With the United Kingdom shooting to boost exports to £1 trillion ($1.5 trillion) by 2020, helping small businesses navigate the intricacies of the global economy has become a top government priority. Fortunately, Atlanta-based United […]
Author Archives: Trevor Williams
As managing editor of Global Atlanta, Trevor has spent 15+ years reporting on Atlanta’s ties with the world.
An avid traveler, he has undertaken trips to 30+ countries to uncover stories on the perils and promise of globalization.
A lifelong Bulldog, Trevor earned degrees from the University of Georgia in Magazine Journalism and Religion, with a minor in Chinese.
He is the father of three sons and editor of the book "Making Men: Five Steps to Growing Up."
Posted inDiplomacy
Sister Cities Commission Looks Forward to Bright Year
With flags hanging above, members of Atlanta’s sister city committees filled the atrium at City Hall Thursday night to look forward toward another year of fostering international exchanges. The Atlanta Sister […]
Posted inCulture
New Americans to Celebrate MLK Day at Civil and Human Rights Center
The path to U.S. citizenship went through Georgia for nearly 13,500 immigrants during the first three quarters of 2014, according to new government data. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Airport Seeks Developers’ Ideas for Hotel, Mixed-Use Project
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is seeking to build an upscale hotel and mixed-use project on what’s now an economy parking lot on the western edge of the airport grounds. The City of Atlanta, […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Mercedes-Benz to Move U.S. Headquarters to Atlanta
Mercedes-Benz USA will move its headquarters from Montvale, N.J., to Atlanta, bringing 1,000 jobs and $100 million investment and bolstering the case for the Southeast as an auto industry corridor. The […]
Posted inBusiness
Atlantans Among Top 100 Irish-American Business Leaders
David P. Fitzgerald, president and CEO of the advertising agency Fitzgerald & Co., was once again named by Irish America magazine as one of the top 100 Irish-American business leaders in […]
Posted inTrade
Trends 2014: Telling Atlanta’s Export Stories
Exports have in the past been seen as icing on the cake of a successful economy: beneficial, but not essential to the recipe. That has started to change, and Atlanta in […]
Posted inBusiness
Trends 2014: Africa’s Ebola Paradox, Played Out in Atlanta
Miguel Southwell, general manager of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, was slated to travel to Durban, South Africa, in October, but he had to cancel. Mr. Southwell wanted to be there: He relishes […]
Posted inEducation
Trends 2014: Europe Peers Into Historical Mirror
In many ways, Atlanta’s European community spent 2014 looking back, with the centennial of World War I and the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall providing sufficiently […]
Posted inDiplomacy
Timeline Tracks Atlanta’s Presidential, Ambassadorial Visits in 2014
Global Atlanta tracks the movements of the local consular corps, but we also keep tabs on inbound dignitaries passing through Atlanta during the course of the year. Our stance: These […]