Spotted in Georgia -- Dalton Distillery
The Greater Dalton Chamber of Commerce's Small Business Person of the Year is Master Distiller Raymond…
Economic Development (Blog)
Cities along the 400 corridor
The area along the Georgia 400 corridor – which runs through North Fulton, Forsyth and Dawson counties – may seem like one big ‘burb, but the cities along it have distinct personalities. Roswell, for example, is seeing tremendous job growth,…
Barnsley Resort expansion
Economic development is coming to Adairsville in Northwest Georgia in the form of a new inn and conference center at upscale, award-winning Barnsley Resort. It's the first expansion at the resort since it opened in 1999. The Inn at Barnsley…
World trade 101
Anyone confused about world trade yet? Ever since Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders zeroed in on free trade agreements as disastrous for U.S. workers, there has been huge opposition to the latest and biggest deal, the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which…
Changing it up
Young Gamechangers, a leadership program of GeorgiaForward, delivered a package of big, bright, brilliant ideas for ways Douglasville, just west of Atlanta, can draw more millennials to the area. GeorgiaForward, a nonprofit devoted to improving intra-state relations, developed YG…
State of Atlanta’s BeltLine
Proposed expansion plans for the 22-mile Atlanta BeltLine are jaw-dropping in their scale and reach. The plans were presented at the State of the BeltLine May 25 at Park Tavern in Atlanta by the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership in collaboration with the Council for Quality Growth. Mayor Kasim Reed said…
Transforming Columbus
Columbus has a lot going for it – Fort Benning (despite cuts in military personnel, it’s still a huge economic driver); Kia’s proximity; a growing population; a focus on reducing homelessness that’s achieving remarkable results; and a growing business and…
Georgia’s booming film industry
One prominent industry, movie and television production, is becoming more and more Georgia branded. In the past seven years, more than 120 films have been made here, including major franchises such as The Fast and the Furious and The Hunger…
Traveling the Town Center CID
Two projects out of North Cobb County’s Town Center Community Improvement District (TCCID) have folks in that very congested area getting around more quickly and safely. First up, the new Skip Spann Connector, a lighted bridge over I-75 just north…
Larry Gellerstedt talks commercial real estate
Cousins Properties President and CEO Larry Gellerstedt is Georgia Trend’s 2016 Most Respected Business Leader. He spoke with GT Editor-At-Large Susan Percy about the future of commercial real estate – a future he’s very optimistic about. “We’re at a point…
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