Recent economic development successes have Columbus poised to outperform the state and the nation in 2024. Earlier this year, Pratt & Whitney announced the expansion of its operations in Columbus, which will create about 400 jobs. In mid-2022, AFB International…
Here in Georgia, the drive toward electric is going, well, full steam ahead. Yes, Rivian and Hyundai are the big newsmakers, but on another front, an electric-powered transformation is unfolding in the state. Schools, universities, transit systems and companies like…
Ask anyone about DeKalb County and you’ll hear tales of resilience, revitalization, business growth, infrastructure improvement and overall optimism for what’s to come. DeKalb CEO Michael…
When a railroad abandons its tracks, it leaves behind a perfect multiuse trail from point A to point B. The grades are gentle, and there are design features that are built in like bridges and overpasses that are easy to…
Peach County Recycling: Pratt Industries Inc. is building a new production facility in Warner Robins. It’s the 13th site in Georgia for the Atlanta-based recycled paper and packaging company, the fifth-largest corrugated packaging company in the U.S. The 496,000-square-foot facility, which…
Isakson Symposium at UGA: Two prominent U.S. senators, Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) and Joe Manchin (D-West Virginia), were invited to speak at the inaugural Isakson Symposium on Political Civility on Nov. 10 in the University of Georgia Chapel. This is…
There has been a flurry of activity on childhood literacy, since this year’s passage of two bills – SB 211 and HB 528 – to address an issue that worsened during the pandemic. “Early literacy is a generational problem, not…
The Port of Savannah is making plans to expand – by putting a terminal on a 2,000-acre island in the middle of the Savannah River. Hutchinson Island already houses the Savannah Convention Center, a Westin Hotel and a golf…
Angie Ulibarri brought the Georgia Festival of Trees, a wonderland of decorated trees, wreaths and nativities, back to the Georgia World Congress Center in 2021. For decades, the festival was an annual event at the GWCC to benefit Children’s Healthcare…
On West Marietta Street in Atlanta’s Westside stands an apartment building with a lone eatery at its ground floor. At the hostess stand, someone is there to greet you by name. You’re on the “guest list” for the evening. [caption…
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