Georgia Trend - January 2007

Tifton/Tift County

In many ways, Tift County's economy depends in great part on the lands that surround it and the strangers who pass through Tifton, the county seat, on their way to or from Florida's attractions.

A Way Out

Javier Gonzalez, left, turned to education to escape the life of a migrant worker; as head of ABAC's High School Equivalency and College Assistance Migrant Program, he's helping others follow in his footsteps

Cobb County

Any doubts about Cobb County's status as a suburban powerhouse are quickly dispelled by a drive through this thriving - and increasingly urban - environment.

Sandersville/Washington County

With the decline in the number of kaolin employees and in mineral output, county, city and business leaders have forged partnerships to further efforts to attract other industry to Sandersville and Washington County.