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…
Columbus State University is reaping the benefits of millions of dollars in investment and feeding off the excitement of a region poised to explode with new jobs and residents. Nearby Fort Benning is growing by 25,000 and West Point’s new…
When Allyson Bickers of Flowery Branch gave birth to her second child last summer, via scheduled C-section delivery, she and baby Hudson were instant celebrities. The birth was the first ever at Northside Hospital-Forsyth’s new Women’s Center. The staff was…
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…
Every true Georgia Bulldog fan knows the seven Ugas have been damn good dogs, but how many know that their owner Frank Wilkins “Sonny” Seiler has been a damn good man? Marathon swimmer, movie actor, author, president of the University…
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…
Builders aren’t building and bulldozers are idle. New McMansions sit vacant. Businesses are declaring bankruptcy, and unemployment numbers are growing. Automakers want government bailout money because they can’t sell cars, in part because consumers can’t get loans from skittish banks,…
More than automobile accidents, lung disease or all forms of cancer combined, heart disease is killing Georgians. Each year, more than 17,000 Peach State residents die from heart disease, and surveys show that at least two-thirds of us have one…
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