At the Port of Savannah, mammoth freighters are docked at berths, their holds and decks stacked with containers bearing labels from Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Hamburg, Mexico City and other distant places. Cargo soon will be moved out by truck…
Few people in Rome compare the west Georgia city to its world-conquering namesake. However, they are fond of pointing out that for several world-class businesses many roads do indeed lead to Rome. At a time when communities across the country…
Not long ago most people considered Atlanta’s northside to be the city’s development hotspot. The area south of town was important only as home of the airport. Times have changed. The southside is booming and Clayton County, home to Hartsfield-Jackson’s…
Revisiting small town charm in the face of rapid growth
Covington may not exactly be Mayberry, but residents here like to talk about feelings of hometown community and a slower paced life that makes Newton County special. And there are places here that seem to be caught in time. It’s…
Redeveloping Downtown, Investing In A New Highway
Booming Ports, A Thriving Downtown And High Tech Business
Any doubts about Cobb County's status as a suburban powerhouse are quickly dispelled by a drive through this thriving - and increasingly urban - environment.
Courting new businesses; cherishing history and chickens
Location, location, location: Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Kay Pippin touts Henry’s proximity to Hartsfield-Jackson and I-75.
Fast facts about Albany/Dougherty County: population, unemployment rate, median income, top employers.
Thomas Chatmon likes to say that a downtown is the heart of a city. If that's true, then the heart of Albany is beating a little stronger these days.
As Albany's downtown district has improved, the city as a whole has continued to attract business and industry. In fact, Dougherty County boasts more than 60,000 jobs, even though its entire population numbers just 100,000. That has made Albany a Mecca for residents of surrounding counties seeking employment.
Tim Martin well remembers the sigh of relief he breathed when word came down late last year that the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Dougherty County had escaped closure.
Local rumor has it that when Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops, came to Macon looking for a new store location he soon spotted the exit sign for Bass Road on Interstate 75 just north of the city. "That's where it's going," he reportedly declared.
The 10-year partnership between Macon developers Jeff Jones and Clay Murphey has lasted longer than many marriages. Together the two have accounted for more $25 million in development downtown and they say they're just getting started.
Fast facts about Macon/Bibb County: population, government, unemployment rate, median income, top employers.
For Joe and Terry Emerson it was love at first sight - first sight of Thomasville that is.
Jack Hadley is on a one-man crusade to preserve the vanishing remnants of black history. In the process, he's helping put Thomasville on the map.
Fast facts about Thomasville: population, government, unemployment, income, top employers.
Ruth and John Skelton, innkeepers at the historic Skelton House Bed and Breakfast, have watched the changing face of Hartwell and Hart County over the past decade.
If local leaders have their way, those popular television fishing shows will soon be broadcasting from the waters of Lake Hartwell.
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