Although the Columbus area economy will be in recession through mid-2009, the downturn is mild, and the recovery will be vigorous. The expansion at Fort Benning is the main factor underpinning my optimism; but I am counting on the new…
Now you can look it up. It’s official. Last summer, Merriam-Webster added the word “subprime” to its new edition of the Collegiate Dictionary. The primary definition: Having or being an interest rate that is higher than a prime rate and…
Whether it’s creating a water park, saving a local landmark or establishing an animal shelter, the winners of this year’s County Excellence Awards are thinking inside and outside the box. The competition, sponsored for the fourth year by the Association…
Help For Hospitals?: Rural Georgia has attracted the attention of an Atlanta area healthcare company looking to expand. Alpharetta’s Jackson Healthcare, a staffing and technology firm, announced last fall it is forming a new company to acquire community hospitals in…
Households’ spending on retail goods will continue a four-quarter decline through the second quarter of 2009, with a peak to trough drop of about 10 percent. Although Georgia’s retail recession will be both long and deep, we are about halfway…
Atlanta’s epic, daily traffic congestion, and the hapless drivers who grow old as they creep sluggishly from place to place, have long been the fodder of jokes and ridicule. But as leadership talked much and did very little to loosen…
You may not feel like it, but this is the time to prepare to take advantage of the economic recovery that’s on the way in the second half of 2009. As counterintuitive as it sounds, this may be a good…
What lies ahead for our economy and for Georgia’s K-12 education? This quarter and the first quarter of 2009 will be dreadful. We are going through some sharp pullbacks in spending by both consumers and businesses. People and companies have…
Name Of The Game: When Atlanta’s JVC America Inc. an-nounced earlier this year it would be adding 540,000 square feet to its existing 360,000 square feet of warehouse space, the move was further tribute to Georgia’s solid reputation as logistics…
Georgia’s prolonged and severe housing downturn has nearly run its course. Sales of new homes will bottom out in the final quarter of 2008, and sales of existing homes will bottom in the first quarter of 2009. New home sales…
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