This 16th edition of Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential Georgians includes, as always, some new names and some old ones, as leadership changes and recent achievements combine with resignations, retirements, course corrections and shifts in power to shake the list…
John Lewis U.S. Congressman Civil Rights Leader Atlanta Age: 73 John Lewis left the cotton fields of Alabama and became the conscience of a nation at war with itself. The scars still visible on his head are tangible reminders of…
It isn’t much of a stretch to say that Kasim Reed is a lot like the city he will be governing for another four years – energetic, resilient, brash, pragmatic, competitive and results-oriented. And very likely the smartest guy in…
SunTrust – known as The Trust Company of Georgia for much of its life – is one of the top 50 regional banks in the country and the last “big bank” actually headquartered in Atlanta. Thanks to a series of…
Our 17th annual list of achievers from business, government, healthcare and nonprofits.
When news broke late last year that IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. – ICE, the Atlanta-based energy trading company started by CEO Jeffrey Sprecher 13 years ago – was buying the New York Stock Exchange for some $8.2 billion, there were rumblings…
Based in Savannah since 1967, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation has grown significantly in the last few years, expanding its Georgia footprint even as it became an international player. The company manufactures corporate jets, including the showpiece G650, which came to…
A Voice For A Community Helen Kim Ho Executive Director and Founder Asian American Legal Advocacy Center Helen Kim Ho is an American Dream come true. Her parents moved the family from South Korea to South Carolina when Helen was…
Bob Jepson has uncanny vision. That’s what they say, the people who know him. He sees around corners, sees so well that he’s never failed in business, by his recollection. But right now, Jepson is using his telescopic sight…
Collaboration is more than just a business buzzword; it’s an essential element in sustainable economic development. Communities are learning the power that comes from something we all learned back in kindergarten. It’s good to work well with others. As…
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