Downtown Discoveries
The Georgia Cities Foundation’s 2011 Heart and Soul Tour began on about the same route taken by Union General William T. Sherman when he led his troops out of Atlanta in 1864 on a historic slash-and-burn march to Savannah. …
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From Modest College to Thriving University
Thirty years ago, a key decision put Georgia Southern College, as it was then known, on a remarkable growth trajectory. Against vocal opposition from faculty and students, then-president Dale Lick managed to drum up support for reviving the institution’s football…
Business Casual: Too Much Time For The Haters
Back in the day, Atlanta coined an upbeat slogan, proudly calling itself “The City Too Busy To Hate.” Of course there were detractors and cynics, but I always loved the particularly Atlanta-like blend of optimism, pragmatism and resolve. And…
Man Of Action
Barely a year into his first term as mayor of Atlanta, Kasim Reed is redefining the job, working with state lawmakers and officials to help close the gap between the two Georgias. Reed, who served 11 years in the…
Paying For Pavement
Lamar Paris can sit in his Blairsville office and imagine the convoluted road ahead, U.S. 129, heading south, twisting and climbing through Neels Gap, then falling away toward Cleveland, where it meets with a new bypass around that busy little…
2011 Power Women
Mary Moore Founder and CEO The Cook’s Warehouse A Cook’s Warehouse now occupies the Ansley Mall space that once housed a Piccadilly. That just about encapsulates Atlanta’s culinary evolution. Where Atlantans once lined up for cafeteria fare, the gourmet…
Health Insurance: An In-Between Time
At its most basic level it sounds like a great idea, a no-brainer for anyone remotely interested in the well-being of the human race: healthcare for every citizen, rich or poor. Who can argue with that? What’s not to like?…
Columbus: Cars And Defense
Last year my optimism for Columbus was based primarily on the fact that the area had so many projects in the economic development pipeline. That has not changed. Kia Motors has added a second shift to produce the Hyundai Santa…
Children's Crusader
It was a few minutes after 10:00 and the family was settling in for the night when Donna Hyland’s 15-year-old daughter Brooke entered her parents’ bedroom. “We picked her up early from school that day, thought it was probably…
The Voice of Georgia’s Counties: A Q&A With Ross King
Last year, after 23 years with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia, or ACCG, Ross King became the third executive director in the organization’s history, succeeding Jerry Griffin. ACCG has been around since 1914, although it didn’t have an…
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