July 2022 News

July 29, 2022

• Albany Sees Rise in June Unemployment Rate

• Albany Chamber's Military Affairs Rise n Shine Breakfast Back for First Time Since 2019

• Albany Technical College Rolls Out a New Degree, Wireless Engineering Technology

• Albany Requesting Dougherty County to Go into Immediate Arbitration

• Georgia Rotary Student Program Elects New Slate of Officers for 2022-23

• Gov. Kemp Provides Update on Success of Teacher Pipeline Initiatives

• Home Depot Announces Latest Carbon Emission Reductions

• 9to5 Georgia and Georgia Paid Leave Coalition Release New Report on Paid Leave in Georgia

• Georgia County Files Suit to Force Land Sale for Spaceport

• Charlie Harper: Individual Voters Will Decide If We’re In A Recession Or Not

  The United States Economy shrank .9% for the second quarter of this year, according to the Commerce Department. This follows a contraction of 1.6% in the first quarter. Economists generally consider two consecutive quarters of decline as the definition of recession.

• Southern Company Reports Second-quarter 2022 Earnings

• Effective Customer Engagement is Business Critical Amid Economic Uncertainty

• Every Job Offer Is Negotiable; If You Want a Higher Salary, You Have to Fight for It

• Inflation and Market Decline Are Causing People to Rethink Retirement

• Competitive Pension Risk Transfer Buyout Rate Dips to 98.3% During June

July 28, 2022

• Taco Bell Foundation Donates $36k to Albany and Moultrie-Colquitt Co. Boys and Girls Club

• ASU Faculty Spotlight: Anita Allen, Chief of Police

• These Georgia Companies are Reporting Major Losses During Russia's War on Ukraine

• GA Economic Developers Association Launches Search For President & CEO

• Lt. Governor Duncan Announces Appointments to Georgia Rare Disease Advisory Council

• EPD FY23 Recycling, Waste Reduction, and Diversion Grant

• AAA Urges Drivers to Stay Alert As Students Return to School

• Norfolk Southern Reports Record Quarterly Results

• InsiderAdvantage: Georgia Council on Substance Abuse Calls on Georgia’s US Senators to Co-Sponsor Legislation

• Federal Reserve Raises Interest Rates by 0.75%, Matching June's Historic Move