Buckhead, Perimeter & True North 400 CIDs | Improving Quality of Life
Building and improving roads has long been a top priority in the dense office markets of northern Metro Atlanta. In…
Author: Randy Southerland
PCI: Where Education is the Key
This fall East Point will have a new educational option: the Promise Career Institute. It’s part of Fulton County Schools three-year comprehensive Bridge to Success Plan and will use federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to help students recover…
South Metro Atlanta | Sophisticated Growth
South Metro Atlanta is in the midst of a transformation. The area has long been known for warehousing and logistics, but a convergence of factors is opening new avenues for growth and development in movie studios as well as residential,…
Gwinnett County: Diversity and Growth
Gwinnett County has long been a destination for people and businesses. At various times it has been the fastest-growing county in America. In 2022, Gwinnett boasted 975,353 residents while also becoming the most diverse county in Metro Atlanta. All those…
East Central: Preparing for the Future
Counties in East Central Georgia look to two powerful economic engines. To the north is the long-established metro of Augusta with its large industries, educational institutions and military installations. Southeast is the emerging megasite where automaker Hyundai Motor Group is…
2023 Economic Yearbook: Transforming the Terrain
If Fiscal Year 2023, which began last July, were a feature-length movie, it would certainly be a blockbuster: “The best year ever,” according to the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The impact of this banner year is transforming the state’s…
High-tech Makers
Georgia is a place where people know how to make things. Consider that the parts holding rockets together as they blast into space are made in Dodge County. Carbice in Atlanta produces thermal tape for satellites. And Saft America in…
2022 Economic Yearbook: Sustainable Communities
We tend to think of sustainability in connection with the environment – eco-friendly practices that preserve and protect natural resources. However, sustainability is much broader; it includes economic viability and growth for the long term through smart planning and development.…
Northwest: A Greener Path
Jobs and the economy of Northwest Georgia are increasingly tied to the growth of clean energy innovations like electric vehicles. In Gordon County, TEKLAS, a Turkish supplier of electric vehicle parts, invested $6.5 million in its first North American facility…
Central: Rich in Resources
Across Central Georgia, counties are increasingly focused on using their natural assets to build a vibrant economy. By plugging into the rising demand for clean energy, expanding the infrastructure needed to attract people and companies and developing historic sites to…
Visionary Cities
In spite of the lingering pandemic, foresighted folks throughout Georgia rolled up their sleeves to make their communities better places to live, work and play – often by fostering healthy working relationships. To honor those efforts, the Georgia Municipal Association…
2022 100 Most Influential Georgians: Steering the Ship
While this year’s Georgian of the Year Griff Lynch may come closest to literally steering ships, the job of keeping the state afloat does not fall to him alone. There are thousands of people who help ensure the state remains…
Georgia Trend 2021 40 Under 40
This year Georgia Trend is celebrating 25 years of honoring the state’s best and brightest with our 40 Under 40. And this year, like the others, the winners leave us awed and inspired. As we continue to battle COVID-19 in…
2021 Economic Yearbook: Businesses Bounce Back
What a difference a year makes. Last April, the state was under lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. With employees and customers staying home, compounded by the difficulty of moving raw materials and finished products throughout a world reeling from…
2021 Economic Yearbook: East Central
The true impact of the pandemic on East Central Georgia depends on where you are and what you do. While it had a devastating effect on a broad swath of retail, restaurants, tourism and hospitality, manufacturing has come roaring back…
2021 Economic Yearbook: Southwest
Southwest Georgia is on the rise. Throughout this largely rural region, local economies are emerging from a pandemic pause and gearing up for expansion. Manufacturing and other sectors have been largely unscathed. Many continued to produce products and some found…
100 Most Influential Georgians
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy,” said Martin Luther King Jr. His words are as applicable today as they…
Georgia Trend’s 2020 40 Under 40
It’s been 24 years since Georgia Trend’s inaugural 40 Under 40, and each year the winners continue to leave us awed and inspired. That’s especially true during this troubling year, as many in this group of young leaders are working…
2020 Economic Yearbook: Central Georgia
In Central Georgia, the local is often international. A bevy of companies from places like Canada, Germany and Japan have found homes here in this region. Locals have also learned that what happens thousands of miles away can show up…
2020 Economic Yearbook
Georgia Goes GLOBAL. As the home of a powerful transportation and logistics network that includes the busiest airport in the world, booming deepwater ports and an interstate system to connect them to each other and the rest of the country,…
100 Most Influential Georgians: Visionary Forces
“There are no secrets to success,” said former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell. “It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure.” His description could apply to the individuals included in Georgia Trend’s 22nd annual listing…
2019 Economic Yearbook
These days, workforce development is one of the most important business issues around the state. Local leaders all point to the challenges of ensuring a well-trained workforce, both today and in the future. The 2019 Economic Yearbook takes a look…
EY – Central
Across Central Georgia the economy is gearing up, with existing companies expanding and new ones picking new sites. The region has been winning its share of economic development prizes by offering companies what they need, and at the top of…
Cherokee County: Prime Destination
Historic redevelopment, entrepreneurism and healthcare
Cobb County: Economic Renaissance
Commercial development, affordable housing and transportation improvements
Dalton|Whitfield County: Investing in the Future
Manufacturing, innovation and community pride
Northwest: Creating New Connections
As economic activity has picked up throughout the Northwest Georgia region, so has a renewed commitment to building the roads and infrastructure that attract and keep business and industry. Road projects that were stalled during the Great Recession are finally…
The Business of Giving
In the drive to nurture a better-educated and employable workforce, America’s corporate community has in many cases taken matters into its own hands. Literally. Visit a public school in Georgia, and the guy reading to elementary school kids or the…
Carrollton| Carroll County: All for One
Business incubation, revitalized downtowns and tourism.
Columbus|Muscogee County: The Place to Be
Business expansions, creative startups and intown living
Adapting and Thriving
Walk into the Marietta branch of Delta Community Credit Union and you could be in any bank in America – from the sleekly modern, freestanding teller stations to decorative glass-walled offices. Credit unions are working hard to offer not just…
Southwest Georgia: Steady Growth
Slow and steady. That’s the phrase you keep hearing in Southwest Georgia. After some lean years, companies are expanding and adding jobs, and a stubborn unemployment rate is down to its lowest level in years. “It’s really just quiet, steady…
Cherokee County: Shifting into High Gear
Manufacturing, technology and business incubation
Reaching for the Sky
Georgia has long been famous for its peanuts, peaches and poultry, but today’s real growth industry includes airplane parts manufacturing, the technology that keeps airliners and rockets flying and the economic drivers of airports large and small around the state.…
Gainesville/Hall County: Growing Like Gangbusters
Construction, manufacturing and a downtown renaissance
Augusta/Richmond County: Technology Takes Hold
Cybersecurity, manufacturing and downtown living
Metro Atlanta: Business Signals
A rising tide of growth and economic expansion is once again buoying the 20-county Metro Atlanta region. From north to south, new jobs, companies and even speculative office building construction signals that the region is back and doing business. One…
South Metro Atlanta: Turning South
There was a time when Atlanta’s South Metro region was considered an afterthought. It was a place you drove through or flew over on the way to somewhere else – like downtown or the top end of the city. No…
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