Lumber & Wood Production is poised to substantially outperform the overall economy in 2013. The above-average growth is due to the much-delayed cyclical recovery of the housing market. The push from an upturn in new residential construction will exceed…
Collaboration is more than just a business buzzword; it’s an essential element in sustainable economic development. Communities are learning the power that comes from something we all learned back in kindergarten. It’s good to work well with others. As…
Gwinnett-based RockTenn, a packaging manufacturer, grew substantially in size and visibility with its 2011 acquisition of Smurfit-Stone, a larger Midwestern company. As a result, RockTenn is a $9-billion corporation with more than 26,000 employees; and, after several years of…
On Tybee Island, an offshore suburb of Sav-annah, tourism entrepreneur Diane Kaufman manages 50 rental properties, historic cottages and houses built between the early 1900s and the 1950s. When she finished counting the 2012 receipts from her company, Mermaid…
Providing good services while being re-sponsible stewards of the public’s money is always challenging, especially in a tough economy. The eighth annual Georgia Counties of Excellence awards program, sponsored by the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG) in partnership…
There are blessed ancestral notes swimming in J Wunder’s blood, and they fly out in a blazing sonic frenzy, out through his fingers, through his steel guitar, diving into fortunate ears, into the hearts and souls of the people,…
Simona frequently is the first or last person you see upon entering or leaving Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. She’s got short, black hair and large, dusky eyes, speaks broken English with a dense Eastern European accent, and…
Finding Georgia’s jobs of the future isn’t as simple as downloading an app. At least not yet. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says the state is seeing a resurgence in programming jobs, with the future particularly bright in smartphone…
In 1975, the Georgia General As-sembly was under the control of largely rural and almost completely Democratic lawmakers, many of whom proudly labeled their chambers “The Home of Home Rule.” It was in such an atmosphere that enabling legislation was…
R. Charles “Charlie” Loudermilk Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Aaron’s, Inc. Age: 85 Atlanta It is the classic American success story. An Atlanta native, Charlie Loudermilk decided early on he wanted to be a millionaire and saw the rental business…
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