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GEORGIA: Thinking Long Term

In November 2025, on the way back to Atlanta from a field trip to the deep archives at the Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Library at the University of Georgia in Athens, Site Selection Senior Editor Alexis Elmore and I made a stop along Highway 316 at a place that would soon be making history all its own.

A New Transit Solution Glyds Into Atlanta

Sleek, on-demand, low-cost, seamless — these aren’t buzzwords, they’re the reality of an innovative transportation infrastructure pursuit spearheaded by Atlanta Airport Community Improvement District (AACID) leadership.

EDITOR’S VIEW: Community Fiber

Sometimes an event in the relentless flood of news uncorks a torrent of memories. That was the case in August when I heard International Paper was shutting down its containerboard and packaging plants in Savannah and its timber and lumber operation in nearby Riceboro, Georgia, eliminating around 1,100 jobs. A nearby pulp mill in Port Wentworth is not closing, but has been sold.

Georgia Tech Reimagines Community Connection

Success is defined in a variety of ways, but for Georgia Institute of Technology President Ángel Cabrera the university’s interpretation of success is driven by its ability to amplify impact and cultivate value statewide ... and worldwide.

GEORGIA Moves Into a ‘New Phase’

Senior Editor Gary Daughters and Executive VP Ron Starner tackle what’s next in the state’s economic development future; tort reform; and what it feels like to travel the friendly skies with a college fight instructor to a booming flight training program in middle Georgia.

Military Base Schools Lead the Way in Latest Education Scorecard

Quick … before the U.S. Department of Education is put on detention, suspended or expelled completely, grab ahold of deep data analysis released this week by the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) from the National Center for Education Statistics, the department’s primary statistical agency housed within the Institute of Education Sciences.

Retail Success Is All About Making Connections

Mixed-use retail will succeed in the current marketplace to the extent that the development ties in with the community around it and connects to parks, amenities, neighborhoods and other desirable features of the town.