Bud Peterson, who has been at Georgia Tech since 2009, presides over one of the country’s most prestigious technical institutes, engaged in far-reaching research and innovative economic development activities. It has changed dramatically in the last few years, moving well…
In 2014, the number of babies being born in the United States rose for the first time since 2007. Some say its another sign of an improving economy, and here in Georgia, many hospitals are certainly seeing an uptick in…
“What happens when you invest with vision?” ask banners slung across chain-link fences beside Cobb Parkway in northwest Atlanta. While the banners mask the construction along the busy roadway, the question serves to highlight an estimated half-billion dollars’ worth of…
No doubt about it, I’ve got a pretty sweet gig. Still, when the Silver Spoon Awards roll around and I look forward to recounting the past year’s dining successes and excesses, I also worry about what I’m leaving out. It’s…
Georgia has long been known for cotton and peaches, but a better symbol might soon be stem cells. From Athens to Atlanta, the state is rapidly becoming a center for the high-tech innovation known as bioscience. This broad term includes…
For the 19th year, Georgia Trend presents a group of 40 outstanding Georgians under the age of 40 – the state’s best and brightest. This year’s honorees represent business, government, politics, nonprofits, science, healthcare and education. And at the age…
Macon native Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice, a graduate of Georgia Tech and Harvard Medical School, last year became the sixth president of Morehouse School of Medicine, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2015. An OB-GYN by training, she presides…
In the winter of 2014, commuters in Cherokee and Cobb counties began seeing a few changes. Cranes took up residence in the medians along the southern end of I-575. Support beams began popping up along I-75. And then bridges began…
For most boarding school students wistfully unpacking their luggage for the first time, those initial pangs of homesickness do not last long. “The schools typically try to keep you confined to campus for the first six weeks and immerse you…
“In Georgia, it’s a time of opportunity, potential and challenges,” says Rob Braswell, president and CEO of the Community Bankers Association of Georgia. Braswell’s referring to the state’s banking industry, which has rebounded from the recession with gains in nearly…
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