May 2015 Features

  • St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital Hosts Statewide Conference on Stroke Care

    May 29, 2015

    St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital hosted more than 20 Georgia hospitals recently for a first-ever conference to enhance stroke care across the state, especially in rural communities, by showing attending hospital leaders how their facilities can become designated Remote Treatment Stroke Centers.

  • Georgia's Antebellum Trail Unveils New Cycling Route

    May 28, 2015

    Georgia's Antebellum Trail is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year with a new way to explore one of the most iconic trails in the state of Georgia.

  • UGA Athletic Association Giving $1 Million for Experiential Learning

    May 27, 2015

    The University of Georgia Athletic Association will establish a $1 million endowment to support the university’s new experiential learning initiative. The association’s board of directors approved the contribution during its spring meeting.

  • KaDee Holt: Athens Offers Many Resources for Women in Business

    May 26, 2015

    The mission of the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce is to serve its members by developing an environment conducive to business and you won’t find a more inspiring environment of women business leaders than at the Women in Business meetings.

  • Q&A With GDEcD Deputy Commissioner of Tourism Kevin Langston

    May 22, 2015

    In the second of our series with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, deputy commissioner for tourism division Kevin Langston discusses growing agritourism, the film industry in the state, traveler demographics, and his love of economic development.

  • Pets at the Office are the Cat’s Meow for Employee Morale

    May 20, 2015

    While not everyone may like pets around, bringing pets to the office is actually very beneficial for employees. A recent study published in the International Journal of Workplace Health Management stated that stress declined for people who brought their dogs to work. When owners left their dogs at home, their stress level increased throughout the day. Therefore, it is predictable to see that more offices around the U.S. started to adopt a pet friendly office policy for the past few years.

  • 8 Advantages of Being a Small Business Owner Now

    May 19, 2015

    Parity in business always exists, but we are in a “spring of hope” and some of the best of times for starting, launching or growing a small business. The past few years have seen an opportunistic and favorable business environment and it looks like thankfully it is poised to continue. Here are the advantages of being a small business owner … now.

  • St. Mary’s Announces New Name, Interim President for Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center

    May 18, 2015

    St. Mary’s Health Care System announced that Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center will be renamed St. Mary’s Sacred Heart Hospital and that Jeff English, St. Mary’s Vice President Human Resources and Support Services, will be its interim president when the acquisition process is completed on or around June 1st.

  • UGA Executive MBA Ranks No. 14 Worldwide, According to The Economist

    May 15, 2015

    The Executive MBA Program at the University of Georgia Terry College of Business was ranked No. 14 worldwide by The Economist in its latest assessment.

  • Community Office Hours Offer Free Business Expertise to Local Entrepreneurs

    May 14, 2015

    From 2-4pm every third Tuesday, a cadre of experienced startup and small business professionals make themselves available to current and aspiring entrepreneurs on a drop-in basis for one-on-one discussions on a range of key business topics, including digital marketing and social media strategy, legal questions, tips for seeking investment funding, and software development solutions.

  • Leadership Training vs Leadership Development - Is There a Difference?

    May 13, 2015

    In the past 10 years, The Leadership Institute at Columbus State has worked with more than 80 organizations and thousands of individuals in leadership development/training. Along the way, we found something important that we really weren’t looking for; we discovered an important distinction between leadership training and leadership development. Rather than being a semantic debate, this distinction is a paradigm changer.

  • Georgia GROW Green Promotes International Trade Development

    May 12, 2015

    The Georgia Department of Economic Development welcomes representatives from international companies as part of the GROW (Georgia Reaching Out Worldwide) Green program. International buyers from Israel, China, and Brazil are in Savannah and Atlanta, to meet with state exporters.

  • Annual Sustainable UGA Awards Given to Outstanding Students, Faculty, Staff

    May 08, 2015

    Four members of the University of Georgia community received high marks from the UGA Office of Sustainability in the annual round of Sustainable UGA Awards for outstanding faculty, staff and undergraduate and graduate students.

  • Ed Farley: Do You Have The Right Customers?

    May 08, 2015

    The phrase…”the customer is always right” may be wrong. One of the biggest challenges for business is to determine who their customers should be. Too often we do not realize that may of our customers cost us profit.

  • LAD Truck Lines Launches Records Management Division

    May 07, 2015

    LAD Truck Lines has formally launched a new division called LAD Records Management to help corporations, governments and not-for-profits store, manage and securely dispose of their documents.

  • 5,600-Plus will Join Ranks of UGA Alums After Spring 2015 Commencement

    May 05, 2015

    The University of Georgia will welcome its newest class of alumni on May 8. Approximately 4,488 undergraduates and 1,179 graduate students—a total of 5,667—have met requirements to walk in the university’s spring Commencement ceremonies.

  • TAG Seeks Nominations from Athens for 2015 STEM Education Award

    May 01, 2015

    The Technology Association of Georgia and the TAG Education Collaborative are excited to announce the 4th Annual STEM Education Awards, an event that will once again recognize and honor schools, programs and organizations for their outstanding effort and achievement in supporting and promoting STEM Education in Georgia.