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Growing Green

Ben Young,

It’s been another massive year for the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA), which moved nearly 3 million containers and some 27 million tons of cargo off the East Coast. Amid the debacle of the government shutdown emerged funding for the dredging…
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On The Road Again

Ed Lightsey,

If there were a Georgia Commuter Hall of Fame, Bill Daniel would surely be a candidate for induction, for longevity if nothing else. “I’m a lifetime Atlanta resident,” says Daniel, speaking on his cell phone while driving on a business…
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100 Most Influential Georgians

Jerry Grillo,

This 16th edition of Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians includes, as always, some new names and some old ones, as leadership changes and recent achievements combine with resignations, retirements, course corrections and shifts in power to shake the list…
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Hall Of Fame: Lasting Influence

Jerry Grillo,

John Lewis U.S. Congressman Civil Rights Leader Atlanta Age: 73 John Lewis left the cotton fields of Alabama and became the conscience of a nation at war with itself. The scars still visible on his head are tangible reminders of…
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2014 Georgian of the Year

Susan Percy,

It isn’t much of a stretch to say that Kasim Reed is a lot like the city he will be governing for another four years – energetic, resilient, brash, pragmatic, competitive and results-oriented. And very likely the smartest guy in…