Features
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Jud Savelle: Guidance on Disinfectant Application and Contractor Services
March 25, 2020
Many contractors today are selling several disinfectant products and application methods for customers in the Albany area. Like any disaster or contamination situation, consumers should be educated on the products and services they are purchasing. Not all disinfecting products and methods are safe and reliable, and not all contractors selling disinfecting services are properly trained to apply them. The following guidelines can help guide consumers in purchasing services.
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Gov. Kemp Calls on Georgia Businesses to Aid with Critical Health Care Needs
March 25, 2020
Governor Brian P. Kemp called on all Georgia businesses who are able to help the state provide, produce, distribute, or store critical health care items needed to fight the spread of COVID-19.
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AG Chris Carr Partners with Business Community to Combat Price Gouging and Scams
March 25, 2020
Attorney General Chris Carr is stepping up the fight to rid the marketplace of price gougers and scammers by partnering with members of the Georgia and national business communities.
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Business Leaders Call for Infrastructure Investment to Jump Start the COVID-19 Economy
March 25, 2020
The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) calls for policymakers and businesses to work together to put an emphasis on infrastructure spending now in order to kick start the US economy in the face of the COVID-19 related downturn.
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Georgia Ports Authority: Port of Savannah up 17% in Volume in February
March 24, 2020
The Port of Savannah achieved its busiest February ever last month, handling 364,405 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 17 percent over the same month last year. Although March volumes are expected to dip due to the impact of COVID-19 compared to last March, all terminals remain open for business.
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Habitat for Humanity CEO: For Some, “Shelter in Place” is a Different Kind of Crisis
March 24, 2020
Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford discussed the economic ripple effects of COVID-19. "With each passing day, we all find ourselves trying to adapt to the measures required to combat the spread of COVID-19. In countries and cultures all around the world, “stay at home” is the message of the moment. “Shelter in place.”
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Chamber President: Business as Usual? No. But Albany Fundamentally Open for Business
March 23, 2020
We are in an unprecedented time. And it is during difficult times, especially, that unity, leadership, advocacy and stability are most critical. Throughout our 110-year history, the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce has provided these pillars of support to businesses and to the Albany area community.
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Gov. Kemp Names Coronavirus Task Force Committees
March 23, 2020
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the members of the Governor's four Coronavirus Task Force Committees: the Economic Impact Committee, Primary Care Provider Committee, Emergency Preparedness Committee, and Committee for the Homeless and Displaced.
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AT&T Creates $10M Fund to Support Parents, Teachers and Students Throughout COVID-19 School Closures
March 23, 2020
AT&T is creating a Distance Learning and Family Connections Fund to give parents, students and teachers tools they need for at-home learning. The fund also will provide resources to maintain meaningful connections and bonding opportunities for those isolated from family and friends.
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Tips for Working from Home with Kids
March 20, 2020
With the closure of schools and child care programs in addition to some employers encouraging workers to telecommute, parents across Georgia and the nation are coping with a new and odd day-to-day reality: working from home while trying to take care of their kids.
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Sentaors Perdue, Loeffler Urge Action To Support Small Businesses During Coronavirus Pandemic
March 20, 2020
As former business leaders, U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) are working to ensure small businesses have the flexibility and certainty they need to protect their employees and serve their customers during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Gov. Kemp, Georgia Dept. of Labor Focus on Assisting Workers Affected by COVID-19
March 19, 2020
Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) addressed an increase in the number of partial claims filed as a result of businesses reducing work hours or temporarily closing their doors in light of recent developments regarding COVID-19.
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Georgia Receives SBA Statewide Disaster Declaration, Applications for Small Business Emergency Loans Now Open
March 19, 2020
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Georgia has received an official statewide disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This declaration will provide assistance in the form of SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans to impacted small businesses in all 159 counties in Georgia.
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Dublin Mayor Phil Best: Leadership in a Time of Crisis
March 18, 2020
The common good. Those three words have served as the guiding light for elected officials since the founding of our nation. The Covid-19 virus has caused us to take a hard look at what those three words mean for each of our communities. The fact is that hard, potentially contentious decision-making lies ahead for many of us.
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Special Report: Analysis of COVID-19’s Impact on Economy & Government
March 18, 2020
Anyone who is not taking the world’s battle against the COVID-19 virus seriously needs to start doing so immediately. Not only avoiding crowds and not shaking hands, but also attempting to avoid unnecessary exposure in places like restaurants, stores, gyms or other places that we normally visit.
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Census 2020: VSU Partners with South Georgia Communities to Help Shape the Future
March 17, 2020
With democracy and hundreds of billions of dollars at stake, Valdosta State University has partnered with the people of South Georgia to help shape the future by encouraging a successful and accurate Census 2020 count.
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Georgia Film Office Launches New Website, Celebrates Record-breaking Results at State Capitol
March 12, 2020
The Georgia Film Office, a division of the Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), yesterday celebrated with legislators and industry partners the positive impact and record-breaking year the film industry had in the state at the annual Film Day at the Capitol. Georgia is one of the top film production centers in the world, and the industry posted a record $2.9 billion in direct investment during the last fiscal year.
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Former EDC President Justin Strickland Joins OmniTRAX
March 11, 2020
OmniTRAX, one of the fastest growing railroads in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, announces Justin Strickland is joining the company as Director, Economic Development. Strickland will support all phases of business growth and act as a liaison with economic development partners in the southeast United States.
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U.S. Entrepreneurship Levels Continue On An Upward Trend
March 11, 2020
Indicating strong health of entrepreneurship, both entrepreneurial activity and established business ownership in the United States have trended upward over the past 19 years, according to the 2019–2020 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Global Report, released March 3rd at the GEM Annual Meeting.
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Phoebe Opens New Helipad
March 09, 2020
A new helipad is now in use on Phoebe’s main campus to provide more efficient and effective transport of emergency patients. Members of Phoebe’s emergency center team joined health system leaders and representatives from Air Evac Lifeteam to cut the ribbon on the helipad Friday.
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SBDC Helps Grow Businesses Through International Trade
March 09, 2020
Pain Care Labs, based in Atlanta, introduced its first product, Buzzy, a bee-themed device that uses ice and vibration to ease the pain from injections, in 2009. A year later, the company began to export its drug free pain relief products to the U.K. and Australia.
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Precision Manufacturing and Maintenance Program at Albany Technical College Set to Make a Difference in Southwest Georgia
March 06, 2020
The need for qualified industrial machinery mechanics and maintenance technicians is on the rise in the country and right here in Southwest Georgia. Starting in the summer at Albany Technical College, opportunities will open up to get started on a new career for many adults in the community.
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Georgia Reports Highest Number of Employed on Record
March 06, 2020
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that the number of employed Georgians was up 12,060 to almost 5 million, an all-time high.
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64,000 Georgians Successfully Voted Early on New Voting Machines
March 06, 2020
In just three days of early voting, more than 64,000 Georgians have voted in person on the Peach State’s secure and verifiable paper-ballot voting system. In the two early voting days since Monday, the number of Georgians who have voted early on the new system has increased more than 3.5 times.
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Lawmakers Make Changes to State’s Dual Enrollment Program
March 05, 2020
Georgia lawmakers went into the 2020 legislative session looking for ways to ensure the sustainability of the state’s popular dual enrollment program. Tuesday, members of the Georgia House of Representatives approved House Bill 444 which will reduce the number of classes high school students can take on college campuses.