Sustainable Georgia: Where The Art Is
The Georgia Council for the Arts has survived the recession and emerged stronger than ever, even taking its message on the road.
Georgia Trend - December 2013
Economy: The 2014 Georgia Outlook
Housing and real estate will help Georgia’s economy outperform the nation’s in 2014.
Power Players: Strengthening Business Ties
Sean McMillan is the University of Georgia’s new economic development officer, based in Atlanta and charged with making the university’s resources more accessible to communities and development agencies.
Camden County: Changes And Challenges
Camden County is where Georgia ends and Florida begins. It forms the intersection of the two states and the Atlantic Ocean. There is a popular notion that St. Marys is a quirky little village filled with eccentrics dressed in Hawaiian…
Art Of The Meal: 5&10
The Athens restaurant that helped make Southern food a national obsession has moved around the corner but retains its idiosyncratic soul.
Franklin County: Strong Connections
In Franklin County, two very distinct visions of Geor-gia exist side by side. This is a region where agriculture is still the largest employer and most land is devoted to raising crops and tending animals. It’s also a place increasingly…
When Opportunity Comes Knocking
From Rabun County in the mountains to Cairo at the Florida line, Georgia has be-come the Land of OZ, the acronym for Opportunity Zone, the hottest thing going in economic development right now. There’s every indication the movement to OZ…
Southwest Georgia: Bring On The Growth
You can grow just about anything in Southwest Georgia. Peanuts, pecans, cotton, vegetables – you name it and someone is probably growing it here. Jobs, though, that’s different. Just like the rest of the state and nation, Southwest Georgia got…
50 Years And Counting
The first informal meetings of the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) in 1963 at downtown Atlanta’s Top of the Mart cost $3.50 a head. That included tip, tax, dessert and dues. Today the lunch tab at the meetings is 10…
High Marks For Healthcare
Whatever your needs when it comes to healthcare, Georgia is a good place to be. From Rome to Albany, from Douglasville to Savannah, Georgia claims a number of hospitals that are widely regarded as among the nation’s best in their…
