Georgia Trend March 2006 - Georgia Trend Magazine

Shining Moments: Bulldog Larry Rakestraw owned the 1963 Orange Bowl

Gene Asher,

For a college football career, you can talk about your Charley Trippi, your Frank Sinkwich and your Herschel Walker, but for one single game the name that stands out is Larry Clyde Rakestraw.

March 1, 2006

Holding Steady

Kenna Simmons,

Georgia's residential real estate market may not be booming, but it sure isn't declining. The real hot spots are on the coast, in the mountains and inside Atlanta's Perimeter.

March 1, 2006

Transforming ships' cargo into retail merchandise is the task of the transportation networks, distribution centers, warehouse facilities and computer systems that make up the fast-growing logistics industry.

March 1, 2006

Jesup/Wayne County: Possibilities And Potential

Ed Lightsey,

Riding south from Jesup along U.S. Highway 301 with Harry Yeomans behind the wheel of his Mercedes, one is struck by a landscape of long stretches of huge pine forests, interrupted only occasionally by the crumbling motels that lured Florida-bound tourists to Southeast Georgia during the 1940s and '50s.

March 1, 2006

Carroll County: Ready, Set, Grow

Ben Young,

Carroll County is in the catbird seat: close enough to Atlanta to share in its spillover growth, but not too close for comfort.

March 1, 2006

Carroll County At-A-Glance

Ben Young,

Fast facts about Carroll County: population, municipalities, unemployment rate, per capita income, higher education, top employers.

March 1, 2006

Carroll County: Starting Point

Ben Young,

Calling the next Bill Gates: Carroll County may just have what you're looking for.

March 1, 2006

Carroll County: Strengthening The Connections

Ben Young,

Changes at the University of West Georgia, geared to keep students on campus, are spilling over into adjacent downtown Carrollton.

March 1, 2006

Macon/Bibb County: Looking Ahead

Randy Southerland,

Local rumor has it that when Johnny Morris, founder of Bass Pro Shops, came to Macon looking for a new store location he soon spotted the exit sign for Bass Road on Interstate 75 just north of the city. "That's where it's going," he reportedly declared.

March 1, 2006

Macon/Bibb County: A Tale Of Two Developers

Randy Southerland,

The 10-year partnership between Macon developers Jeff Jones and Clay Murphey has lasted longer than many marriages. Together the two have accounted for more $25 million in development downtown and they say they're just getting started.

March 1, 2006

Georgia Trend - March 2006

Shining Moments: Bulldog Larry Rakestraw owned the 1963 Orange Bowl

Holding Steady

All The Right Moves

Jesup/Wayne County: Possibilities And Potential

Carroll County: Ready, Set, Grow

Carroll County At-A-Glance

Carroll County: Starting Point

Carroll County: Strengthening The Connections

Macon/Bibb County: Looking Ahead

Macon/Bibb County: A Tale Of Two Developers

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