Author: Kathleen Conway

Helping Those Who Served

A Cobb County hotel has been converted into 88 studio-style apartments for veterans in need of housing. The Tunnels to Towers Foundation, a nonprofit that started in New York shortly after the 9/11 attacks, opened the Atlanta Veterans Village in…

Bellwether Cities

Americans are familiar with the political maxim, “as Maine goes, so goes the nation.” When it comes to the Georgia economy, the saying could be, “as Gainesville, Milledgeville and Warner Robins go, so goes the state.” MarketBeat, a financial media…

A Fresh Fueling Stop

A popular convenience store, headquartered in Massachusetts and known for its freshly prepared food, is making its way to Georgia. Nouria Energy, a family-owned company, has gas stations, convenience stores and car washes…

Historic Home in Danger

  An 18th century house with connections to the late President Jimmy Carter is on a list of historic properties in danger. The Historic Rock House in McDuffie County, believed to…

Trails Connecting Communities

Plans are underway to improve the Flint River Gateway Trails Network, an initiative between the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), Clayton County and the tri-city area of College Park, East Point and Hapeville. The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded two…

Downtown Renaissance

Downtown Atlanta is going through a bit of a metamorphosis, with the transformation of the 2 Peachtree Street office building, a massive renovation of Georgia State…

New Rule Helps Travelers Get Refunds

During the holiday travel season, there will inevitably be delays and flight cancellations. But this year, there is a silver lining of sorts. Domestic airlines must now refund passengers in the event of major flight mishaps. A new U.S. Department…

Minimizing Waste While Feeding the Hungry

During this Thanksgiving season, as many of us focus on counting our blessings and feeling gratitude, several organizations are working to help raise money and donations for the 44 million Americans, including 13 million children, who are food insecure. Here…

Navigating a Weighty Issue

  When my son turned 14 this summer, he spent his birthday boating and fishing. So LeeAnn Dance’s article in this issue about the recreation and revenue tied to Georgia’s rivers and streams is both relevant and interesting to me.…

Winning Scriptwriters

In support of future talent, the Georgia Film Academy (GFA) named four students and two teachers as winners of its 2024 high school scriptwriting competition. Participants submitted scripts for either a 10-minute play or a short film. Abby Bullock from…

Georgia Trend Columnist Recognized

The Atlanta Business League has honored Georgia Trend columnist Tharon Johnson with its Entrepreneur of the Year award. Johnson is founder and CEO of Paramount Consulting Group, a bipartisan, Atlanta-based government affairs and communications firm, serving clients in both political and…

Intersection

This month’s Economic Yearbook looks at several new business projects underway across the state, many of which involve Georgia’s 41 electric membership cooperatives (EMCs). EMCs have provided electricity to Georgians for decades and currently serve more than 4 million customers.…

Honoring a Legacy of Nonviolence

This year would have been Martin Luther King’s 95th birthday. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change is commemorating the occasion by ensuring his legacy promotes positive social impact. This year’s theme is “Shifting the Cultural Climate…

A Look Back at 40 Under 40

What do Spanx creator Sara Blakely, entertainment mogul Tyler Perry and voting rights activist Stacey Abrams have in common? All were selected earlier in their careers to be one of Georgia Trend’s 40 Under 40. Young…

People Are Atwitter About Threads

Unless you’re living under a rock, you have probably heard the buzz around the new Threads platform, the Instagram Threads app which Mark Zuckerberg created to rival Elon Musk’s Twitter. Threads is part of Meta, which also owns Facebook and…