Officials gathered last month in Chatsworth to announce the new Appalachian Regional Port, a huge project for Northwest Georgia that couldn't come at a better time. "This new inland terminal will open the door for economic opportunity and job creation…
In August, summer vacations wind down as people dive back into work and school begins again. As we at Georgia Trend celebrate 30 years of covering business, politics and economic development across this great state, we…
Now you can help restore one of Georgia's greatest natural treasures -- Cumberland Island -- through the simple act of online voting, thanks to REI's new project "Every Trail Connects." REI selected the Cumberland Island Trail Restoration Project as one of 10…
The Environmental Protection Agency announced the new Clean Power Plan this week. The new rules aim to reduce carbon emissions from power plants – by 32 percent overall and 25 percent in Georgia by 2030 – and have a real…
A growing (pardon the pun) part of Georgia’s economy got a boost this summer with the groundbreaking of the new turfgrass research and education facilities on UGA’s Griffin campus. “Turfgrass is one of Georgia’s largest agricultural commodities, and the future…
Sometimes all it takes to make a big impact in a small town is getting the right people in a room together. In 2011, the right locals came together and formed the Eatonton-Putnam Tourism, Arts and Heritage Partnership, which…
College Park is just the latest place to get new transit-oriented development around its MARTA station, as ThePad on Harvard, a $35-million mixed-use project near the College Park MARTA Station and Hotel Indigo, gets set for construction. A groundbreaking ceremony was held earlier…
Who do you think are the state’s most effective lawyers? There are still three more days for you to tell us. Through Friday, July 31, 2015, at 5 p.m., Georgia Trend magazine is accepting nominations for its annual Legal Elite listing, which will highlight…
Imagine spending your days – your work days – rock climbing, whitewater rafting or teaching young people about the environment. If you're Rob Dussler, chair of the outdoor leadership department at Young Harris College (YHC) in the north Georgia town of Young Harris,…
It's hotter than the hinges on the gates of hades and more humid than the steam room at the gym here in the South in July, making it tough for some of us to get any work done at all. But Julys…
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