Aeroville, a massive mall near Charles de Gaulle Airport, was built this year and opened in October. 

In Atlanta, Porsche Cars North America’s move to the airport area has jump-started an area long avoided by corporate heavy-hitters. Local leaders have seized on the momentum as they seek to establish a regional marketing initiative.

Atlanta’s French partner, Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, also added an auto maker to the win column in its growing portfolio: the French headquarters of Volkswagen, Porsche’s parent company.

The project was one of many signs of dynamism presented to leaders from Atlanta and around the world at the Sustainable Airport Area seminar in Paris in October….

Read more on our Airport City site. 

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...