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Uncommon Coworking

When you think coworking, spaces that come to mind might include WeWork, the behemoth, that’s embroiled in a bit of controversy these days, or space related to a university like the Innovation Incubator at Georgia Southern in Statesboro or the…

Making their mark on Georgia

For 23 years, Georgia Trend has recognized 40 of the best and brightest professionals under the age of 40 who are helping transform business, education, politics, science and the arts throughout the state. This year’s honorees were celebrated at a…

Fox Theatre Institute grants

The reach of Atlanta’s Fabulous Fox Theatre stretches well beyond the curbs of its Peachtree Street location. Its Fox Theatre Institute (FTI) program offers historic preservation expertise, consultation, education – and grant funding – to performing arts venues across Georgia…

Tech companies connect with investors

More than 300 venture capitalists and tech investors, 78 early-stage and startup companies and 1,100 attendees recently came together for the annual Venture Atlanta conference. Billed as the premier venture capital conference in the Southeast, the two-day event created opportunities…

Turning up the terror

In the spirit of the scary season, Six Flags Over Georgia in Austell is featuring Fright Fest®, its biggest and most hair-raising event ever. Visitors can experience thrills by day and fright by night this weekend (Oct. 25-27) and next…

Entrepreneurship on the rise in Atlanta

TiE Atlanta, a nonprofit that invests in and supports entrepreneurs in all industries, recently held its annual conference, TiECON 2019: Built in Atlanta. The packed conference celebrated the city’s rise as a hub for entrepreneurship, and attendees received inspiration from…

More aviation jobs coming to Macon

Texas-based Dean Baldwin Painting, a woman-owned company that paints military and commercial aircraft, and the Macon-Bibb Industrial Authority (MBCIA) are partnering to build a new state-of-the-art aircraft paint facility at the Middle Georgia Regional Airport. The $21-million-plus investment will create…

Hall County Chicken at Whole Foods

Georgia’s largest poultry producer, Wayne Farms in Oakwood, now has its all-natural, humanely raised chicken products at all Atlanta-area Whole Foods Markets. These fully cooked, flash-frozen NAKED TRUTH® premium chicken products have no artificial ingredients, no preservatives, no nitrates and…

Manufacturing success in Georgia

Last week more than 800 manufacturing industry professionals gathered in Atlanta for the fifth annual Georgia Manufacturing Summit, a trade show presented by the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA). Like past summits, participants discussed issues important to the industry in our…

Savannah mural project underway

Major colors are beginning to grace the walls of Savannah’s Starland District. The Starland Mural Project is creating eight new murals by eight local artists on the walls of the old Starland Dairy in the next couple of months. The…