Atlanta-based payment processing firm Global Payments Inc. will pay $242 million to buy out the remaining 44 percent of a joint venture it launched with Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corp....
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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Dutch Biomedical Firm to Invest $20 Million
Purac Biomaterials, a subsidiary of a Netherlands-based firm, is to invest $20 million to open a factory making biomedical polymers in Tucker. Purac’s polymers are used in medical devices and...
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Ambassador: Up to Nigerians to Rebuild Country’s Brand
While American companies should open their eyes to Nigeria‘s value, it’s up to Nigerians to corral corruption to attract the investment desperately needed to diversify their economy, the U.S. ambassador to the West African country said in Atlanta. ...
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German Firms in U.S. See a Bright 2013
While negotiations over the “fiscal cliff” are casting a shadow of uncertainty over the U.S. economy, German firms operating here see a bright outlook for 2013, according to an annual German-American Chamber of Commerce survey. Of...
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Former Gov. Perdue’s Trade Firm Makes First Acquisition
Atlanta-based trading and advisory firm Perdue Partners LLC has acquired Benton Express Inc. to serve the logistics needs of customers in the Southeast. Benton is a 78-year-old family-owned logistics company with annual sales of...
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Delta Launches Third Daily Flight to Heathrow
Delta Air Lines Inc. will add a third daily flight to London‘s Heathrow Airport from Atlanta beginning March 31. The added flight was announced at the opening of Delta’s 360Ëš Lounge in London. Delta...
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Delta Marks Five Years of Nigeria Flights
Delta Air Lines Inc. on Dec. 3 celebrated five years of nonstop flights between the United States and Nigeria, which have carried 570,000 passengers since service launched in 2007. “Nigeria continues to be one...
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Alpharetta Firm to Launch Drug in Europe
Alpharetta-based pharmaceutical firm Alimera Sciences Inc. is partnering with Quintiles Inc. to introduce a newly developed eye drug into Europe, starting with Germany. Alimera’s Iluvien is a tiny insert placed into the back of the eye...
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Kia to Sponsor Atlanta’s College Football Hall of Fame
Kia Motors America has inked a sponsorship deal with the College Football Hall of Fame, a $66.5 million facility set to open in Atlanta in 2014. The hall of fame will be...
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Porsche North America Posts Record Monthly Growth
Porsche Cars North America Inc.‘s sales shot up to 3,865 vehicles in November, a record 71 percent increase compared to the same month last year, when it sold 2,255 cars in the United...