Q&A: Karen Kinsell, M.D.
At 2:45 on a Wednesday afternoon, nearly two hours after her office has officially closed, Dr. Karen Kinsell is hoping to get to a 3:00 community health meeting. But there are still four patients waiting to be seen at her…
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2019 Most Respected Business Leader: Steve Nygren
After a successful career as a restaurateur, Steve Nygren retired to the country and found a new purpose. Serenbe, the lush green community Steve Nygren and his wife, Marie, have created in the hill country of South Fulton County, has…
The $63-billion Connection
Jay Markwalter likes to point out how much of the growth that boosts Georgia’s economy – new businesses, new investment, new jobs – is tied to tourism. “All of that starts with a visit,” he says, someone coming to the…
Q&A: Harold Melton Chief Justice, Georgia Supreme Court
Harold Melton had a singular but rock-solid preparation for his role as Georgia’s top jurist, with 11 years in the state attorney general’s office; a stint as former-Gov. Sonny Perdue’s executive counsel, including work on the team attempting to negotiate…
Creative Collaboration
Over the past 12 months, North Fulton County’s community improvement districts (CIDs) have accomplished some amazing things. They’ve revamped MARTA stations, turning cold concrete into vibrant, colorful spaces. They’ve overhauled major thoroughfares, making them safer for pedestrians and bicyclists. And…
2019 Georgian of the Year: Lee Thomas
Even Lee Thomas is sometimes surprised by the success and scope of Georgia’s film industry. Like the day she was driving along Peachtree Road in Buckhead and saw actor John Malkovich standing on the curb at a traffic light. “I…
2019 Hall of Fame: Lasting Influence
Michael Cassidy Director of Emory Biomedical Catalyst The landscape of technology-based economic development – engaging business, higher education and government; attracting top-tier researchers; and capitalization of that research in Georgia – would have looked very different if the Georgia Research…
100 Most Influential Georgians of 2019: Propelling Positive Change
According to Henry David Thoreau, “Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.” His assessment is an apt description of the individuals included in Georgia Trend’s 21st annual listing of the 100 Most Influential…
2019 Notable Georgians
David Allman Owner & Chair Regent Partners Atlanta Peter Berg Rabbi The Temple Atlanta Atlanta Kenny Blank Executive Director Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Atlanta Mike Boyce Commission Chair Cobb County Board of Commissioners Marietta Ben Chestnut CEO & Co-founder MailChimp…
Making Art Accessible and Relevant
Doug Shipman assumed leadership of Atlanta’s 50-year old Woodruff Arts Center in July 2017. The center, founded in 1968 as a tribute to arts patrons who died in a plane crash at Orly Airport in Paris, houses the Atlanta Symphony…
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