Global Atlanta

06/23/2026

Nowhere in the city will you find a more comprehensive guide to World Cup matches, activations, exhibitions and much more as the city celebrates hosting the world’s largest sporting event.

We’re always curating a comprehensive list of Atlanta’s international events, but our events team has taken it to a new level over the last few weeks, looking at how binational chambers, consulates, venues, cities, counties and other entities are using soccer as a convener of diverse communities.

See all World Cup-related events here: https://www.globalatlanta.com/events/category/world-cup/

Get news updates and about what it means for the metro area’s international standing by following https://www.globalatlanta.com/worldcup.

06/05/2026

Ireland didn't quite make the World Cup in Atlanta, but the country’s efforts to use sports as an entree for building diplomatic and commercial ties haven't slowed down.

“For Ireland, sport is an emerging and very exciting area of diplomacy in an increasingly complex world."

06/04/2026

Atlanta’s East West Manufacturing Announces CEO Transition

One of Atlanta’s top contract manufacturers has announced a CEO transition that will take one of the city’s leading voices on global manufacturing out of day-to-day operations....

06/02/2026

ArcelorMittal, the European steel giant with origins in Asia, is set to invest more than $100 million in a new factory and headquarters in middle Georgia.

ArcelorMittal, the European steel giant with origins in Asia, is set to invest more than $100 million in a new factory and headquarters in middle Georgia.  The company, based in […]

05/30/2026

Fresh off the opening of a new green space (delivered ahead of its World Cup deadline) South Downtown was selected by Spain’s soccer federation as the site of Casa España, a cultural showcase bookending Spain’s two matches in Atlanta.

Fresh off the opening of a new green space (delivered ahead of its World Cup deadline) South Downtown was selected by Spain’s soccer federation as the site of Casa España, a cultural showcase bookending Spain’s two matches in Atlanta.

05/29/2026

Nearly 20 years after the first Korean mega projects landed in Georgia, both sides still have cross-cultural lessons to learn to smooth the way for future investments, experts said at a first-of-its-kind forum at Columbus State University May 20.

Nearly 20 years after the first Korean mega projects landed in Georgia, both sides still have cross-cultural lessons to learn to smooth the way for future investments, experts said at a first-of-its-kind forum at Columbus State University May 20.

05/22/2026

From a book donation to a boba demonstration, local residents got a taste of Taiwan as the island’s diplomatic office in Atlanta launched a yearlong series of cross-cultural programs in concert with the Fulton County LIbrary System.

From a book donation to a boba demonstration, local residents got a taste of Taiwan as the island’s diplomatic office in Atlanta launched a yearlong series of cross-cultural programs in […]

05/19/2026

NeoVolta Power is set to hire close to 90 people for a new joint venture facility that illustrates new possibilities for Chinese-American energy partnership.

NeoVolta Power is set to hire close to 90 people for a new joint venture facility that illustrates new possibilities for Chinese-American energy partnership.

05/19/2026

Dunkin’, the coffee franchise traditionally strong in the northeast but now headquartered in Atlanta under Inspire Brands, is set to re-enter Canada through a new master franchisee agreement.

Dunkin’, the coffee franchise traditionally strong in the northeast but now headquartered in Atlanta under Inspire Brands, is set to re-enter Canada through a new master franchisee agreement.

05/15/2026

Columbus State University's inaugural Korea-Georgia Dialogue will highlight the intersection of security and investment -- and how universities can help drive economic development.

Columbus State University's inaugural Korea-Georgia Dialogue will highlight the intersection of security and investment -- and how universities can help drive economic development.