November 2005

Rome/Floyd County: Championship Strategy

Capitalizing on sports success to recruit company headquarters

What do the much-celebrated rookies of the 2005 Atlanta Braves season have to do with economic development in Rome/Floyd County? Mike Pennington hopes the answer is, "A lot."

Carol Carter

Published: November 2005

DeKalb County: Melting Pot Economy

International projects and urban amenities

It's difficult to imagine a more successful example of many different cultures melting together seamlessly than DeKalb County.

Ben Young

Published: November 2005

The GreenRoom: November 2005

"Because of the way we've protected our coast, Georgia would be able to bear the brunt of a hurricane like Katrina better than lot of surrounding states," says Patty McIntosh, director of coastal resources for the Georgia Conservancy.

Ben Young

Published: November 2005

The Next Big Wave

Politics

Georgia's burgeoning Latino bloc, which should be a natural fit for the Republican party, is up for grabs. The GOP is not exactly making them feel welcome.

Tom Crawford

Published: November 2005

Political RoundUp: November 2005

Growing numbers, Curiouser and curiouser, Save the calf, Welcome aboard

Tom Crawford

Published: November 2005

GALEO

Organizations

Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials

Terrell Johnson

Published: November 2005

The Chip Shot

Business Casual

It happened pretty fast, but this is the sequence of events as I recall them: I walked out the kitchen door headed for the office one morning, realized almost immediately that I'd forgotten something and walked back inside.

Susan Percy

Published: November 2005

The Bulldozing Speaker

Speaker Glenn Richardson wants to build his dream house on accreted land on St. Simons.

Neely Young

Published: November 2005