100 Most Influential Georgians of 2017: Wielding Power
The 2017 roster of the state’s top leaders and people making an impact on the lives and livelihoods of all Georgians.
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2017 Notable Georgians
Debbie Alford President & CEO Georgia Lottery Corp. Atlanta Karen Beavor President & CEO Georgia Center for Nonprofits Atlanta Holmes Bell IV Chairman & CEO Hussey, Gay, Bell Savannah Stephanie Stuckey Benfield Chief Reliance Officer City of Atlanta Atlanta Robert…
Gate of Opportunity
Private college and affordable to all aren’t generally phrases that appear in the same paragraph, much less the same sentence. But that’s the mission at Berry College in Rome, where a tradition of students working on campus while going to…
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Georgia Trend’s 2016 40 Under 40
This year Georgia Trend celebrates 20 years of honoring outstanding Georgians under the age of 40 – the state’s best and brightest – and looks back at 20 of our picks from years past to find out where they are…
Branching Out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College provides fertile ground for a solid education
Old Values, New Successes
The Saturday afternoon in 2009 when Larry Gellerstedt walked into a meeting of the board of Cousins Properties, he knew he was about to be offered the CEO’s job. Like other real estate businesses, the Atlanta company founded by Tom…
A Focus On The Federal Budget
Sen. David Perdue, a conservative Republican and political newcomer, came from a strong business background to win the first office he ever ran for, that of U.S. senator. He approached his 2014 campaign as an outsider, promising to bring his…
2016 Georgia Trustees
At first glance, Jim Blanchard and Muhtar Kent might not appear to have much in common, but dig just a little deeper and the reason the pair were selected as 2016 Georgia Trustees becomes obvious. Servant leadership, says Todd Groce,…
2016 Notable Georgians
Chris Appleton Executive Director WonderRoot Atlanta Holmes Bell IV Chairman and CEO Hussey, Gay, Bell & DeYoung Savannah Sanford Bishop U.S. Representative District 2 Albany Robert Brown President and CEO RL Brown & Associates Decatur Bobby Cagle Director Division of…
Hall of Fame: Lasting Influences
Arthur Blank Co-founder, The Home Depot Owner, Atlanta Falcons Atlanta When Arthur Blank founded The Home Depot with Bernie Marcus in 1978, no one knew how significantly their home-improvement superstore would change not only their own lives, but the lives…
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