Southwest Georgia Nurse Honor Guard
For many practitioners, nursing is more than just a profession. It is a sacred calling…
Georgia Trend - July 2026
Feeling 250 on Peachtree Road
Americans have looked forward to this July when we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the greatest nation in history – called our “semi-quincentennial,” a word we’ll all learn this year and then forget because we’ll never use it again. We’ll…
Ups, Downs and In-betweens
Party Lines: A new lawsuit seeks to keep future local elections partisan, as they have been across the state until now. After Gov. Brian Kemp signed a new law making some races in five Metro Atlanta counties nonpartisan, DeKalb County…
Liberty County: A Celebration of Liberty
When the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary this…
Only We Can Stop Forest Fires
When most of us think of wildfires, Georgia probably isn’t the first state that comes to mind. I personally think of the January 2025 wildfires in Southern California which directly killed 31 people and indirectly killed hundreds more. Those fires…
Catching up... with Dr. Michelle "Shelley" Nuss
Dr. Michelle “Shelley” Nuss, Founding Dean of the University of Georgia School of Medicine, is a professor of Medical Education in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry. She has spent much of her career focusing on ways to address shortages in healthcare…
Prospects for Savannah
Despite a backdrop of spiking oil prices and the recent retreat from the globalization of markets, Savannah’s prospects for economic growth are very good for many reasons: Significant economic development project announcements will provide a solid foundation for growth. Savannah’s…
Economic Development Around the State
Home Services: Authority Brands is establishing its new headquarters, dubbed Franchisee Success Center, in Cobb County. The $13 million investment will create 390 new jobs over the next several years. The home services franchisor, which has 15 brands spanning essential residential…
Carrollton: Carroll County | 200 Years of Growth
It’s Carroll County’s 200th birthday, and the region has…
A Revolutionary Book From Georgia Trend's Former Publisher
Longtime readers of Georgia Trend may remember Neely Young as the magazine’s owner and publisher from 1999 to 2017, and father of current publisher Ben Young. Since retiring, he has written a few books – the most recent of which is In Their…
