Today’s moderator: Rick Badie

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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Atlanta, often hailed as the business hub of the Southeast, strives to become a gateway for the global economy, too. Today, the chairman of the USA India Business Summit writes about the budding business relationship between India and our city. I interview a chamber executive who’s a key figure in Atlanta’s expansion to world markets.

Atlanta looks to the world by Rick Badie

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Now is the time for India by Ani Agnihotri

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