to cheer their teams to victory.On Wednesday, July 7, members of Atlanta's German community - faces painted with the red, gold...

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07/09/2010

Annual German Beer Festival returns to Atlanta

With over thirty different beers being poured, the 7th Annual German Bierfest will celebrate German beer, food and culture in a family-friendly atmosphere.

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07/07/2010

Multinational Toolmaker Gedore opens U.S. Distribution Center in Charleston, SC.

Charleston, SC - Grand opening ceremonies for Gedore Tools, Inc., the new headquarters and distribution center of The Gedore Group were held July 1st at its facility in North Charleston, SC. Company president Timo Winter and his...

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