Landmark Wins: For the first time since 2006, there will be a Democrat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. Make that two. Alicia Johnson ousted Republican incumbent Tim Echols for the District 2 seat, and Peter Hubbard beat Fitz Johnson…
North Fulton is a region that thrives from the uniqueness of its cities. Municipal and business leaders are proud of recent progress, but they recognize…
Smyrna Safety: Flock Safety, which provides security technology such as cameras and license plate readers, is opening a 97,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Cobb County. The $10 million investment will create some 210 jobs over the next three years. Roswell Support Services: Building materials…
Record-breaking Exports: Georgia enjoyed a fourth…
Top in Trade: Georgia broke another record, this time for international trade – for the second year in a row. In 2022, the state’s total trade exceeded $196 billion across 221 countries and territories. Exports broke the 2021 record by…
Atlanta knows a thing or two about transforming its terrain. The city, as boastful as usual, proclaims it right there in its official seal – featuring a phoenix, symbol of renewal and growth, emerging from flames, capped by the word…
“You don’t have to be big to have a big impact,” says Kevin Green, president and CEO of Midtown Alliance, the nonprofit coalition of business and civic leaders that staffs and operates the 1.2-square-mile Midtown Improvement District. In 2022, Midtown…
There’s a lot going on in Roswell lately – some things that are highly visible, like the cranes towering over the six-acre mixed-use Southern Post project in downtown, as well as some that are harder to spot but are still…
In many ways, it’s a new day in North Fulton County. New mayors took office in Roswell, Milton and Johns Creek in January. And for Alpharetta and Mountain Park, changes are coming that look to the future yet keep some…
On some level, every new business that comes to town – or every existing one that decides to expand – has the possibility of transforming the community where it’s located. That’s true of both small and large projects. It’s rare,…
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