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Birds Of A Feather

  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…

On The Road Again

  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…

University With A Mission

  By definition, a university seeks to expose inquisitive, enthusiastic students to ideas and experiences that lead them to discover how they can contribute to society and build communities. Mercer University, a private university founded in Macon in 1833 with…

Georgia Gold

  The second edition of Georgia Gold – our focus on Georgia companies that are at least 50 years old – takes us from the mountains to the coast and points in between, to businesses dealing in stuff you walk…

Finding The Power

  As a declaration of independence from oil barons far away, alternative energy represents a span of solutions to replace fossil fuels with renewable resources. It has become increasingly clear that the potential to capitalize on the shift is huge,…

Kitchen Table Diplomacy

  From his days as a missionary in Brazil to his time as an Atlanta minister, the late Wayne Smith held the notion that peace and harmony in the world could be achieved through the creation of one-at-a-time friendships. After…