East Central: Signs Of Optimism
East Central Georgia has seen cautious growth in the last year, and most are optimistic about 2011. A few counties were still waiting for some good news, but taking comfort in the fact that there wasn’t a lot of bad…
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Southwest: Confidence Growing
After several years of just trying To “hold on,” Southwest Georgia’s economic development executives are seeing hope on the horizon. They don’t expect the economy to get better in a hurry, but their confidence is growing as they see projects…
Southeast: Ports And Highways
The year 2010 closed to mixed reviews from economic developers in the 23 counties of Southeast Georgia, with some calling for encores while the remainder showed no interest in sitting through a similar performance this year. The region’s economy…
2011 Industry Outlook
The director of the Selig Center for Economic Research at the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business reports on prospects for some of Georgia’s key industries this year. Lumber & Wood Production of many lumber and wood products will…
Departures And Arrivals: A Changing Of The Guard
Forgive Bob Hill if he gets a little misty-eyed over good old 53-3129. You could say they were close. Hill was there at its gleaming birth. He helped raise it. And he was there when it reached the end of…
Taking The High Ground
For three years the nation had been tearing at itself, North and South drawing blood in torrents, at places like Antietam and Shiloh, Gettysburg and Vicksburg, and Chicka-mauga. President Lincoln wanted a new, aggressive commander to take charge of all…
2011 County Excellence Awards
There’s always room for good ideas and good execution of those ideas in county government, but it becomes essential in a tough economy. The six winners of this year’s County Excellence Awards – Clayton, Cobb, Dawson, Glynn, Oconee and Sumter…
Urban Revival
If there’s one thing nearly everyone agrees on in Columbus, it’s that downtown has come a long way since the 1970s. What was it like then? “Barren, deteriorating and tired,” architect Ed Burdeshaw remembers. Amenities? “There were none. Restaurants were…
Treating Prostate Cancer
An estimated 6,380 Georgia men will learn this year that they have prostate cancer. For some, the diagnosis will be the first they have heard of the disease. While most men don’t know much about prostate cancer, they should, says…
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