"Necessity is the mother of invention,” as the saying goes. A perfect example of the proverb is the mother-daughter team who invented a product that helps babies, toddlers and their parents sleep better when traveling. SlumberPod, the brainchild of Lou…
Record Setting: Georgia set a record in 2019, when more than 165,000 new businesses were formed – the first time new business formation surpassed 150,000 in a calendar year. The state was also recently ranked No. 1 for workforce development…
The Food Bank of Northeast Georgia (FBNG) started modestly, with a few cans of soup in an Athens garage in 1992. Since then, it has amassed inventory that includes flash-frozen fruits and vegetables along with canned food, bread, dairy products,…
Water War Victory: The Supreme Court-appointed federal judge known as the special master has recommended that the nation’s highest court dismiss Florida’s ongoing water rights case against Georgia. The ruling is a victory for our state in the six-year legal…
Loeffler Sworn In: Republican businesswoman Kelly Loeffler became Georgia’s junior senator in January, when she was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence. She was selected by Gov. Brian Kemp to replace former Sen. Johnny Isakson, who retired for health…
Ten minutes southeast of Atlanta’s City Hall, on a quiet residential street in the Lakewood-Browns Mill neighborhood, is a growing community asset – literally. On 7.1 acres of land that was a farm until the early 2000s, Georgia’s first food…
Adairsville Flooring: Chinese company GreenView Floors International Inc., which makes vinyl and laminate flooring, is opening its first U.S. manufacturing facility in Bartow County. The $26-million investment will create 238 jobs. Newnan Consolidation: Goodyear is consolidating its Metro Atlanta facilities…
The people at the Matthew Reardon Center for Autism (MRCA) in Savannah believe that all students deserve the opportunity to succeed. Since 2000, the organization has operated southeast Georgia’s only accredited, year-round day school for children with autism. Last year,…
Smart Ideas: The 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in West Georgia known as The Ray was chosen as one of the Top 100 Smart City Partners in Newsweek’s Momentum Awards. The annual awards celebrate organizations, people and cities that are…
New BOR Officers: Atlanta businessman Sachin Shailendra is the 2020 chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia; James M. Hull, Augusta, is vice chair. Shailendra, a Georgia Tech graduate, is founder and president of SG…
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