The UPS Foundation has committed $400,000 worth of in-kind logistics services to help get supplies into the hands of health care professionals fighting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The […]
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."
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Virgin to Take Over Delta’s Manchester Flights from Atlanta
More than 20 years after starting daily nonstop flights to Manchester, United Kingdom, from Atlanta, Delta Air Lines Inc. will turn over the route to its new joint venture parter, […]
Posted inEconomic Development
Clayton County Draws Korean, British Firms to Airport Area
Clayton County is making use of its proximity to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, drawing two companies in the last two months to the area. In July, Suwon, South Korea-based LED […]
Posted inTrade
Asia Tops Savannah Export Markets
Savannah goods exports to Asia nearly tripled in the last five years to almost $2 billion, making that region the metro area’s most valuable export market, according to new data from […]
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Atlanta Exports to Africa Have Doubled in Five Years
Atlanta’s exports to Africa have more than doubled since 2009, the city’s fastest growth rate to any major region of the world, eclipsing even Asia and South America. The city’s exports to Africa were up […]
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New Data: Atlanta Ranks 18th Among Exporting Cities
The Atlanta metro area achieved a record high $18.8 billion in exports in 2013, according to new data from the U.S. Commerce Department putting the Georgia capital at No. 18 among American metros overall. The city’s exports were […]
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Pediakid Seeks Spanish-Speaking Student Intern
PediaKid, a Ringgold, Ga.-based manufacturer of nutritional supplements for children, is seeking a Spanish-speaking college student for a paid internship or temporary position aiding its expansion in the Latino market […]
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Airport’s Draft Master Plan Eyes New International Gates, Sixth Runway
The proposed master plan unveiled by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport officials last week calls for new on-site parking decks, a potential sixth runway and additional gates dedicated to international flights. […]
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Novelis, DHL Execs to Join Dignitaries at India Summit
The fifth annual USA India Business Summit has confirmed Phil Martens, president and CEO of Novelis Inc., and Christoph Remund, CEO of DHL Global Forwarding in the U.S., as two […]
Posted inCulture
Hub Brings Pub: Ireland Flights Helped Attract Fado to Atlanta in 1996
With a significant Irish community now, Atlanta seems to make sense as Irish pub chain Fado’s headquarters for the U.S. But it was actually a combination of Atlanta’s “non-Irishness” and its direct air links to […]