He’s a lot more, but Sam Olens is basically a good guy. Georgia’s Republican attorney general, in the middle of his second term, is a plays-well-with-others, roll-up-your-sleeves-and-get-to-work consensus-builder, a lawyer’s lawyer who is quick to share credit and gives every…
Here in Georgia, we have a lot to be proud of: a strong economy, top-rated universities, nationally recognized restaurants – the list goes on. And while it can be easy to take all this for granted, it’s because of many…
What’s more important than your mouth? “It’s how we communicate with people, how we express our pleasure or displeasure and how we nourish ourselves,” says Atlanta dentist Richard Smith. “It’s the first thing people look at when they see us.”…
In July, several factions of Georgia’s diverse and prolific aerospace industry joined forces for a flight test at a Cartersville airstrip. The collaboration just may change the world. Generation Orbit Launch Services, a subsidiary of Atlanta’s SpaceWorks Technologies Inc., completed…
Georgia has too many chronically failing schools – some 139 of them. Nobody disputes that, and nobody disputes that something needs to be done. But determining the what and the how is the hard part. The legislature took a crack…
Successfully blending family and business is no small feat, but this year’s crop of Family Business Award winners show that not only can it be done, but that it can create a solid business foundation for generations to come. Now…
Even consumer guru Clark Howard has jumped into Georgia’s transportation funding discussion. Pointing to a recent study that says automobile damage caused by shoddy roads is on the rise nationwide, Howard insisted in a recent radio segment that it’s much…
When you think of Georgia’s top hospitals, what comes to mind? Atlanta’s Emory or Grady Memorial? Augusta’s University Hospital or GRHealth Medical Center? Savannah’s Memorial University Medical Center or St. Joseph’s/Candler? While the state’s largest hospitals certainly rank tops, that…
Economic wins for Georgia come from all corners of the state.
“How Georgian do you have to be?” It’s a question the judges at the Georgia Writers Hall of Fame, housed at the University of Georgia, ask themselves many times each year as they contemplate the nominees. It’s one for which…
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