Ten years from now, energy distribution and usage in Georgia is going to look very different. A preference for alternative energy sources is growing in the business sector, fueled both by bottom-line savings and consumer demand as new technology becomes…
A rising tide lifts all boats, and that’s no different in the economic realm. With the rebound in full swing, Georgia’s top companies continue to see growth both in financial earnings and number of employees. All together, this year’s leading…
Back in February 2012, the unemployment rate was 7 percent in Clarke County and 5.9 percent in Oconee County. While both of these Northeast Georgia counties could boast of lower unemployment than the state as a whole, neither did much…
If you’d like to see how the economy is faring – and what the prospects are for employment – the best place to look might be with Atlanta’s surging staffing agencies. These companies are not just providing temporary workers anymore,…
Georgia’s collection of higher education institutions runs the gamut, from the 31 public colleges of the University System of Georgia (USG) that serve 309,000 students and the 23-school Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) that serves more than 150,000 students…
As the economy continues to pick up speed around the state, Georgia banks are also picking up new customers, making new loans and generally improving right along with other businesses. This comes as no surprise to Rob Braswell, president and…
It’s hard to imagine anyone better prepared to lead the state’s flagship university than Jere Morehead. He’s a 1980 UGA law school graduate who became president in July 2013, after serving as senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.…
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” might be good common sense much of the time. Not so at the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) and its sister organization the Georgia Cities Foundation (GCF). These two groups looked at a program…
Hala Moddelmog, a veteran of the corporate and nonprofit worlds, became president of the Metro Atlanta Chamber this year. A Georgia native, Moddelmog is the first female to head the organization, which traces its beginnings back to 1859 and the…
On the surface, the idea of a business voluntarily paying more money in taxes than it owes sounds absurd. But this is exactly what hundreds of businesses and commercial property owners in Georgia have chosen to do by forming Community…
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