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AI: The Next Frontier

AI - Artificial Intelligence - has the potential to transfigure business. Or cost millions of jobs. Or make us all more productive. Or pose an existential threat (according to one letter signed by heavy hitters in the AI world). [caption id="attachment_61039"…

The importance of supporting Georgia’s rural hospitals

Hospitals are the heart of Georgia’s rural economy, and now more than ever, they need our support. Despite their importance to the communities they serve, rural hospitals currently face significant challenges that threaten their existence. Financial constraints, difficulties in recruiting…

CID Synergies Build Teamwork

If you live or work anywhere around the Metro Atlanta area where I-285 and Georgia 400 meet, you’ve been affected by the Transform 285/400 improvement project, which will be substantially- complete this summer. Collaborative Leader: Perimeter…

Sustaining Appeal

Coastal Georgia’s appeal to travelers is rooted in the beauty of its marshes and tidal creeks, its massive stands of twisted live oaks and its broad beaches where sea turtles nest.…

Upfront

Ups, Downs and In-betweens

End of Session: The final day of this year’s legislative session is set for Thursday, March 28. That means, among other things, a lot of activity for Georgia lawmakers between now and then as they scramble to pass bills. Crossover day…

Economic Development Around the State

Italian EVs: Italian electric car manufacturer Imola Automotive USA is establishing a manufacturing plant on 195 acres in Fort Valley. The company plans to break ground by the third quarter of 2024 and open within 20 months, eventually employing 7,500 people.…

Opinion

AI’s Broad Effect

This month’s issue features an excellent article by Phillipa Maister about artificial intelligence (AI). It’s amazing how quickly this technology has embedded itself into our daily lives. It has crept up a bit in the sense that we often don’t…

As Georgia Goes, So Goes America

Georgia has been the epicenter of national politics ever since President Joe Biden’s victory over former President Donald Trump in the  2020 election. After gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams came within 1.4% of then-candidate Brian Kemp in 2018, anyone with experience…

A Focus on Competent Leadership

Leading up to the 2022 general election in Georgia, the rest of the nation had closely followed our politics for two full years. It began, of course, with the madness that followed our 2020…

Our State

Macon | Bibb County: Forward Together

Macon-Bibb County is experiencing a renaissance – in tourism, business, education, housing, you name it. There’s pride for the past, excitement for the future. And yet no one individual or group is angling for credit. “We sing from the same…

South Metro Atlanta | Sophisticated Growth

South Metro Atlanta is in the midst of a transformation. The area has long been known for warehousing and logistics, but a convergence of factors is opening new avenues for growth and development in movie studios as well as residential,…

Downtime

Catching up with... Stephanie Fischer

Stephanie Fischer was named president and CEO of the Georgia Restaurant Association (GRA) in September. These are edited highlights from an interview. How big is the restaurant industry in Georgia? We had nearly 22,000 eating and drinking establishments in Georgia…

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