July 2017 Features

  • Thomasville Center for the Arts: Focused on Building a Creative Community

    July 28, 2017

    A city of approximately 18,000, Thomasville is known for its historic homes, hunting plantations, array of roses, and deep devotion to the arts. Like many cities—large and small—Thomasville has cherished a rich history of arts and culture.

  • Longtime Local Insurance Agencies Merge

    July 27, 2017

    Three hundred years of combined insurance experience are the result of the recent merger of two established and well-known Albany agencies. Fleming & Riles Insurance and Brown Detherage Insurance merged effective July 1st.

  • Commercial Cleaning Product Manufacturer Adco in ADEDC '#MadeInAlbanyGA'

    July 26, 2017

    The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission continued the 2016-2017 “#MadeInAlbanyGA” campaign featuring Adco Professional Products, a brand of parent company R.R. Street & Co. Inc. (Street).

  • Chris Misamore: SunTrust has Pulse on Where the South Georgia Market is Headed

    July 25, 2017

    According to Chris Misamore, South Georgia market president at SunTrust Bank, it’s the million-dollar question: What is the market going to do?

  • From Classmates to Business Owners/Doctors: Doctors Open Unique Multidisciplinary Medical Clinic in Hometown

    July 21, 2017

    There once was a time when Dr. Bradford Cotten and Dr. Ron Register were just two young guys, growing up in Albany, spending their weekends together hunting and fishing on the rivers around southwest Georgia.

  • Georgia Chamber Awarded State Chamber of the Year

    July 20, 2017

    The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives named the Georgia Chamber the 2017 State Chamber of Year at its annual convention in Nashville.

  • Georgia Lottery Transfers over $1.1B to Education; Record-breaking Fiscal Year

    July 19, 2017

    The Georgia Lottery Corp.’s annual fiscal year 2017 profit transfer to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account has totaled $1,101,062,911, the largest on record, officials announced. This is the first time the Georgia Lottery has transferred over $1.1 billion in a single fiscal year.

  • Albany Tech President Dr. Anthony Parker: Why a Technical College Education?

    July 17, 2017

    The demand for technical college graduates far exceeds the supply. For over 10 years, employers have sought 300 to 500 more graduates that Albany Technical College could provide. On any given day, there are approximately 75 job vacancies that could be filled by technical college graduates.

  • Albany Museum of Art Announces Re-Opening Plan

    July 13, 2017

    Following months of damage assessment and building renovation, the Albany Museum of Art will reopen a portion of its Meadowlark Drive facility with a celebration reception on Thursday, August 24th.

  • Film Industry Generates $9.5 Billion for Georgia’s Economy

    July 11, 2017

    Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia-lensed feature film and television productions generated an economic impact of $9.5 billion during FY 2017. The 320 feature film and television productions shot in Georgia represent $2.7 billion in direct spending in the state.

  • Locate South GeorgiaLEADS Recruiting Participants to Create Vision for South Georgia

    July 10, 2017

    Locate South Georgia is actively recruiting for participants to join their efforts in developing a strong leadership pipeline across South Georgia. With Locate South GeorgiaLEADS, presented by Electric Cities of Georgia, recruiting the class for the 2017-2018 program, Locate South Georgia seeks to link business and civic leaders, as well as elected and public officials, to the region’s economic development agenda and efforts.

  • Registration Open for Center of Innovation for Logistics Luncheon in Savannah

    July 07, 2017

    According to the Center of Innovation for Logistics, Georgia companies rely on the state’s logistics infrastructure and services to handle and haul more than $900 billion of cargo each year—that’s billion with a B. And Colin McRae, an attorney at HunterMaclean in Savannah who specializes in transportation, logistics, and business litigation, says that with the support of state offices like the Center of Innovation for Logistics, it’s no wonder Georgia continues to rank as the number one state to do business.