When Ted Turner, the founder of the Cable News Network, inaugurated the company’s first broadcast on June 1, 1980 he forever changed the way the world would receive television news and opinion programming. That’s why it’s fitting that the Georgia Historical Society just dedicated a new “Georgia Business History Initiative” marker at Atlanta’s CNN Center that recognizes Turner. The Society annually salutes Georgia companies in order to teach students, citizens and tourists about the pivotal role of the state’s business development. So we salute both the Georgia Historical Society for this worthy recognition and Turner for his visionary contribution 38 years ago. Their boats are RISING….
Fort Mac gets new lab
Development at the site of the former Fort McPherson, now known as Fort Mac, is heating up. News broke late last week that the Food and Drug Administration will be relocating its regional offices to the site, bringing approximately 350 high-paying scientist and staff jobs. A great start for the Atlanta site, which city and state officials hope can be transformed into a catalyst for growth for Southwest Atlanta. With the FDA as one of the first major tenants, the future for Fort Mac is RISING…
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