The Atlanta chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar (WTS), an organization dedicated to advancing women in the transportation industry, recently chose its Man of the Year. The honor went to Brandon Beach, executive director of the North Fulton Community Improvement…
Seven-year-old Zayden Wright, from Augusta, was born with a congenital heart condition and has had more than 40 echocardiograms, six heart catheterizations and four open heart surgeries in his short life. When Make-A-Wish Georgia, an organization that grants wishes for…
The Metro Atlanta Chamber, in partnership with Accenture, recently released its second Your Talent, Your Future report examining workforce gaps in Georgia. Data for the report came from a variety of sources and examined technical college certificates and credentials, associate’s…
At a recent dedication ceremony, the Georgia Historical Society unveiled a new marker honoring Atlanta-based barber and entrepreneur Alonzo Herndon. The marker is the latest addition to the society’s Georgia Civil Rights Trail, which provides public education about the role…
For the second year, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) has chosen recipients of the Georgia Automotive Awards, which recognize state leaders in the auto industry and their efforts to build a robust business climate. Automotive companies and suppliers…
The Ritz-Carlton in downtown Atlanta was home to Georgia Trend's 2017 40 Under 40 event last night, where we recognized 40 of Georgia's best and brightest under the age of 40. Keynote speaker Daniel Shoy, president of the East Lake…
Haggis, kilts, bagpipes -- it must be the Highland Games, which celebrate all things Scottish at Stone Mountain each fall. This year's event, the 45th, was held Oct. 20-22. Don your tartan and make plans to visit next year. [gallery…
2017 marks the 20th anniversary of the Savannah College of Art and Design’s (SCAD) annual film festival, which features works from award-winning professionals and student filmmakers. More than 50,000 people are expected to attend the eight-day event, which runs from…
More than 800 people gathered recently in the heart of Midtown Atlanta for a live demolition of one of the original Colony Square buildings. The celebratory event served as an official groundbreaking for a redevelopment converting the dated office towers…
Once again Georgia Trend helped sponsor Marietta's Chalktoberfest, a beautiful weekend of street artists, craft beer and vendors of all kinds. The winner this year was Cuong Nguyen for an amazingly detailed painting, shown above. Take a look at some…
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