Arthur Blank is living every pro football fan’s dream except his, because owning a National Football League franchise was never his dream. “It wasn’t something I’d planned, either,” says Blank, who bought the Atlanta Falcons from the Smith family following…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Coca-Cola’s Information Technology Center in downtown Atlanta, recycling activity in Macon and a hospital groundbreaking in Henry County.
When the 13th Heart & Soul of Georgia Tour embarked from Atlanta last spring, the 40 or so bus passengers were headed out on a three-day trip with nine scheduled stops in cities that had a number of common…
Christy Simo writes about economic development, including Engineered Floors’s $450-million investment in carpet plants in Whitfield and Murray counties, a jump in tourism dollars and more jobs in Valdosta.
Parker Greene was recruited for a special military operation 40 years ago, and like a dogged, ageless soldier, never deactivated, lost in time behind enemy lines, he’s still on the job, working to accomplish a mission that won’t end,…
Christy Simo writes about economic development around the state, including a new poultry processing plant in Harris County, insurance jobs in Columbus and expansions at a film studio in Newton County.
As 2013 was beginning, financial institutions were cautiously celebrating what seemed to be signs of recovery from a bruising five-year recession. Georgia’s credit union executives were publishing numbers they believe to be the clearest signs of sound financial footing…
Christy Simo writes about economic development around the state, including a Kubota tractor plant in Jefferson and a rejuvenated mixed-use project near Clayton State University
If there’s a word that best describes economic development in Southeast Georgia, it would have to be “diversity.” The region is perhaps best known for the major ports in Savannah and Brunswick, but the economy incorporates a wide range…
“We’re sure not booming, but we’re getting there.” Lee County’s Winston Oxford is talking about his coun-ty, but he could be speaking for the entire South-west Georgia region. After several years of struggling with an ailing economy, the region’s…
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