Augusta | Richmond County: From Obstacles to Opportunity
Augusta Mayor Garnett Johnson woke up at 3:47 a.m. on Sept. 27 and found his neighborhood unrecognizable. Hurricane Helene’s high winds and historic flooding had…
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Americus | Sumter County: The Americus Advantage
In the heart of Southwest Georgia, the small town of Americus has quietly emerged as a model for rural economic transformation. Once struggling…
Columbus | Muscogee: A Region Revived
Here’s the short version of the story of Columbus: It’s a former mill town that…
Brunswick | Golden Isles: Beauty and Brawn
Glynn County has long had a dual personality – part brawn, part beauty. On the brawny side is the booming Port of Brunswick, which…
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…
Murray County | Reaching New Heights
Until recently, Murray County seemed like Georgia’s best-kept secret. It was just four years ago that local officials and the chamber of commerce began mobilizing efforts outside county limits to fill the many empty storefronts in downtown Chatsworth and Eton.…
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…
Savannah: Rising to the Occasion
Savannah is on a mission to RISE up. RISE stands for Regional Industry Support Enterprise, a Savannah-based, multicounty organization that was formed to help coastal Georgia and its environs meet the labor demands of a growing industrial sector. [caption id="attachment_75930"…
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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