Neely Young: People To Count On

A salute to the people who work to make their communities better. Savannah’s Bob Jepson, our Most Respected Business Leader for 2013, is at the top of the list.

Neely Young

Published: May 2013

Neely Young: A Better Workforce

In Southeast Georgia’s Fiber Belt, the pulp and paper industries are strong. There and elsewhere in the state there’s a real need for a well-trained and well-educated workforce.

Neely Young

Published: April 2013

Neely Young: The Dodge Land Troubles

A massive property dispute culminated in a sensational murder trial that was widely covered in the national press.

Neely Young

Published: March 2013

Neely Young: Not The Whole Hymn

The late Eugene Patterson, founder of Georgia Trend, won a Pulitzer Prize for his writing on Civil Rights.

Neely Young

Published: February 2013

Neely Young: A Legislative Wish List

It’s time to take a look at Georgia’s outdated 16-year-old school dropout age, a remnant of our agricultural past.

Neely Young

Published: January 2013

Business Casual: Out Of Order

The deposed DeKalb school board members are not helpless victims. They are intelligent, well-educated people. The victims are the DeKalb school children.

Susan Percy

Published: May 2013

Business Casual: Dollars And Stars

Georgia’s entertainment industry has come a long way since the days of good-old-boy celebration movies like Smokey and The Bandit. So long, Burt Reynolds. Hello, vampires and zombies.

Susan Percy

Published: April 2013

Business Casual: Turning Up The Heat

It’s not hard for legislators to lose touch with the real world of Georgia citizens when everyone coming their way seems to be full of flattery and money.

Susan Percy

Published: March 2013

Business Casual: Heroes Then And Now

Paschal’s Restaurant, which Herman Russell revived at a new location, serves good Southern cooking with a generous side of Atlanta history.

Susan Percy

Published: February 2013

Business Casual: What's Next, Guys?

This is a real wake-up-and-smell-the-coffee moment, gents. The world is becoming less male-centric and more inclusive.

Susan Percy

Published: January 2013

Economy: Growing Fast, At Last

The massive restructuring of Georgia’s private sector is now complete, and the state has landed some large relocation and expansion projects.

Jeffrey Humphreys

Published: May 2013

Economy: Information, Please

Spending on information services will grow much faster than state GDP in 2013.

Jeffrey Humphreys

Published: March 2013

Economy: February 2013

The private sector has done most of the restructuring that was needed, so the economy is broadening.

Jeffrey Humphreys

Published: February 2013

Economy: The National Outlook

There’s lots of uncertainty in many critical federal government policy areas, including the budget, the tax code and regulation.

Jeffrey Humphreys

Published: January 2013

Economy: The Slow Recovery

Government spending and employment will decline sharply. The nastiest declines at the federal level have yet to occur.

Jeffrey Humphreys

Published: December 2012

Georgia View: MARTA: Open For Business

The new GM is approachable, and he listens. He seems genuinely interested in feedback to help improve a system that faces some tough challenges.

Bill Crane

Published: May 2013

Georgia View: Casey Back At Bat

After a stint on the DL of Georgia politics, Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle has reclaimed his place in the lineup.

Bill Crane

Published: April 2013

Georgia View: A Deficit Of Trust

With the GOP controlling the governor’s office and all the Constitutional offices, it might be time to implement long-discussed reforms for a trimmer, more transparent and responsive state government.

Bill Crane

Published: March 2013

Georgia View: To Fee Or Not To Fee

The hospital “fee” is not to be confused with a tax, as those are apparently only created, raised or levied during Democratic administrations.

Bill Crane

Published: February 2013

Georgia View: The Victor And The Spoils

If Victor Hill is convicted on one or more of the felony charges he is facing, he becomes ineligible to hold the office of Sheriff of Clayton County.

Bill Crane

Published: January 2013

Guest Commentary: A Legal Workforce

The heart of the new immigration law is to expand the use of the online federal e-verify requirements for businesses with 11 or more workers.

Phil Kent

Published: January 2012

Commentary: A Vital Statistic

George Berry

Published: January 2011

Commentary: A Court Without Wasps

Millard B. Grimes

Published: August 2010

Commentary: VAT Would Be Disastrous

Millard B. Grimes

Published: July 2010

Commentary: Silent, Empty Plants

Millard B. Grimes

Published: March 2010