Atlanta was the starting point for more than 20 government and business leaders from Nanjing, China, on a six-city tour aimed at learning about the U.S. services sector. The delegation...
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 inArchive, Business, South Korea
Kia Plant Makes 300,000th Vehicle
The Kia Motors plant in West Point has made its 300,000th vehicle, a silver Sorento SX, less than two years after its first Georgia-made car rolled off the assembly line....
Posted inArchive, Business
Atlanta Penny Auction Website Shut Down
An Atlanta-based penny auction website founded by an Emory University graduate has been shut down after an investigation by the Georgia Office of Consumer Protection. The agency found that Wavee.com failed to fulfill orders...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Year Two a Success for India Business Summit
What started four years ago as a small symposium on U.S.–India business has blossomed into a full-blown annual summit drawing high-level experts and attendees from India to Atlanta. In its second year,...
Posted inArchive, Economic Development
Liberian Honorary Consulate Now Issuing Visas
The Liberian honorary consulate general in Georgia is now issuing visas to the West African country. U.S. citizens looking to travel there previously had to send applications to the Liberian Embassy in Washington or to the consulate general in New York. The...
Posted inArchive, Education
State Pushes World Languages in Schools
With new immigration laws that have caused outcry among advocacy groups, Georgia‘s reputation for diversity has seen better moments. But over the past few years, the state’s education system has made...
Posted inArchive, Business
Atlanta Startup’s App Helps Troops Speak With Afghans
An Atlanta startup celebrated the Fourth of July by releasing an iPhone app that aims to help U.S. soldiers communicate in Afghanistan. TripLingo develops and sells apps that help businesspeople, students and now troops bridge the...
Posted inArchive, Business
Atlanta Firm Leads Korea’s Winning Olympic Bid
An Atlanta-based sports marketing agency that sprouted after the 1996 Olympics has helped Pyeongchang, South Korea, win the Winter Olympic Games for 2018. Helios Partners has helped many winning cities,...
Posted inArchive, Business
‘School for Startups’ Teaches Low-Risk Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurs are seen as creative types who have the gumption to go out on a limb, living on a shoestring and raising capital until eventually cashing in on their big...
Posted inArchive, Culture
Nakato to Host Benefit Dinner for Tsunami Victims
Nakato Japanese Restaurant is partnering with the Japan-America Society of Georgia to host a dinner benefiting the victims of the earthquake and tsunami that battered the country in March. The...