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…
Ani Agnihotri, Founder/Managing Partner of consulting firm U.S. India Business and Research Center (USIBRC) Dr. J. Scott Angle, Dean and Director of UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Joel Babbit, CEO and Co-founder, Mother Nature Network Cheryl A.…
When her widowed mother reached a point where she could no longer manage alone in the home where she had raised a family, Nancy Hobby of Valdosta considered different options for her mother’s care. Skilled nursing care – a nursing…
Nathan Deal wants to make Georgia the No. 1 place in the country to do business. He is crystal clear on that. As governor, he can already claim a pair of big successes: Last year Caterpillar, the construction equipment manufacturer,…
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