July 2015 Features

  • AB&T National Bank Announces Promotions

    July 30, 2015

    The board of directors recently voted to name four bank officers to the position of Senior Vice President - Gayle Woolard, Joe Pierce, Perry Revell, and Matt Rushton.

  • How Business and Personal Credit Cards Are Different

    July 30, 2015

  • Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Lowers and Maintains Medical Costs for Five Fiscal Years

    July 28, 2015

    Recent data has shown that a number of hospitals across the country are continuing to struggle with procedure and production costs as the health care system continues to rapidly change. Reports reveal that these changes have particularly affected rural hospitals and in many instances has forced them to close their doors. Procedure costs affect not only patients, but the hospitals as well, and it is no easy task to actively lower or maintain those costs on a consistent basis. Nevertheless, upon reflecting on the past five fiscal years, Phoebe has recently shown that they have managed to do just that.

  • 5 Tax Related Changes for Your Healthcare in 2016

    July 28, 2015

  • A Celebration for the American With Disabilities Act, ADA, 25th Anniversary Held at Easter Seals

    July 27, 2015

    Easter Seals Southern Georgia and Albany ARC provide exceptional services to ensure that all people living with disabilities or special needs, and their families, have equal opportunities to live, learn, work, and play in our community. Together we celebrated the anniversary with individuals with disabilities.

  • Atlanta Braves EVP, Mike Plant, Well-Trained for Olympian Task of Moving Team to Cobb County

    July 23, 2015

    The first sporting event at the Atlanta Braves’ Turner Field in June of 1996 was not a baseball game, but, rather, the venue for the U.S Olympic Track and Field Trials, followed the next month by the actual Olympic Games. That irony is not lost on Atlanta Braves’ Executive Vice-President, Mike Plant, an Olympian speed skater and member of several Olympic committees, who has taken on overall responsibility for the 2017 move of the team to SunTrust Park in Cobb County.

  • Governor Deal, Lockheed Martin Executive to Serve as Keynoters for STEM Education Awards

    July 22, 2015

    The Technology Association of Georgia, the state’s leading association dedicated to the promotion and economic advancement of Georgia’s technology industry, today announced that Governor Nathan Deal and Shan Cooper, VP and GM for Lockheed Martin will serve as keynote presenters for the 4th annual STEM Education Awards on August 28th.

  • Jason Wilcox: Proposed Rule to Change Salary Level for White Collar Exemption from Overtime Pay

    July 21, 2015

  • How to Pick the Best Business Partner for You

    July 21, 2015

    Having the perfect business partner can help you take your business to another level even faster than you could take it on your own. But just like any relationship, you need to date first and test the relationship, so that you don’t make an expensive mistake.

  • 6 Easy Steps to Creating Your Entrepreneurial Sales Process

    July 20, 2015

    How many times have you felt like you had gotten “lost” when trying to sell a prospect on your product or service? How frustrated have you been when you felt like you weren’t in control of your sales interactions? Navigating the sales process isn’t always easy. It’s something even experienced salespeople can have trouble with.

  • 7 Ways Cloud Computing Makes You Better at Your Job

    July 15, 2015

    Cloud computing is changing the way people do business. A study earlier this year by Tata Communications found that most companies will have 58 percent of the data stored on the Cloud within the next 10 years. The same study found that 69 percent of respondents said that using the Cloud increased their productivity.

  • Stacie Porter Brown Celebrates Two Years Owning The Clay Spot

    July 14, 2015

    The Clay Spot, a paint-your-own pottery studio, has been a fixture in Albany for the past seventeen years. Despite the business’ longevity, it has seen a change of ownership five times since its inception. Stacie Porter Brown, a Georgia Southwestern graduate with a Bachelors in Fine Arts, took over the business in mid-June of 2013. Over the past two years her goals have been to grow and expand the business in a number of ways, as well as communicating the fact that The Clay Spot is not just entertainment, but also an experience.

  • South Georgia Technical College President Sparky Reeves Announces His Plans to Retire

    July 13, 2015

    For over four decades, change has been constant at South Georgia Tech, but one thing has remained consistent – Gary Lamar “Sparky” Reeves. Today, that one constant factor has announced his intention to retire as President of South Georgia Technical College effective September 30th.

  • Sheriff Kevin Sproul Discusses New Laws in Effect July 1st

    July 08, 2015

    Each year on the first of July, new laws come into effect. Some of the new laws, or changes to old laws, have already become effective but the majority take effect on July 1st. Part of the routine at the Dougherty County Sheriff’s Office each June is making sure we are familiar with any changes that affect us and our operation.

  • Al Newton: There's No Excuse, You Need A Will

    July 06, 2015

    If you die without a will, the law says you've died intestate. If you die intestate, there are laws that determine how your estate is distributed without the input of the surviving spouse or children. How these laws of intestacy split the pie may surprise you.

  • Merger with Renasant Means Positive Changes Ahead for HeritageBank of the South Clients

    July 01, 2015

    Last December, Renasant Corporation of Tupelo, Ms. and Heritage Financial Group, Inc. of Albany, Ga. announced their definitive merger agreement. The all-stock transaction, which closes today (July 1), will result in HeritageBank of the South merging with and into Renasant Bank. Len Dorminey, former president and CEO of Heritage and new executive vice president of Renasant Corporation and president of Renasant Bank's Georgia region, predicts a smooth transition for customers, stockholders and team members.