As Newell Rubbermaid Inc. seeks future growth in international markets, the company is considering how to make proven products resonate across national and cultural borders, CEO Michael Polk told Global Atlanta […]
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
Dublin Nets German Manufacturer
A German die-making company has announced plans to invest $6 million to establish a factory and its North American headquarters in Dublin, Ga., according to the Georgia Department of Economic […]
Posted inCroatia
Bunkmates to Business Partners: Croatian Entrepreneur Finds Second Home in U.S.
Croatia native Sly Barisic was living in Bosnia in the 1990s when he got the first taste of American high school life through the movie musical “Grease,” which came to Eastern Europe on a bit of a delay. Little […]
Posted inTrade
Export Academy Planned at Georgia State’s Freshly Funded CIBER
Fresh off the renewal of an estimated $1.1 million grant to promote the teaching of international business, a Georgia State University institute is planning to boost its outreach to the Atlanta business community through an export academy. […]
Posted inEducation
The Future of MOOCs on Both Sides of the Atlantic
Continuing innovations in technology around the world are bound to make massive open online courses, so-called MOOCs, more sustainable than traditional college and university system campus offerings. But how soon […]
Posted inGuinea
Georgia’s Tighter Ebola Screening Measures Call for Some Immediate Quarantines
Under new measures put in place by Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to combat Ebola, African travelers passing through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport could find themselves quickly whisked away to a local hospital if they show signs of illness […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Virgin Atlantic Arrival Underscores Hartsfield-Jackson’s Global Reach
It might be easy for Atlantans to take for granted that their local airport links them with the world, but from Miguel Southwell’s perspective, it never hurts to have that point hammered home. […]
Posted inBusiness
Commerce Secretary Pritzker to Headline Week of Africa Forums in Atlanta
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker is to visit Atlanta Nov. 5-6 to keynote a conference highlighting the growing commercial ties between the U.S. and Africa. A two-day conference organized by the local office of the U.S. […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Kubota to Invest $100 Million More in Gainesville
Japanese tractor manufacturer Kubota Manufacturing of America Inc. is expanding in Hall County, where it has its North American headquarters, spending $100 million and planning to hire 650 additional workers. According to a release from the […]
Posted inBusiness
Jewish Shop Aims to Keep Its New Home Downtown
ModernTribe, a local shop selling Jewish gifts and novelties, will keep building its international brand online as it works to keep its local Auburn Avenue storefront open. The store, founded […]