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Georgia Southwestern Realigns Colleges to Meet Workforce Needs of Region and Propel Student Success
August 16, 2019
Georgia Southwestern State University (GSW) recently implemented institutional changes to the school’s academic structure in an effort to improve student success, better align with Georgia’s current and future workforce needs and increase efficiency.
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Mark Holloway Inducted as President of Georgia Propane Gas Association
August 15, 2019
On Tuesday, Modern Gas President, Mark Holloway, was inducted as President of the Georgia Propane Gas Association, an organization whose membership includes propane marketers and affiliate members throughout the state of Georgia.
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Chao Tells Georgia Leaders Rural Areas Key Focus of New Transportation and Infrastructure Funding
August 15, 2019
More than 2,000 Georgia business leaders, state and federal officials, and policy advocates broke into applause Tuesday at the Georgia Chamber’s annual Congressional Luncheon in Macon when U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao announced that Georgia will receive more than $189 million in transportation grants to expand infrastructure.
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Georgia Sets Another Jobs Record in July
August 15, 2019
State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that Georgia added jobs again in July as the state’s unemployment rate approached an all-time low. The commissioner also noted that preliminary figures showed Georgia’s number of employed residents continued to climb. Meanwhile, Georgia’s workforce dipped slightly again.
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Georgia Restaurant Association Honors Grace Award Winners
August 13, 2019
The winners of the 2019 Georgia Restaurant Association Crystal of Excellence (GRACE) Awards were announced Sunday, August 11th at the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta. The GRACE Awards Gala is the Georgia Restaurant Association’s (GRA) annual black tie event honoring Georgia’s restaurant industry.
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Creating a Skilled Workforce is Ongoing Challenge for Georgia Industries
August 12, 2019
Communities and business districts looking to grow know that economic development and the availability of a skilled workforce go hand in hand. In Georgia’s tight labor market, new ways to attract employees are as important as ever.
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Governor Kemp: Back to School, Not the Status Quo
August 08, 2019
In the coming weeks, thousands of Georgia students will return to school and officially begin the 2019-2020 academic year.
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Georgia Awarded A+ for Small Business Friendliness
August 07, 2019
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Thumbtack, a website and app that finds local professionals for projects, announced its 2019 Small Business Friendliness Survey, ranking forty-nine (49) states and forty-four (44) cities based on licensing requirements, tax regulations, and labor and hiring regulations.
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Highlights from the goBeyondProfit CEO Forum
August 06, 2019
In Case You Missed It: goBeyondProfit hosted their first ever CEO Forum on April 23rd. Take a moment to watch the highlights of the event which featured a panel with Delta CEO Ed Bastain, AT&T Georgia President Vennesa Harrison, and retired Home Depot CEO Frank Blake.
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AG Carr: Consumer Protection Division Yields More than $109M for Georgia Consumers and State Treasury in FY19
August 06, 2019
Attorney General Chris Carr announced that the Georgia Department of Law’s Consumer Protection Division generated more than $109 million for consumers and the State Treasury in fiscal year 2019 (FY19).
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Georgia Among the Most Military Friendly States in the Nation
August 05, 2019
Three years ago Georgia set out on a mission — to become the most military friendly state in the nation. And at least one state lawmaker believes Georgia has accomplished that goal, thanks in part to the creation of the Georgia House Military Affairs Working Group by Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge).
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What are The Fastest Growing Jobs in Georgia?
August 01, 2019
COMMERCIALCafé has released its most recent analysis on the fastest growing jobs, both nationwide and by state. The most compelling facts of the study are the top seven fastest growing jobs in the last decade nationwide and the jobs that are growing fastest by individual state.
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U.S. Workers See Undeniable Value in STEM Education and Skills
July 31, 2019
Randstad US released the U.S. data from the global quarterly Randstad Workmonitor survey for Q2 2019. According to the survey, if U.S. employees could go back in time to age 18, 68 percent say they would focus on a field of study within science, technology, engineering or math (STEM). This sentiment is indicative of the perceived high value of a STEM education and career path over other educational tracks.
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Joe Brownlee Assumes Role as Georgia Power’s Southwest Regional Director
July 30, 2019
Effective Monday, July 29, Joe Brownlee will assume the role of Georgia Power’s Southwest Regional Director in Valdosta. He succeeds Audrey King who assumed the role of Georgia Power’s Regional Director for Metro South – Atlanta earlier this month.
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Georgia Chooses Dominion Voting Systems to Install New Statewide Voting System
July 30, 2019
After a competitive selection process, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger selects Dominion Voting Systems to implement its new verified paper ballot system. Implementation of the new secure voting system will start immediately and be in place and fully operational for the March 24th, 2020 Presidential Preference Primary.
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Military a Dominant Force in Georgia’s Economy
July 29, 2019
Georgia is known for many things — peaches, peanuts, The Masters… but what about the military? Many people are unaware of the impact the military plays on Georgia and its economy. Georgia has the fifth largest military population in America with an economic impact of over $28 billion yearly. The top five are California, Virginia, Texas, North Carolina and Georgia.
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Albany Area Chamber Announces 2019 ‘Albany Under 40’ Finalists
July 26, 2019
The Albany Area Chamber of Commerce today announced the finalists of the 2019 Albany Under 40 awards, a program that honors and celebrates the Albany Area’s emerging leaders and professionals in a variety of business sectors, each representing a component of the area’s diversified talent pool and economy.
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Blue Bird Donates School Bus to Boys & Girls Clubs
July 26, 2019
Children enrolled in Boys & Girls Clubs of Albany have a new means of transportation. At a private event at the Jimmy & Rosalynn Carter Unit in Plains, Georgia, Blue Bird employees delivered a gasoline-powered Blue Bird Vision school bus to President Jimmy Carter and the Clubs, which serve communities in Albany, Plains and Montezuma, Georgia.
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Georgia Power, PulteGroup Celebrate Opening of Atlanta's First Smart Neighborhood
July 26, 2019
Georgia Power and PulteGroup are celebrating the opening of Atlanta's first Smart Neighborhood. Leaders from Georgia Power, PulteGroup, the Georgia Public Service Commission, U.S. Department of Energy, City of Atlanta and the project's technology partners joined together to officially open the neighborhood today at PulteGroup's development in Atlanta's Upper West Side, one of the city's most vibrant and popular areas.
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Albany-Dougherty EDC Elects Cynthia George New Chair
July 25, 2019
The Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission held its annual shareholders meeting, followed by its quarterly board meeting during which staff presented comprehensive updates and board members representing the ADEDC’s partner entities – the City of Albany, Dougherty County and the Albany Area Chamber of Commerce – elected Cynthia George as 2019-2020 ADEDC chair and approved a new contract for President Justin Strickland.
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Albany Area Primary Health Care Set to Celebrate National Health Center Week & 40th Anniversary
July 24, 2019
National Health Center Week will take place on August 4-10, 2019 as a celebration of the nation’s 1400 Community Health Centers (CHCs) located across the United States. Albany Area Primary Health Care (AAPHC) is one of the largest medical groups in Southwest Georgia and the region’s largest Community Health Center. In 2018, AAPHC served over 41,311 patients across nine counties in Southwest Georgia.
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Senoia, Summerville Ranked as Safest Cities in Georgia
July 24, 2019
Senoia, in Coweta County, has jumped into the top spot for the safest cities in Georgia, according to the latest survey performed by Safewise.com. Eleven new cities were added to Georgia’s safest list this year — meaning 78% of last year’s top cities made the cut again.
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goBeyondProfit Launches Precedent-setting Award for Corporate Generosity that Demonstrates Both Community and Company Impacts
July 23, 2019
goBeyondProfit initiative, a no-cost resource for business leaders interested in evolving their corporate generosity as a business strategy, has announced a first of its kind award for Georgia business leaders and their Georgia’s companies -- the goBeyondProfit Champion.
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Georgia Tourism Announces New List of “Georgia’s 100 Plates”
July 19, 2019
The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism Division announced the release of the 2019-2020 Explore Georgia Official State Culinary Guide. The fifth annual digest-sized guide features the wildly popular nomination-based “Georgia’s 100 Plates” list; a feature on five noteworthy female chefs; a guide to the best places to sample peaches, barbecue, craft beer, international cuisine and Southern dishes; as well as an exceptional selection of the state’s best food and drink festivals.
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Senators Isakson, Perdue Introduce Bill to Help Fill Critical Vacancies at Georgia Military Depots
July 19, 2019
U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., introduced legislation on Monday to eliminate a current six-month waiting period before retired military service members may be hired as federal civilian employees.