Staying On Track
At UGA, Cedartown's Kermit Perry ran for glory on the cinders.
Features
Fifty Years And A Billion Dollars Later
Q&A with Aaron Rents founder Charles Loudermilk, who parlayed a modest loan and a few folding chairs into a furntiure rental empire and helped write the book on corporate citizenship in Atlanta.
From Representation to Inclusion
Corporate diversity programs, now widely recognized as good business, have increased the numbers of women and minorities in the workplace. But that's not necessarily enough. And the next step may be the hardest one of all.
Unhealthy State
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.
The HomeFront
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.
Looking to the South
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.
2006 Most Respected Business Leader: Corporate Citizen
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.
2006 Family Business Awards
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.
Better Times: In Southwest Georgia, The Mood Is Upbeat
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.
Lighting Up The Gridiron
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.
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