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Georgia’s Lake Oconee region is a land of contrasts. From million-dollar lakefront homes to high-tech industrial plants to picturesque Main Street towns, this is a region that has known hard times and economic resurgence.  The three counties of Greene, Morgan…

If you ask in South Georgia where all the roads lead, the likely answer is Tifton. The county seat of Tift County, with its confluence of U.S. highways 41, 82 and Interstate 75, is a regional hub for healthcare, retail,…

It’s been a long time coming, but Macon is back. From a resurgent business community to a fast-developing and now trendy downtown, this Middle Georgia city is on the upswing. Economic developers like Pat Topping, senior vice president of the…

When Don Avery needed major surgery, he had the luxury of choosing from several top hospitals in Georgia and Florida. But rather than travel to Atlanta, Tampa or Jacksonville, Avery decided to undergo hip replacement surgery at Fairview Park Hospital,…

The July 4th fireworks display returned last year to Eastman, and it was a great show, recalls City Manager Bea Edge.    The annual celebration had fallen victim to the recession, but its resurgence last year – funded through private/public cooperation…

To officials in the city of Forsyth and Monroe County, the opening of a Tractor Supply retail center this summer means more than just having a place to buy lawn equipment, pet products, tools and more. The project, announced in…

After a bouncing ride over the choppy seas of the recession and into a welcoming calm, economic developers in Macon-Bibb County can look back over the recent past to enjoy what 2013 brought them, and then peek ahead to a…

Drive southwest of Sandersville along the appropriately named Kaolin Road, and you see them rising up tall and white in the distance. Smoke billows from thin stacks, and the air is filled with a fine dust. A steady stream of…

Major General Bob McMahon (U.S.A.F. ret.) is a 34-year Air Force veteran and the former commander of Robins Air Force Base, a powerful engine that drives the economy of Middle Georgia. On this day he is briefing a visitor to…

In this slice of middle Georgia where Flannery O’Connor wrote “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” the narrative 60 years later is “A Good Company is Hard to Find.” Baldwin County and Milledgeville are struggling to bring in new…