Hoping for a Hit
In order to reach Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland’s Metro Atlanta home studio, you have to step past Duane Allman’s blue denim boots just inside the front door, walk by the baby grand piano – a gift from friend Sir…
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Hidden Gems
Georgia is filled with major tourist sites – from Six Flags and Stone Mountain in Atlanta to architecture and history in Savannah to the natural beauty of our beaches and mountains – that draw thousands of people from all over…
Catalysts for Change
They’re cropping up in unexpected places across the state: along Georgia Power easements, on former sites of bus depots and in raised beds scattered throughout neighborhood yards. Urban farms – whether for commercial or mostly personal use – are bringing…
2017 Legislative Recap: Under the Gold Dome
Depending on your vantage point, there were some wins, some losses and some head-scratchers as the final gavel went down at the end of the General Assembly’s 2017 session. Most of the legislation that passed and was signed by Gov.…
2017 Best Places to Work
Ping-pong tables, napping rooms, free massages, bring-your-dog-to-work days. This is the stuff of employee dreams. And for employees of some of the winners of Georgia Trend’s 2017 Best Places to Work survey, it’s what they wake up to every day.…
Committed Communities
In a city like Atlanta where business is basic to its DNA, having a way for commercial property owners to voluntarily tax themselves to improve the infrastructure and public safety of their community just makes sense. That’s what community improvement…
Long-distance Diagnosis
In a rural nursing home, a frail elderly woman develops a high fever, a situation that traditionally has required transport to the nearest emergency department. Through an arrangement that brings emergency care into nursing homes via a telemedicine transmittal unit,…
Big Ideas in Action
When the group of Young Gamechangers comes to your town, you can bet that good things are going to happen. A leadership program of the statewide nonprofit GeorgiaForward, it’s not just about networking and recharging participants’ professional batteries – it…
New Job, New Focus
Chris Carr assumed the office of Georgia attorney general – one of the most powerful jobs in state government – last November when Gov. Nathan Deal appointed him to complete the term of Sam Olens, who resigned to become president…
Open for Global Business
If your next-door neighbor owned a car dealership, you might turn to them first when you needed a new vehicle. Or if you decided to try your hand at keeping beehives in your backyard, you might offer your neighbors first…
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