2024 Most Respected Leader: Mike Plant, From Blades to Bricks
What do you call the combination of tenacious commitment and infectious energy in the present and a vision of the future that turns the…
Business Industry
Small but Mighty
Georgia is home to its share of Fortune 500 companies – 35 have headquarters here. That’s a testament to the state’s…
Georgia’s Battery-Powered Future
Less than two decades ago, the Kia Georgia plant made history – as the Korean automaker’s first manufacturing operation in the U.S. and, at the time, the largest economic project in Georgia. Incredible Progress: Chris Smith,…
Help for Entrepreneurs
As we see frequently in our profiles of different parts of the state, small business is the backbone of Georgia’s economy. Following are some of the resources available to help Georgians start and grow their own small businesses – and…
Leading the Change
Ask 10 people what makes a good leader and you’ll get 10 different answers. But more often than not, words like transparency, open communication and collaboration…
AI: The Next Frontier
AI - Artificial Intelligence - has the potential to transfigure business. Or cost millions of jobs. Or make us all more productive. Or pose an existential threat (according to one letter signed by heavy hitters in the AI world). [caption id="attachment_61039"…
Connected, Safe and Attractive
Around Metro Atlanta, it’s nearly impossible not to notice the colorful banners and beautiful landscaping that mark different communities. These are often the work of community improvement districts (CIDs). A CID is a geographic area where businesses voluntarily self-tax to…
Visionary Cities
The Oxford dictionary defines the word visionary as “thinking about or planning the future with imagination or wisdom.” So it…
Plant Vogtle's Historic: Nuclear Revival
Climate scientists tell us our best chance to avoid the worst long-term effects of climate change is to bring global energy-related carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050. This will require a drastic shift in energy production away from…
Georgia Tech’s GaMEP is Driving Innovation
“A stitch in time saves nine,” goes the old saying. For a company in Georgia, that adage became very real when damage to a key piece of machinery threatened its operation. The group stepping…
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