Jason Moss is founder and CEO of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance, a membership-based organization that supports the state’s manufacturing community. Below are edited highlights from an interview. How did the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance start? I originally started GMA back in…
Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe is the founder and executive director of Live Thrive, an Atlanta nonprofit launched in 2010 to promote healthy, sustainable environmental practices. It operates the Center for Hard to Recycle Materials, known as CHaRM. Following are edited excerpts…
Georgia boasts a whopping 159 counties, more than any other state except Texas, which is…
Pat McHugh is CEO of Scientific Games, which provides lottery products and technologies to customers across six continents. It serves nearly every U.S. lottery, which includes 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. What…
Bárbara Rivera Holmes took office in April and is the state’s first Latina constitutional officer. Before joining the department, Holmes served as president and CEO of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce. What are the most pressing workforce development challenges…
Stroll through downtown Douglasville and you’ll come face-to-face with more than a dozen hand-painted fiberglass hearts. The eye-catching, unique sculptures are part of a…
John Haupert joined Grady Health System in 2011 and led transformational changes for the hospital. In 2023, he was named to the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s list of Most Admired CEOs. These are edited highlights from an interview. …
Atlanta-based Georgia-Pacific is a leading manufacturer and marketer of bath tissue, paper towels and napkins, tableware, and more. German-born Fischer has served as president and CEO since 2017. These are edited highlights from an interview. How does Georgia-Pacific contribute to…
Each year, ACCG, a nonprofit organization of the state’s county governments, presents the County Excellence Awards…
The Georgia native previously served as commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources and executive director of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority. In 2023, Clark published his first book, The CEO Imperative: Faith Based Service in a Toxic World.…
Rosaline Kwan is a diplomat with more than 25 years of experience in international trade and foreign policy. She leads the team managing Canada’s bilateral relations with six states. Following are edited highlights from an interview. How are goods transported…
Opportunities abound in Paulding County, where job offerings are about to take off. The county in northwest Metro Atlanta is home to Chattahoochee Technical College’s 55,000-square-foot Aviation Training Academy, which opened in April 2024. The academy prepares students for high-demand…
The Shepherd Center provides medical treatment, research and rehabilitation for people with spinal cord and brain injuries and neuromuscular conditions. Prior to taking the reins in 2024, Jamie Shepherd was president and COO of the award-winning hospital cofounded by his…
Tourism is booming in Georgia, with a record-setting 171 million visitors spending $43.6 billion in 2023. And the coast of Georgia is reaping the benefits. In the past five years, St. Marys, the Golden Isles, Tybee Island and nearby Savannah…
Cobb County has enjoyed a long streak of economic development successes. But its real achievement lies in the way it sustains and builds on those achievements. Cobb is offering opportunities for professional and leadership development and promoting inclusivity with unity…
When Clayton State University undergraduate Kayla Miller speaks about her school, it is easy to understand why she chose to attend it. The average age of a Clayton State student is 26 – which means many of her classmates are…
A smaller town may not seem like an ideal spot for people who want a metropolitan…
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