STEM and the future
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, there were about 10 million people working in STEM jobs in 2021 – and 11% more needed by 2031. To stay competitive, the U.S. and Georgia need to encourage more students to become…
Author: Georgia Trend Staff
How’s your heart?
If you have any leftover Valentine’s Day chocolate, first, congratulations (and how did you manage that?). If it’s dark chocolate, you can feel ever so slightly less guilty about indulging. There is some evidence that eating dark chocolate – “in…
Meet the 2023 Georgia Trustees
Non Sibi Sed Aliis. The translation from Latin means “not for self, but for others.” It’s the motto of the first Georgia Trustees who were charged in 1732 by England’s King George II with establishing the new colony of Georgia.…
Last call: Nominations for the Georgia 500
There’s still time! Nominate an extraordinary leader to be included in our 2nd annual Georgia 500: The State’s Most Influential Leaders. Spotlighting those responsible for economic development and local investment all across the Peach state, last year’s incredible list showed…
Who‘s a star in your community?
It was one of our most-talked about publications last year – the first-ever Georgia 500: The State’s Most Influential Leaders. Spotlighting those responsible for economic development and local investment all across the Peach state, the first list showed us just…
Who’s on the list?
To welcome the new year, Georgia Trend is recognizing 100 influential Georgians for 2023 – a remarkable group -- for their impact across the state. As always, we're spotlighting CEOs, politicians, educational experts and the heads of nonprofits and economic…
Happy Holidays!
We'll be back with new blogs in the new year. In the meantime, we hope you have lots of festive fun with family and friends! Photo courtesy Oleksandr Pidvalnyi, Pexels Do you follow us? Find us on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Truist grant will help minority-owned small businesses
Running a small business may get a little bit easier thanks to Truist Foundation’s $3.75 million grant to Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs (ACE), a community development financial institution (CDFI). The grant – the largest in ACE’s history – will…
2020 Notable Georgians
Russell Allen President & CEO Georgia Research Alliance Atlanta Brandon Beach Executive Director North Fulton Community Improvement District R-District 21 State Senate Alpharetta John Berry CEO St. Vincent de Paul Georgia Atlanta Matt Bronfman Principal & CEO Jamestown Atlanta John…
2019 Georgia’s Top 100 Public Companies
Georgia continues to top lists of the best places in the country to do business – No. 1 for six years running. The state is home to a wealth of universities and technical colleges that provide a pipeline of great…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 25, 2019
Feb. 25, 2019 Georgia.gov Kemp Files Bill to Support Rural Airports Staff reports that Governor Kemp’s Floor Leader, Representative Dominic LaRiccia (R – Douglas), introduced legislation Friday, Feb. 22, to allow the state to draw down increased federal funds for use in improved…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 22, 2019
Feb. 22, 2019 Marietta Daily Journal Lawmakers call for Georgia Power to clean south Cobb plant near Chattahoochee Ross Williams reports that State Rep. Mary Frances Williams, D-Marietta, says it’s time for Georgia Power to clean up its act in south…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 21, 2019
Feb. 21, 2019 Georgia.gov ZKTeco Creating 40 Jobs, Investing $5 Million in Fulton County Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced on Wednesday that ZKTeco, a global manufacturer of RFID and…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 20, 2019
Feb. 20, 2019 Gwinnett Daily Post Senate panel backs waiver bill to insure more Georgians Curt Yeomans reports that the Senate Health and Human Services Committee passed legislation Tuesday to allow Gov. Brian Kemp to pursue health care waivers from the…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 19, 2019
Feb. 19, 2019 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Partnership With SANS Institute for Cyber Workforce Development Staff reports that Gov. Brian P. Kemp announced Monday Georgia's partnership with the SANS Institute to provide high school girls and college students with the opportunity to develop…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 18, 2019
Feb. 18, 2019 GPB After More Than 70 Years On Air, WSB-TV Gets New Owner Sophia Saliby reports that Atlanta’s oldest TV station, WSB-TV, is getting a new owner. Atlanta-based Cox Enterprises and Apollo Global Management announced a deal Friday. Cox Enterprises will…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 14, 2019
Feb. 14, 2019 GPB Conserving Georgia's Coast, Protecting Endangered Right Whales Elena Rivera and Virginia Prescott report that the Georgia coast is a central calving spot for North Atlantic right whales; however, last year, no new calves were spotted there, and…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 15, 2019
Feb. 15, 2019 WABE 90.1 Georgia Power Continues Work On Coal Ash Pond Closures Molly Samuel reports that Georgia Power is continuing to clean up coal ash, a byproduct from burning coal for electricity that can contain toxic materials. The utility…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 13, 2019
Feb. 13, 2019 Georgia.gov January State Revenue Report Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled $2.25 billion, for a decrease of $314.1 million, or -12.2 percent, compared to January 2018, when net tax collections totaled…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 12, 2019
Feb. 12, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah fastest growing industrial market, experts report DeAnn Komanecky reports that Savannah has earned another accolade, this time as the fastest growing industrial market in the United States. The designation in the annual Emerging Industrial Markets report…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 11, 2019
Feb. 11, 2019 Saporta Report Health reform effort faces potentially formidable opposition at state Capitol David Pendered reports that the legislative effort to “revolutionize” the not-for-profit health care delivery system in Georgia is set to run head-on into entrenched hospital interests…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 7, 2019
Feb. 7, 2019 11Alive Georgia bill would decriminalize marijuana possession Doug Richards reports that a bill to decriminalize marijuana statewide was scheduled for a Georgia Senate subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Backers of the bill say it makes sense to do statewide what Georgia cities…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 6, 2019
Feb. 6, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah: Port begins Big Berth/Big Ship program DeAnn Komanecky reports that the Port of Savannah will soon be able to unload six 14,000 TEU vessels at the same time. A TEU is a measurement unit…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 5, 2019
Feb. 5, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah, state economy growing, but slowing in 2019 Katie Nussbaum reports that the state of Georgia is again on track to outpace the nation for a sixth year in a row in 2019, but the…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 4, 2019
Feb. 4, 2019 WSB Radio Super Bowl Exodus: Security lines stretch through atrium at Hartsfield-Jackson Staff reports, we all know that Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world's busiest airport -- but what happens when officials say there will be 100,000…
Georgia Trend Daily – Feb. 1, 2019
Feb. 1, 2019 Macon Telegraph More jobs and people are coming to Middle Georgia but challenges remain, experts say Stanley E. Dunlap reports that Macon’s area economy should slowly, yet steadily, improve this year while the Warner Robins area is expected…
Georgia Trend Daily – Jan. 31, 2019
Jan. 31, 2019 11 Alive Pepsi says they want a 'cola truce,' but it looks like they still want to throw shade at Coca-Cola Michael King reports, after throwing much shade in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, Pepsi has…
Georgia Trend Daily – Jan. 30, 2019
Jan. 30, 2019 Washington Post Democrats tap Stacey Abrams to deliver response to Trump’s State of the Union address Felicia Sonmez and Vanessa Williams report that Democrats have tapped Georgia’s Stacey Abrams to deliver the response to President Trump’s State of…
Georgia Trend Daily – Jan. 20, 2019
Jan. 29, 2019 GPB Georgia’s Rural Areas Closer To Getting High-Speed Internet Donna Lowry reports that Georgia’s high-speed internet deserts in the rural areas of the state appear closer to getting help. The State House Committee on Economic Development and Tourism…
Georgia Trend Daily – Jan. 28, 2019
Jan. 28, 2019 Cherokee Tribune Cherokee community shares in homeless veteran statue unveiling Thomas Hartwell reports that a crowd of residents, students, veterans, county staff and various elected officials came together at Cherokee Veterans Park on Friday morning to witness and…
Georgia Trend Daily – Jan. 25, 2019
Jan. 25, 2019 Dalton Daily Citizen-News Georgia infrastructure lagging Jill Nolin reports that Georgia’s infrastructure has improved only slightly in spite of a measure that raised nearly $1 billion annually for the state’s roads and bridges a few years ago, according…
2018 Economic Yearbook: Laying the Groundwork
In all regions of Georgia, infrastructure – from the ports to railroads, highways and airports – is one of the primary reasons the state is consistently named the No. 1 place to do business in the U.S. Take a look…
2017 Economic Yearbook
In all regions of our state, businesses are growing, investing, hiring and putting smiles on the faces of those involved with economic development as well as local residents and job seekers. From hospitality to healthcare, manufacturing to movie making and…
2017 Notable Georgians
Debbie Alford President & CEO Georgia Lottery Corp. Atlanta Karen Beavor President & CEO Georgia Center for Nonprofits Atlanta Holmes Bell IV Chairman & CEO Hussey, Gay, Bell Savannah Stephanie Stuckey Benfield Chief Reliance Officer City of Atlanta Atlanta Robert…
2016 Economic Yearbook
From the busy streets of Metro Atlanta to the bustling Savannah squares and everywhere in between, Georgia’s economy is shifting into high gear. Residential real estate and commercial leasing are both on the upswing, the state continues to attract top-notch…
2016 Notable Georgians
Chris Appleton Executive Director WonderRoot Atlanta Holmes Bell IV Chairman and CEO Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung Savannah Sanford Bishop U.S. Representative District 2 Albany Robert Brown President and CEO RL Brown & Associates Decatur Bobby Cagle Director Division of…
A Look Ahead
An anniversary isn’t just a time for reflection and nostalgia. It’s also an opportunity to look forward, to set goals for the next 30 years and to find ways to continue to improve. We asked 30 Georgians, leaders in their…
30 Years Of Influence
Over the past 30 years, the number of people who have influenced and changed Georgia are too many to count. Still, there are some whose effect – whether by their personal convictions or through the positions they hold – is…
2015 Notable Georgians
Robert Balentine Chairman and CEO, Balentine, Atlanta Brandon Beach State Senator (R-21); CEO, Greater North Fulton Chamber, Alpharetta Freddy Bensch Big Kahuna, SweetWater Brewing Co., Atlanta Mohammad Bhuiyan President and CEO, Yunus Creative Lab Inc.; CEO, 2015 World Summit of…
Ready To Go: 2014 Economic Yearbook
Everywhere you turn in Georgia, stories abound of new industries bubbling up, new jobs heading to the state and a newfound sense of optimism about the coming years. It seems the Great Recession is finally in our rearview mirror, and…
Georgia Hospital Rankings 2013
Georgia Trend’s 2013 hospital rankings divide 138 of the state’s hospitals into five separate categories: Teaching Hospitals, Large Hospitals (more than 400 beds), Medium-sized Hospitals (151-399 beds), Small Hospitals (fewer than 150 beds) and Critical Access Hospitals (rural community hospitals).…
2013 Economic Yearbook: Gaining Momentum
Georgia Trend’s annual region-by-region look at Georgia’s economy finds positive signs from all corners of the state – finally. Stories by Jerry Grillo, Ben Young, Karen Rosen, Randy Southerland, Christy Simo, Bobby Nesbitt and Don Sadler.
Sustainable Georgia: Protecting Water Quality
Passed in the throes of our water wars with Alabama and Florida, the 2010 Water Stewardship Act was a step forward.
Political Notes: August 2012
The sweet taste of victory in the water wars, Blackwell to the Supreme Court, Lowery to Charlotte and Jepson chairing the Georgia Ports Authority.
Georgia View: New Math Goes To College
Chancellor Hank Huckaby has the right mix of savvy, moxie and awareness of how things work to guide the university system through some challenging times ahead.
Top Georgia Hospitals
For the second year, Georgia Trend is publishing statewide hospital rankings, this time for 17 different categories, including cardiac care, stroke treatment and joint replacement. The rankings are compiled by HealthGrades, Inc., a leading healthcare ratings organization, which ranks…
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