According to Henry David Thoreau, “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” His assessment is an apt description of the individuals included in Georgia Trend’s 21st annual listing of the 100 Most Influential…
David Allman Owner & Chair Regent Partners Atlanta Peter Berg Rabbi The Temple Atlanta Atlanta Kenny Blank Executive Director Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Atlanta Mike Boyce Commission Chair Cobb County Board of Commissioners Marietta Ben Chestnut CEO & Co-founder MailChimp…
Internet access is a tale of the haves and the have-nots. For many, it has completely changed the way we live, instantly making just about any type of information available at our fingertips. However large parts of the country remain…
Doug Shipman assumed leadership of Atlanta’s 50-year old Woodruff Arts Center in July 2017. The center, founded in 1968 as a tribute to arts patrons who died in a plane crash at Orly Airport in Paris, houses the Atlanta Symphony…
When her daughter was seven years old, Lee Ann Liska, now the CEO of Augusta University (AU) Medical Center, home of the Children’s Hospital of Georgia, found herself living every parent’s nightmare. “She was diagnosed with leukemia and treated for…
Everyone knows, or should know, that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world’s busiest airport, with nearly 104 million passengers through its gates in 2017. A lesser-known fact may be that the Atlanta airport is just one piece of Georgia’s…
As an economic engine for the state, Georgia ports are in overdrive. More mega-ships stacked high with containers are calling on the Savannah port. Preparations are complete for Brunswick to become the country’s largest auto port. The launch of the…
The federal program has a few nifty features that planners believe will make it highly attractive to investors. For one thing, they can get the tax benefits, even if they don’t live, work or have a business in a Qualified…
You could call it the Amazon Effect, but it’s more accurate to dub it the Mercedes Movement. Or the State Farm Solution. Or the Pulte Homes Preference. There’s plenty to choose from among the companies deciding to locate their headquarters…
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