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Family Footsteps

Okabashi CEO Sara Irvani is leading her family’s shoe business into a sustainable future.

Pharma’s Next Frontier?

With a focus on “clean” medicine, Atlanta-based startup Genexa looks to disrupt the over-the-counter drug market.

All Georgia Seems a Stage

The Qcells solar panel factory in the northwest of the state and the Hyundai electric vehicle Metaplant in southeast Georgia are drawing suppliers to build plants nearby, while soundstages and related developments are blooming across metro Atlanta and beyond.

Passport to Progress

Atlanta’s large and diverse consular corps plays a critical role in economic development in Georgia—helping international companies make a soft landing in their new home

The Future of the Farm

Forward-thinking farmers, researchers, and entrepreneurs work to make agriculture more profitable and sustainable in Georgia and beyond.

EV Industry Keeps Rolling Along

Georgia remains on an electric-vehicle-driven roll, and innovation isn’t limited to Georgia’s roads. Traditional economic pillars agriculture and defense also are growing through technology.

Meet the Makers

“Creativity takes courage." It also takes grit—particularly if you want to make a living at it. These Georgia creatives arrived at success via persistence and a tenacious belief in themselves and their craft.

Charged Up

From payments to transportation to accounting, Georgia companies have been busy seeking and making deals.

Georgia’s Ins and Outs

The state had record exports and imports in 2022, and that’s before the EV industry truly cranks up.

Patently True

While Rivian and Hyundai’s partners push the EV economy and the Port of Savannah develops more connections, Fayette County grows beyond filmmaking and the U.S. government recognizes Atlanta as a hub of innovation.

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Growing Conditions

Georgia farms are fewer in number but rising in value and productivity while the state Agriculture Department aims to root them in resilience. Georgia exports are at record levels, and the world will come to Atlanta for eight soccer games in 2026.

Purpose Built

GaBiz Editor in Chief speaks with CEO of Gray Television Hilton Howell about the launch of Assembly Atlanta at the former GM plant site, how it is primed to drive jobs in the area, and the projected economic impact.

Jump-Starting Jobs

A training initiative is preparing the ground crew for Georgia’s electric vehicle future, while cleaner jet fuel, Atlanta’s airport, and the rearmed Georgia Air...