Georgia is home to a seemingly endless list of top tourism attractions, from well-known destinations like the Georgia Aquarium and College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta to Savannah’s River Street, the Okefenokee Swamp in South Georgia and Anna Ruby…
In Columbus, there’s always something new being built: a hotel, a school or even an entire industry. The city of 200,000 has long punched above its weight in the business community, as the home of major corporations like Aflac, Synovus…
Everyone in just about every industry in every location in the world was forced to make major adjustments to their daily lives beginning in the spring of last year. New habits were established in record time as people pulled together…
To find evidence of growth in Macon and Bibb County, one has only to drive through the area on Interstate 75. Near downtown and the intersection of I-75 and I-16, a massive construction project is widening roads to prepare for…
Cherokee County has long been one of the fastest-growing areas of the nation, and for good reason. With just 90,000 residents in 1990, it grew to a population of more than 200,000 in 2010 and is now well over 250,000…
Like almost everyone else, Cobb County’s leaders are entering a new year they hope will be dramatically different and smoother than the one that preceded it. Nonetheless, the county has done its best to keep the local economy pumping as…
These are different times across the world, in the state of Georgia and in each of the eight South Fulton County cities. The famous Chick-fil-A Dwarf House, which celebrates the history of the College Park-based restaurant chain, features a statue…
Head north on Georgia 400 from Atlanta, cross the I-285 perimeter and you’ll reach one of the most affluent, highest-income parts of not only Georgia, not only the Southeast, but the entire United States. Led by an especially well-educated populace…
This month Georgia Trend celebrates 35 years as the statewide magazine dedicated to business, politics and economic development. To mark this milestone, we wanted to recognize people from around the state who have contributed for many years to making Georgia…
Long gone are the famous water towers along I-85 touting “Gwinnett is Great” and “Success Lives Here.” But if a similar slogan greeted drivers today, it might read “Gwinnett – Dynamic and Diverse.” How diverse? The county and its school…
For more than 50 years, the city of Sandersville and Washington County have been associated with one mineral – kaolin, a white aluminosilicate clay that is mined by various companies along the well-named Kaolin Road and processed for an amazingly…
While leaders of most Georgia businesses know what the letters CID mean, the acronym might not exactly be a household word. However, practically everyone in the state has benefited from the work done by these business-boosting entities. The acronym stands…
Dawsonville and Dawson County mean different things to different people. To some, it’s a place to spend the day shopping at the North Georgia Premium Outlets. To others it’s the birthplace of NASCAR and racing’s Elliott family. To some it’s…
The word “opportunity” should come to mind when one thinks of South Metro Atlanta. With more than 60,000 employees commuting to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, expanding logistics facilities and thousands of acres of undeveloped land available, growth and expansion will…
What’s the best thing about Macon? That can be a difficult question to answer in a city with so much to offer. There’s 17,000 years of history to explore at Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park, the musical legacy of the…
Cities that are successful at luring residents and visitors all have one thing in common – a vision for making that happen. This year, the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) and Georgia Trend have teamed up to honor nine cities with…
Cobb County is an economic behemoth in Georgia. With a population exceeding 750,000, more than 20,000 businesses, a convention center, professional sports teams and one of the best educated workforces in the state, Cobb seems to truly have it all.…
Lying on the east bank of Lake Sidney Lanier and in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, close enough to Atlanta to lure big business yet far away enough to forge its own identity as the focal point of…
When outsiders hear the word “Dalton,” the next word that comes to mind is typically “carpet.” The city proudly claims its textile heritage, with the vast majority of the world’s carpet still manufactured within a 65-mile radius of downtown. Yet…
Traveling north on I-75, either by car, truck or semi, one officially crosses into Metro Atlanta at the Butts County line. What this means from a practical standpoint is that Butts marks the starting point of one of the most…
The city of Columbus has brought opportunities to thousands of people over its 191-year history. Columbus pre-dates Atlanta by nearly two decades, has long been an economic hub of Georgia and today boasts a vibrant downtown, rich cultural heritage and…
As Georgia seeks to maintain its spot at the top of the business-friendly states list, local governments are finding that a multi-pronged focus on business and lifestyle benefits is key to attracting newcomers and holding on to longtime residents and…
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