Sustainable Georgia: Keeping Communities Alive
Georgia is a business-friendly state, and our economy depends on our ability to fill the jobs that are created.
Georgia Trend - February 2013
Hart County: Fighting Back
After losing 10 percent of its employment base in one fell swoop back in 2006, folks in Hart County had a hard preview of what the Great Recession could bring. That was the year Springs Global – the last…
Economy: February 2013
The private sector has done most of the restructuring that was needed, so the economy is broadening.
Power Players: Betting On Education
Georgia Lottery Corporation President and CEO Debbie Alford says an educated citizenry is essential to Georgia’s long-term global competitive position.
Art Of The Meal: The Pinewood
The Pinewood in Decatur offers delicious, inventive cocktails like the Brooklyn, the house take on a classic Manhattan, and a good variety of snacks and small bites.
Newton County: New Spirit
Fresh blood is revitalizing Newton County. From the $1.3-billion deal with Baxter International, which will produce plasma-based treatments at a new manufacturing facility in Covington, to the tourism generated by the locally filmed television show The Vampire Diaries, the…
Georgia’s Renaissance Cities
Who doesn’t love a lively, thriving downtown area, especially one with some small-town charm and big-time buzz? Making and keeping a downtown healthy and inviting takes a lot of work – sometimes cities have to re-invent themselves. Georgia Trend…
Healing Hearts
The most common cause of disability and death among Georgians is heart disease, but its toll is decreasing. According to a recent study in the journal American Family Physician, just 6 percent of Americans had coronary heart disease in…
Simple Beginnings, Huge Successes
Truett Cathy presides over a $5-billion-a-year corporation built on the simplest of concepts, a boneless chicken breast sandwich covered in a seasoned coating and served on a hamburger bun. “People say there is nothing so great about putting out…
Big Dreams, Big Achievements
Herman Russell’s Castleberry Hill office is close – but not too close – to the offices of H.J. Russell & Company, the mega-construction firm he started years ago that is now run by his son, Michael. It’s a quick…
