Atlanta is the public health capital of the world, home to the CDC and a long list of agencies and institutions that focus on health care. So why are 42 other states healthier than Georgia - and why do officials think things can improve? Plus, Public Health Classroom.
Residential real estate is still going strong in Georgia, fueled by available land throughout the state, traffic concerns in Atlanta and booming economies in Columbus and along the coast.
While Georgia's economic growth will tend to track the nation's this year, our neighbor to the south — Florida — will boast the top performing economy east of the Rockies.
A.D. "Pete" Correll's civic and charitable endeavors have long embodied and enhanced his company's reputation. Now he's leaving the corporate world, looking ahead to the next phase of his life and the family foundation he and his wife are creating.
Combining family and business can be tough. Making a success of that combination is practically an art form. The winners of this year's Family Business of the Year Awards show how well it can be done.
Tim Martin well remembers the sigh of relief he breathed when word came down late last year that the Marine Corps Logistics Base in Dougherty County had escaped closure.
Morris Edwin Harrison, the former Georgia Tech fullback, not only lit up Grant Field (now Bobby Dodd Stadium) he lit up half the world. And at age 79, he's still at it.
The mood in Metro Atlanta is upbeat despite the grim news that Delta Air Lines has declared bankruptcy and General Motors and Ford are closing their assembly plants. Much of the credit for Atlanta's jubilation can be attributed to continued job growth and a large tank full of fish.
Performing more like a marathoner than a sprinter, Georgia's economy moved ahead this past year at a steady pace, drawing on strengths, forming productive partnerships and taking advantage of opportunities.
In these still hard-to-predict economic times, most Georgia forecasters are more hopeful than positive that better days are ahead. Becca Hardin has no doubts.
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