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The article features Derek Mosley, archives division manager at Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in Georgia and one of the honorees of the journal's Movers & Shakers 2024 Award. Topics discussed include how he sees his work at the library, his focus since joining the library in 2016, and his purpose in developing, maintaining, and encouraging the preservation of archives on African American history and culture.

Focuses on the plans of ABB Equity Ventures of building a natural gas-fired plant in Columbus, Georgia. Criticisms on the impact of the power plant on economic growth; Aim of generating electricity service for over 180,000 homes; Statistics on the population growth rate of the state. INSET: Movers and Shakers..

Reports economic developments in west central Georgia as of April 2000. Job postings following the expansion of the Total System Services; Implication for greenspace development of the Virginia Hand Callaway Discovery Center of the Callaway Gardens resort; Establishment of an innovative facility by the American Colloid Co.

Highlights major events in northeast counties in Georgia which could accelerate their growth. Opening on August 14, 1999 of the Mall of Georgia in Gwinnett County; Construction of a courthouse at Hall County; Development of Kingwood and Waterfall, a private golf club and spa in Rabun County.

Profiles Zell Miller, former governor of Georgia and chosen by `Georgia Trend' magazine as the Georgian of the Year for 1998. Miller's contribution to the statewide Democratic slate; Role in Governor-elect Roy Barnes' victory; Miller's performance as governor; Career highlights; Miller's friendship with President Bill Clinton; Impact on Georgian politics; Contributions to the state.

Presents `Georgia Trend' magazine's Most Respected CEO of 1997, James Blanchard. Interview with Blanchard; Transformation of Columbus Bank and Trust Co. into Synovus Financial Services; Business affiliations; Civic activities; Career highlights. INSET: The search..

Focuses on the economic status of West Central Georgia. Planned construction of operations and educational facilities for Total Systems Services (TSYS) in West Central Georgia; Employment growth of each county for the period covering 1996-2001; Total buying power of each county; Per capita personal income. INSETS: Of special interest.;Places to go.;Concerns..

Reports on the economic status of Northeast Georgia in 1997. Role of tourism in the area's economic growth; Successes of cultural presentations in Athens; Government's partial funding of a new lodging facility; Employment growth; Per capita personal income. INSETS: Of special interest.;Hot spots.;Lukewarm spots.;People to watch.

Focuses on the economic status of Metro Atlanta, Georgia in 1997. Employment growth covering the period of 1991-2001; Per capita personal income of each county from 1991-2001; Importance of the Hartsfield International Airport; Homebuilding boom experienced by Henry County; Total buying power of each county; Increase in population. INSETS: Of special interest.;Red-hot spots.;Merely hot spots.;Lukewarm spots.

Looks at the authorization of provider-sponsored health care corporations (PSHCCs) in Georgia. Benefits of this authorization for doctors and hospitals; Comments from Georgia Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine; Competition this authorization will give to health maintenance organizations (HMOs); Problems associated with HMOs when they were first authorized.

Presents a directory of convention centers, resorts and conference centers in Georgia, for 1998. Names of the convention centers; Cost of a room in each facility; Location of each facility.

Focuses on the Gwinnett County in Metro Atlanta, Georgia, while highlighting three political leaders in the county. Identification of leaders; Population of Georgia; Reference to the four other counties in Metro Atlanta; Information on Lucent Technologies; Background information on Gwinnett; Importance of job creation and attractive office space to Gwinnett; Statistical information pertaining to employment in Georgia.

Reflects on the 50th anniversary since Georgia's purchasing of Jekyll Island in 1947. Role which Ellis Arnall played in the purchasing of the Island; What court documents indicated about the amount Jekyll Club members received of the price; Information on business conducted since the opening of the hotel for business on March 1, 1948.

Presents information as it pertains to Athens, Georgia, with emphasis on the University of Georgia. Number of students enrolled at the university; Factors which should be considered when attempting to launch a business in Athens/Clark County; Factors which influenced economic conditions in Athens/Clark County.

Presents information on the educational system, and the promise made by the Georgia's government to improve the state's schools. Percentage of Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) results in states; Indication of a need for the improvement of Georgia's students; Circumstances surrounding the test scores between the white and black students. INSET: A better assessment..

Focuses on the flag of Georgia. Outcome of the flag's design a work of brilliant and noble intentions; Adoption of the flag in 1956, known as the Confederate battle flag; Accuracy of the portrayal of the state's heritage and history; Recognition of the declared victory in the Civil War.

Reflects on the social and economic conditions in Atlanta, Georgia. History of the city; Impact of the 1996 Olympic Games on economic growth; Account of the distribution of the events in the different sports facilities in the city; Publicity relating to the success of the games.

Describes the Meriwether Country Inn in the village of Warm Springs, Georgia. Availability of modern, motel-style rooms; Pervasive sense of history; President Franklin D. Roosevelt's residency in the village after being stricken with polio; Other political leaders' conducting of campaigns at the area.

Relates the events leading to the sale and re-purchase of the periodical `Georgia Trend' by the author and owner of the publication. Author's optimism toward the management of the publication under the new owner Virgil R. Williams; Organizational and operational changes effected by Williams; Description of the articles published under the new management; Reasons cited for the re-purchase.

Comments on developments concerning legislation in the state of Georgia as of February 1997. Money as the main issue in the General Assembly session; Author's conviction that money is just the excuse people and legislators use to justify agendas; Pierre Howard's proposed criminal system reform, Zell Miller's proposed restrictions on driving and proposed increase in state gasoline tax as examples.

Profiles Center for Continuous Improvement, a center wherein members can have experts in various field come to Athens, Georgia and restructure the way they do business. Center's membership involves factories, hotels, hospitals; Services offered by the center; Information-sharing in the center.

Features the Classic Center, a convention and trade show facility in Athens-Clarke, Georgia. Accommodations; Opening of the 2,150 Performing Arts Center in May 1996; Cost of the center.

Presents information pertaining to politics in Georgia, with emphasis on the 1998 primary elections. Information on the Republican Party in Georgia; Reference to various political candidates; Details on the election system; Voting results highlighted.

Editorial. Discusses the adultery scandal surrounding Georgian Michael Bowers, the attorney general of Georgia. Details of the adultery committed by Bowers; How the scandal might affect his chances of winning the Republican nomination for the governorship of Georgia.

Presents information on Callaway Gardens in Harris County, West Georgia, with reference to former industrial leader and agricultural innovator, Cason J. Callaway. Background information on Callaway; When Callaway Gardens opened its doors to the public; Features of the gardens; Detailed information on the expansion of the gardens ; Reference to the Ida Gardens Callaway Foundation.

The author discusses the legacy of Howard Callaway, a soldier, a business leader, a politician, an environmentalist, and a resort visionary from Georgia, who developed Callaway Gardens. He highlights the political participation of Callaway in the state and the U.S. where he was considered the first Republican congressman elected from Georgia since Reconstruction in 1964. He also cites the long efforts of Callaway to make Georgia a Republican Party state come to reality.

The author reflects on the condition of the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) or payroll tax in Georgia. He states that the FICA tax should be levied more equitably since the tax is considered as the redistributionist. In connection, he suggests that a useful proposal for all Americans and for small businesses would be to cut the tax percentage from 6.2 percent to five percent.

Presents news briefs on the information technology industry as of February 23, 2004. Information on the global network architecture built by Herndon, Virginia-based Segovia Inc. that allows to deploy broadband services worldwide; Overview of the Aviation Readiness Model developed by Ottawa, Ontario-based Cognos Inc.; Description of IronMail 4.0 introduced by Atlanta, Georgia-based CipherTrust Inc.

Governor Sonny Perdue recently paid tribute to Bo Callaway as the first Republican actually elected Governor of Georgia. Perdue was referring to the turbulent election of 1966, in which Callaway received the most votes but never served. But Callaway was not the first Republican candidate for Governor of Georgia in the 20th century. There was one before him, in 1962, a mild-mannered, balding Columbus lawyer named A. Edward Smith, who for a time resisted pleadings of the handful of Republican kingmakers to become the nominee. Smith and his quixotic quest provided a glimpse of change.

Focuses on the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia. Who will managed the hotel; Number of suites which are opened; When the Georgian Terrace opened; Information on the hotel.

Focuses on the 1996 Olympics in the Georgian perspective. Promotion of tourism; Tourist attractions to look forward to.

Describes the facilities in Athens Regional Medical Center, an all-private patient room facility in Athens, Georgia. Features; Rationale of the facility; Overnight lodging for families of critically ill patients.

Focuses on the October 1991 and 1992 editions of the business and political periodical `Georgia Trend.' Reference made to some of the articles in these issues; Who were the authors of the articles; What was the focal point of these articles.

Presents information on the relationship between the University of Georgia's basketball team the Bulldogs, and the professional basketball team, the Atlanta Falcons. Purchase of the team by Rankin Smith Sr.; Number of Bulldogs that have played for the Atlanta Falcons; Comments from Taylor Smith, the Bulldogs president.

Presents information on the Georgia Trend's magazine the Economic Yearbook, while focusing on agriculture in Georgia. Background information on the magazine; Reference to an article published in the magazine in 1988; Reference to communism in Russia; Information on foreign investment and trade in Georgia.

Pays tribute to Dr. Wallace H. Clark, one of Georgia's most distinguished cancer research physicians, who died October 25, 1997 after Thanksgiving. Background information on Clark; Details on his career; His survivors.

Opinion. Focuses on Georgia in the 20th century while focusing on consumers. Information on the inception of business enterprises in Georgia; Indepth look at Georgia.

Focuses on the Green industry in Georgia which comprises of the wholesale nursery business, retail nursery business and landscaping. Value of the Green industry; Comments from Sherry Loudermilk, executive director of the Georgia Green Industry Association.

Presents information on business in Georgia, United States. Citing of the 10th anniversary of the business periodical `Georgia Trend'; Excerpts from the publication.