Features Region: Southeast

Try to catch Stephen Horton in a down moment. No, really—that’s a challenge. Every morning when the director of IT heads into Dunavant Enterprises Inc., he creates a daily to-do list, and then ticks it off as he goes along. “If I start out the day with 10 tasks, I may only get two of […]

Like many manufacturers and retailers, Bassett Furniture has been launched into the new digital economy. Customers, it seems, expect retailers to meet them at the de facto common ground of the 21st century: online. For the 117-year-old furniture manufacturer, that meant finding someone who understood not only data and computers, but how technology impacts every […]

Within weeks of arriving at the University of Richmond (UR) in August 2016, when the verdant beauty of the campus still felt new and slightly surreal, a barely unpacked Keith McIntosh faced his first major test: what to do with the school’s aging enterprise resource planning platform (ERP). Some faculty, staff and administrators wanted to […]

After nine hours of bathroom breaks and arguments over which kid gets to use the iPad, you’re finally here: a beautiful beachfront rental house on Florida’s St. George Island. A four-digit key code quickly gets you in the door, where you’re instantly greeted by automated lighting. Too drained to figure out the sleeping arrangement, you […]

You’re a single parent living in rural Georgia. Like many people in similar circumstances, you’re strapped for cash and a college degree is your ticket out of poverty. But driving an hour or two for classes several times a week? And paying for child care while you make the trips? Out of the question. Never […]

This is Olive. Olive is an expert at creating purchase orders for the sourcing department. While you’re here, take a moment to meet Catherine. She reviews documents from hundreds of suppliers for incorrect delivery dates and other discrepancies. Oh, and we can’t forget Amy, who provides real-time chat support to employees across the company. Each […]

As much as any of the vivid stories and stressful clinical situations, Dr. Chris Leonard remembers the countless hours of paperwork. During his years as a resident and working general surgeon, Leonard would routinely flip through files and medical charts, reconciling data and compiling information—any information—that might help him treat his patient’s wound. Often overlooked, […]

The evolving nature of health care has some very informed people predicting that the role of the radiologist will be phased out as the full extent of artificial intelligence is realized. Matt Dewey, the CIO at Wake Radiology, isn’t so certain about the impending demise of a profession he holds in such high regard. He’s […]

Vince Scheivert laughs as he recalls how his early interest in info-tech was partially awakened by him and some high school buddies attempting a computer program to predict the outcome of 1988’s March Madness. The then 15-year-olds thought they were fairly advanced with computers, and by the standards of three decades ago they may well […]

From door to door, the drive will take less than five minutes. Once inside the urgent care center, it’ll be no more than 10 before a doctor is ready to see your son—a few stiches, he’s good as new. That should leave plenty of time to check out the healthy lifestyle center down the hall. […]