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• Kaiser Permanente Invests $490,000 to Bolster Georgia’s Mental Health Workforce

  March 14, 2024

  Kaiser Permanente is investing $490,000 in support focused on increasing the number of diverse licensed clinicians to address Georgia’s mental health workforce shortage.

• goBeyondProfit Releases Invitations for Business Executive Opinion Survey

  March 12, 2024

  goBeyondProfit, a statewide alliance launched by business leaders for business leaders, is extending invitations to its annual Executive Survey for all eligible senior business leaders.

• AG Chris Carr Highlights Efforts to Protect Georgia Consumers

  March 11, 2024

  Attorney General Chris Carr recognized last week as National Consumer Protection Week by highlighting his office’s continued efforts to protect Georgia consumers from scams, fraud, and dishonest business practices.

• Georgia Launches "Career Clear" Campaign to Highlight the Value of Career, Technical, & Agricultural Education

  March 11, 2024

  In a strategic move to underscore the importance of Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education in fostering a skilled workforce for the future, the Technical College System of Georgia in partnership with the Georgia Department of Education has unveiled a new digital marketing initiative named "Career Clear."

• Georgia Power Strengthens Reliability for Customers, Marks High Performance in 2023

  March 08, 2024

  Georgia Power continues to build the future of energy by making valuable investments in Georgia’s energy grid to make it stronger and more resilient for customers. Over the past 10 years, the company has invested more than $10 billion in strengthening the power grid through programs and initiatives approved by the Georgia Public Service Commission.

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines for the First Time in Over 12 Months

  March 08, 2024

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's January unemployment rate was 3.1, the first drop in over a year after holding at 3.2 percent for each month during 2023. The unemployment rate was six-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.

• Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital Earns Level II Trauma Center Designation

  March 07, 2024

  The Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) has designated Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital as a Level II Trauma Center, the first Georgia hospital to earn that designation in nine years.

• Georgia Chamber & GaDOE Announce Recipients of Rural Workforce Development Grants

  March 07, 2024

  The Georgia Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Center for Talent and Workforce Preparedness, in partnership with the Georgia Department of Education, awarded thirty-one rural school districts across the state with funds to support workforce preparedness programs.

• TSA is Prepared for a Busy Spring Break Travel Season, Expects Travel Volumes at Nearly 6% Above 2023

  March 06, 2024

  As spring break travelers prepare for their vacation getaways, the Transportation Security Administration is up for the challenge and is offering practical tips to help them plan for a smooth journey as they go through the security checkpoint and take to the skies.

• DCSS Making Impressive Strides in Early Literacy

  March 04, 2024

  All Dougherty County School System schools improved their overall literacy rates according to the latest testing data from the Georgia Department of Education.

• TAG Announces the 2024 Top 40 Innovative Companies in Georgia

  March 04, 2024

  The Technology Association of Georgia today announced the 2024 Top 40 Innovative Companies in Georgia. This annual program recognizes Georgia-based companies of all sizes for their contributions to innovation and economic growth within the state’s technology sector.

• Vogtle Unit 4 Connects to Electric Grid for the First Time

  March 04, 2024

  Georgia Power announced that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has achieved another major milestone in startup testing by generating electricity and successfully synchronizing and connecting to the electric grid for the first time.

• 8th Annual Combos Marathon & Half Marathon This Weekend

  March 01, 2024

  Area residents will notice several temporary, partial lane closings in the area on Saturday, March 2nd as Albany welcomes nearly 1,000 participants in the 18th Annual Combos Marathon and Half Marathon, formally known as the SNICKERS.

• Governor Kemp Proclaims March 1st as Georgia STEM Day

  March 01, 2024

  Governor Brian Kemp has proclaimed March 1st, as Georgia STEM Day, a statewide opportunity for schools, educators, students, and companies to raise awareness by engaging in hands-on activities involving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

• Georgia Ports Highlights Site Selection Opportunities

  March 01, 2024

  For automakers and their suppliers, other manufacturers and logistics operations, Georgia’s ports are a key factor in the decision to bring jobs to the Peach State.

• Thrush Aircraft LLC Reports Record Year in 2023 Results

  February 29, 2024

  Thrush Aircraft LLC, an established American aerospace and technology company with a vision to make agricultural and fire-fighting aviation as safe, reliable and efficient as possible, today reported that 2023 was a record year.

• Georgia Benefiting from Tailwinds of Domestic Migration, EV, & Manufacturing Investment, Offset by National Headwinds of Corporate Job Compression & Weak Global Growth

  February 29, 2024

  Georgia’s economy is benefiting from the tailwinds of people moving to the state from the rest of the nation, electric vehicle and supplier-related construction, and general manufacturing investments, while also being buffeted by the headwinds of national job market compression and global growth woes.

• FLEX ABY Announces Top 3 Finalists for Youth Entrepreneurship Competition

  February 28, 2024

  FLEX ABY, the premier youth entrepreneurship competition in Albany, is thrilled to announce the finalists who will compete in the upcoming finale on March 22. FLEX ABY aims to ignite innovation and empower young entrepreneurs to transform their ideas into successful businesses.

• UGA SBDC Partners with Southeastern Universities to Bring Business Education Programs to Rural Communities with Support From SBA Grant

  February 28, 2024

  The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring the popular Digital Marketing Bootcamp program to more rural towns across Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

• State Leaders Celebrate Hyundai Motor Group’s Historic Impact on Georgia

  February 27, 2024

  Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp joined President and Global COO of Hyundai Motor Company and President and CEO of Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America José Muñoz to celebrate Hyundai Motor Group’s historic and positive impact on the State of Georgia while providing an update on the progress of its Metaplant America.

• Unveiling Georgia’s $1.3B Arts Impact

  February 26, 2024

  Nonprofit arts and culture have a powerful ability to attract and hold dollars within local communities. Now, for the first time, Georgia has a custom economic analysis of its nonprofit arts and culture sector – and the data from Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 from Americans for the Arts is impressive.

• 2024 Georgia Grown Executive Chefs Announced

  February 23, 2024

  Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and Georgia Restaurant Association President + CEO Stephanie Fischer announced six new Georgia Grown Executive Chefs at the 2024 Taste of Georgia Legislative Reception last night.

• The Albany Symphony is Bringing Back the St. Patrick's Day Crawfish Festival

  February 22, 2024

  As part of the celebration of its 60th season, the Albany Symphony Orchestra (ASO) is bringing back a community event that was a popular annual fundraiser for the ASO more than two decades ago and is inviting people throughout southwest Georgia to join the fun.

• Albany Apparel Brand Manages Growth with Help of the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center

  February 21, 2024

  Roy Steinberg’s golf apparel business was in full swing in Albany, Georgia, but his business needed additional cash flow to increase inventory and meet demand. With guidance from the University of Georgia Small Business Development Center, Steinberg was able to develop a strong financial plan to refinance existing loans and improve cash flow. His hard work paid off—sales for his business, Steinberg Sportswear, have tripled.

• Farm Stress Summit to Spotlight Mental Health Challenges Among Georgia’s Farming Communities

  February 21, 2024

  The prevalence of mental health challenges experienced by farm families and farming communities in Georgia is staggering. Faced with unfavorable weather, unfriendly economic conditions, labor shortages and more, farmers of all types often cope with the pressures of their profession in unhealthy ways, including considering suicide.

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