Atlanta’s long suffering transportation community was not spared the humiliation of the 2007 General Assembly, much to the insult of residents anxious for real solutions to traffic problems that are to be compounded by the repaving of Inter-states 75 and…
Winding down west Georgia roads at speeds of up to 85 mph, the Seventh Annual Heart and Soul of Georgia Bus Tour was an exhilarating whirl of country charm, progressive ideas and Southern-style civic pride that rambled from Douglasville to…
Some very good news for Georgia's environment came out of the November elections. Meanwhile, Democrats have called for a land deal probe concerning Gov. Sonny Perdue's property adjacent to Oaky Woods Plantation.
Atlanta's colleges and universities bring unprecedented brainpower and economic muscle. They create wealth and jobs, promote diversity and enhance the city's international credentials - and they are influencing the way the region grows.
The wolf may be at Georgia's back door. The state Department of Natural Resources Environmental Protection Division has announced an application by LS Power Associates to build and operate a coal-fired power plant in Early County.
Don't lose sleep over Wayne Mason's pulling out of the Beltline. He wanted residents before transit, which would have made surrounding areas miserable with traffic, and he opposed creation of a multimodal transit facility that would pick up commuters using the proposed Lovejoy light rail line in Atlanta.
In what could be a first for Georgia conservation efforts, the Nature Conservancy purchased 299 acres of land in the Chattahoochee National Forest in Lumpkin County in February, to be turned over to the Georgia Department of Transportation for safekeeping.
There's a renaissance brewing on Metro Atlanta's Southside, and a palpable sense that this region's time may have come. The fifth runway at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is set to open next month, and the long-awaited commuter rail from Atlanta to Lovejoy is several steps closer to reality.
Fast facts about Atlanta Metro South: population, per capita income, unemployment rate, municipalities, top employers.
It's been a good year so far for Metro Atlanta's environment. The city and the Beltline Partnership purchased the Bellwood Quarry from Vulcan Materials. Plans call for a 50-acre lake with 351 acres of greenspace - the nation's largest city park.
Carroll County is in the catbird seat: close enough to Atlanta to share in its spillover growth, but not too close for comfort.
Fast facts about Carroll County: population, municipalities, unemployment rate, per capita income, higher education, top employers.
Calling the next Bill Gates: Carroll County may just have what you're looking for.
Changes at the University of West Georgia, geared to keep students on campus, are spilling over into adjacent downtown Carrollton.
GreenRoom is glad to see Georgia's northern right whales featured in the "Georgia Explorer" exhibit at the new Georgia Aquarium. Few Georgians are aware that these beautiful creatures spend the winter and give birth to their calves in our waters.
No longer an afterthought or a topic relegated to a single course, ethics is a theme in today's MBA programs.
Former MARTA General Manager Nathaniel Ford, Sr., who has resigned to head the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, leaves MARTA in a better situation than he found it, having, among other things, called attention to its plight.
Cobb County is maturing into an efficient, multifaceted blend of urban and suburban cultures.
Fast facts about Cobb County: population, municipalities, unemployment rate, per capita income, top employers.
Austell is Cobb's ultimate paradox - the county's smallest city, with an official population around 6,000, is also the closest to Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
Marietta Redevelopment Director Gary Mongeon is anticipating a lot of action out of this year's Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) referendum, which passed in September. As he puts it, "There's a ton of stuff going on in Marietta right now."
It's been a good fall for Georgia's greenspace. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources completed the $7.3 million purchase of 2,421 acres of land in Southwest Georgia's Red Hills region in September, along the banks of the Ochlockonee River and Barnetts Creek in Thomas County
Haralson County is primed to explode with new people and big business.
The irony of a telecom company kicking off GeorgiaWest Technology/Business Park is a great indication of Haralson's offbeat ability to conquer the odds, considering the industry's boom went bust at the turn of the millennium.
"Because of the way we've protected our coast, Georgia would be able to bear the brunt of a hurricane like Katrina better than lot of surrounding states," says Patty McIntosh, director of coastal resources for the Georgia Conservancy.
It's difficult to imagine a more successful example of many different cultures melting together seamlessly than DeKalb County.
Some of the names and faces that have appeared in our pages over the past two decades have left the limelight, but others still exert an influence in the business and political arenas.
Sure, the city has corporate headquarters, dynamic growth and a thriving economy. But it also has one of the largest concentrations of colleges and universities in the country. It's time to celebrate the brainpower and highlight the economic clout.
Meet the winners of the first Excellence In Public Service Awards, presented by the Carl Vinson Institute of Government at the University of Georgia in partnership with Georgia Trend. The awards honor five outstanding government professionals at the state and local levels: Dr. Kenneth Breeden, head of Georgia's Department of Technical and Adult Education; Peggy Merriss, Decatur City Manager; Jim Burgess, Social Circle Mayor; Charlotte Nash, Gwinnett County Administrator; and Stephen Gooch, Lumpkin County Commissioner.
As Georgia's convention businesses fight to recover from the recession, it's a buyer's market. Here's what the industry is doing — and what's in it for you.
Russ Toal and the Georgia Cancer Coalition want to make the state a leader in cancer research and treatment — and $400 million in tobacco settlement money says they have a fighting chance.
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