Don’t let someone else determine how your assets are distributed. By Corrie Thrasher, Founder of Thrasher Law A community-based business academy is a wonderful opportunity to encourage young entrepreneurs to get their hands dirty. It checks all the boxes that more entrepreneurs should have access to — it can provide mentorship from established business owners, […]
By Meghan Ritchie, Owner – Trustal Recruiting Building a strong team takes more than finding the right hire. Many organizations suffer loss from turnover. Why? Because the typical small to mid-sized business treats hiring like a transactional checkbox instead of a strategic, end-to-end process. Companies spend thousands on job boards and recruiters, only to scramble […]
By Meghan Ritchie, Owner – Trustal Recruiting As the new year begins, small business owners have a prime opportunity to reflect on their growth plans and consider how to effectively build their teams for success in 2026. Hiring new talent is crucial to ensuring a resilient and thriving future. Understanding when to expand your team […]
By Kevin Dipetrillo, Partner, PointeNorth Insurance Group A client called recently and asked, “Are my insurance premiums going up at renewal?” I didn’t even need to look to answer the question. These things are certain in life: death, taxes, and rising insurance premiums. Isn’t that how the saying goes? We’ve been in a prolonged market […]
Through the ongoing dedication of Dr. John Lipman, the Atlanta Fibroid Center recently celebrated 20 years of offering non-invasive treatment of uterine fibroids. By Jennifer Todd Founded in 2005 by Dr. John Lipman, the Atlanta Fibroid Center specializes in treating symptomatic fibroids through a minimally invasive, outpatient Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) procedure. Through the center’s […]
By Cory Sekine-Pettite On this page in the Nov/Dec 2025 issue, I wrote about burnout and the fact that I was taking a long vacation for the first time in years. Well, since returning from that trip, I spent the last two months of 2025 producing multiple publications here at New South Publishing (Yes, I […]
StillFire taps the Village Green for its second location. By Cory Sekine-Pettite Casual readers/viewers of the news may have been told of the steady decline of the U.S. beer market over the past few years, but a deeper dive into the numbers tells a different story. According to the Brewers Association, while overall U.S. beer […]
By Deke Cateau A new year is a natural time for reflection and goal setting. At A.G. Rhodes, that reflection begins right here in Cobb County, where nearly two years ago we completed the transformation of our Cobb community in Marietta. Today, A.G. Rhodes Cobb stands as a tangible example of what is possible when […]
By Cory Sekine-Pettite In the January/February issue of Cobb In Focus from this year, I wrote on this page about the importance of a proper work/life balance. I reported that Americans not only receive the fewest vacation days each year (compared with the rest of the world), averaging just 11 days, but only half of […]
The Big Chicken has been a local landmark for more than 60 years. By Cory Sekine-Pettite The most iconic building in Cobb County isn’t an office tower, a government facility, or an entertainment venue. It’s a restaurant. In fact, it’s a KFC restaurant on Cobb Parkway with a unique design known throughout the country. The […]
