Finding Georgia’s jobs of the future isn’t as simple as downloading an app. At least not yet. Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler says the state is seeing a resurgence in programming jobs, with the future particularly bright in smartphone…
In 1975, the Georgia General As-sembly was under the control of largely rural and almost completely Democratic lawmakers, many of whom proudly labeled their chambers “The Home of Home Rule.” It was in such an atmosphere that enabling legislation was…
R. Charles “Charlie” Loudermilk Founder & Chairman Emeritus, Aaron’s, Inc. Age: 85 Atlanta It is the classic American success story. An Atlanta native, Charlie Loudermilk decided early on he wanted to be a millionaire and saw the rental business…
Henry Ward Beecher must have known a thing or two about influence. He was the subject, after all, of a 2007 Pulitzer Prize-winning biography entitled The Most Famous Man in America. According to Beecher, an obviously renowned 19th century preacher,…
Ani Agnihotri, Founder/Managing Partner of consulting firm U.S. India Business and Research Center (USIBRC) Dr. J. Scott Angle, Dean and Director of UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Joel Babbit, CEO and Co-founder, Mother Nature Network Cheryl A.…
When her widowed mother reached a point where she could no longer manage alone in the home where she had raised a family, Nancy Hobby of Valdosta considered different options for her mother’s care. Skilled nursing care – a nursing…
Nathan Deal wants to make Georgia the No. 1 place in the country to do business. He is crystal clear on that. As governor, he can already claim a pair of big successes: Last year Caterpillar, the construction equipment manufacturer,…
In many ways, Travis Joyce, Kelcy Newton and Carter Smith are typical high school seniors, yet the three seem more self-assured, armed with a clearly mature vocabulary and without any uncertainty about what’s next for them. They are veterans…
Georgia Trend’s 2012 Top Georgia Hospitals listings include 72 different facilities throughout the state, divided into five separate categories: Eight Teaching Hospitals, Eight Large Hospitals (more than 400 beds); 20 Medium-sized Hospitals (151-399 beds); 20 Small Hospitals (fewer than…
Jennifer Giliberto was searching for a doctor to treat a potentially malignant brain tumor when her search kept leading her to Emory University neurosurgeon Costas Hadjipanayis, M.D., Ph.D. After meeting with Dr. Hadjipanayis and his team, it didn’t take…
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