Sept. 2, 2025 Valdosta Daily Times EnergyTek Corporation selects Colquitt County Staff reports that EnergyTek Corporation is planning to invest at least $275 million in establishing new manufacturing operations in Moultrie, according to an announcement released Friday by the Georgia Department of Economic Development. Following a multi-year ramp up, the company expects to create a total of 1,300 jobs at...| Georgia Trend Magazine
As the magazine celebrates 40 years this month, it’s the perfect time to look back on some of the moments that have shaped us over the past four decades. Some of Georgia Trend’s previous managing editors have shared their memories: A story I wrote in 2016 on the plight of Georgia’s rural hospitals really brought home to me the challenges,...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Appreciating Regional Roots: Georgia Pick & Bow celebrates the culture of Appalachia, teaching students the history behind the music. Photo credit: Georgia Pick & Bow The Georgia Pick & Bow Traditional Music Program does more than just teach music to mountain children. Note by twangy note, the Dahlonega program celebrates the culture of Appalachia, a region long stigmatized in the...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Name Recognition: Primary ballots got longer in August as more candidates entered statewide races. On the Democratic side, Michael Thurmond announced his run for governor. His extensive resume includes serving as CEO of DeKalb County for two terms and as state labor commissioner for three terms; he ran for U.S. Senate in 2010 and lost to incumbent Republican Johnny Isakson....| Georgia Trend Magazine
Building for What’s Next: Tracy Styf, executive director of the Town Center CID, at the Noonday Creek Trail. Photo credit: Daemon Baizan. There were some players who never took the field in this summer’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Truist Park, but they collectively hit a home run that soared out of the stadium, over The Battery and into...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Standard Bearer: Ricky Smith, general manager for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Photo credit: Stan Kaady. In March 1925, Atlanta’s leaders visited a rugged, abandoned racetrack just south of the city and saw the future. “Atlanta should do now in the matter of aviation what it did many years ago in the matter of the railroads,” declared William B. Hartsfield, who...| Georgia Trend Magazine
It’s no secret that Georgia is continually ranked as the top place to do business in the country, and our strong higher education system certainly plays a part in that success. The 89 colleges in this year’s Higher Education Directory continue to work together to strengthen the state’s talent pipeline, expand opportunities for students and bolster career readiness, ensuring the...| Georgia Trend Magazine
LaFayette Food: Pilgrim’s is investing $400 million to build a prepared foods facility in Walker County in several phases. The company, which already operates seven food production facilities in the state employing some 7,500 people, will begin hiring in 2027 for the first phase, creating 630 jobs at full capacity. The facility will produce a variety of fully cooked chicken...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Bárbara Rivera Holmes took office in April and is the state’s first Latina constitutional officer. Before joining the department, Holmes served as president and CEO of the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce. What are the most pressing workforce development challenges in Georgia, and how is the Department of Labor working to address them? Georgia has one of the strongest economies,...| Georgia Trend Magazine
The term student-athlete is far different today than yesteryear, when a scholarship that paid for your education was something extraordinary. High school kids today still are the beneficiaries of the grant-in-aid system that went into effect in 1956. However, attitudes have become skewed, and today, kids negotiate agreements that make them the highest paid people on campus, some getting millions...| Georgia Trend Magazine
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Aug. 15, 2025 Capitol Beat News Georgia unemployment rate down to 3.4% Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 3.4% last month, down from 3.5% in June, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Georgia joblessness was eight-tenths of a point lower than the national unemployment rate of 4.2%. Technical analysis. Vector illustration. Technical analysis helps traders...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Aug. 14, 2025 WSB Radio Metro Atlanta population grows to estimated 5.3 million residents Miles Montgomery reports that the Atlanta Regional Commission said the region added 64,400 new residents during the past year to grow the 11-county metro Atlanta population to an estimated 5.3 million. The population within the city of Atlanta is 542,715, ARC data shows. Aug. 14, 2025...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Aug. 13, 2025 Capitol Beat News University System of Georgia packs huge economic punch Dave Williams reports that the University System of Georgia (USG) generated $23.1 billion in economic impact in fiscal 2024, while recent graduates stand to earn $1.4 million more over their lifetimes thanks to their college degrees, according to two studies released Tuesday. The economic impact total...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Aug. 12, 2025 Norcross Southern Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to Create America’s First Transcontinental Railroad Staff reports that Union Pacific Corporation (NYSE: UNP) and Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced an agreement to create America’s first transcontinental railroad. These legendary companies will seamlessly connect over 50,000 route miles across 43 states from the East Coast to the West...| Georgia Trend Magazine
For 75 years, the Georgia Mountain Fair has been helping families create memories they’ll never forget. On top of the carnival rides, flower show, a pioneer village with an exhibit hall and arts & crafts, there will be celebrations over the 10 days to commemorate their big anniversary. Concertgoers can enjoy Gene Watson & The Bellamy Brothers, Herman’s Hermits starring...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Aug. 11, 2025 Capitol Beat News Georgia Milestones: students improve in math and other subjects but struggle in English Ty Tagami reports that Georgia students posted modest academic gains in most of the tested grades and subjects last school year except in one key area. English Language Arts scores fell in all but two of the seven grade levels that...| Georgia Trend Magazine
The Same House, an Atlanta-based community service organization, is holding its Beloved Benefit on August 14 at the Woodruff Arts Center. Each year, the benefit raises money for local organizations. This year’s organizations are Atlanta Technical College, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metro Atlanta, City of Refuge, Latin American Association, Morehouse School of Medicine, New Life Community Alliance, Partners for...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Aug. 8, 2025 Savannah Morning News Lending Tree report ranks Georgia 9th in nation for construction Staff reports, according to a new report by online loan shopping website Lending Tree, Georgia ranks within the Top 10 states for the construction industry. At No. 9, Georgia’s median wage for construction workers increased by 8.7% as the national median wage grew by 21%...| Georgia Trend Magazine
East Lake Golf Club, the home course of Bobby Jones revitalized in the 1990’s by the late Tom Cousins, is again the unforgettable backdrop to the PGA’s final event of the season – the TOUR Championship. Historic Course: East Lake Golf Club hosts the PGA TOUR Championship each August. Photo credit: Evan Schiller From August 20-24, golfers and spectators will...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Aug. 7, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Surf’s up, GA! Permanent surfing wave coming to Columbus on the Chattahoochee. Here are the details Sundi Rose reports that Uptown Columbus has announced its boldest riverfront project yet: a permanent surfing wave on the Chattahoochee located between the Fourteenth Street pedestrian and the Thirteenth Street vehicular bridge. Steve Morse, president and CEO of Uptown,...| Georgia Trend Magazine
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Georgia Trend Cover, February 1993 A titan of Atlanta. That’s the best way I can think of to describe Atlanta native Tom Cousins, who passed away Tuesday. He was a great partner and friend to my family, working on multiple projects with my father Neely Young, including Georgia Trend, which he owned with the two of us for several years...| Georgia Trend Magazine
As the largest nonprofit small business lender in Georgia, ACE | Access to Capital for Entrepreneurs is marking its 25th anniversary of fueling the growth and success of Georgia’s small businesses. As part of its 25th anniversary celebration, it has launched the 25 for 25 Anniversary Fundraising Campaign—an initiative honoring 25 years of impact while investing in the next generation...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 22, 2025 WSB Radio Chamber of Commerce Chief Economist not worried about Atlanta’s population decrease Staff reports that slightly more people from within the US left metro Atlanta than moved to it during a 12-month period. But Atlanta Chamber of Commerce Chief Economist Dr. Jerry Parrish says two other areas increased. “International migration, and then the net natural increase,...| Georgia Trend Magazine
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At 44, life changed in an instant for Tiffany Batiste, a high-achieving mother of two. A senior manager at an Atlanta sales organization and an Ironman athlete in training, she was used to pushing limits. But one afternoon, something felt off. “I was standing in the kitchen eating shrimp with my left hand, and my grip slipped,” she recalls. “My...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 14, 2025 WJBF Club Car delivers electric cars to Pope Leo XIV Rakiyah Lenon reports, Club Car delivered two custom-built electric vehicles to Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City this week. According to the company with its headquarters in Augusta, the Pope will use the cars for international visits. July 14, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive! Gimme shelter:...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 11, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal KSU economist sees slowing growth but no looming recession Megan Jackson reports, though economic growth is slowing, a recession is not the most likely scenario, according to Roger Tutterow, an economist with Kennesaw State University. Tutterow provided an economic update on local, state and national trends during the Cobb County Chamber of Commerce’s monthly...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 10, 2025 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Ti Cold and Karis Cold Building $60 Million Facility in McIntosh County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday announced that Ti Cold and Karis Cold have officially broken ground on a new $60 million cold storage facility for PermaCold Logistics in Darien, McIntosh County. The industrial cold storage construction company’s latest project will...| Georgia Trend Magazine
PRESS RELEASE: Atlanta, GA – Monday, June 30, 2025 — Smorgasburg, launched in Brooklyn in 2011. Now America’s top weekly open-air food festival, the event will expand to the South with the highly anticipated launch of Smorgasburg Atlanta this fall. Located in South Downtown at 140 Forsyth Street SW, an easy 10-minute walk from Mercedes-Benz Stadium and sandwiched between Garnett and...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 9, 2025 Capitol Beat News Georgia ends fiscal year with slight increase in tax revenues Dave Williams reports, the state closed out fiscal 2025 at the end of last month with a slight increase in net tax collections compared to fiscal 2024, Gov. Brian Kemp reported Tuesday. Net tax revenue for the 12 months ending June 30 was up...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 8, 2025 Athens Banner-Herald The Hi-Lo Trail from Athens to Savannah remains a vision, but much still to be done Wayne Ford reports, recently, the Georgia Hi-Lo Trail organization gained the land it needs for a 4-mile section in Washington County in the Sandersville and Tennille area, but the actual trail is still on the drawing board. “Going after...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 7, 2025 GlobalAtlanta.com Pullback on Korean Battery Recycling Plant Could Portend More Trouble for Georgia’s Clean Energy Sector Trevor Williams reports that a South Korean electric battery recycler is the latest clean-energy firm pulling back on investment plans for Georgia amid flagging demand for electric vehicles and the impending elimination of federal EV subsidies. SungEel Recycling Park Georgia LLC had planned to spend $37...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 3, 2025 Capitol Beat News Atlanta to get Shriners children’s medical research facility Ty Tagami reports that Shriners Children’s will establish a new pediatric medical research facility near Georgia Tech, bringing jobs and significant investment, the health-care nonprofit announced Wednesday. Gov. Brian Kemp touted the new development as “an incredible addition to Georgia’s growing nonprofit, R&D, and life sciences communities.”...| Georgia Trend Magazine
July 2, 2025 Capitol Beat News PSC approves Georgia Power rate freeze Dave Williams reports that state energy regulators Tuesday unanimously approved Georgia Power’s plan to freeze customer rates for the next three years. Under an agreement the Atlanta-based utility and the Georgia Public Service Commission’s Public Interest Advocacy Staff reached in May, Georgia Power will not seek to raise...| Georgia Trend Magazine
June 19, 2025 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Latest Workforce Housing Grant Awards Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Wednesday the latest round of grant awards for the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative, totaling $6.5 million in infrastructure development and supporting 198 housing units across three communities. In line with prior awards, these recipients demonstrated strong collaboration and partnership with local...| Georgia Trend Magazine
June 9, 2025 Capitol Beat News Kemp visiting Canada to discuss future of trade relations amid tariff uncertainties Dave Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp will lead a three-day trade mission to Canada amid an atmosphere of uncertainty prompted by a series of tariffs President Donald Trump has imposed on the United States’ northern neighbor. Kemp, joined by Georgia First...| Georgia Trend Magazine
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June 6, 2025 Newnan Times-Herald Severe storms possible across Georgia this weekend Staff reports that a multi-day threat of severe weather is forecast across Georgia beginning late Friday and continuing through Sunday, with the greatest risk expected Saturay afternoon and early evening. According to the Storm Prediction Center, most of north and central Georgia falls under a Slight Risk for...| Georgia Trend Magazine
June 5, 2025 Augusta Chronicle Saharan dust will collide with Canada wildfire smoke this week over Georgia. What to expect Vanessa Countryman reports that a mix of smoke and dust is blanketing parts of Georgia this week, as wildfire smoke in Canada and a wave of Saharan dust converge in the atmosphere over the southeastern U.S. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s AirNow forecast placed much...| Georgia Trend Magazine
We often say that young people are the leaders of tomorrow. It is a comforting phrase. It gives us hope. But what I have seen through Youth LEAD Georgia reminds me that leadership is not a far-off promise. It is already happening, right here, right now. Youth LEAD Georgia was born from a partnership between Chick-fil-A Inc., The Same House,...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Athens, GA — The Athens Rock Lobsters are proud to announce the hiring of Garrett Rutledge as the organization’s new General Manager of Hockey Operations and Head Coach for the upcoming 2025–26 season. Rutledge brings a wealth of experience, a player-focused development philosophy, and a championship pedigree to one of the fastest-growing franchises in the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)....| Georgia Trend Magazine
June 4, 2025 Augusta Chronicle Fortune 500’s biggest corporations in US includes 17 in Georgia. How much are they worth? Miguel Legoas reports that Georgia is home to some major companies, and according to Fortune, that includes some of the very biggest. On Monday, this year’s Fortune 500 list was released ranking the 500 largest corporations in America ranked by...| Georgia Trend Magazine
June 3, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal Cupid Highlights Economic Growth, Transit and Stormwater Needs in State of the County Address Isabelle Manders reports that Lisa Cupid, chair of the Cobb Board of Commissioners, touched on healthcare access, education, transportation and stormwater in her State of the County address to the Cobb Chamber of Commerce Monday. Similar to her community State...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Bryan Palmer – Chief Executive Officer at UnitedHealthcare of Georgia and Alabama Like any good startup, the copay-only Surest® health plan came from a group of innovators discontent with the status quo. These veteran insurance innovators asked themselves, what if health insurance could work like other helpful consumer services? What if provider options and clear costs were available before members sought...| Georgia Trend Magazine
June 2, 2025 Saporta Report Lights, camera, taxes: Georgia looks to maintain production powerhouse status as Kemp signs new tax break into law Mark Lannaman reports that Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 475 (HB 475) earlier this month, ushering in a new age of tax credits that reflects the ever-changing film and TV industry. Notably, it made specific provisions for...| Georgia Trend Magazine
Training First Responders: Whitfield County Fire Chief Paul Patterson, center, flanked by other fire department personnel. Photo credit: Kevin Garrett. Each year, ACCG, a nonprofit organization of the state’s county governments, presents the County Excellence Awards to leaders who develop creative and outstanding solutions to community challenges. This year’s winners have demonstrated ingenuity and a commitment to making a meaningful...| Georgia Trend Magazine
May 13, 2025 Georgia.gov Kemp: April Net Tax Revenues Down 5.8%; Adjusted YTD Down 0.6% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections in April approached $3.73 billion, for a decrease of $230.4 million, or 5.8%, compared to FY 2024, when net tax collections totaled $3.96 billion for the month. April 2025 individual and corporate income tax collections were...| Georgia Trend Magazine
High Standards: Kevin Wade, IntelliSystems president and CEO, and Cassy Stringfield, chief financial officer and human resources manager. Photo credit: Hillary Kay Some offices have foosball tables or full-time baristas serving caffeinated beverages, while others lure employees with the promise of unlimited vacation time. Increasingly, however, those workplace perks aren’t the ones attracting employees or compelling them to stay. Employees...| Georgia Trend Magazine
