Most Respected Business Leader 2026: Erica Qualls-Battey
Erica Qualls-Battey, Atlanta area general manager for Marriott International, still marvels at the power of a handshake and a smile in a hotel…
Honors
Creative Solutions: The ACCG Presents County Excellence Awards
Every county, no matter its size or location, faces challenges – from dealing with staffing and supply shortages in emergencies to repaving damaged roads and helping inmates as they leave the prison system. Some county leaders find solutions that are…
Legal Elite 2025
Shakespeare may not have written kindly about them, but the fact is, lawyers are a necessary part of life, whether you’re working out a prenuptial agreement, buying a house or adopting a child. They’re also crucial in difficult situations like…
2025 Top Hospitals: Healthcare High Performers in Georgia
These rankings are based on the performance of Georgia hospitals that participated in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Value-Based Purchasing program (data released on August 6, 2025). The hospitals are evaluated across four domains: clinical outcomes,…
Georgia Trend 2025 40 Under 40
Every year, Georgia Trend asks for you to nominate impressive, hardworking, community-minded people under the age of 40 who are making a difference in the state. And boy, do you deliver. Our team then has the tough task of narrowing…
2025 Most Respected Leader: Paul Cramer, Be Our Guest
Athens, Georgia, is renowned for its unique downtown atmosphere. More than just a typical college town that fills up on weekends…
2025 Georgia Trustees
In 1732, England’s King George II appointed the first Georgia Trustees to establish the new colony of Georgia, with the motto “not for self but for others.” Centuries later, in 2008, the Georgia Historical Society and the governor’s office harkened…
2025 100 Most Influential Georgians
This year’s Georgian of the Year, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, achieved his lifelong dream of becoming mayor in part because of his confidence and hard work, but also because of his never-give-up mindset. You tend to find similar qualities in…
2025 Hall of Fame Inductees: Dan Cathy & Shirley Franklin
Dan Cathy Service-oriented Leadership Dan Cathy got an early start working in his family’s business. When he was just a boy, his father Truett Cathy would bring home sacks of cash from the Dwarf House (originally named the Dwarf Grill),…
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