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Art By Design

Ben Young,

  A giant lantern more than 80 feet tall sits on the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Turner Street in Savannah. It is a beautiful sight at night, especially from Sidney Lanier Bridge as you are coming…
Business Industry, Features

A Boost For Bioscience

Mary Anne Dunkin,

  In August, Baxter International Inc. broke ground on a much-anticipated manufacturing facility east of Atlanta near Covington. The $1-billion facility, which will make plasma-based therapies that treat chronic and life-threatening illnesses, is expected to employ 1,500 when it begins…
Business Industry, Features, People

Honoring Ethical Leadership

Patty Rasmussen,

  In 1998, Synovus Financial Services Corporation, the Columbus-based company where William “Bill” Turner served as Chairman of the Executive Committee, was named the “Best Place to Work in America” by Forbes. A reporter from the magazine interviewed him, wanting…
Business Industry, Features

Georgia Gold

Mary Anne Dunkin, Patty Rasmussen,

  This month we introduce readers to three more Georgia businesses that have been around for 50 years or more: Stevens & Wilkinson, an architectural, engineering and interior design firm in downtown Atlanta; Hatcher, Stubbs, Land, Hollis, & Rothschild, LLP,…
Business Industry, Features

Banking On Better Times

Jerry Grillo,

  Maybe there’s a way out of this mess. Maybe the worst is behind us. Maybe Georgia will eventually overcome its reputation as a poster child for banking failure. In the meantime, there’s enough anxiety over new and developing regulations,…
Business Industry, Features

The Sky Is The Limit

Jerry Grillo,

  The flying robot invasion has already begun. Lethal, battle-tested drones (unmanned aviation vehicles or UAVs) are being used in Pakistan, and the military wants more of them. Selected universities, law enforcement agencies and aerospace firms currently are operating UAVs…
Business Industry, Features

Birds Of A Feather

Patty Rasmussen,

  A modest attempt to supplement the family’s farm income on the part of Tommy Newberry and his wife, Ann, in 1960 has grown to a multi-million dollar operation for Kay and Paschal Brooks, the couple’s daughter and son-in-law. Quail…