Every year, Georgia Trend asks for you to nominate impressive, hardworking, community-minded people under the age of 40 who are making a difference in the state. And boy, do you deliver. Our team then has the tough task of narrowing down the nominations to 40 candidates that stand out above the rest. These up-and-coming Georgians come from all over the…
Top Metropolitan Area: Tim Evans, Greater Hall County Chamber president and CEO, at Kubota Manufacturing of America. Photo credit: Daemon Baizan In June, Greater Hall County Chamber officials took part in not one, but two kagami biraki ceremonies – traditional Japanese sake barrel openings – as Kubota Manufacturing of America opened its new $190 million plant and Mimaki USA opened…
Tom Cousins, who passed in July at 93, was a great man and good friend to my family. My father Neely Young partnered with Cousins to start Southern Publishing Company, and later the three of us owned Georgia Trend – which is now owned by Morris Communications Company. In spite of possessing a shyness the likes of which I have…
Tackling Problems: Madison Mayor Fred Perriman, center, discusses municipal issues with Lovejoy Mayor Marci Fluellyn, left, and Fitzgerald Mayor Jason Holt, right. Photo credit: Frank Fortune Georgia Trend convened three groups of mayors at the Georgia Municipal Association Annual Conference in Savannah this summer to discuss topics of importance to their communities and to seek peer advice on potential solutions….
SOS Election: Gabriel Sterling, the former COO in Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office who made news when he called on President Donald Trump to condemn threats to election workers in 2020, is seeking to take Raffensperger’s place. Sterling recently announced he will run in the 2026 Republican primary for Secretary of State. He has been a staunch defender of…
Skills Training: Instructor Daniel Jean-Baptiste, center, teaches woodworking and other skills to students Brittany Jackson, left, and Jordin Smith, right, as part of the four-week Construction Ready program. Photo credit: Kevin Garrett If Georgia’s workforce was a highway system for the state’s economic development, it would be covered with orange cones. Constant tweaks to programs and initiatives crop up like…
Delivering Value: Johns Creek Mayor John Bradberry. Photo credit: Kevin Garrett North Fulton is a region that thrives from the uniqueness of its cities. Municipal and business leaders are proud of recent progress, but they recognize the need for paced growth – deliberate investments in economic, workforce or community initiatives that fit their city’s distinct population, needs and constraints. “These…
Dalton’s economy is very dependent on manufacturing, especially of carpet and floor coverings. Manufacturing accounts for around 32% of the area’s jobs compared to 9% for the state and 8% for the nation. This makes Dalton more sensitive than most cities to fluctuations in the business cycle and shifts in U.S. trade policies, including tariffs. Dalton’s focus on manufacturing was…
A Cobb County hotel has been converted into 88 studio-style apartments for veterans in need of housing. The Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a nonprofit that started in New York shortly after the 9/11 attacks, opened the Atlanta Veterans Village in Austell in late August. The project has been years in the making. Tunnels to Towers bought the Wingate by Wyndham…
Sept. 30, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Major food company investing over $120M, creating ‘at least 48 new jobs’ in Columbus Mark Rice reports that a nationally renowned food and beverage company is investing more than $120 million to create “at least 48 new jobs” and expand its manufacturing facility in Columbus, officials announced Monday. Hostess Brands LLC, a subsidiary of the…
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