Gwinnett County: Fueled for Growth
Gwinnett County has spent the last four decades establishing itself as a growth engine, expanding at…
Georgia Trend - September 2026
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"…
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…
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 a…
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…
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…
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…
