Sustainable Georgia: Making Connections
Reaching out to other states to solve transportation problems makes good sense, just as it does when the issue is water resources.
Georgia Trend - April 2013
Art Of The Meal: Graft
Graft, Gwinnett County’s new farm-to-table restaurant, has a small, often-changing menu that is simple and creative – and some fine, inventive cocktails.
Power Players: Support For Natural Resources
Georgia Natural Resources Foundation Executive Director Ben Stowers heads a group that seeks to raise money to bolster DNR programs endangered by shrinking budgets.
Meriwether County: History With A Future
The very qualities that attracted people – including a great president – to Meriwether County have also stymied its development. First, there’s its vast size: more than 500 square miles of mostly rural land in West Central Georgia. Towns…
Solutions & Partnerships
There was a time when rising enrollments at Georgia’s tech-nical colleges were as predictable as azaleas in the spring, climbing annually by double digits. But the onset of a fading economy in 2007 led to across-the-board budget cuts and…
South Metro Atlanta: The Right Location
Robert Belisle’s town is overrun with cannibalistic zombies, but he doesn’t typically go in for such nonsense. It’s what The Walking Dead leaves in its grisly wake that mostly interests him. While most of us see only peckish monsters…
2013 Industry Outlook
Lumber & Wood Production is poised to substantially outperform the overall economy in 2013. The above-average growth is due to the much-delayed cyclical recovery of the housing market. The push from an upturn in new residential construction will exceed…
Savannah: Still Soaring
Back in April 2008, Savannah’s Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation began taking orders for its new – and highly touted – G650 jet, a 16-passenger marvel of modern engineering that had buyers elbowing each other out of the way in the…
The Big Picture
In 2010, an estimated 15,435 Georgians died from cancer; 15,987 died from heart disease; and almost 3,762 died from stroke, one of the highest rates in the United States. These and many other common conditions can be treated early,…
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…
