For decades, McIntosh County has been a sleepy place, drowsing away on marsh banks and under live oaks. Darien, the county’s only municipality (and tied with Augusta as Georgia’s second-oldest city) essentially remains a working shrimping village. The county hosts not a single traffic light, unless you count two blinking ones scattered over its 431 square miles. The only fast-food…
This year we celebrate our 40th Anniversary. It’s incredible to think of the legacy Georgia Trend has established over those four decades. Originally modeled after Florida Trend, the magazine soon became – under a succession of canny Georgia owners – something uniquely Georgian: a monthly celebration of the state’s success as well as a safe harbor for discussion of wide-ranging, statewide issues….
Georgia’s last Democratic lieutenant governor, Mark Taylor of Albany, served two terms in that office. In his first term from 1999-2003 he wielded power over the state Senate, where his party still maintained a majority. At the start of Taylor’s tenure as lieutenant governor, Sonny Perdue – a name you might have heard of – had just switched parties to…
At a time when the news cycle is measured less in hours and more in rotations per minute, it’s easy to forget what happened months or even weeks ago, even though Congress passed one of the most consequential bills of this century on July 4. I am referring, of course, to the so-called Big, Beautiful Bill, which seems to be…
This month, Georgia Trend celebrates 40 years as the magazine that covers business, politics and economic development statewide. To mark those four decades, we reached out to some influential people throughout the state who have been around to witness all that has happened, both positive and negative, during that time. These Legacy Leaders have made a big impact on…
Aug. 29, 2025 Valdosta Daily Times Farm bill information meetings coming to Georgia Staff reports that the National Cotton Council (NCC) in collaboration with the Georgia Cotton Commission (GCC), Southern Cotton Growers, and the Southeastern Cotton Ginners Association is conducting a series of information meetings across Georgia and the rest of the cotton belt to provide cotton producers, industry firms,…
Steps away from The High Museum of Art, Woodruff Arts Center and Atlanta Symphony, is a historic building known as The Castle aka Fort Peace. The former residence of wealthy agricultural supplier Ferdinand McMillan (1844–1920) is an iconic Atlanta landmark that you may have driven past without knowing its legendry history. Home to The Golden Horn Café (thought to be the…
Aug. 28, 2025 Capitol Beat News Kemp: South American trade trip going better than expected Dave Williams reports that the Georgia delegation on a trade mission to South America this week is working on prospective deals with three companies, Gov. Brian Kemp told Capitol Beat Wednesday in an exclusive interview from Brazil. “This trip has exceeded my expectations,” Kemp said…
Aug. 27, 2025 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports economic impact jumps 7% in 2024 Staff reports that ports activity in Georgia now supports 650,965 full- and part-time jobs across the Peach State, according to an economic impact study by the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business. The statewide number has grown by 41,770 jobs or 7 percent compared to…
Aug. 26, 2025 Capitol Beat News Kemp headed to South America for trade mission Dave Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp will lead a trade mission to Brazil and Argentina this week. The governor and First Lady Marty Kemp will join representatives from the state departments of Economic Development and Agriculture and the Georgia Ports Authority in meeting with executives…
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