Cobb County: Knocking It Out of the Park
Cobb County had a winning year in 2025, and the state’s third largest county aims to build on that success.…
Metro Atlanta
Newton County: A Spirit of Collaboration
In September 2025, electric vehicle maker Rivian finally broke ground on its future manufacturing facility in Stanton Springs, an industrial park just south of Interstate 20 in Newton County. Expected to create 7,500 jobs by 2030, the multibillion-dollar facility is…
Remaking Downtown: From SoDo to GSU
Former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neal famously said “all politics is local” – and while that may not be true today, it still holds for development. Literally, of course, at ground level, all development is local – though…
DeKalb County | Global County
Atlanta has long called itself the “world’s next great city,” and its large number of diverse multinational residents…
Growing With Intention
North Fulton is a region that thrives from the uniqueness of its cities. Municipal and business leaders are proud of recent progress, but they recognize…
Gwinnett County | Modern-Day Melting Pot
Gwinnett County is one of the 10 most diverse counties in the country, according to the U.S.…
Forsyth County | Abundance of Riches
Forsyth County has already performed a hat trick: top-ranked schools, high-tech business environment and access to excellent healthcare. But it aims to score even higher. Top in its sights: a National Hockey League franchise that may come to the metro…
Perimeter Area: Revitalized Region
It was nearly a decade in the making, but the massive reconfiguration of the interchange at Interstate 285 and…
Dallas | Paulding: Harvesting Success
Opportunities abound in Paulding County, where job offerings are about to take off. The county in northwest Metro Atlanta is home to Chattahoochee Technical College’s 55,000-square-foot Aviation Training Academy, which opened in April 2024. The academy prepares students for high-demand…
South Metro Atlanta | Region on the Rise
From its humble beginnings as an abandoned racetrack just south of downtown to its title run as the world’s busiest airport for 25 out of the last 26 years, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport continues to be the heartbeat of South…
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