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COLUMNS
A CYBERSECURITY JEWEL
POSITIONING GEORGIA FOR GLOBAL LEADERSHIP 13
CORY RUTH
JANUARY/FEBRUARY 202 5
AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT RUSSELL KEEN 25
PHIL KENT
GEORGIA SPORTS BETTING BILLS WILL PASS IN 2025 31
EVERETT CATTS
DEPARTMENTS
9
PHIL KENT
FEATURES
MATT TOWERY
CINDY MORLEY
CHEROKEE COUNTY
A GREAT PLACE TO CALL HOME 17
REBECCA JOHNSTON
CEO SPOTLIGHT
TED’S MONTANA GRILL’S
GEORGE M C KERROW 44
BAKER OWENS
67
GEORGIA RESEARCH ALLIANCE
A Q&A WITH PRESIDENT TIM DENNING 39
PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE 4
FLOATING BOATS 7
GEORGIA PINES 49
THE BATTERY & TRUIST PARK
A YEAR OF SUCCESSES 9
44
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY GROWTH & SUCCESS 35
CINDY MORLEY
KIM GREENE
ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER & MARKETING DIRECTOR
MELANIE DOBBINS
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CONTENT COORDINATOR ROSSER SOUTHERLAND
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SAVANNAH STATE UNIVERSITY INTERIM PRESIDENT
CYNTHIA ROBINSON ALEXANDER 55
ROSSER SOUTHERLAND
GENDER-AFFIRMING “CARE” IN GEORGIA 59
CHADWICK HAGAN
REPUBLICANS IN THE LEGISLATURE 63
REP. CHUCK EFSTRATION
DEMOCRATS’ LEGISLATIVE AGENDA FOCUS 65
SEN. HAROLD JONES
GREG KELLY
THE NEXT ACT FOR GEORGIA’S FILM INDUSTRY 77
FRANK PATTERSON
SUNBELT AG EXPO A RURAL HEALTH EMPHASIS 81
ON THE COVER
THE ICONIC MURAL IN
DOWNTOWN WOODSTOCK.
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CEO & PUBLISHER PHIL KENT
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WHY TRUMP WON THE PRESIDENCY (AGAIN) 51
SAVANNAH/HHI AIRPORT A LEADER IN GROWTH 73
A RESILIENT POWER GRID
& GEORGIANS
DELIVERING DURING
HURRICANE HELENE 67
CHAIRMAN MATTHEW TOWERY
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS THE ANNIVERSARY EVENT 42
CINDY MONTGOMERY
A 2025 GENERAL ASSEMBLY EDUCATION PREVIEW 85
KYLE WINGFIELD
STAFF WRITERS
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BAKER OWENS
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