2017 Legislative Guide
What’s on the General Assembly’s agenda, plus Georgia’s state officers and legislators, as well as our state’s congressional delegation.
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What’s on the General Assembly’s agenda, plus Georgia’s state officers and legislators, as well as our state’s congressional delegation.
An emphasis on economic development and an expanded Georgia Grown program are strengthening the state’s $74-billion agribusiness industry thanks to Gary Black.
Hank Huckaby and Alicia Philipp join Georgia Trend’s Most Influential Hall of Fame.
The 2017 roster of the state’s top leaders and people making an impact on the lives and livelihoods of all Georgians.
Debbie Alford President & CEO Georgia Lottery Corp. Atlanta Karen Beavor President & CEO Georgia Center for Nonprofits Atlanta Holmes Bell IV Chairman & CEO Hussey, Gay, Bell Savannah Stephanie Stuckey Benfield Chief Reliance Officer City of Atlanta Atlanta Robert…
If you’re in the mood to toast the people and institutions that make the military a crucial part of Georgia’s economy and culture, consider using a glass of beer from Service Brewing Co. Kevin Ryan, a West Point grad who…
Private college and affordable to all aren’t generally phrases that appear in the same paragraph, much less the same sentence. But that’s the mission at Berry College in Rome, where a tradition of students working on campus while going to…
Georgia has long been famous for its peanuts, peaches and poultry, but today’s real growth industry includes airplane parts manufacturing, the technology that keeps airliners and rockets flying and the economic drivers of airports large and small around the state.…
Used to be there were hard lines between high school, college and career. College and career academies are changing all that.
Three successful projects show how friendliness and care can often spur new business.
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