For years Johns Creek has enjoyed a reputation as an attractive residential community in the shadow of larger cities along the Georgia 400 corridor such as Alpharetta, Roswell and Sandy Springs. “I consider us a ‘tweener community’ because we’re gently…
When Don Avery needed major surgery, he had the luxury of choosing from several top hospitals in Georgia and Florida. But rather than travel to Atlanta, Tampa or Jacksonville, Avery decided to undergo hip replacement surgery at Fairview Park Hospital,…
When Dr. David Pickrell was looking for a new location to house the manufacturing unit of Omega Piezo Technologies, Screven County, in Georgia's mid-coastal region, was not initially on his radar. Fortunately for the county and its residents, a combination…
Ten years from now, business leaders, city and county officials, and residents in Alpharetta and throughout the Georgia 400 corridor might be able to identify October 2014 as the exact month in which the city and region’s business and economic…
Fresh off an impressive year of economic development, the city of Dalton and Whitfield County are aiming to build on the positive momentum over the next several years. Famous as the self-proclaimed “Carpet Capital of the World,” the area, which…
When Virginia Carson arrived in Coffee County in the spring of 2008, the then-interim president of South Georgia State College was struck by the instant acceptance she received from the region’s political, business and community leaders. “I was very warmly…
To officials in the city of Forsyth and Monroe County, the opening of a Tractor Supply retail center this summer means more than just having a place to buy lawn equipment, pet products, tools and more. The project, announced in…
Motorists who travel down U.S. Highway 129 toward Lee Street are greeted by a large building currently under construction on the Jefferson High School campus. The two-story structure, which will open in the 2014-15 school year, represents an atmosphere of…
Last year was one of economic growth throughout much of Northeast Georgia, but perhaps the most dramatic positive momentum occurred in Rabun County. The addition of two new manufacturing companies, Gap Partners Inc. and Parkdale Mills, to the Rabun Business…
Meet the winners of this year’s competition, selected by Kennesaw State University’s Cox Family Enterprise Center.
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