Sustainable Georgia: Forward Progress
The cutting of public education funds has at least leveled off, but charter schools haven’t solved the problem.
Georgia Trend - November 2013
Economy: Shelter From The Storm
Single-family home prices should rise by 8 percent in 2014. Lower-priced homes will appreciate fastest.
Power Players: Building The Network
Wells Fargo VP Chris Pettis calls himself a professional networker. He played a part in a deal that promises to bring a film and entertainment complex to Fayette County.
Catoosa County: Border Pride
The term “bedroom community” can come across as a slight: Sure, people like to live here, but they must go elsewhere for employment or entertainment. In Catoosa County, just south of Chattanooga, folks have embraced the term and are turning…
2013 Family Business Awards
Meet the winners of this year’s competition, selected by Kennesaw State University’s Cox Family Enterprise Center.
Milledgeville | Baldwin County: Ready For Industry
In this slice of middle Georgia where Flannery O’Connor wrote “A Good Man is Hard to Find,” the narrative 60 years later is “A Good Company is Hard to Find.” Baldwin County and Milledgeville are struggling to bring in new…
Americus | Sumter County: Racing To Prosperity
Jackie Bryce is an Americus businesswoman who, with husband and partner George, traveled the world for 33 years sharing a love for speed, the kind produced by a motorcycle from their Star Racing company, the family business. She didn’t know…
Getting With The Program
In Savannah, a 60-year-old man goes to his laptop instead of the phone to schedule his annual physical. While online, he double-checks last year’s lab results and requests a refill of one of his prescriptions. In Rome, a breast cancer…
The Hits Keep On Coming
Earlier this year when athenahealth Inc. was seeking a headquarters for a major expansion of its sales, implementation and customer service operation, the Watertown, Mass.-based company bypassed many traditional tech centers for Ponce City Market in Atlanta. The $4-billion company,…
Kennesaw State At 50
Kennesaw State University is all grown up. Originally chartered as a two-year junior college 50 years ago – Oct. 9, 1963, to be precise – KSU is now the third-largest university in Georgia with more than 24,600 students from 132…
