Saporta Report

Column: Ben Franklin Academy raises almost $2 million for expansion

The Leader in Innovation Award was presented to Nygren for creating Serenbe and for protecting the rural land of Chattahoochee Hills.

Saporta Report

Column: Ben Franklin Academy raises almost $2 million for expansion

The Leader in Innovation Award was presented to Nygren for creating Serenbe and for protecting the rural land of Chattahoochee Hills.

By Maria Saporta

Steve Nygren, the founder and CEO of the Serenbe community southwest of Atlanta near the Chattahoochee River, received the “Leader in Innovation Award” at the 2017 Global Wellness Summit in October. In September, he also received Southface’s 2017 Argon Award.