Atlanta may be respected as a technological innovative hub, but today, an entrepreneur — who notes Tennessee as a well-positioned rival — says our region needs more ambition and investors to truly shine. Elsewhere, the president of the Georgia Research Alliance talks about the role of research and science in growing the economy.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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