If you’re Georgia Power, when it comes to building the plants that supply the energy needs of your 2 million-plus customers for the next few years, you see three choices: natural gas, coal or nuclear. Gas-fired power plants are clean,…
While you’re sitting there reading this, millions of your fellow humans are defending the planet against an alien attack, winning the Stanley Cup, raising the dead, trading blows with Muhammad Ali and wreaking havoc on the world’s oil supplies, among…
Michelle Nunn Atlanta President/CEO Points of Light Institute Co-Founder Hands On Network In 1989, a group of friends met in an Ansley Park condo to found a new kind of volunteer organization, matching helping hands with worthy causes. Hands On…
More than 3.8 million Georgians live in one of the state’s 500-plus cities and are dependent on them and their leaders for everything from police and fire protection to regular garbage pickup. To find our how municipalities are weathering the…
It was a long, punishing campaign that generated far more heat than light. Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and his Democratic challenger Jim Martin slugged and slogged their way through an extended battle characterized by negative ads, celebrity appearances and money…
Spurgeon Richardson Former President/CEO Atlanta Convention & Visitors Bureau Atlanta Age: 67 For more than 17 years Spurgeon Richardson led the ACVB, and the hospitality and tourism industry soared. Millions of business travelers and tourists flocked to Atlanta, landing at…
This edition of the 100 Most Influential Georgians is the 11th such list we have compiled, spotlighting prominent figures in business, politics, government, science and education – as well those who wield their power behind the scenes. The names on…
Richard Anderson, Executive Director, GRTA Jay Bookman, Columnist, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Neal Boortz, Talk Show Host, WSB Radio Lisa Borders, President, Atlanta City Council; President, Grady Health Systems Foundation Alton Brown, TV Personality, Author Robert L. Brown, President/CEO, RL Brown…
It seems like such a long time ago, but it was only 1990. Running for governor, Lt. Gov. Zell Miller had a two-pronged plan: To grant voters’ wish for a lottery, and to use it to fund his ambitious education…
The South is rising again – in biscuits, hoecakes and Coca-Cola bubbles. Despite a difficult economy for restaurants, it has been a Watershed year. And yes, I do mean the Decatur restaurant co-owned by Indigo Girl Emily Saliers and helmed…
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