Wheat, vegetables, corn, cotton, poultry and horticulture all are feeling the effects of the drought, but agribusiness – the state’s leading industry – is stable and healthy.

The boom is over. Now the impact of the housing slump depends on geography, portfolio diversity and customer loyalty.

Two thumbs up for Georgia’s entertainment industry. It’s clean, it’s glamorous and it’s a boon to economic development and tourism.

Allen’s, an Athens fixture for nearly 50 years, is back. The legendary bar and grill that hosted generations of students and locals has a new location, new owners and a new business plan.

Georgia’s craft breweries, part of the fastest-growing segment of the nation’s thriving beer industry, face tough regulatory challenges here at home.

At a Georgia Trend roundtable, six experts talk about the state’s residential markets. The picture’s not entirely rosy, but it’s far from doom-and-gloom. In fact, the worst may be over.

Winners of this year’s awards, selected by the Cox Family Enterprise Center at Kennesaw State University, are burton + Burton, Bogart; Pull-A-Part, Atlanta; Parker’s Heating & Air Conditioning, Americus; and Harris ACE Hardware and Building Supply, Jesup.

The state’s organic food movement is broad enough to include south Georgia cattlemen, small farmers and a mainstream crowd of savvy chefs, concerned parents and shoppers in search of better-tasting tomatoes. Demand for locally-grown food is high, but supply can be scarce and distribution is often faulty.

For nearly 30 years, Beverly Bremer’s shop has been the place where generations of Atlantans come to buy silver baby cups and place settings. She got her start by selling her own silverware at a local flea market.

What’s good for Georgia’s arts is good for the state’s economy. Communities are using the arts to help spur economic development, and citizens have a growing menu of arts options. Plus, a sampling of the people and places that make up the state’s arts community.