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Environment, Features

Water Worries

Jerry Grillo,

With Georgia’s rapid population growth threatening its water supply – Atlanta could be in trouble as early as 2030 – conservation is on everyone’s mind. Some are betting the time is right for desalination projects to turn seawater into drinking water.

Features, Sports Leisure

Flight Patterns

Gita M. Smith,

Georgia is celebrating a century of aviation this year. The industry has brought prosperity, jobs and economic growth at a rate its pioneers never envisioned. But, at its heart, it’s still about the thrill of flying.

Features, People

2007 Family Business Awards

Georgia Trend Staff,

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.

Features, Sports Leisure

Going Public

Jerry Grillo,

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.

Features, People

Karen Handel: Voting Rites

Susan Percy,

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.