Economic Development Features

The Georgia Municipal Association and Georgia Trend recognize 10 outstanding cities: Canton, Colquitt, Hinesville, Norcross, Roswell, Sandersville, Smyrna, Social Circle, Swainsboro and Vienna.

Sea Island Company CEO Bill Jones III is helping bring the world to Georgia's door.

As Georgia's convention businesses fight to recover from the recession, it's a buyer's market. Here's what the industry is doing — and what's in it for you.

All Cities of Excellence share at least a few common traits: fiscal stability, strong leadership, citizen participation, cultural and recreational opportunities. These are the pluses that allow upscale, ritzy Alpharetta and rural, laid-back Baxley to appear on the same list. But it also helps if a city has that one intangible quality, an all-important sixth sense.