Maybe there’s a way out of this mess. Maybe the worst is behind us. Maybe Georgia will eventually overcome its reputation as a poster child for banking failure. In the meantime, there’s enough anxiety over new and developing regulations,…
NCR Corporation, a global technology company, was founded in 1884 as the National Cash Register Company, headquartered in Ohio. It went public in 1926, was owned for a time by AT&T, then became an independent public company in 1997…
Fly-by-night operators stapling “We buy used cars for $400” signs to a DeKalb County utility pole were surprised when a man drove up and told them to stop. “There was some intense discussion,” recalls Emory Morsberger. “They said, ‘Who…
Obesity is a problem of major proportions in Georgia, costing the state $2.1 billion annually either directly or indirectly for diagnostic and treatment services and reduced productivity. But for far too many Georgians, the ultimate cost of excess weight…
The flying robot invasion has already begun. Lethal, battle-tested drones (unmanned aviation vehicles or UAVs) are being used in Pakistan, and the military wants more of them. Selected universities, law enforcement agencies and aerospace firms currently are operating UAVs…
Brian Kemp was appointed Secretary of State in 2010 by then-Gov. Sonny Perdue to complete the term of Karen Handel, who re-signed. Later that year, Kemp ran for election and won a four-year term of his own. He’s a…
This is when you know you’ve made a good investment in thoroughbred horse racing: The green two-year-old you recently purchased for $14,000 wins his first race at 35-to-1 odds. Then, a month later he wins at 25-to-1. And a month…
A modest attempt to supplement the family’s farm income on the part of Tommy Newberry and his wife, Ann, in 1960 has grown to a multi-million dollar operation for Kay and Paschal Brooks, the couple’s daughter and son-in-law. Quail…
When the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) launched its nonprofit organization, the Georgia Cities Foundation, back in 1999, the idea was to furnish a means of improving the state’s downtowns by offering financial assistance from a revolving loan program. In…
When Clementi Holder became a Girl Scout in 1930, she learned how to gather twigs and build a fire in the woods. “Of course, you can’t do that now,” says Holder, 91, of Athens. “The laws are different.” Nevertheless,…
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