If you’re keeping score, Georgia’s hospitality industry dodged a potentially lethal bullet from the state legislature last year but took a direct hit the year before. This year, its leaders are hopeful, but watchful. The industry, which includes restaurants, hotels…
Southwest Georgia, one of the poorest regions in the state, is sitting – literally – on a new project that, while controversial, could in the long run have a positive economic impact on the entire area. The 515-mile Sabal Trail…
A look at the list of people who have been named a Georgia Trustee, the state’s highest honor, reveals a small group of leaders who have had a profound impact on our state in every sector, from business to sports…
An emphasis on economic development and an expanded Georgia Grown program are strengthening the state’s $74-billion agribusiness industry thanks to Gary Black.
Debbie Alford President & CEO Georgia Lottery Corp. Atlanta Karen Beavor President & CEO Georgia Center for Nonprofits Atlanta Holmes Bell IV Chairman & CEO Hussey, Gay, Bell Savannah Stephanie Stuckey Benfield Chief Reliance Officer City of Atlanta Atlanta Robert…
If you’re in the mood to toast the people and institutions that make the military a crucial part of Georgia’s economy and culture, consider using a glass of beer from Service Brewing Co. Kevin Ryan, a West Point grad who…
Georgia has long been famous for its peanuts, peaches and poultry, but today’s real growth industry includes airplane parts manufacturing, the technology that keeps airliners and rockets flying and the economic drivers of airports large and small around the state.…
It’s been a banner year for the city of Atlanta. In Midtown, 20 high-rise projects are currently under construction, with another 23 in review – the most new development in Midtown’s history. In Buckhead, Peachtree Street’s 17-year transformation is nearing…
Apologies to Dinah Washington, but … What a difference a year makes. At the time I wrote last year’s Silver Spoons, Atlanta was poised on the brink of a dining revolution. I wondered how the brand-new Ponce City Market (PCM),…
A CEO, a marketing manager and an entrepreneur walk into a bar. They won’t sit together because they’re in different cities, Boston, New Orleans and San Francisco. But when they swipe credit cards after drinks with colleagues, they’ll share something…
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