Growing Parity In Agribusiness
Living on the land: Third Generation farmer Craig Perryman grows peanuts and cotton on 550 acres in Colquitt County
Features
The Olympic Legacy
Ten summers after the 1996 Games delivered the world to Atlanta, the city's economy, its population, its landscape and its image are changed forever. But the man who brought the Olympics here says it was always about sports and athletic competition.
Carpet Maker To The World
Georgia's largest manufacturing industry supplies nearly 45 percent of the world's carpet, employs 45,000 workers and has a payroll that tops $4 billion annually. And it all started with tufted bedspreads sold along the sides of mountain roads.
The Ultimate Rivalry
Boys' High and Tech High delighted football fans around the state, not just Atlanta.
Georgia's Rhythm Section
Hip-hop dominates the state's billion-dollar-plus music industry, but country, rock and gospel make their own joyful and profitable noises. From Little Richard to the Allman Brothers to Ludacris, the hits just keep on coming.
Making a Healthy Difference
Not all health care heroes hold MDs or wield scalpels. Meet six individuals who work behind the scenes in their hospitals and communities.
The Bus Stops Here
The annual Heart and Soul of Georgia Tour celebrates some re-energized downtowns and gives small towns a chance to tell their stories. Here's a look at Waycross, Fitzgerald and Folkston.
The Play's The Thing
Across the state, dozens of small theatre groups entertain audiences, enrich their communities and help a bevy of citizen-actors find their inner Hamlet.
Inside The Atlanta Fed
Georgia played a key role in establishing the cou ntry's central banking system, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta is one of a dozen regional banks that helps set national monetary policy. It's much more of a grassroots operation than you might think.
Slow-Growing But Solid
What is the bottom line for the U.S. economy? My forecast calls for U.S. Gross Domestic Product to rise by 3.2 percent in 2006, and by 2.7 percent in 2007.
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