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Up and Away: The Future of Georgia Airports
There’s a well-used adage from the mid-20th century jet age that aviators still use to capture the allure of air…
Why Hybrid Healthcare Is a Business Imperative for Employers in Georgia
Access to healthcare is more than an employee benefit. For many Georgia employers, it’s one of the largest business investments they make each year and a critical factor in attracting talent, supporting productivity, and managing long-term costs. [caption id="attachment_87445" align="alignright"…
2026 Higher Education Directory
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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…
Partnerships That Build Progress: Cobb County CIDs
Cobb County basked in the limelight of the FIFA World Cup this summer, with much to celebrate on its own turf. Some of…
Why Retail Has Become a Competitive Advantage for Office Properties
As workplace expectations continue to evolve, office owners are rethinking what makes a property competitive in today's market. For years, retail was viewed as a complementary component of office buildings, a convenience for tenants rather than a core part of…
Upfront
Ups, Downs and In-betweens
Local News: Two of the state’s oldest and largest newspapers have new leases on life. The nonprofit Georgia Trust for Local News purchased the Macon Telegraph, founded in 1826, and the Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, founded in 1828. The Georgia Trust is a subsidiary of…
Economic Development Around the State
McDonough Investment: Highline Warren, known for automotive products like Rain-X wiper fluid and the Prime Guard brand, is opening a 1.1-million-square-foot logistics and operations center in Henry County. The $170 million investment will create 160 new jobs when it opens…
Bloom
Foster families face overwhelming challenges. Bloom strives to lend dignity, warmth and convenience to stressful scenarios involving foster children. “That first day with a new family can be the most difficult of a child’s life,” says Becky Davenport, president and…
Ted Turner: Honoring a Life of Giving
Late media mogul and hometown hero Ted Turner will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at a luncheon celebrating National Philanthropy Day in November. The Greater Atlanta Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals is hosting the event at…
Opinion
High Speed Rail in Georgia?
Many blame an inefficient transit system for Atlanta traffic. But as World Cup visitors learned, MARTA handled 4.7 million rail trips with no major incidents over 35 days – even with Five Points Station half closed! Some have posited that…
Stop the Double Standard
I could call them Cobb County residents, but let’s be serious, we can more specifically say “Cobb Democrats” filled a Board of Education meeting in July to express their outrage that Wheeler High hosted a speech from President Donald Trump…
Whose Economy Is It Anyway?
All you have to do is turn on the news, check social media, or even walk outside your door to see that we are living in one of the most divisive periods in American history. In most cases, that division…
Our State
Cartersville: Bartow County | Managing Success
For much of the past decade, Cartersville-Bartow County has been in Georgia’s economic fast lane, fueled by new jobs, industrial investment and…
Gwinnett Country: Fueled for Growth
Gwinnett County has spent the last four decades establishing itself as a growth engine, expanding at…
Jesup: Wayne County | Built on Timber
Wayne County has never relied on a single announcement or marquee project to define its future. Instead, the Southeast Georgia community continues to build on the assets…
Downtime
Catching up with... Tomer Zvulun
Since taking the reins in 2013, Zvulun has grown the opera’s budget and productions to make it one of the largest in the country. His mission and that of the organization is “breaking the boundaries of opera.” [caption id="attachment_92565" align="alignright"…
Jules Restaurant: Southern Elegance
My evening at Jules restaurant, which is tucked inside the rolling countryside of Barnsley Resort, began long before the first course arrived. I drove past horse pastures and thick forests before walking onto an estate that appeared to have been…
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