''Georgia Trend'' (tagline: ''The Magazine of Georgia Business, Politics & Economic Development Since 1985'') is a monthly business magazine covering business and finance in
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to the ...
. It was established in 1985 by
Times Publishing Company
Times Publishing Company is a newspaper and magazine publisher. Its flagship publication is the ''Tampa Bay Times'' (formerly the ''St. Petersburg Times''), a daily newspaper serving the Tampa Bay area. It also publishes the business magazine ''Flo ...
, which published the ''
St. Petersburg Times
The ''Tampa Bay Times'', previously named the ''St. Petersburg Times'' until 2011, is an American newspaper published in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It has won fourteen Pulitzer Prizes since 1964, and in 2009, won two in a single ...
'' (forerunner of the ''Tampa Bay Times''). It was modeled on the business magazine ''
Florida Trend
''Florida Trend'' is a media company delivering business news and information across print and digital platforms. Florida Trend reports on all industry sectors, including health care, education, research and technology, finance, law, transporta ...
'', because
Eugene Patterson
Eugene Corbett Patterson (October 15, 1923 – January 12, 2013), sometimes known as Gene Patterson, was an American journalist and civil rights activist. He was awarded the 1967 Pulitzer Prize, 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing.
Early lif ...
, the then-president of Times Publishing Company, wanted to start a similar magazine in his home state of Georgia.
The magazine's first issue was published in September of that year. It is distributed in every county in Georgia.
[
In February 2017, Morris Publishing Group acquired the magazine's publisher, Trend Publications LLC.]
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Business magazines published in the United States
Monthly magazines published in the United States
English-language magazines
Magazines established in 1985
Magazines published in Georgia (U.S. state)
Morris Publishing Group
1985 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)
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