You can’t make this up. Spies. Secret meetings in Ottawa and Rome. The Pope. Canada. Miami. Havana. When does the movie come out? I never imagined that this president – or […]
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 inEconomic Development
Private Sector Key to Atlanta’s FDI Success
Some local economic developers may be patting themselves on the back for Atlanta’s new ranking as the top U.S. city for foreign-investment strategy. But Jorge Fernandez, vice president of global commerce […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Mercedes-Benz USA Rumored to Be Eyeing Atlanta for Headquarters
Mercedes-Benz USA is rumored to be considering moving its headquarters from New Jersey to the South, eyeing Atlanta and multiple cities in North Carolina, according to news reports. The Wall Street […]
Posted inTrade
Duct Doctor Finds Nigerian Franchisee
A Norcross-based provider of air duct cleaning services in commercial buildings and homes has found a franchisee to take its brand into Nigeria. Duct Doctor provides its business partners with trucks mounted with […]
Posted inCulture
How to Celebrate the Holidays Globally in Atlanta
Missed the Yorkshire pudding at the annual British Christmas lunch, the dancing at the La Posada gala, or the first-ever Atlanta soccer match marking 100 years since the World War I […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Atlanta Ranked Best in U.S. for Foreign Investment Strategy
When it comes to putting their heads together to attract foreign investors, Atlanta’s economic development community does it better than any other U.S. city, according to a new report by fDi Intelligence. The “Global […]
Posted inBusiness
In Rome, Mayor Reed Accepts Baton for Next Year’s Nobel Summit
Atlanta has officially taken up the baton for next year’s conference bringing together Nobel Peace Prize laureates from around the world. In Rome last week, Mayor Kasim Reed participated in a handover ceremony that recognized his city as […]
Posted inBusiness
Coke Elects Two New Directors
International retailer Marks & Spencer Group PLC’s CEO, Marc Bolland, and the private, investment-management office Judd Enterprises Inc.‘s chairman and CEO, David B Weinberg, have been elected directors of the Coca-Cola […]
Posted inBusiness
A Century After the ‘Christmas Truce,’ Soccer Brings Brits, Germans Together Again
During Christmas week of 1914, it really was all quiet on the Western Front. About 100,000 British and German soldiers were in trenches near Flanders in Belgium, so close they could hear each other singing Christmas songs. Soon, […]
Posted inBusiness
Atlanta Firms See Opportunity Through Brazil’s Complexity
Many look at Brazil and see an opaque wall of red tape; Scott Lewin saw opportunity. The CEO of Invoiceware International is making the country’s infamous complexity work for his company, which helps multinationals […]