Savannah-based Byrd Cookie Co.’s Chair Emeritus Benny Curl has received the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Specialty Food Association. The award, which is the national organization’s highest honor, was presented at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York…
Atlanta’s entrepreneurs currently have a strong business outlook according to the spring 2019 Bank of America Small Business Owner Report. On all indicators, the city’s small business owners are more confident than the national average. However, they are less confident…
Looking for a family-friendly weekend – or weekday – getaway, where you and the kids will find so much to look at, experience and enjoy that you won’t pick up your phone even once? Oh, and you can also try…
Summer’s here, and we all know what that means – mosquitos, heat, humidity and Vidalia onions. It’s the time of year when the mild, sweet, yellow onions that only grow in Georgia are fresh, tasty and available at your local…
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently recognized Norcross-based Sigma Recycling as one of 48 American companies that have achieved outstanding export success. Founded in 2009, Sigma Recycling collects recyclable scrap materials like plastic, metal, paper and rubber and supplies them…
“What will you have?” is a question with lots of answers at the more than 15 distilleries that call Georgia home. From rum, vodka, whiskey and rye to cordials and full cocktail programs, distilleries across the state are serving up…
Forbes magazine recently named United Community Bank (UCB) one of the top five U.S. banks on its list of the World’s Best Banks. The coveted ranking was based primarily on customer service, and this month UCB celebrates its patrons with…
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce recently held its first annual Georgia InVenture Prize competition in partnership with the Technical College System of Georgia, the Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Public Broadcasting. During the two-day competition student entrepreneur teams from…
Conventional wisdom suggests hops can’t be grown in Georgia’s warm, muggy climate. That’s why most of the aeromatic plants used to flavor this country’s beer come from the Pacific Northwest. But, Mike Barber, owner of Yorkville Hops and Produce, is…
For 33 inventive finalists, the wait is over. University of Georgia’s (UGA) 2019 Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest has chosen a grand prize winner. Suzi Sheffield and Atlanta’s Beautiful Briny Sea took home the grand prize, as well as…
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