In Memoriam: Former Atlanta Mayor and Buckhead Coalition President Sam Massell, who led the city from 1970 to 1974, died in March at age 94. He was the city’s first Jewish mayor and is credited with guiding the changeover from…
Supreme Court Changes: Just days after Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice David Nahmias announced he is stepping down in July, after 12 years on the court, Gov. Kemp named Appeals Court Judge Andrew Pinson to replace him. Nahmias, once a…
In Memoriam: MARTA General Manager and CEO Jeffrey Parker, 56, died by suicide in January. He headed the Atlanta transit agency for nearly four years and was widely praised for his leadership in expanding its service area and in steering…
The Russell Center, a Black business generator for all stages of entrepreneurship, was inspired by the late business magnate, philanthropist and Civil Rights figure Herman J. Russell, who founded H.J. Russell & Company, a construction and real estate firm that…
The Georgia Historical Society (GHS) teaches history in order to create a better future – to give the people of the state an understanding of how we got to this point, along with the education, tools and perspective to make…
In Memoriam: Georgia’s former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, a lifelong Republican who died in December at the age of 76, is remembered by friends and colleagues from both parties as a man of integrity and accomplishment. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp…
The first column I ever wrote for Georgia Trend was put together hurriedly in the aftermath of 9/11, a rambling patchwork of observations about shopping for American flags and trying to regain some equilibrium. It ran in the October 2001…
Q: Tell us about Jack Cooper. It’s a 93-year-old transportation and logistics company, specifically focused on car haul. Your readers have seen the double-decker trucks filled with cars going to dealerships – those are ours. In a typical year –…
When Doug Hooker was being interviewed some years ago by the president of an engineering firm for a job leading the Atlanta office, the man told him he had heard from others that Hooker was the one to hire, but…
The Race Is On: Gov. Brian Kemp picked up two high-profile challengers last month, one a Democrat and one a fellow Republican, each hoping to make him a one-term governor. Stacey Abrams, the Democratic voting rights activist, announced that she…
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