Helping Today’s Communities To Become The Cities And Towns Of The Future Is Within Reach To say that urban designer Ryan Gravel is a futuristic idealist would be an understatement. Many would say he’s a realistic idealist with visions for what our cities and town can be that are very real. As the visionary behind Atlanta’s Beltline Project one of the most successful urban revitalization projects in the U.S. and author of Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities - Gravel has gone well beyond the Beltline to help communities achieve livability by making them healthier, more environmentally sustainable and better places to live, work, play and learn. Join Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour, when he talks with Ryan about his current and future projects.

Few former nationally ranked tennis players have gone on to create a renown tennis program, train more high level players, influence the game and coach as many other nationally ranked players than Gery Groslimond. Join Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour when he talks with Gery about what it takes to develop finely-honed tennis skills as well as skills for life.

A Truly Insightful Look At One Of America's Greatest Pitchers Whose Story Hasn't Been Told Until Now Bradsher Hayes, author of King of The Southern Diamond, has written a fascinating account of the life of Arthur Brown Bradsher, that not only sheds light on a remarkable athlete's accomplishments but offers a colorful perspective on a man that was in many respects the Bobby Jones of baseball in the early 1900's. Bradsher Hayes researched hundreds of articles about a grandfather he wanted to know more about and uncovered a vast account of unparalleled achievement as a pitcher and the life of a man who succeeded well beyond the playing field. Join Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour, to learn more about perhaps the greatest pitcher to never play professionally.

Smart Urban Design Can Make A Difference In The Health Of Cities Mass transit is a critical factor in the keeping urban areas uncongested, healthier and vibrant - and Transit Oriented Development is one critical component to the formula for the use of mass transit. One firm is playing it’s part in the process of New Urbanism that improves livability is Windsor Stevens. Join Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour when he talks with Rod Mullice of Windsor Stevens to get an insider view of smart urban development.

The Science Is Clear - We Can All Breathe Easier And Live Happier With Trees In Part 3 of our series on Trees we’ll talk with one of the nation’s leading experts on tree and forest science and public policy - Edward Macie. Ed will join Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour, to talk about how the Southeastern U.S. and communities nationwide are protecting, preserving and planting trees to make small towns and big cities healthier environments and more livable.

Who Is Helping Organizations Reach Audiences With Meaningful Marketing Experiences... And How? Developing smart strategies and inspired design, by leveraging leading technologies combined with rigorous execution to create great brands takes real insight. Join Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour, when he talks with Jon Hutson of Brandculture to learn about one firm’s leading-edge marketing and communication to create and execute memorable consumer experiences.

What organism can live for 2000 years, clean the air of toxins, produce oxygen, significantly reduce erosion and flooding, lower the temperature in cities, act as fuel and is one of the most durable, sustainable and beautiful building materials? Yes, it’s wood. And wood comes from trees. And trees make up our forests. And if we don’t manage our forests intelligently, life on earth will not be the same. So tune-in to hear Seth Hawkins of the Georgia Forestry Commission talk to Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour, about smart ways to manage our forests.

Sustaining A Green Legacy When it comes to keeping trees healthy and sustaining forests in a state where living among the trees has been a legendary legacy - perhaps no other organization than the Georgia Tree Council, working hand-in-hand with the Georgia Tree Commission, has done more to support managed growth. Learn more about the good work of both organizations when Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour talks with Mary Lynne Beckley of the Georgia Tree Council and Seth Hawkins of the Georgia Tree Commission.

Who’s Leading The Way To Smart, Sustainable Use Of Resources? One U.S. organization that is helping communities to cultivate regenerative economies, develop programs and practices for responsible resource use and to promote social equity through a healthy built environment is Southface Institute. For over four decades Southface has been promoting policy, technology and financial solutions in the residential and commercial building sector and has more recently ramped-up it’s efforts to support sustainable community development. Join Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour, when he talks with Stephanie Stuckey, Director of Sustainability Services to learn how some communities are working to be more sustainable, resilient and ahead of the curve.

How Do You Nourish The Film & Television Industry? Through Education And The Support of Forward-Thinking Organizations Like The Georgia Film Academy. No industry segment grows without organizations that look to the future and educate the next generation of talent. The multi-billion dollar film and television industry future picture in Georgia looks brighter in large measure because of the Georgia Film Academy. Get the behind-the-scenes view of how the GFA is grooming camera operators, editors, set designers, sound and lighting technicians - and other skilled talent when Ron Comacho, host of The Business Hour talks with Joshua Lee, a GFA Secondary Education and Academic Manager.