Each year, Georgia Trend selects a Georgian of the Year and this year’s honoree is Lee Thomas, deputy commissioner of the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office, for her leadership in making Georgia a top location for filming movies…
Recently, the Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (VLCDA) and the Career Technical and Agricultural Education (CTAE) Resource Network teamed up to bring educators and economic development professionals together to explore workforce needs in the Lowndes County region. The one-day workshop featured…
If you’re among the more than 3 million Georgians expected to travel during the next two weeks, we wish you a safe journey and much joy with your family and friends. The Georgia Trend editorial office will be closed until Jan.…
Congratulations to the Milledgeville Police Department’s K9 Falco and handler, Officer Linc Boyer, for winning the 2018 K9 of the Year award from the Georgia Police K9 Foundation. Falco and Boyer received 4,100 votes from citizens of Milledgeville and Baldwin…
With a large number of pilots retiring in the next 10 years, and the growth of the airline industry as a whole, it’s a good time to become a pilot or pursue other aviation career opportunities. In this video, Adon…
University of North Georgia (UNG) is inviting its own students and those from other colleges to participate in the USA Hackers Challenge on Valentines Day at the Georgia Tech Research Institute. An enterprising hacker can win $100,000 if he or she…
Bearing bags of fresh organic vegetables and good cheer, representatives from Cook County dropped in at Georgia Trend to wish us happy holidays. The magazine staff enjoyed visiting with our friends from South Georgia and sampling the yummy – and…
The Peyton Anderson Foundation recently announced that 16 organizations will receive $3.5 million in grants for projects that benefit Central Georgians. The largest grant – $2 million – was awarded to the Beverly Knight Olson Children’s Hospital, part of the…
Columbus State University’s (CSU) Oxbow Meadows Environmental Learning Center and volunteers from CSU’s College of Education and Health Professions have built the first phase of a courtyard for teaching science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) at Key Elementary School in…
South Carolina-based Stevens Aerospace is opening a large-cabin aircraft operations facility at Macon’s Middle Georgia Regional Airport. The company is leasing a 48,000-square-foot hanger for operations that should begin in early 2019. Stevens’ $1-million investment in this expansion will create…
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