March 2021 Features

  • 2021 Modern Gas Rib Showdown Announced

    March 31, 2021

    Modern Gas Company is hosting the 2021 Annual Rib Showdown competition on Saturday, October 23rd, with all proceeds benefiting the Junior League of Albany.

  • Athens-based W&A Engineering Honored with goBeyondProfit Champion Award

    March 31, 2021

    Georgia’s goBeyondProfit business alliance announced today that Athens-based W&A Engineering earned the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. The peer-nominated honor is given for exemplary citizenship in company culture and deployment of company resources that empower community.

  • Georgia Ports Authority Makes Major Infrastructure Investment

    March 30, 2021

    On Monday, the Georgia Ports Authority Board approved capital improvement projects that will increase the Port of Savannah’s container capacity by 20 percent.

  • Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Continues to Drop in February

    March 26, 2021

    The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points in February to reach 4.8 percent and has decreased 7.7 percentage points since the start of the pandemic.

  • Surge in Economic Optimism Among CEOs Means More Hiring and Investments on the Way

    March 26, 2021

    Confidence among CEOs in the first quarter of 2021 is the highest it has been since 2018, according to the Q1 CEO Confidence Index from Vistage.

  • Gov. Kemp Helps Phoebe Unveil New Mobile Wellness Clinics

    March 25, 2021

    This week, Phoebe unveiled two new mobile wellness clinics that will hit the roads throughout southwest Georgia, bringing healthcare services directly to people in rural communities and underserved neighborhoods across the region. As a part of the program launch, Gov. Brian Kemp helped cut the ribbon on the units Wednesday, praising the new effort to expand access to care in southwest Georgia.

  • Lawmakers Work to Pass Bills Before Session Ends Next Week

    March 25, 2021

    The clock is ticking on the 2021 session on the Georgia General Assembly, and lawmakers are working to get their bills passed before session ends March 31st.

  • Google Announces Plans to Invest $25M+ in Georgia this Year

    March 24, 2021

    Google plans to invest $25M+ in Georgia in 2021, including its new Atlanta office currently under construction in Midtown where the company will occupy 19 floors at 1105 West Peachtree. Nationally, Google plans to invest more than $7 billion in offices and data centers and create at least 10,000 new full-time Google jobs across the United States this year.

  • Spring Travel in Full Swing: Half of Americans Planning a Trip This Season

    March 22, 2021

    Although the idea of a vacation has felt like an impossible dream for such a long time, paradise may be on the horizon. Americans are becoming increasingly confident that life will soon return to normal — and they are keen to hit the road as soon as possible.

  • Historic Day for Transit Funding in Georgia

    March 19, 2021

    The Georgia Legislature today took the historic step of establishing a mechanism to annually fund capital transit projects that support economic development priorities throughout the state.

  • Tax Day for Individuals Extended to May 17th: Treasury, IRS Extend Filing & Payment Deadline

    March 19, 2021

    The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service announced that the federal income tax filing due date for individuals for the 2020 tax year will be automatically extended from April 15, 2021, to May 17, 2021. The IRS will be providing formal guidance in the coming days.

  • Phoebe Invests $750,000 in New Education Partnership with Albany State

    March 18, 2021

    Phoebe and Albany State University are launching a new innovative partnership designed to spur interest in healthcare careers among high school students across the region and significantly expand ASU’s nursing and emergency medical technician (EMT) programs to accommodate additional students.

  • Albany City Manager Sharon Subadan Takes Douglas County Administrator Role

    March 17, 2021

    The Douglas County Board of Commissioners today announced the hiring of Albany City Manager Sharon Subadan as the new County Administrator for Douglas County, Georgia.

  • Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) Georgia Chapter Survey Highlights Changing Role of In-House Counsel

    March 17, 2021

    A recent survey by the Association of Corporate Counsel Georgia Chapter and its in-kind sponsor and communications agency, Poston Communications, highlights a shift in the role of in-house counsel.

  • 2021 Nominations Open for Albany Under 40

    March 16, 2021

    The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce today opened nominations for the 4th annual Albany Under 40 awards, a program that honors and celebrates the Albany Area’s emerging leaders and professionals. The program recognizes professionals in a variety of industries, each representing a component of the Albany Area’s diversified talentpool and economy.

  • New U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO: Business Will Lead the Next American Century

    March 16, 2021

    Over the past 12 months, our nation has seen a decade of disruption. What we’ve collectively experienced will change our lives, businesses, communities, and world—permanently. Now, coming out of the global pandemic, we have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to embrace and lead transformation and usher in the Next American Century.

  • Companies' Post-COVID Dilemma: Will the Rise of Remote Work Become a Permanent Pandemic Legacy?

    March 15, 2021

    When COVID-19 suddenly forced millions of Americans to work from home (WFH), employees and employers alike feared confusion, dislocation, and lost productivity. A year on, as vaccines finally put a return to the office within sight, companies are rushing to decide where WFH fits as a permanent part of their postpandemic strategy.

  • Technology Association of Georgia Announces the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia

    March 12, 2021

    TAG’S Top 40 Awards, sponsored by Comcast Business and Cherry Bekaert, recognize Georgia-based technology companies for their innovation, financial impact and efforts to spread awareness of the state’s technology initiatives throughout the U.S. and globally.

  • PwC: Three Quarters of CEOs Predict a Return to Growth in 2021

    March 12, 2021

    One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, CEOs are voicing record levels of optimism in the global economic recovery, with 76% of global business leaders predicting that economic growth will improve in 2021.

  • Phoebe Marks One Year of COVID-19 Battle

    March 11, 2021

    Phoebe hosted a Day of Remembrance Wednesday to mark the anniversary of the beginning of its COVID-19 fight. On March 10, 2020, Phoebe was notified that a patient who had recently been transferred from Phoebe’s main hospital tested positive for COVID-19 at another hospital in Georgia.

  • Georgia Starts 2021 Off Strong

    March 11, 2021

    The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points in January to reach 5.1 percent and has decreased 7.4 percentage points since the start of the pandemic. Georgia’s January unemployment rate was 1.2 percent lower than the national unemployment rate.

  • Local Grocery & Convenience Stores Now Displaying ‘#MadeInAlbanyGA’ Products

    March 10, 2021

    The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission this week launched a new phase of its award-winning “#MadeInAlbanyGA” campaign, wherein customers can now identify and shop made in Albany products directly off the shelves at local grocery and convenience stores.

  • Georgia’s Leadership in a Pandemic World

    March 09, 2021

    The State of Georgia is a technology leader with a profile that is quickly rising. Not only have Microsoft and Airbnb recently announced that they would create large tech hubs in Atlanta, but four Georgia-based startups reached “unicorn” status in the last year.

  • Explore Georgia Awards Grants to Support Tourism

    March 05, 2021

    Explore Georgia, the tourism division within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced that it has awarded $20,000 in tourism product development grants to four new and expanding projects across the state.

  • Statewide Executive Insights Survey Open for CEO and Executive Participation

    March 04, 2021

    The third annual statewide survey is in the field to gather executive insights comparative to consumer and employee attitudes and behaviors. Survey sponsors goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO have opened the research to participation by CEOs and senior business leaders who can then gain advance access to the full insights report this spring.