Features

2007 Family Business Awards

Meet the winners of this year’s Family Business Awards selected by the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University: Blalock Machinery & Equipment, College Park; Bowen Family Homes, Duluth; Southwire, Carrollton; and Fred W. Gretsch Enterprises, Savannah.

Going Public

Georgia’s 262 semi-private, daily-fee and municipal golf courses give golfers a wide range of options. The numbers reflect the golfing boom of the last 20 years and the changing landscape of the game itself.

Karen Handel: Voting Rites

Georgia’s Secretary of State says providing a paper trail for electronic voting is a matter of when, not if. But the transition needs to be a practical one, and getting it right could cost the state as much as $100 million.

Added Incentive

When a new industry – or an expanding one – needs a trained workforce, Georgia’s technical colleges are there to help. The system’s Quick Start Program is a not-so-secret weapon in the state’s economic development arsenal.

Man Of Art

Athens businessman, philanthropist and collector C.L. Morehead owns the largest private collection of the works of Georgia artist Lamar Dodd. His friendship with Dodd helped shape the state’s artistic legacy.