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Rolling Thunder River Company

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Special | 3m 27s | A rafting company where the employees, surprisingly, use math to do those jobs. (3m 27s)

CSX

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Special | 3m 22s | We pay a visit to CSX’s REDI Center in midtown Atlanta to talk with the fine folks of CSX. (3m 22s)

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

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Special | 3m 22s | This “airport city” is that it’s the biggest employer in the state. (3m 22s)

The Coca-Cola Company

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Special | 2m 41s | We visit the world headquarters of The Coca-Cola Company in downtown Atlanta. (2m 41s)

Raleigh Studios

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Special | 3m 32s | We talk with the experts there about how to get great jobs in this exciting business. (3m 32s)

Georgia Olive Farms

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Special | 3m 26s | It’s a little known fact that back in the 1800’s, Georgia farms actually grew olives. (3m 26s)

KIA Motors Manufacturing Georgia

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Special | 3m 35s | This state of the art facility rolls out 1 new car every minute. (3m 35s)

Six Flags Over Georgia

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Special | 3m 26s | If you want to set yourself up for a job like this, it’ll help to learn some science. (3m 26s)

Meddin Studios

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Special | 3m 15s | Find out why the folks at Meddin love what they do. (3m 15s)

Georgia Ports Authority

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Special | 3m 32s | The Georgia Ports Authority in Savannah is the 4th largest port in the country. (3m 32s)

King of Pops

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Special | 3m 31s | The “secret” to what makes King of Pops’ Pops so delicious isn’t actually a secret at all. (3m 31s)

Skidaway Island State Park

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Special | 3m 29s | Despite what you see in cartoons, not all Park Rangers say “Hey, Boo Boo!” (3m 29s)

Georgia Regents University

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Special | 3m 34s | We’re in Augusta to learn about careers in the medical field... (3m 34s)

Georgia Aquarium

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Special | 3m 37s | We take a trip beyond the sea…in downtown Atlanta, with a visit to the Georgia Aquarium... (3m 37s)

Fox Theatre

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Special | 3m 32s | What makes the fabulous Fox Theatre so fabulous? (3m 32s)

Georgia Bureau Of Investigation

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Special | 3m 42s | To help find the best STEM-related jobs in Georgia, we got a little help from GBI. (3m 42s)

White Oak Pastures

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Special | 4m 22s | Learn why they like to let chickens and cows just be themselves. (4m 22s)

Callaway Gardens

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Special | 4m 9s | A job taking care of butterflies? Yep, it’s here! (4m 9s)

Coliseum Health System

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Special | 4m 25s | We learned that you don’t have to be a doctor to be one of their 1,300+ employees! (4m 25s)

Jittery Joe’s

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Special | 4m 25s | Getting to explore their world gave us a peek into the world of food science. (4m 25s)

Gulfstream Aerospace

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Special | 4m 46s | We found out how math skills can help you get a great job working on an airplane. (4m 46s)

Georgia Mountain Research And Education Center

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Special | 4m 52s | Dr. Wayne Hanna tells us why the future of agriculture doesn’t just mean being a farmer. (4m 52s)

Georgia Sea Turtle Center

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Special | 4m 32s | We learned what it takes to get into the sea turtle business. (4m 32s)

Federal Reserve Bank Of Atlanta

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Special | 5m 3s | If the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta doesn’t print money, who does? (5m 3s)

Centers For Disease Control And Prevention

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Special | 3m 41s | We found out how mosquitos played a big role in why the CDC exists. (3m 41s)

Southwire

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Special | 3m 53s | In short, Southwire helps your lights turn on. (3m 53s)

Turner/ Adult Swim

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Special | 4m 41s | Fast Forward went behind the scenes to meet everyone from animators to musicologists... (4m 41s)

The Weather Channel

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Special | 4m 23s | Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody ever does anything about it. We we did! (4m 23s)

Atlanta Motorsports Park

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Special | 3m 28s | We went to the birthplace of NASCAR, Dawsonville... (3m 28s)

North Georgia Canopy Tours

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Special | 3m 3s | Who says physics can’t be fun? They can be when you use them to go zip lining. (3m 3s)

Career Fair

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Special | 3m 41s | We began the Fast Forward Launch Pad series at a career fair in Dalton. (3m 41s)

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