Georgia’s music scene is the primary reason National Geographic chose to include our state in its listing of Best Trips 2017. With more than 1,000 live music venues, we have something to offer just about everyone, along with a notable…
Twenty-four businesses from 15 counties recently received GLOBE (Georgia Launching Opportunities By Exporting) Awards at the 2017 Go Global reception. The Georgia Department of Economic Development-led awards program recognizes companies that entered a new international market in the previous year.…
More than a quality-of-life endeavor, the arts -- both commercial and nonprofit -- are an enterprise with a large impact on Georgia's economy -- $62.5 million annually and 200,000 jobs. Hear what Executive Director of the Georgia Council for the…
The ninth annual Georgia Logistics Summit, held recently at the World Congress Center in Atlanta, attracted nearly 1,500 participants to discuss supply chain best practices, economic development trends in the state and logistics successes. Those attending received a glimpse of…
David Connell, president and CEO of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce, announced that he will retire at the end of 2017. A hallmark of his 15-year involvement with the organization has been the creation and retention of more than 23,000…
Rusty Bell, president of Bell Farms in Pierce County, talks about his blueberry wine making business, Rabbiteye Winery. For more about business in Pierce County, check out “Rising to the Occasion” in this month’s issue of Georgia Trend. https://youtu.be/0XaLdGjn4lA Photo and…
Holly Quinlan, CEO of Cobb Travel & Tourism, talks a bit about Cobb County's No. 1 industry -- tourism -- and welcomes visitors to the booming North Metro Atlanta county. https://youtu.be/jZZ7a2wd_zQ Learn more about what's happening in Cobb -- from…
Gov. Nathan Deal addressed the Georgia Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Eggs and Issues Breakfast in Atlanta last week, describing an optimistic infrastructure spending and job growth scenario for 2017. “We’ve already started on a $10-billion, 10-year plan to build roads…
The Atlanta Regional Commission recently hosted its 2016 State of the Region Breakfast for more than 1,200 business, government and nonprofit leaders. During the event, the results of this year's region-wide Metro-Atlanta Speaks survey were presented. Among the findings, transportation –…
The Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Person of the Year is Master Distiller Raymond…
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