May 2015 Features

  • Assistant Secretary of the Navy Witnesses MCLB Base Energy Program Firsthand

    May 29, 2015

    Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s energy initiatives have caught the attention of Department of Defense officials as it continues its quest to become the first “net zero” Marine Corps, installation in the DoD.

  • Barry Heape Begins Term as Chair of Georgia Credit Union League Board of Directors

    May 28, 2015

    Barry Heape began a two-year term as the chair of the Georgia Credit Union League board of directors on May 15th at the League's 81st annual meeting, which was part of the Georgia Credit Union Affiliates annual convention.

  • Shutters Plus Thrives on a Clientele 10 Years in the Making

    May 27, 2015

    With new home construction picking up, business activity is good at Shutters Plus, Inc., a custom shutter and cabinetry manufacturer based in Albany. Remodeling work, which kept the business going during the recession, also continues strong.

  • Q&A With GDEcD Deputy Commissioner of Tourism Kevin Langston

    May 22, 2015

    In the second of our series with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, deputy commissioner for tourism division Kevin Langston discusses growing agritourism, the film industry in the state, traveler demographics, and his love of economic development.

  • Millennial Home Buyers to Spur Retail Growth

    May 21, 2015

    If you’re a retailer looking for this year’s hot market, look no further than Millennial home buyers.

  • Albany Tech Board Member Featured in GaMEP’s “Faces of Manufacturing in Georgia”

    May 20, 2015

    Werhner Washington, Plant Manager at the Albany Procter & Gamble Company and Albany Technical College Board Member, was featured as the May “Faces of Manufacturing in Georgia,” a segment produced by the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP), a part of the Georgia Tech Enterprise Innovation Institute.

  • TTL is Building a Stronger South Georgia

    May 18, 2015

    If a commercial or industrial structure is being built or pavement is being laid in southern Georgia, then chances are TTL has consulted with the owners, architects or structural engineers on site preparation or the types of footings to be used. The company provides geotechnical engineering, analytical/laboratory testing, environmental consulting and material testing.

  • Open Roads Smokehouse Entering into Corporate Catering Market

    May 15, 2015

    B.J. Fletcher is getting ready to knock on doors at local businesses with tasting samples from the menu at Open Roads Smokehouse. Opened in January, the restaurant features barbeque, steaks, catfish and other specials prepared fresh daily.

  • Leadership Albany Hosting Graduation Ceremony Today for 2015 Class

    May 14, 2015

    Leadership Albany is holding its graduation ceremony for the Class of 2014-15 today. This is a special graduation, in that Leadership Albany is celebrating its 30th Anniversary this year.

  • New Commanding General Takes LOGCOM’s Helm

    May 13, 2015

    Maj. Gen. Craig C. Crenshaw became Marine Corps Logistics Command’s newest commanding general during a change of command ceremony yesterday, in front of Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany’s headquarters building.

  • Leadership Training vs Leadership Development - Is There a Difference?

    May 13, 2015

    In the past 10 years, The Leadership Institute at Columbus State has worked with more than 80 organizations and thousands of individuals in leadership development/training. Along the way, we found something important that we really weren’t looking for; we discovered an important distinction between leadership training and leadership development. Rather than being a semantic debate, this distinction is a paradigm changer.

  • Georgia GROW Green Promotes International Trade Development

    May 12, 2015

    The Georgia Department of Economic Development welcomes representatives from international companies as part of the GROW (Georgia Reaching Out Worldwide) Green program. International buyers from Israel, China, and Brazil are in Savannah and Atlanta, to meet with state exporters.

  • Albany Audiology Brings a Family Feel to Hearing Health Care

    May 11, 2015

    Advances in hearing aids and devices have accelerated "from zero to 100 over the last three to four years," according to Dr. Doug Lorber, audiologist and owner of Albany Audiology. While the latest in hearing-related digital technologies may bring patients in to Albany Audiology, the warm family feel is equally important.

  • Ed Farley: Do You Have The Right Customers?

    May 08, 2015

    The phrase…”the customer is always right” may be wrong. One of the biggest challenges for business is to determine who their customers should be. Too often we do not realize that may of our customers cost us profit.

  • Capital Campaign Underway For Phoebe Medical Student Housing Complex

    May 07, 2015

    Phoebe Foundation is seeking to raise $3.8 million through a capital campaign for the construction of medical student housing in Albany. A lead gift of $1 million from the Richard K. Mellon Foundation and approximately $200,000 in donations from local and area individuals have already been made. Phoebe Volunteers have committed $900,000 to the project and P.E.A.C.H. – the Phoebe Foundation employee giving program – will also be a major supporter.

  • Sheriff Kevin Sproul: May is a Community Month

    May 06, 2015

    May is certainly a busy month for community activities. Of course, May is a month for graduations and all of the celebrations that go with them. As a community, this is a time to rejoice and celebrate with those students who are having their achievements recognized and beginning the next chapter of their lives. Their educational accomplishments not only improve their lives but strengthen the entire community. It is important that we show those who are graduating how much we appreciate them.

  • MCG Dean Honors Phoebe Hospital CEO Joel Wernick

    May 05, 2015

    A Medical College of Georgia graduate and pediatric surgeon, who chairs the Department of Surgery, and the longtime administrator of Phoebe Putney Health System, home of MCG’s first clinical campus, were honored Friday by Dr. Peter F. Buckley, Dean of MCG at Georgia Regents University.

  • Tommy Clark: Albany Celebrates Small Business Week

    May 04, 2015

    For more than 50 years, our nation has celebrated small business by a presidential proclamation signed by President Kennedy in 1963. Today, the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce kicks off Celebrate Small Business Week, during which the chamber promotes the impact of small businesses, which help create jobs, grow jobs and reinvest in our community.