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The 2016 Most Influential Georgia Power Chairman, President & Ceo Paul Bowers Issue ALL KIDS EQUITY FOR MARCH/APRIL2016 PAGE 27 JAMESAN INSIDE VIEW INTO GEORGIA’S NEWS, POLITICS & CULTURE THE 2016 MOST INFLUENTIAL GEORGIA POWER CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT & CEO PAUL BOWERS ISSUE COLUMNS BY H. WILLIAM CRAVER // CHRISTINE HURLEY DERISO // RANDY EVANS // PHIL KENT MAC McGREW // KEITH PARKER // GARY REESE // DANA RICKMAN // LARRY WALKER DEPARTMENTS Publisher’s Message 4 Floating Boats 6 FEATURES James’ 2016 Most Influential 12 JAMES Georgian of the Year, Paul Bowers 24 P.O. BOX 724787 An exclusive interview by Cindy Morley ATLANTA, GEORGIA 31139 404 • 233 • 3710 2016 Legislators of the Year 32 PUBLISHED BY INTERNET NEWS AGENCY LLC COLUMNS “Alternative to AARP” Poised to Grow 8 by Phil Kent CHAIRMAN MATTHEW TOWERY Georgia’s Best and Brightest PHIL KENT CEO & PUBLISHER 10 [email protected] are at Georgia Southern University by Gary Reese CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER LOUIE HUNTER ASSOCIATE EDITOR GARY REESE 23 A Presidential Election Unlike Any Other by Randy Evans ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES PATTI PEACH [email protected] Workforce, Economic Development MARKETING DIRECTOR MELANIE DOBBINS 27 [email protected] Hurt by Equity in Education Gap by Dr. Dana Rickman CIRCULATION PATRICK HICKEY [email protected] 28 MARTA Redefined CONTRIBUTING WRITERS by Keith T. Parker H. WILLIAM CRAVER CHRISTINE HURLEY DERISO GA-PCOM, Impacting Georgia’s RANDY EVANS 30 PHIL KENT Physician Workforce by H. William Craver MAC McGREW CINDY MORLEY KEITH T. PARKER Augusta U. Blankets the State GARY REESE to Serve Rural Communities 35 DANA RICKMAN by Christine Hurley Deriso LARRY WALKER Reviewing Your Life Insurance Policy 36 VISIT INSIDERADVANTAGE.COM by Mac McGrew SUBSCRIBE TO OUR DAILY INTERNET NEWS SERVICE $17.50/MONTH & RECEIVE JAMES FOR FREE Yes, I Voted 38 CHECK OUT OUR SISTER PUBLICATION: by Larry Walker SOUTHERNPOLITICALREPORT.COM DESIGN & LAYOUT BURTCH HUNTER DESIGN PUBLISHER’S MESSAGE ABOUT OUR “INFLUENTIAL” LISTINGS . ver a dozen highly influential individ- this year’s recipients: state Sen. Steve Gooch, state O uals in their fields of endeavor have Rep. Stacey Evans and state Rep. Barry Fleming. been added to our “James’ Most Our listing of these accomplished men and Influential” edition this year. Among these newcom- women who are the guiding lights of our state’s ers are prominent Atlantans Alana Shepherd, Ralph business, political, legal and media circles is a good Reed and Rutherford Seydel; they should have been snapshot in time. Their ideas and actions impact all listed in previous years— and those responsible for Georgians, so it’s incumbent that we write about the oversight have been duly reprimanded! But, as them. And thus inform you about them. you browse, you’ll discover the addition of other By the way, our next James is the “Political and first-timers who have “risen through the ranks” to Law” issue and we’re adding a new feature. Check influence public policy and impact our quality of life. the website of our parent company www.insiderad- We can’t limit our list to just 100. That’s why in vantage.com for a fun “Top 20” exercise. Click on recent years we’ve expanded it to include far more the “Vote” icon to select your favorite metro Atlanta people, with a brief description of their accomplish- restaurants that are hot spots for politicos and polit- ments. Yes, our list is incomplete. Surely we have ical conversations. The Top 20 vote-getters will be left out some important people in various parts of featured in our next magazine. The No. 1 restaurant the Peach State who wield significant overt or will also get a spotlight blog on the popular covert influence that we don’t know about. AtlantaEats.com website. However, we trust readers will submit their names If you want to add a restaurant to our list, use for consideration next year. the “other” option on the bottom of the ballot. Our “Georgian of the Year” choice is especially Additionally, we’d love to hear any of your favorite appropriate. Georgia Power Co. CEO Paul Bowers memories or stories from your favorite spots around is the epitome of a hard-charging captain of indus- Georgia’s capital city. Use the space below the try who gives back to his beloved state in numer- questionnaire to share your favorite anecdotes. ous ways. The utility he ably leads continues to provide Georgians, as it has for decades, with elec- trical reliability and some of the lowest rates in the nation. So be sure to read staff writer Cindy Morley’s Bowers interview. James annually salutes state “Legislators of the Year” for their yeoman public service. In recent years we have honored such titans as House Speaker David Ralston, Senate President Pro Tem David Shafer, Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert, former House Majority leader Larry O’Neal and House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones. We commend to readers FLOATING• BOATS WHO’S RISING AND SINKING IN GEORGIA BUSINESS AND POLITICS Last year the Georgia Lottery Corp. questioned the After much hand-wringing, the Georgia Democratic legality of lucrative and unregulated fantasy sports Party found its man to challenge U.S. Sen. Johnny gambling. Under Georgia’s constitution only the Isakson: Investment manager Jim Barksdale. While he Lottery is authorized to operate gaming. So it asked has little political experience, Barksdale brings to the what “legal authority” fantasy sports companies table a fortune earned over his years in business, have to “independently operate fantasy sports enabling him to self-fund to a degree reminiscent of games.” Attorney General Sam Olens finally gave an how now-U.S. Sen. David Perdue got elected. He’ll answer in a legal opinion: they are engaging in ille- need that money, as the GOP senator has accumulat- gal gambling. At the same time, a bill by Sen. Rene ed an impressive $5.5 million war chest. The Dems Unterman, R-Buford, to legalize fantasy sports gam- have a face, but from here it still looks like their bling was pulled. Clearly, the fantasy sports boat in prospects of taking the seat are badly… Drifting Georgia is… SINKING Some of the state’s worst-performing public schools President Barack Obama announced his intent to are in Atlanta, so Superintendent Meria appoint Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Carstarphen proposed a bold plan (unanimously Authority CEO Keith Parker to the National supported by the School Board) to close three Infrastructure Advisory Council, a 30-person group schools as well as to have five managed by charter which advises the secretary of Homeland Security school groups. Only a few districts in the nation have on the security and information systems of “critical brought in charter operators under such an arrange- infrastructure sectors.” Quite an honor for Parker, ment, so charter school expansion and reform in who is praised on both sides of the political aisle for Georgia is… RISING his improvements to the transit system. No ques- tion his ship is… RISING Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport— the nation’s busiest— unveiled a $6 billion, 20-year All three major U.S. credit raters have upped expansion master plan. Travelers can expect to see Atlanta’s grade to the highest levels in over 20 in coming years, among other things, renovations to years. Mayor Kasim Reed cites city employee pen- the domestic terminal (including a new canopy), as sion reform as part of the reason for the elevation, well as a redone atrium, a new concourse, additional which serves as a high water mark for his tenure. cargo structures and a sixth runway. Atlanta’s air- For now, the credit upgrade has Reed’s, and the port ship is no doubt… RISING city’s, ship…RISING An historic education bill that frees up teachers to A study on the finances of downtown Atlanta’s teach more and test less passed the General Georgia Aquarium shows that it has brought Assembly. Sponsored by Sen. Lindsey Tippins, R- over $1.9 billion to the state’s economy since its con- Marietta, the law decreases the weight of student struction in 2005. Between the jobs created by con- “growth” in teacher evaluations and reduces the struction and at the aquarium itself, the $8.1 million number of state-mandated tests for all students. A in state and local tax revenue, and the fact that it student must also be present for 90 percent of a serves as an anchor to a rapidly growing downtown teacher’s course for that student’s score to count in business district, the country’s largest aquarium has the teacher’s evaluation. This popular and overdue Georgia’s ship… RISING reform has teacher morale… RISING MORE POWER SOURCES MEANS LOWER ENERGY COSTS. We’re committed to bringing you the energy you need at the lowest possible price. And with so many ways to generate power, including solar, nuclear, coal, hydro and natural gas, we can choose the lowest-cost method available — saving customers money. To learn more, visit georgiapower.com. Clint Power Generation Planner © 2016 Georgia Power Company. “Alternative to AARP” Poised to Grow By Phil Kent ive major credit to Georgia ence, says “ASA’s primary point of sale is a fully-devel- businessman Mark Wingate oped web site with a supporting database and Floridian Paul Cornell, (AmericanSeniors.org,) and direct and email market- who are revitalizing the ing. Anyone of any age may join and there is a rich American Seniors Association array of membership benefits for only $1.25 a month. as a “senior citizen” competitor And you can add a spouse for free.” to the long-dominant AARP. Often “We are committed,” Cornell says, “to making sure people like to choose organizations that our members have the choices, information and servic- mirror their politics.
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