2018 100 Most Influential Georgians
The 2018 roster of the state’s top leaders and people making an impact on the lives and livelihoods of all Georgians. Plus, a list of Notable Georgians.
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2018 Notable Georgians
2018 Notable Georgians Karen Beavor President & CEO Georgia Center for Nonprofits Atlanta Holmes Bell IV CEO & Chair Hussey, Gary, Bell & DeYoung Savannah Vance Bell CEO, Shaw Industries Group Dalton Julie Brown President & CEO Georgia Foreign-Trade…
State of The Art
The words economic development may bring to mind visions of Amazon’s HQ2, the influx of cybersecurity jobs in Augusta or a booming tech industry, but those companies don’t set up shop in Georgia just because of generous incentive packages or…
Phoenix Rising
While healthcare policy – and practices in many areas – remains up in the air in this country, one of the things Georgians have been able to count on for more than 125 years is Grady Memorial Hospital in downtown…
Talent Search
Economic development officials talk of an “imperative” for the state’s continued economic growth: making sure Georgians are workforce ready. How that translates across the state is unique to each region and community, but one thing is certain. There’s a workforce…
2017 Legal Elite
For the 15th year, Georgia Trend is recognizing the state’s top attorneys – by asking the lawyers themselves who they think are the best in their field. This year’s exceptional attorneys practice in all corners of the state, from Atlanta…
Quality-of-life Catalysts
It used to be location, location, location, but as commute times in the metro area have soared, the new mantra for Atlanta-area community improvement districts (CIDs) has become access, access, access. “It’s no longer a question of where a business…
Maximum Lift
Look, up in the air – it’s a plane. Or a satellite. Or a drone. When you’re talking about Georgia’s aerospace industry, it could be any of those. The state ranks near the top in three main sectors: manufacturing aircraft,…
Hospital Mergers: The Wheres, the Whys and the Hows
If you are looking for reasons behind the spate of hospital mergers in the state, start with money and mission. A successful merger has to make business sense, and it has to further the partners’ care and service goals. “First…
The Business of Giving
In the drive to nurture a better-educated and employable workforce, America’s corporate community has in many cases taken matters into its own hands. Literally. Visit a public school in Georgia, and the guy reading to elementary school kids or the…
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