Features
Big & Bigger: Georgia Ports’ Rising Tide
Georgia’s ports are making big waves even hundreds of miles from the water’s edge – and that is the latest secret to its success as one of the nation’s leading trade hubs. A new inland port in Hall County will…
Georgia Express Lanes: Building For Our Future
It might surprise Georgians to know how well-regarded the state’s highway system is – No. 2 overall in the nation in the Reason Foundation’s 29th Annual Highway Report. The study examines each state’s roads and bridges in 13 categories, including…
Georgia’s Growing Energy Needs Require a Strong Grid
Georgia communities expect safe, reliable and cost-effective power at home, at work and everywhere in between. As the state grows and technology changes how people use energy, the electric grid must be ready to meet rising demand. Georgia Transmission plays…
2026 40 Under 40 Honorees
In 1996, Georgia Trend published its first list of 40 Under 40 honorees. That means for the past 30 years, you, our readers have nominated smart, industrious, civic-minded people under the age of 40 to be on our coveted annual…
2026 Higher Education Directory
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Upfront
Ups, Downs and In-betweens
Sand Dollars: Winter may be coming, but Tybee Island beaches will be a busy place. That’s because the federal funds needed to replace about 1.3 million cubic yards of sand on its 5-mile beach were finally approved, allowing work to…
Economic Development
Tops Again: For the 13th year in a row, Georgia has been ranked the No. 1 state for business by Area Development magazine. Each year, corporate site selection consultants rank all 50 states using 20 factors, and Georgia came out…
Elberton’s Promise
Charles Thornton, a veteran and Morehouse graduate, stumbled across a troubling statistic: An estimated 70% of Black children in the U.S. are raised in single-parent households. He felt called to help boys in single-parent homes. So, in 2019, he launched…
Good Tidings from the Festival of Trees
The holiday season kicks off in Atlanta with the annual Festival of Trees. For the third consecutive year, it takes place at the Gas South Convention Center in Duluth. The festival’s opening day is Saturday, November 21. That’s followed by…
Opinion
Let’s Face Reality
Populism is always a reliable strategy in any election to find connections with voters dissatisfied with the status quo. Politicians exploiting this appeal should consider whether their election is worth certain outcomes. Immigration and energy policies seem to pit broader…
May the Best Candidates Win
On Nov. 3 Georgians will render big decisions, the repercussions of which will stretch into the 2030s. We’ll elect a full slate of candidates who’ll bridge our state into the next decade, and we’ll decide the color of that bridge,…
Leading by Example
As a political analyst that has been in hundreds, if not thousands of debates, arguments and challenging conversations, I have walked into every room with one simple mantra: stay calm, be respectful and tell the truth. Early in my career,…
Our State
Conyers | Rockdale County: On the Leading Edge
Conyers may not be the first city in Georgia that springs to mind as a tourist mecca.…
Dalton | Whitfield: Growing It and Loving It
Sometimes an economic downturn can be the start of a transformation. That’s what happened in Dalton as it weathered the Great Recession and a global pandemic. Dalton and Whitfield County have nurtured a resilient and robust business community. While flooring…
Downtown Atlanta: City on the Rise
Roughly a month after the last FIFA World Cup soccer game ended in Atlanta, SoDo Atlanta CEO Jon Birdsong walked along Mitchell Street in South…
Downtime
Catching up with... Stephanie Blank
Stephanie Blank is a longtime advocate for children’s issues. She has served on multiple commissions and is a member of first lady Marty Kemp’s GRACE Commission (Georgians for Refuge, Action, Compassion and Education) fighting human trafficking. How is GEEARS having…
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