Israelis Visit Oak Ridge, Tennessee for BioEnergy Challenge

A delegation of Israeli scientists and company executives visited the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee last month as part of the U.S. – Israel BioEnergy Challenge, a collaborative effort between the United States and Israel, and consortia of U.S. [...]

Economic News from Israel

Sony Corporation has invested $10 million in Herzliya Pituach-based Rainbow Medical with an interest in expanding its medical devices operations.  Rainbow Medical is a medical device accelerator built around the inventions of serial entrepreneur Yossi Gross.  Other investors include Medtronic, [...]

From the Leadership

Long ago, we realized the need for partners to achieve our important mission.  They have included Jewish federations, governments, chambers of commerce, economic development and technology associations, and non-profits whose work for Israel is complementary to AICC’s. Thus, one of [...]

HP’s Yishai Amir to Keynote Eagle Star Awards Gala

Barbara Babbit Kaufman to Emcee AICC’s May 30th Flagship Event The Hewlett Packard – Israel success story and its important connection to the Southeast will a key component of the 12th annual Eagle Star Awards Gala on May 30th as it [...]

SC-Israel R&D Funding Agreement Announced at Neurotech Business Exchange

In addition to generating potential business and research relationships for participating Israeli companies, the US-Israel Neurotechnology Business Exchange, held in Charleston, May 6-7, was the scene for an historic announcement of a bilateral agreement to further collaboration in the field of [...]

Israeli Auto supplier to locate manufacturing facility in South Carolina

Ashdod-based A.L. Solutions Inc. will locate a new manufacturing facility in Spartanburg County, South Carolina.  The company plans to invest $3.6 million and generate 80 jobs for the new facility that will produce aftermarket automotive filters and heavy-duty filters for [...]

Israel: Small Market with Big Influence

Israel may be a small market of 8 million people, fewer than Georgia, but that hasn’t kept the state’s companies from striking deals there worth millions of dollars. Thanks to a program called G.R.O.W. – Georgia Reaching Out Worldwide – an Israeli [...]

PeopleNet Selects Centerity for its Atlanta Data Center

Atlanta-based PeopleNet, the national leader in time and attendance management systems for temporary staffing and employment agencies, has acquired and successfully deployed the monitoring solution of Ra’anana-based Centerity Systems in its Atlanta Data Center.  The relationship was coordinated by Marietta, [...]

SPX Awarded Contract for Israeli Cycle Power Plant

Charlotte, North Carolina-based SPX Corporation has been awarded a contract worth approximately $35 million to supply an air-cooled condenser for a new 835 MW natural gas-fired, combined cycle power plant scheduled to be constructed in Israel.  The contract was awarded by [...]

Israel Logistics Delegation Scores Business in Georgia

A delegation of Israeli logistics companies, led by the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce, visited Georgia last month to make important business connections.  Participating in the delegation were The Israel Ports Development & Assets Company, Fourtec – Fourier Technologies, [...]

Finalists Announced for Eagle Star Israeli Company of the Year and Deal of the Year

The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region (AICC), announced today the finalists for the 12th annual Eagle Star Awards Gala on May 30th . The event will be hosted at the HP Graphic Arts Experience Center in Alpharetta, Georgia from [...]

From the Leadership

Neurotechnology has been in the headlines recently with the announcement by President Obama of his intention to include $100 million in the US budget for brain research.  This news follows the announcement last year by President Peres of Israel’s Neurotechnology [...]

Economic News from Israel

Rehovot-based Sapiens has filed with the SEC to raise $40 million on NASDAQ.  The insurance software company has a large operation in Cary, North Carolina. Delek Group, controlled by Yitzhak Tshuva, will sell up to 12% of Delek US Holdings for [...]

Levin Consulting Group Presents Israeli Opportunities in South Carolina

As a result of December’s South Carolina Business and Research Mission to Israel, Levin Consulting Group (LCG) with its Israel offices in Kiryat Yam and Tel Aviv, visited South Carolina the week of February 11th, and full days were scheduled [...]

Southeast Delegation for June Life Science / Med Tech Mission

With Israel’s annual IATI Biomed life science conference and the 2nd MEDinISRAEL medical device and HIT conference being held during the same week, AICC is organizing a Southeast delegation to Israel, June 9-13, 2013.  Chamber VP Guy Tessler will lead [...]

Gilbarco Veeder-Root Partners with Odysii

Greensboro, North Carolina-based Gilbarco Veeder-Root and Tel Aviv-based Odysii have announced an exclusive global partnership to create a new generation of highly intelligent and automated tools to enable convenience stores to increase sales.  Building on Odysii’s software, the new Impulse [...]

Members Exposed to Israeli Cyber Security Technologies

Almost 50 members and guests were treated to presentations by 3 of Israel’s most exciting Israeli companies at the I? (Israel Innovation Impact) quarterly event on March 7th, hosted by IBM.  Presenting were Covertix, Dome9, and Trustware whose CEOs shared innovated solutions to the growing cyber threats [...]

May 30th Eagle Star Awards Gala to be Hosted at HP

Tom Glaser to Receive Founders Award The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region will celebrate the 12th annual Eagle Star Awards Gala on Thursday, May 30, 2013, 6:00 – 9:00 PM.   The event will be held at the HP Graphic [...]

From the Leadership

Our Chamber has always been ahead of the curve by targeting economic sectors where there is synergy between Israel and the Southeast. Our latest one is Logistics, and this month, we will host a delegation of 7 Israel organizations during [...]

Economic News from Israel

Chicago-based Allscripts, with major operations in Atlanta, has acquired Hod Hasharon-based dbMotion for $235 million.  dbMotion’s technology is the key component of the Allscript’s connected community of health with 370 hospitals and 2800 clinics around the world currently using it. Jerusalem-based [...]

US-Israel Neurotechnology Business Exchange to Showcase Israeli Brain Technologies

  US-Israel Neurotechnology Business Exchange to Showcase Israeli Brain Technologies February 13, 2013 – Fifteen Israeli companies are expected to come together, May 6-7, with major U.S. stakeholders in Neurotechnology to explore business and research relationships at the US-Israel Neurotechnology Business [...]

Business Exchange to Showcase Israeli Brain Technologies

Fifteen Israeli companies are expected to come to Charleston, South Carolina,  May 6-7, along with major US stakeholders in Neurotechnology to explore business and research relationships at the US-Israel Neurotechnology Business Exchange.  Hosted by the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) [...]

Members Welcome Israeli Companies to Flashpoint

At a breakfast on February 12th, almost 50 members welcomed the Israeli start ups from the Microsoft Accelerator in Herzliya participating for the next month in the Flashpoint “start up engineering” program at Georgia Tech in Atlanta:  TeleSofia Medical is [...]

From the Leadership

While much of our activity is focused on Israeli technology, there is a thriving consumer products sector in Israel.  And the foes of Israel often target this sector for their boycott activities with well known retailers such as Trader Joe’s [...]

Cisco to Buy Intucell

Cisco, with major operations in Atlanta, has announced its intent to acquire Ra’anana-based Intucell that has its US headquarters in Alpharetta, Georgia.  Upon the close in the third quarter, Intucell employees will be integrated into Cisco’s Service Provider Mobility Group, [...]

SintecMedia Acquires Argo Systems

Jerusalem-based broadcast management software provider SintecMedia has acquired Atlanta-based Argo Systems, a leading provider of business solutions to the cable network and operators industry. The deal brings together SintecMedia’s powerful OnAir® scalable, all-in-one broadcast management solution for media companies and [...]

Economic News from Israel

Atlanta-based NCR Corporation has completed its $650 million cash acquisition of Ra’anana-based Retalix.  With the closing of the acquisition, Retalix has become a wholly-owned subsidiary of NCR, and will be delisted from the TASE and NASDAQ. Tel Aviv-based Verint Systems has [...]

AICC Member a2b Fulfillment Expands Capabilities

a2b Fulfillment, a third-party logistics provider with a specialty in consumer-direct order fulfillment and customer service, announces the purchase of Orchard Brands’ Haband Division warehouse facility on S. Forest Street in Eatonton, GA. “The acquisition of this additional 210,000 square [...]

NSA Set to Launch JuicePlus in Tel Aviv this Month

Memphis, Tennessee-based  NSA International has chosen Israel as its next international market for their JuicePlus product line.  The country will be their 24th global market after 20 years establishing the popular nutriceutical supplement in the US and other countries. JuicePlus [...]

AICC Now Accepting Israeli Company Applications for Investment

Members Encouraged to Participate After several months of examining the funding needs of Israeli companies and getting feedback from Southeast investors, the Chamber’s Capital Funding Committee now has its mechanism in place for Israeli companies to apply for investment.  According [...]

Microsoft Israel Incubator Opens Second Session

Some of Israeli Start Ups to Come to Atlanta for “Flashpoint” Training Microsoft Israel R&D center’s incubator in Herzliya – the Microsoft Accelerator for Windows Azure – launched its second session last month. Thirteen Israeli start ups are participating in [...]

Economic News from Israel

Jerusalem-Brainsway has obtained FDA clearance for use of its deep TMS (transcranial magnetic stimulation) device for the treatment of depression in patients who fail to respond to therapeutics during a depression episode. MUSC in Charleston was one of the primary [...]

From the Leadership

Less than three months ago, we launched the American-Israel Hi-Tech Community to increase the awareness of Israeli Hi-Tech companies to our activities in the Southeast and use our extensive network to increase the business activity between us.  This initiative, led [...]

EndoChoice Merges With Peer Medical

Deal Expands Product Line With Revolutionary Endoscope Alpharetta, Georgia-based EndoChoice has announced that it will merge with Peer Medical Ltd., a privately held Israeli company developing innovative endoscopy technology. The combined company will operate under the EndoChoice name and be [...]

From AICC Members Habif Arogeti & Wynne: Medical Device Tax 101

The 2.3% excise tax on medical device sales is on its way. Here’s a primer to help companies prepare. By: Mitchell Kopelman and Ori Epstein Set to take effect January 1, 2013, the 2.3% excise tax on certain medical devices, which [...]

NeuroQuest Close to Validation Trial for Biomarker Platform in Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s

NeuroQuest, a company of the Trendlines Group’s Misgav Venture Accelerator is moving quickly towards an important validation trial for novel blood-based immune biomarkers for the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. The company’s biomarker platform for neurodegenerative diseases is based on the [...]

From the Leadership

As we close out 2012, it is useful to pause and reflect on the year.  For AICC, it was a period of continued success in delivering valued services to Southeast and Israeli companies.  Our strong outreach into the region, particularly [...]

Economic News from Israel

Rehovot-based BioView has signed a cooperation agreement with Abbott Molecular Inc. under which BioView will develop an automated cancer screening system to carry out Abbott’s lung cancer diagnostic test.  Under the new collaboration, the two companies will jointly conduct clinical [...]

December 11th Israel Innovation Impact–I-3—Event

Members Exposed to Israeli Mobile Technologies Over 70 members and guests were treated to presentations by 3 innovative Israeli mobile technology companies at the December 11th breakfast event hosted by at&t in Atlanta.  Sharing their solutions were Tel Aviv-based C4 [...]

Outbrain Acquires Scribit

Netanya-based Outbrain has acquired Atlanta-based Scribit, (formerly Vertical Acuity), a content platform that allows brands to curate long form content from leading publications on their site.  The price of the deal was not disclosed, but it has been announced that [...]

2nd South Carolina Mission to Israel Produces Deal and Leads

NeuroQuest Gets Funding, Looks to Open US Center in State Under the auspices of the South Carolina-Israel Collaboration, a delegation of the state’s business, university, and economic development leaders travelled throughout Israel, December 1-6, for a weeklong mission to pursue [...]

NCR to Acquire Retalix

Duluth, Georgia-based NCR Corporation has announced a definitive agreement for NCR to acquire Raanana-based Retalix, a leading global provider of innovative retail software and services, for a transaction value of approximately $650 million that is expected to be completed in [...]

Economic News from Israel

Lod-based Maman Cargo Terminals and Handling has acquired the UPS Israel franchise for NIS 146 million from Chen Lamdan and Livnat families who own OPSI, the authorized services contractor for UPS in Israel.  The operation has 900 employees, and the [...]

From the Leadership

Over the years, our Chamber has pioneered many new economic development models to support and promote US-Israel business.  These have included our award-winning business exchange matchmaker events, industry-specific business missions, regional approaches, seminars, and recognition events. A couple of years [...]

Jerusalem’s Mayor Promotes City’s Biotech Vision

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat spoke to Atlanta area life science industry leaders on November 14th at a luncheon organized by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, SE Region and hosted at the Marcus Hillel Center by Dr. Raymond Schinazi, distinguished researcher [...]

AICC Welcomes New Economic Consul

Members and guests gathered in downtown Atlanta on October 23rd to welcome Israel’s new Consul for Economic Affairs, Michal Niddam.  The Chamber-organized reception was organized by the was hosted by McKenna Long & Aldridge with support by the Consulate General [...]

Arris Picks Celeno’s Wi-Fi Technology

Suwanee, Georgia-based Arris has selected the video-grade Wi-Fi technology of Ra’anana-based Celeno for its new Intel Puma 6-based DOCSIS 3.0 gateway.  Celeno’s dual-band CLR260 3 x 3 802.11n chip, powered by its OptimizAir and digital beam forming technology, maximizes range, [...]

Scopus Security Expands Operations in Charleston

Tel Aviv-based Scopus Security Solutions has opened a permanent, staffed office in Charleston, South Carolina as a base for its US operations.  A global leader in security services, consultation and counter-terrorism training, Scopus works with corporations, municipalities, industry, and the aviation industry [...]

Economic News – October 2012

The map applications of Ra’anana-based Waze have been recommended by Apple CEO Tim Cook in the wake of user frustration of the iPhone 5‘s “Maps” application.  Waze collects map data from all its users who can report traffic incidents and [...]

Sycamore Group Establishes US Headquarters in Atlanta

Petach Tikvah-based Sycamore Israel (1994) Ltd.  has opened its American subsidiary in the Atlanta area.  The company manufactures cleaning wipes to industry wholesale and retail channels throughout the Americas.  In its first year, the subsidiary has seen good success in [...]

Gemological Institute of America Opens a Center in Israel

The  Gemological Institute of America (GIA),  the world’s foremost authority on diamonds, colored stones, and pearls, has opened a new center in Israel, the fourth-largest diamond market in the world.  One of 16 global locations, the center will include the [...]

Israeli “Big Data” Technology Showcased at September I-3 Event

Almost 50 members and guests gathered at IBM in Atlanta on September 13th to explore Israeli innovations around “Big Data”, a key  area that is of keen interest to CIOs, CMOs, and CTOs of major corporations as well as integrators [...]

ClickDimensions Goes Global Through Israel and Dunwoody Offices

As recently reported in the Dunwoody Crier, ClickDimensions, an Atlanta-Israeli software startup, founded just 2 years ago by John Gravely and Koren Tako, is now  the top-rated Microsoft-certified marketing automation solution for the world-popular customer relationship management program, Microsoft Dynamics [...]

From the Leadership – October 2012

Over the years, we have been fortunate in our very positive relationships with the Israeli government agencies whose work dovetails with ours.  The Israel Economic Office to the U.S. Southern Region has been a key partner in our efforts with [...]

Economic News from Israel

Herzliya Pituach-based MyCheck has received an investment of $1.7 million by Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli along with the Saban, Wertheimer and Elroi families.  The company is a developer of a payment application for bars and restaurants that enables customers to see [...]

Professional Seminar Addresses Hot Topics

With the backdrop of Israel’s stable economy and innovative companies, AICC’s Professional Committee presented another outstanding seminar on August 23rd in Atlanta that addressed many aspects of “US Jobs and Economy: The Israel Innovation Effect”.  Almost 100 members and guests were [...]

From the Leadership

In our newsletters, you see evidence of our good work in the events and deals that are announced.  What you don’t see is the behind the scenes work that goes into the matchmaking and mentoring our staff and volunteers do [...]

Plans Announced for 2nd South Carolina Mission

  Based on the success of an initial mission to Israel in November 2011, the South Carolina-Israel Collaboration, organized and operated by the American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, SE Region, has announced plans for the  2nd South Carolina Business & Research [...]

Gamasonic Signs Deal with The Home Depot

  Tel Aviv-based Gamasonic, with its US headquarters in Atlanta, began selling its line of solar lamps in 900 Home Depot stores in a test program this past spring, and following the success of the initial launch, the Atlanta-based D.I.Y. [...]

Contemporary Judaica Designs: Created by Israeli Artists

AICC Followers: Use Coupon code AICC for a 10% discount on your order (expires 12/31/12) Contemporary Judaica Designs, is a source of Judaica, Jewish and Israeli gifts, and modern artistic jewelry and designs. CJD offers selection of Contemporary Mezuzah cases, [...]

Bar Refaeli among investors in AICC member MyCheck

Refaeli, together with the Saban, Wertheimer, and Elroi families have invested $1.7 million in the company. 3 September 12 16:28, Tzahi Hoffman Published by Globes [online], Israel business news - www.globes-online.com - on September 3, 2012 Bar Refaeli has invested in smartphone payment [...]

US Dept. of Commerce: Oil & Gas Trade Mission to Israel 10/28-11/1

The United States Department of Commerce (DOC), International Trade Administration (ITA), U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service (CS), is organizing an Executive-led Oil and Gas Trade Mission to Israel, October 28 – November 1, 2012. The purpose of the mission is [...]

Upcoming Conferences in Israel and the Southeast

Fall brings many exciting opportunities in both Israel and the Southeast for conferences relevant to our members and networks.  For further information, contact guy@aiccse.org. High Tech Industry Association Conference, September 10-12, 2012, Jerusalem.  Explore new cutting edge technologies, learn about [...]

Economic News from Israel

Tel Aviv-based Elco Holdings will transfer 15 housing blocks with 4,635 apartments to REIT Apartment Trust of America at a value of $105 million, yielding a capital gain of $30 million.  When the deal is completed, Apartment Trust of America [...]

Israel NewsTalk Network Launched

Macon’s Richard Eisner, Founder Concerned with events in the Middle East that threaten not only Israel but also the US as well as perceived bias in mainstream media, a team led by Macon, Georgia ophthalmologist Dr. Richard Eisner, has launched [...]

AICC Forms Hi-Tech Committee

First Event to Focus on Big Data Adam Coffsky Recognizing the rapid convergence taking place, the Chamber has merged its former Software and Communications committees into a new Hi-Tech Committee, and has named technology industry leader Adam Coffsky, global account [...]

BIRD Foundation News

One of AICC’s  most important relationships is with BIRD—the U.S.- Israel Bi-national Industrial Research & Development Foundation that offers financial grant support for joint venture R&D projects between American and Israeli companies.  Chamber President Tom Glaser is BIRD’s Southeast representative.  [...]

From the Leadership

The Professional Seminar is AICC’s premier annual educational event.  Organized by our Professional Committee, this year’s half-day program on August 23rd has been designed for business people and members of the legal, accounting, and financial professions to give them effective [...]

Metro Atlanta Chamber Signs MOU with Israeli Chambers

MAC’s Jorge Fernandez (l) and FICC’s Uriel Lynn (r) sign memorandum of understanding with Tom Glaser (c) witnessing Georgia’s largest chamber of commerce—the Metro Atlanta Chamber—has entered into an joint agreement with the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce at [...]

ITC helps companies expand their business presence

Since 2007, Israel-based ITC helps companies expand their business presence, better serve their clients and save on communication costs. ITC is an innovative telephony business solution provider allowing you to become “local” regardless of your physical location. Even when you [...]

Orange Blossom Ventures Visits Atlanta

Desiring to build connections in the Southeast, Tel Aviv-based Orange Blossom Ventures (OBV) joined AICC, and their Founder / Board Chairman Gil Makov used last month’s Eagle Star Awards Gala as the centerpiece of his initial visit to Atlanta.  During [...]

Zohar Levkovitz to Keynote 2012 Professional Seminar

  Noted Israeli technology entrepreneur Zohar Levkovitz will deliver the luncheon keynote address at this year’s Professional Seminar. Levkovitz is the Chairman of SpaceIL, a non-profit organization that has the mission to make Israel the 3rd country to land on [...]

Economic News from Israel

Elbit Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with The Boeing Company to market their US-built Hermes 450 and 900 unmanned aerial vehicles to selected countries.  The agreement was signed at Farnborough Airshow. Given Imaging has won its patent infringement lawsuit against [...]

From the Leadership

Most often, we think of the Israel business opportunity around acquisition of cutting edge innovation and technology from Israel and bringing it to the US market.  While this assumption is certainly valid, we often ignore the other side of the [...]

Atlanta-Israel Company Debuts Music Robot at Google Conference

Tovbot is changing the way to enjoy music.  The start up, headquartered in Atlanta at Georgia Tech’s accelerator in Midtown Atlanta with a development team in Herzliya, has introduced Shimi, a musical companion that recommends songs, dances to the beat, [...]

BIRD Foundation to Invest $7.15 Million in Eight New Projects

During its June 21st meeting, the Board of Governors of the Israel-U.S. Binational Industrial Research and Development (BIRD) Foundation, approved $7.15 million of funding for eight new projects between Israeli and American companies.  In addition to the grants from BIRD, [...]

Movius Utilizes Cellrox Technology

Johns Creek, Georgia-based Movius Interactive Corporation, a global leader in value-added communication services, has created myIdentities together with Cellrox Ltd., a Tel Aviv-based specialist in mobile BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) that deals with the recent trend of employees bringing [...]

AICC Selects New Leadership

The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region has elected its officers and board members for 2012-2013.  Lorin Coles (Alliancesphere) has been re-elected as chairman of the organization.  Other elected officers include Joel Neuman (The Coca-Cola Company) as chairman-elect; Jonathan Zucker [...]

Global Atlanta: Growing Israeli Biotech Firm Receives Recognition

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AMERICAN-ISRAEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP

400 Northridge Rd, Suite 260, Atlanta, GA 30350 Tel: 404-843-9426 Fax: 404-843-1416 e-mail: aiccse@aiccse.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 29, 2012 CONTACT: Tom Glaser tom@aiccse.org PHONE: 404-843-9426 AMERICAN-ISRAEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP Atlanta, Georgia—The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast [...]

Vaya Pharma presents to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Dr. Ariel Katz, CEO of Vaya Pharma, presented to executives from Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at a meeting they hosted for AICC’s Medical Committee last month.  With its US subsidiary in Greenville, South Carolina, the company is a research-based, specialty [...]

From the Leadership

Last week at the Eagle Star Gala, we celebrated our 20th anniversary of the founding of AICC. It was a momentous occasion that included reflections on our many milestones of accomplishments that have earned us our reputation as one of [...]

Procter & Gamble and Teva Win Deal of the Year, Alpha Omega Wins Israeli Company of the Year at 11th Annual Eagle Star Awards Gala

 P&G receives “Deal of the Year”      Alpha Omega receives “Israeli Company of the Year”  Bob Deutsch receives “Chamber Founders Award”      Roee Madai receives “Community Partner Award” on behalf of the Israel Economic Mission to the South [...]

Economic News from Israel

• Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange after transferring from Nasdaq. They had been the 2nd largest company trading on Nasdaq, and the 7th company this year to switch to NYSE. Teva and Procter [...]

Friends Congratulating AICC on our 20th Anniversary

Friends Congratulating AICC on our 20th Anniversary Dear Tom, board members and friends, I feel very proud and happy today. I was Israel’s Consul General in Atlanta when the seeds of the chamber were planted and to see the organization [...]

Huntsville Seminar Showcases Selling to the Israel MOD

One-on-one meetings with MOD General Ben-Israel delivers keynote Over 60 participants from 44 defense, aerospace, and homeland security companies participated in the May 15th seminar in Huntsville, Alabama that focused on opportunities to sell products to the Israeli military.  Organized [...]

From the Leadership

Educational programming is a key component of our strategy to increase economic development in Israel and the Southeast.  While this can be accomplished partly through media coverage of our activities and our own monthly newsletter, it is our many educational [...]

Arkal Automotive USA Hosts Grand Opening in Auburn

ARKAL Automotive hosted a grand opening for its brand new 32,000 square foot facility on May 3rd in Auburn Technology Park West in Auburn, Alabama.  AICC Vice President Guy Tessler participated in the ribbon cutting.  This is the first US [...]

Finalists Announced for Eagle Star Israeli Company of the Year and Deal of the Year

Winners to be Named at June 12th Gala The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region (AICC), announced today the finalists for the 11th annual Eagle Star Awards Gala on June 12.  The event, which also commemorates AICC’s 20th anniversary, will [...]

Economic News from Israel

Tel Aviv-based Gaia Real Estate Holdings and its US partner Starwood Capital Group bought 9,500 rental apartments across the US for $446 million.  They are located across the Sun Belt with the majority in Dallas and Phoenix and the rest [...]

Israeli Smart Energy Solutions Showcased

Caption:  Ben Taube (l) and Israeli and US company panelists share latest energy efficiency strategies at AICC’s May 2nd event As the business best seller Start Up Nation so well documented, Israel is the leading entrepreneurial innovation economy in the [...]

Bibliotheca and Ex Libris Partner on Library Technology Solutions

Bibliotheca, with its US operation in Norcross, Georgia, has announced a global partnership with Jerusalem-based Ex Libris Group, a world leader in the provision of library automation solutions. The agreement enables Ex Libris to provide seamless integration between their solutions [...]

Georgia to Exhibit at BioMed Israel

Capitalizing on Israel’s fast growing life science industry that is eager for new, innovative products and services, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is organizing a delegation to the 2012 BioMed Israel conference in Tel Aviv, May 21-23.   Israel’s [...]

College of Charleston Spearheads Interdisciplinary Israel Initiative

The College of Charleston is spearheading its first interdisciplinary study abroad initiative in Israel with its inauguration scheduled for Fall 2012.  Select Fall courses on Israeli culture and an independent study in business course will lead up to taking College [...]

Economic News from Israel

Bnei Atarot-based MyHeritage has made available the first online index search of 132 million people and 3.8 million scanned documents included in the 1940 Census, searchable in 38 languages and with a mobile search app being launched for iPhones, iPads, [...]

Trendlines Group Portfolio Companies Present in Atlanta

  Thirteen exciting Israeli start ups presented to Southeast investors at an event organized by AICC on March 28th. Under the auspices of The Trendlines Group, owner of two of Israel’s top technology incubators–Mofet Venture Accelerator and Misgav Venture Accelerator—these [...]

AICC to Celebrate 20 Years’ Accomplishments June 12th Eagle Star Awards Gala

Israeli Technology Business Leader, Jonathan Medved, will Keynote The American-Israel Chamber of Commerce, Southeast Region (AICC), will celebrate its 20th anniversary at the 11th annual Eagle Star Awards Gala on June 12, 2012. It will be held at the Westin Perimeter [...]

Cresa Atlanta’s David Rubenstein Receives 2011 CoStar Power Broker Award

  ATLANTA, GA. – April 10, 2012 - Cresa Atlanta is pleased to announce that David J. Rubenstein, Principal, has been named a 2011 CoStar Power Broker by CoStar Group, commercial real estate’s leading independent research firm. This annual award recognizes distinguished [...]

Jonathan Zucker Named South Carolina 40 Under 40 Winner

DaVita & AICC Member Wellness Layers Create New MyDaVita Social Patient Support Portal

A partnership between DaVita, a leading provider of kidney care and patient and wellness portal provider, Wellness Layers, led to the restructuring of DaVita’s online platform, MyDaVita. The social support site seamlessly integrates with the DaVita website and patient portal.The [...]