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Defense Grant Awarded to Albany Technical College
June 16, 2021
Albany Technical College has been selected as a recipient of a $50,000 Defense Grant, offered by the Technical College System of Georgia Office of Workforce Development. This will directly impact the lives of military personnel and their spouses in the local community. Albany Technical College entered into a one-year agreement with the City and County Governments of Albany, Dougherty County. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed.
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goBeyondProfit: Beyond Bias & Blind Spots
June 15, 2021
In this conversation, experts help you discover hidden obstacles to realizing the ideal workplace and share actionable steps to remove the barriers to success.
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CSU’s Leadership Institute Announces Format for The Forum 2021
June 14, 2021
For the 16th year, The Forum, hosted by the Leadership Institute at Columbus State University, will bring a lineup of the best and brightest minds in the world to Columbus August 31st. This year’s event, themed “Leadership Reinvented,” will feature four speakers and a Dine Around Uptown Columbus during lunch.
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Georgia Legal Community Raises Record-breaking 3.7M Meals for Food Banks
June 10, 2021
Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that attorneys across Georgia raised a record-breaking 936,883 dollars for the state’s regional food banks in only two weeks during the 10th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy fundraising competition. This is the equivalent of 3,747,532 meals that the food banks can distribute to feed hungry kids, seniors, and families in local Georgia communities.
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goBeyondProfit: Action Steps to a Diverse Workplace
June 10, 2021
Replay this conversation over and over to discover tried and true programs and processes to implement as well as guidance to create a customizable check list of incremental steps forward.
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AT&T Invests More Than $5.1 Billion Over Three-Year Period to Connect Local Customers in Georgia
June 09, 2021
AT&T is proud to connect customers across the country by continuing to grow the nation’s best network. From 2018-2020, we expanded coverage and improved connectivity in more communities by investing more than $5.1 billion in our wireless and wireline networks in Georgia.
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Telly Award-Winning Video Series Helps Georgia Business Achieve Goals for Thriving, Diverse Workplace
June 08, 2021
goBeyondProfit’s video interview series Leading a Thriving Workplace with Race in Mind wins a Gold Telly Award for non-broadcast production. Since its release in January, the series has become a crucial tool for CEOs, board executives, and managers looking to build sustained business value as a company known for generosity, inside and out.
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GDOT Enhancements Taking Shape in Georgia’s Cities
June 07, 2021
One agency that can’t work from home is the Georgia Department of Transportation. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, GDOT crews have been hard at work across the state to improve roadways and airports.
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David Abney and Juanita Powell Baranco to Receive Georgia’s Highest Honor in Televised Broadcast This Saturday
June 04, 2021
On Saturday, in the first-ever televised broadcast of the Georgia Trustees Gala, David Abney, Executive Chairman of the UPS Board of Directors, and Juanita Powell Baranco, Executive Vice President and COO of Baranco Automotive Group, will be inducted by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Historical Society as modern-day Georgia Trustees.
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Georgia-Made Blue Bird Charges Ahead with 500 Electric School Buses
June 04, 2021
During an annual dealer meeting in late May, school bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation announced the milestone of 500 electric-powered school buses delivered or on order. As the only school bus manufacturer that produces and sells all three school-bus body configurations in EV, Blue Bird expects its electric bus sales to accelerate through the rest of 2021.
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Albany Convention & Visitors Bureau Awarded Explore Georgia Tourism Recovery Marketing Grant
June 03, 2021
Albany Convention and Visitors Bureau today announced it has been awarded $36,000 from the Tourism Recovery Marketing Grant from Explore Georgia, the state tourism office within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD).
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Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia to Receive $15 Million in GEER Funds
June 03, 2021
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the availability of $15 million in Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia to advance student academic achievement by addressing learning recovery and other critical needs of youth brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Georgia Power, Georgia Power Foundation Invested More than $20 Million to Help Meet Community Challenges in 2020
June 02, 2021
Georgia Power and the Georgia Power Foundation released their annual Citizenship Report highlighting how the company, its employees and retirees gave back to Georgia communities last year, helping to build a brighter, sustainable future for all Georgians.
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Georgia Chamber Brings Reimagined Tour to Brunswick, Opens New Office
June 02, 2021
The Georgia Chamber is hosting a series of virtual and safe, in-person planning events known collectively as the 2021 Reimagined New Georgia Economy Tour. Presented by Wells Fargo, the Reimagined New Georgia Economy Tour will gather input and data from all regions of the state to prepare a planning strategy for the future.
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Georgia Secures AAA Bond Rating in 2021
May 28, 2021
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Georgia again secured the highest ratings of AAA with a stable outlook from each of the three main credit rating agencies: FitchRatings, Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings.
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AB&T Welcomes New Directors to Expanded Board
May 28, 2021
Reflecting the bank’s history of developing strong ties throughout the Albany area, the shareholders of Community Capital Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary AB&T, elected five new directors this week, at the company’s annual meeting.
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As Country Rebuilds from Pandemic, Beer Industry Releases New Study on its Economic Impact in Georgia
May 27, 2021
Today, the Beer Institute and the National Beer Wholesalers Association released their biennial Beer Serves America report on the economic importance of the nation's beer industry. Bars, restaurants, sporting events and concerts are critical to Georgia’s economy and the U.S. economy at large, particularly as the country looks to recover and safely reopen.
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State Purchases Economic Development Mega-Site in Bryan County
May 26, 2021
Governor Kemp announced the authorization to purchase a 2,284-acre economic development site in partnership between the State of Georgia and the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority (JDA). The strategic purchase of the Bryan County Mega-Site is the largest in state history.
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SBA Launches ‘Community Navigator Pilot’ Program Application
May 26, 2021
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that it is accepting applications for its new Community Navigator Pilot Program. This new initiative, established by the American Rescue Plan, will leverage a community navigator approach to reach our nation’s smallest businesses, with a priority focus on those owned by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, as well as women and veterans.
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Georgia Power Announces $75 Million Investment in Racial Equity & Social Justice Efforts
May 25, 2021
Georgia Power today announced the company and the Georgia Power Foundation are committing to invest $15 million annually from 2021-2025, $75 million over the five-year period, to help advance racial equity and social justice efforts in Georgia.
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Business Ownership Key for Economic Recovery in U.S. Cities, New Report Shows
May 24, 2021
The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Democracy at Work Institute (DAWI) released today new guidance for U.S. cities to pursue equitable post-COVID economic recovery through the use of employee ownership.
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Phoebe Breaks Ground on New Urgent Care Clinic in Lee County
May 21, 2021
A new healthcare option is coming to Lee County. Thursday, Phoebe broke ground on an urgent care clinic at Lee Crossings on US Highway 19 South. The clinic will be located in a growing part of southwest Georgia, adjacent to a Publix Supermarket and Chick Fil A restaurant.
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Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Continued to Drop in April
May 21, 2021
The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped another 0.2 percentage points to reach 4.3 percent in April.
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State Lawmaker Wants to Create Cyberforce in Georgia
May 20, 2021
While the gas shortage seems to be easing in most areas across the state following the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline, the concern about future attacks is still on the minds of many state officials. In fact, the incident has driven one state lawmaker to look into ways to address this in Georgia.
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Demolition Work Begins at Future Site of Albany Museum of Art
May 19, 2021
Demolition work began Monday on a former dance studio adjacent to the future home of the Albany Museum of Art. The building at the southeast corner of Washington Street and Broad Avenue will make way for a sculpture garden.