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Georgia's international economic reach

021312 Savannah, GA: Savannah Port and surrounding area Monday February 13, 2012. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com
021312 Savannah, GA: Savannah Port and surrounding area Monday February 13, 2012. Brant Sanderlin bsanderlin@ajc.com
By Rick Badie
March 19, 2013

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Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.

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Mayor Kasim Reed writes about a “metropolitan export initiative” designed to strengthen the global business identity of the Atlanta region and expand business opportunities with overseas markets. Reed’s plan creates city-to-city partnerships to bolster the area’s global competitiveness. Two state Department of Transportation officials outline that agency’s s plans to make Georgia a “Golden Gateway of Choice.”

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