"Cornelia is on fire!” writes Jessie Owensby, community development manager for the northeast Georgia city, in an email. For good measure, she uses the fire emoji. That’s due in part to Georgia designating the city as a Rural Zone, where…
There’s a lot to be said for doing business the old-fashioned way. You know, negotiating in a convivial manner, making decisions based on mutual trust and sealing the deal with a firm handshake and a smile. That’s the way Georgia’s…
Rolling robots in chicken houses. Smart irrigation apps. Drones assessing crop health. Fitbits for dairy cows. The state’s farmers and agribusinesses are embracing technology, putting them on the leading edge of innovation in the agriculture industry. “When we talk about…
If you know SPANX, you probably know the story of founder Sara Blakely cutting the feet off a pair of pantyhose to create a smooth undergarment to wear under a pair of white pants, which sparked the idea for her…
Long gone are the days when Georgians interested in a film career had to pack up and move west – uprooting families, taking huge financial risks and often not making it in Hollywood. Now, Hollywood is heading east, and every…
Transportation and transit options in Atlanta and Fulton County are being reimagined in ways that create dynamic spaces that are safe for pedestrians and bicyclists on the streets while at the same time transforming the city’s urban core. Projects like…
Raphael Bostic became the 15th president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta just a year ago, succeeding Dennis Lockhart. In that role, he is responsible for matters relating to monetary policy, bank regulation, payment services and lesser-known…
If an afternoon – or a week – spent on the water sounds like a little slice of heaven, Georgia’s got you covered. Rivers crisscross the state, from the Oostanaula in the northwest to the St. Marys that flows into…
It was 1963 when Lorraine Harris began a pack-a-day smoking habit that lasted until she was diagnosed with lung cancer more than five decades later. After six grueling rounds of chemotherapy and 30 rounds of radiation, the Decatur resident considered…
County leaders are generally folks just like the rest of us – they want life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness – with one difference: their job is to develop ways to better provide those same inalienable rights to their…
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