Competitive Edge
Mark Toburen spent most of his life in and around swimming pools, first as a competitor, then as a coach. He earned three letters on the North Carolina State swim team, then ran one of the Southeast’s top competitive…
Business Industry
Robert Jepson, Visionary
Bob Jepson has uncanny vision. That’s what they say, the people who know him. He sees around corners, sees so well that he’s never failed in business, by his recollection. But right now, Jepson is using his telescopic sight…
2013 Industry Outlook
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…
Four For The Future
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…
Paper Trail
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…
The Welcome Mat Is Out
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…
2013 Counties Of Excellence
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…
The Sound Of Success
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,…
The Essential Economy
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…
Working Smarter
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…
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