The picture may be murkier these days, but company and industry representatives at a Macon trade and investment symposium still believe that in 2020, Georgia has more to gain than to lose in engaging with the global economy. Jennifer Tipping, director of global business development for Pain Care Labs, said the company has winced as tariffs for its mostly China-made medical devices have fluctuated every quarter amid a trade war. Whether it’s at Mercer or Georgia Tech or mechatronics at Kennesaw State or manufacturing engineering at Georgia Southern, we have a lot of capability there, and that is becoming a real growth area,” Ms. Hudnall said.