The total economic impact of all 35 institutions of the University System of Georgia on their host communities was $12.1 billion for the fiscal year that ended in June 2008. The output impact of each institution is the change in…
To paraphrase a World War II Marine Corps commander, “Retire, hell, I just got here.” So says William Porter (Billy) Payne, who recently finished his second year as chairman of Augusta National Golf Club. In his current role, Payne, the…
In good as well as tough economic times, the industries that make up the state’s life sciences are reliable sources of employment and spending. In 2007, the life sciences industry’s state-wide economic impact was $16 billion and 62,033 jobs, larger…
Beverly Hall was at her wits’ end, ready to throw in the towel after just six months on the job as the Atlanta Public Schools superintendent. It’s not that Hall didn’t know what she was getting into a decade ago…
Sit down with Beheruz Sethna for just a few minutes of conversation and you may feel an uncontrollable urge to buy something. Sit with him for an hour and you might pull out the Visa or ask for a sales…
As alumni prepare to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of Tech High School, the “School of Champions,” what comes to mind are the many graduates who went on to become movers and shakers not only in Atlanta, but…
Albany’s economy is in a severe recession, and I expect it to last longer and cut deeper than the national or statewide recession, due mostly to the closing of the Cooper Tire plant. Other challenges – lower agricultural commodity prices…
It took Fuller Cochran 10 years to buy his farm in the Appalachian foothills of Whitfield County, beginning in 1932, at a cost of one bale of cotton per year. It was an investment in a future he could not…
Atlanta will be the center of the biotech universe this month when it hosts the BIO International Convention, May 18-21, at the Georgia World Congress Center. If there were an Olympics for the global life sciences industry, this would be…
There are always risks in joining family and business, but there are also some pretty substantial rewards. This year’s winners are proud of their history, their tradition and their commitment, as well as their successes. The 2009 recipients were selected…
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