October 2016 Features

  • ADEDC Features Mars Chocolate North America in '#MadeInAlbanyGA' Campaign

    October 27, 2016

    The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission continues the 2016-2017 “#MadeInAlbanyGA” campaign, featuring Mars Chocolate North America.

  • Southeast Cotton Breeding Gets $4.4M Boost from Bayer for Dawson Facility

    October 24, 2016

    Growers across the Southeast region will reap the benefit of a $4.4 million, 150-acre cotton breeding facility built by Bayer in Dawson, Georgia.

  • CTSI Acquires TDC Technologies

    October 21, 2016

    ComNet Technical Solutions, Inc. is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of TDC Technologies. TDC is a leading provider of IT and Helpdesk Services in the Medical and Financial Markets.

  • Watson Spence: Georgia Supreme Court Addresses the Measure of the Value of a Family Pet

    October 19, 2016

    Most people, including yours truly, consider their pets to be integral members of the family. Georgia law, however, treats family pets as "personal property." In a case reported as Barking Hound Village v. Monyak, S15G1184, the Supreme Court of Georgia recently tackled an issue that Chief Justice Hugh Thompson described as "near and dear to the heart of many a Georgian in that it involved the untimely death of a beloved family pet." The Georgia Supreme Court had the difficult task of determining the "proper measure of damages" available to the owners of a pet injured or killed through the negligence of another.

  • Deadline Approaching for This Year’s Small Business ROCK STARS Awards

    October 18, 2016

    We all recognize that small businesses are an important part of our state’s economy, but did you know that almost 98 percent of the businesses in Georgia employ fewer than 100 employees? That’s why the Small Business ROCK STARS recognition is returning for its fourth year.

  • ASU to Celebrate Homecoming Celebration This Week

    October 17, 2016

    Albany State University and Albany community members are eagerly awaiting alumni as they return to their alma mater, in celebration of the 2016 Homecoming, Oct. 17 - 22. This year’s Homecoming theme, “We’re All In” celebrates the students, alumni, community members and university partners and friends that continuously support Albany State University.