Germán Trejo
Germán Trejo-Caballero is a Mexican-American businessman in Ohio[1] and a former unpaid adviser to the Institute for Mexicans Abroad.[2]
Trejo gained publicity with a proposal for a community center in Columbus, Ohio that went into bankruptcy before even opening. The center was supposed to house a Mexican consulate, a training center for Latinos and various businesses targeting the Hispanic community. [1] Full funding for the center was never secured, though various investors and donors had already made some commitments.[3] Seven months after it was supposed to have opened, the center filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy, listing about $600 in assets and more than $150,000 in debts.[3]
Trejo attendeded Ohio State University.[4] He is married and has one child.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Kemper, Kevin (2006-12-18). "Mexico reaching out to Columbus". Columbus Business First (Columbus, Ohio: American City Business Journals, Inc.). http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2006/12/18/story5.html?page=all. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ Czekalinski, Stephanie (2007-06-14). "Delay in Mexican center raises questions". The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio: The Dispatch Printing Company). http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2007/06/14/CINCOCHECKS.ART_ART_06-14-07_B1_PU711MH.html. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ a b c Czekalinski, Stephanie; Jodi Andes (2007-10-14). "Investors startled by sudden demise of Centro Mexicano". The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio: The Dispatch Printing Company). http://www.dispatch.com/content/stories/local/2007/10/14/CentroMexicano.ART_ART_10-14-07_B1_5G866KG.html. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
- ^ "German Trejo". Do Something Great. Ohio State University. http://www.osu.edu/dosomethinggreat/archive/students/trejo.html. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
