Economic Development Around the State
Record-breaking Exports: Georgia enjoyed a fourth…
Georgia Trend - April 2025
Dallas | Paulding: Harvesting Success
Opportunities abound in Paulding County, where job offerings are about to take off. The county in northwest Metro Atlanta is home to Chattahoochee Technical College’s 55,000-square-foot Aviation Training Academy, which opened in April 2024. The academy prepares students for high-demand…
Prospects for Valdosta
Thanks to the local military base, a thriving state college and a strong healthcare industry, the forecast for Valdosta is good. The combination of economic development projects and higher enrollment at Valdosta State University (VSU) will contribute to job growth.…
Made in Georgia: Manufacturing Excellence
Georgia is well known for a variety of different businesses and industries, like agriculture – which produces our famous Georgia peaches, pecans and peanuts – and entertainment, which has led to the nickname “Hollywood of the South.” The state is…
Ups, Downs and In-betweens
Primary Challenges: Two incumbents have already drawn primary challengers for the 2026 election cycle. State Senator Emanuel Jones (D-Decatur) filed to run in the U.S. Congressional 13th District, currently represented by veteran legislator David Scott. Scott has held the Atlanta-based seat…
Avondale Estates Garden Club
“We’re not just a bunch of little old white ladies,” says Patricia Calcagno, president of the Avondale…
The Breaking Point
When President Donald Trump was first elected in 2016, I was shocked. Like many other political analysts, I underestimated voters’ willingness to tolerate blatant corruption and misinformation for the sake of change. While there is no doubt in my mind…
A Milestone Birthday
It was 50 years ago this month that the Vietnam War officially came to an end. The musical Miss Saigon immortalized the image of the last helicopter evacuating the U.S. Embassy on April 30, 1975. As that American misadventure came to…
Deportations Will Hurt Farmers
This issue’s Economic Yearbook showcases Georgia’s premier economic development projects region by region, the fruits of decades of hard work on the part of the state’s business and community leaders to make it the national destination for employers, jobs and…
2025 Economic Yearbook
So far this fiscal year, which began last July, has been fruitful. Investment in infrastructure and site preparation throughout its 159 counties has drawn both national and international attention to Georgia, luring multiple corporations to set up shop and existing…
