Building on the success of our Best Places to Work in Georgia program last year, this year Georgia Trend teamed up with Best Companies Group (BCG) and SHRM Georgia State Council to expand the program that is dedicated to finding…
When the book is written about the phenomenal rise of the film and television industry in Georgia, writers and researchers will look back to find the beginnings of that growth.They’ll discover a few deep roots – Gone with the Wind…
While vacationing in Costa Rica, Judith Winfrey visited a farmers market wearing a hat with the logo for Peach-Dish, the Atlanta-based meal-kit subscription company for which she’s president. She wasn’t really surprised when one of the expatriate American vendors asked…
Across the state, communities both large and small often need resources and expertise that aren’t available locally to create and implement positive change that citizens are eager to support. Many times those communities call on the University of Georgia’s Public…
We are well on the way through 2016, and the road ahead is looking good for most of the state’s economic sectors as employment rises and consumer confidence increases. The Selig Center for Economic Growth at the University of Georgia’s…
When you dive into the pharmaceutical industry in Georgia, it doesn’t take long to realize that the many moving parts in this successful sector – from elementary school education to university research into animal and human therapeutics to venture funding…
If you are looking for words to describe the state’s $15-billion logistics powerhouse, you might come up with changing, growing, fast-moving or even challenging. And you would be right on all counts. By definition, an industry devoted to getting products…
In the fall of 2013, Gwinnett Place Mall changed hands. Moonbeam Capital Investments, the new owners, wanted to revitalize the three-decades-old mall. Shawl Pryor, Moonbeam’s senior vice president, said the executive director of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District contacted…
At first glance, Jim Blanchard and Muhtar Kent might not appear to have much in common, but dig just a little deeper and the reason the pair were selected as 2016 Georgia Trustees becomes obvious. Servant leadership, says Todd Groce,…
Lawmakers returned in January to what could be an interesting session based on HB 170, the landmark transportation funding package that dominated last year’s session. Or not. The temptation to put up their feet must be great after the passage…
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