As the magazine celebrates 40 years this month, it’s the perfect time to look back on some of the moments that have shaped us over the past four decades. Some of Georgia Trend’s previous managing editors have shared their memories: A story I wrote in 2016 on the plight of Georgia’s rural hospitals really brought home to me the challenges,…
Appreciating Regional Roots: Georgia Pick & Bow celebrates the culture of Appalachia, teaching students the history behind the music. Photo credit: Georgia Pick & Bow The Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music Program does more than just teach music to mountain children. Note by twangy note, the Dahlonega program celebrates the culture of Appalachia, a region long stigmatized in the…
Name Recognition: Primary ballots got longer in August as more candidates entered statewide races. On the Democratic side, Michael Thurmond announced his run for governor. His extensive resume includes serving as CEO of DeKalb County for two terms and as state labor commissioner for three terms; he ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 and lost to incumbent Republican Johnny Isakson….
Building for What’s Next: Tracy Styf, executive director of the Town Center CID, at the Noonday Creek Trail. Photo credit: Daemon Baizan. There were some players who never took the field in this summer’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park, but they collectively hit a home run that soared out of the stadium, over The Battery and into…
Standard Bearer: Ricky Smith, general manager for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Photo credit: Stan Kaady. In March 1925, Atlanta’s leaders visited a rugged, abandoned racetrack just south of the city and saw the future. “Atlanta should do now in the matter of aviation what it did many years ago in the matter of the railroads,” declared William B. Hartsfield, who…
It’s no secret that Georgia is continually ranked as the top place to do business in the country, and our strong higher education system certainly plays a part in that success. The 89 colleges in this year’s Higher Education Directory continue to work together to strengthen the state’s talent pipeline, expand opportunities for students and bolster career readiness, ensuring the…
LaFayette Food: Pilgrim’s is investing $400 million to build a prepared foods facility in Walker County in several phases. The company, which already operates seven food production facilities in the state employing some 7,500 people, will begin hiring in 2027 for the first phase, creating 630 jobs at full capacity. The facility will produce a variety of fully cooked chicken…
Bárbara Rivera Holmes took office in April and is the state’s first Latina constitutional officer. Before joining the department, Holmes served as president and CEO of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce. What are the most pressing workforce development challenges in Georgia, and how is the Department of Labor working to address them? Georgia has one of the strongest economies,…
The term student-athlete is far different today than yesteryear, when a scholarship that paid for your education was something extraordinary. High school kids today still are the beneficiaries of the grant-in-aid system that went into effect in 1956. However, attitudes have become skewed, and today, kids negotiate agreements that make them the highest paid people on campus, some getting millions…
International Draw: Nick Masino, president and CEO of both the Gwinnett Chamber and Partnership Gwinnett. Photo credit: Eric Sun. Gwinnett County is one of the 10 most diverse counties in the country, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. And if you include age as a factor, Niche.com says it’s the most diverse of all. That diversity is credited with helping…
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