Remembering an Atlanta Visionary
Tom Cousins, who passed in July at 93, was a great man and good friend to my family. My father Neely Young partnered with Cousins to start Southern Publishing Company, and later the three of us owned Georgia Trend –…
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Prospects for Dalton
Dalton’s economy is very dependent on manufacturing, especially of carpet and floor coverings. Manufacturing accounts for around 32% of the area’s jobs compared to 9% for the state and 8% for the nation. This makes Dalton more sensitive than most…
Potholes, Permits and Public Safety
Next year, Georgia voters will once again be inundated with hundreds of millions of dollars of ads for some of the most competitive races in the country to determine our U.S. senator, governor and dozens of offices down the ballot.…
Get Energized About the PSC
Georgia Republicans and conservative-leaning independents should not underestimate the importance of next month’s statewide races for two of the five of the Public Service Commission seats. I fully understand that even by typing out “Public Service Commission” in the first…
Looking Back, Planning Ahead
This year we celebrate our 40th Anniversary. It’s incredible to think of the legacy Georgia Trend has established over those four decades. Originally modeled after Florida Trend, the magazine soon became – under a succession of canny Georgia owners – something uniquely…
Position Without Power?
Georgia’s last Democratic lieutenant governor, Mark Taylor of Albany, served two terms in that office. In his first term from 1999-2003 he wielded power over the state Senate, where his party still maintained a majority. At the start of Taylor’s…
It’s Time for Leaders to Lead
At a time when the news cycle is measured less in hours and more in rotations per minute, it’s easy to forget what happened months or even weeks ago, even though Congress passed one of the most consequential bills of…
Follow Science, Not Sound Bites
There was a time when people of all political stripes could agree on certain things. One of those things, until very recently, was a shared understanding that investing in science and research keeps the United States at the cutting-edge of…
It’s About Electability
"I love my home state of Georgia so much,” began U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene’s announcement in early May that she wouldn’t run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff. Georgians, she writes, “may not…
Revived Theaters Boost Downtowns
Georgia’s arts community is in many respects the secret sauce that keeps this state so cool. Fine art has taken a beating through digitalization of everything, and people are starting to notice. There’s a reason why directors are abandoning CGI…
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