Michelle Nunn Atlanta President/CEO Points of Light Institute Co-Founder Hands On Network In 1989, a group of friends met in an Ansley Park condo to found a new kind of volunteer organization, matching helping hands with worthy causes. Hands On…
Now you can look it up. It’s official. Last summer, Merriam-Webster added the word “subprime” to its new edition of the Collegiate Dictionary. The primary definition: Having or being an interest rate that is higher than a prime rate and…
Whether it’s creating a water park, saving a local landmark or establishing an animal shelter, the winners of this year’s County Excellence Awards are thinking inside and outside the box. The competition, sponsored for the fourth year by the Association…
Columbus State University is reaping the benefits of millions of dollars in investment and feeding off the excitement of a region poised to explode with new jobs and residents. Nearby Fort Benning is growing by 25,000 and West Point’s new…
When Allyson Bickers of Flowery Branch gave birth to her second child last summer, via scheduled C-section delivery, she and baby Hudson were instant celebrities. The birth was the first ever at Northside Hospital-Forsyth’s new Women’s Center. The staff was…
Looking at recent economic activity in Bibb County and Macon it’s difficult to believe they are part of a suffering U.S. economy. New commercial construction in the area during the first 11 months of 2008 rose by more than $48…
Last April when The Associated Press carried a story about the online monthly publication JobBait.com’s including Valdosta on its list of two dozen American “recession-proof” communities, the city’s residents received the recognition with the same mixture of joy and dread…
When it comes to attracting business and industry, Bryan County is taking a page from real estate. “It’s all about location, location, location,” declares County Commission Chairman Jimmy Burnsed. The county clearly is in the right place at the right…
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