People

Four For The Future

  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…

Paper Trail

  Gwinnett-based RockTenn, a packaging manufacturer, grew substantially in size and visibility with its 2011 acquisition of Smurfit-Stone, a larger Midwestern company. As a result, RockTenn is a $9-billion corporation with more than 26,000 employees; and, after several years of…

Simple Beginnings, Huge Successes

  Truett Cathy presides over a $5-billion-a-year corporation built on the simplest of concepts, a boneless chicken breast sandwich covered in a seasoned coating and served on a hamburger bun. “People say there is nothing so great about putting out…

Big Dreams, Big Achievements

  Herman Russell’s Castleberry Hill office is close – but not too close – to the offices of H.J. Russell & Company, the mega-construction firm he started years ago that is now run by his son, Michael. It’s a quick…

Georgia’s New Trustees

A fast-food pioneer and a construction industry entrepreneur, both known for their philanthropy, are the new Georgia Trustees for 2013. Truett Cathy, founder of the Chick-fil-A chain of restaurants, and Herman Russell, founder of H.J. Russell & Company and a…