State Of The Heart
When it comes to heart disease in Georgia, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news is that Georgia has the 12th highest rate of heart disease in the United States, according to the American Heart Association. Each year,…
Georgia Trend - February 2012
2012 Trendsetter Cities
Six municipalites come up with innovative projects to win top honors in this year’s awards competition sponsored by the Georgia Municipal Association and Georgia Trend.
Thomson/McDuffie County: Cooperation And Consolidation
In rural McDuffie County, things don’t work quite the same way they do in big cities like Atlanta. For example, city and county governments know how to get along – even when all the terms of an agreement aren’t…
Climate Of Leadership
Many people know that North Georgia College and State University, founded in 1873 and located in Dahlonega, is the second oldest public university in the state. A liberal arts college, North Georgia has also maintained a military instruction presence…
Thomasville/Thomas County: Celebrating Industrial Diversity
Tommy Hurst doesn’t at all seem frazzled, despite the fact that on this workday he has to get seven of his huge industrial-grade boilers off to Russia, there is an Alaskan Native American tribe seeking to forge a partnership…
Power Players: Taking Over At Cobb EMC
Chip Nelson’s goal as CEO is to create a culture of transparency in operations and governance.
H. Harper Station: Changing Trains
It’s all about creative cocktails and the foods that enhance them at this restaurant in a refurbished train station in Atlanta’s Reynoldstown.
Economy: Recession - Or Not?
The risk that a negative external shock or major policy mistake will tip our economy back into a recession is 40 percent for the U.S. and 45 percent for Georgia.
Sustainable Georgia: Finding Solutions
Land banks help community groups and local governments obtain abandoned or derelict properties and put them to good use.
