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• 2025 Georgia Grown Executive Chefs Announced

  Features, February 14, 2025

  Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and Georgia Restaurant Association President + CEO Stephanie Fischer announced seven new Georgia Grown Executive Chefs at the 2025 Taste of Georgia Legislative Reception last night.

• Georgia Invites Travelers to Explore New Hotels, Attractions, More in 2025

  Features, February 07, 2025

  Georgia invites travelers to discover an exciting array of new experiences coming to the Peach State in 2025, from luxury hotel stays and theme park attractions to cultural offerings and milestone celebrations.

• Georgia Leaders Selected for 2025 GeorgiaForward Young Gamechangers Cohort

  Features, February 04, 2025

  GeorgiaForward has selected 49 promising young leaders to serve the organization’s 2025 Young Gamechangers (YG) program. YG is a unique leadership action program hosted by GeorgiaForward, a non-profit organization administrated by the Georgia Municipal Association.

• St. Mary’s Donates 2.5 Tons of Frozen Turkeys to Those in Need

  Features, February 03, 2025

  Just before the holiday season began, St. Mary's Health Care System and its colleagues and volunteers donated 281 frozen turkeys – weighing more than 2.5 tons – to the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia to help families in need this holiday season.

• Georgia Power Files Plan to Reliably, Economically Meet the Energy Needs of a Growing Georgia

  Features, February 03, 2025

  Georgia Power today filed its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), which details the company's plan to meet the energy needs of customers and support the state's expected continued extraordinary growth.

• Georgia Well Positioned for Future Growth & Remaining Number One State to Do Business

  Features, January 23, 2025

  The Georgia Chamber Foundation published the 2025 Economic Competitiveness Redbook, the most comprehensive collection of statewide economic data and the Foundation’s annual capstone project.

• Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership Announces Class of 2025

  Features, January 23, 2025

  The Institute for Georgia Environmental Leadership Board of Directors announced today the selection of its Class of 2025. These 30 outstanding leaders represent a cross-section of Georgia’s most impactful voices in academia, industry, advocacy, government and civic organizations.

• Governor Kemp to Reinforce Economic Partnerships in Germany and Poland

  Features, January 21, 2025

  Governor Brian Kemp announced he will lead an international mission to Europe to strengthen existing economic and cultural ties in Germany and Poland while also developing new relationships that will bring further opportunities to hardworking Georgians.

• Fostering Success Act Success Spotlight: Eric Tanenblatt

  Features, January 16, 2025

  Eric Tanenblatt, Global Chair of Public Policy and Regulation at Dentons, is urging Georgia’s business and community leaders to take action and support foster youth through the Fostering Success Act.

• "There's Still a Lot of Uncertainty": Atlanta Fed President Bostic Looks Back on 2024

  Features, January 08, 2025

  Today we're going to talk with President Bostic—or Raphael, as he always insists everyone call him—about this year in the economy and monetary policy, and a little more generally about what it's like to be a monetary policymaker in the world's largest economy.

• Georgia Public Broadcasting Unveils 2030 Strategic Plan and Rebrand Coinciding with 65th Anniversary in 2025

  Features, January 07, 2025

  On Monday, Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) debuted a new visual identity, sonic logo, and other branding updates across its 20 radio and nine television channels throughout the state.

• Georgia Creates Nearly 46k Job Opportunities Over Past Year, Unemployment at 3.7%

  Features, December 20, 2024

  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia's November unemployment rate was 3.7 percent, up one tenth from a revised 3.6 percent in October. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.

• Akins Ford Arena to Open Friday with Athens Rock Lobster Home Opener

  Features, December 12, 2024

  The wait is over! Akins Ford Arena will officially open its doors on Friday, December 13th, marking a milestone moment for Athens-Clarke County.

• SBA Administrator Guzman Hosts Inaugural Artificial Intelligence Small Business Summit at Georgia Tech

  Features, December 12, 2024

  On Tuesday, Dec. 10, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration and the voice in President Biden’s Cabinet for America’s more than 34 million small businesses, traveled to Atlanta to host the inaugural SBA AI Small Business Summit and officially launch SBA’s AI for Small Businesses Resource Hub.

• 16th Annual GRACE Awards Winners Announced

  Features, December 11, 2024

  The 2024 Georgia Restaurant Association Crystal of Excellence Awards winners were announced Monday, Dec. 9 at the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta. The GRACE Awards Gala is the Georgia Restaurant Association’s (GRA) annual black-tie event honoring Georgia’s restaurant industry.

• 2024 GAgives on GivingTuesday Showcases Nonprofits as the Unifiers of Communities

  Features, December 03, 2024

  With the season of giving upon us, it’s time to show our appreciation for those who have supported our communities throughout the year with unwavering commitment and a staggering level of accomplishment.

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens Names Dr. Shawonna S. Coleman as Chief Executive Officer

  Features, December 02, 2024

  Boys & Girls Clubs of Athens recently announced that the Board of Directors has unanimously named Dr. Shawonna S. Coleman as the next Chief Executive Officer. BGCA conducted its search process with the assistance of Boys & Girls Clubs of America’s CEO Search Team.

• 2.3M Georgians Expected to Travel for Thanksgiving

  Features, November 22, 2024

  AAA expects record-setting travel numbers for Thanksgiving. Over 2.3 million Georgians are forecast to travel 50 miles or more for the holiday. That’s an all-time high for Thanksgiving and nearly 40,000 more travelers than last year.

• Economic Development Expert Tapped to Lead Georgia Transportation Alliance

  Features, November 21, 2024

  The Georgia Transportation Alliance, an affiliate of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, selected Georgia economic development veteran Joseph Santoro to serve as the new Executive Director of the Georgia Transportation Alliance.

• AT&T, Human I-T Provide 50 Laptops to Lydia’s Place and The Five Hive

  Features, November 12, 2024

  AT&T and Human I-T provided Lydia’s Place and The Five Hive with 50 refurbished laptops to distribute to Watkinsville students and families.

• Georgia Council for the Arts Awards Grant Funding to 69 Organizations

  Features, November 01, 2024

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development team specialized in supporting arts and culture, Georgia Council for the Arts, today announced the recipients of fiscal year 2025 Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities competitive grant awards to support organizations across the state, including in rural communities.

• Leadership Georgia Names the Class of 2025

  Features, October 30, 2024

  The Leadership Georgia Board of Trustees is proud to announce the participants for the organization’s Class of 2025. Each year, Leadership Georgia seeks out emerging leaders and selects sixty-three participants from a pool of several hundred applicants to participate in the yearlong leadership program.

• Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals names St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital as “Small Hospital of the Year” for 2024

  Features, October 23, 2024

  The Georgia Alliance of Community Hospital, representing not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems in Georgia, has named St. Mary’s Health Care System’s Good Samaritan Hospital in Greensboro, Georgia, as “Small Hospital of the Year” for 2024 at the Alliance’s 41st Annual Conference.

• Fostering Success Act, Inc. Announces Partnership with University System of Georgia Foundation

  Features, October 22, 2024

  Fostering Success Act, Inc., announced it has signed a partnership agreement with the University System of Georgia Foundation. The joint venture will enable the two organizations to raise funds for youth who have aged out of the state’s foster care system to attend one of Georgia’s 26 public colleges and universities with a scholarship or financial aid beginning in the immediate academic year.

• New Study Highlights Georgia’s Nonprofit Arts, Culture Impact

  Features, October 18, 2024

  Reported by the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s strategic arts arm, Georgia Council for the Arts, Georgia’s nonprofit arts and culture sector delivers a minimum economic impact of at least $1.27 billion and supports nearly 20,000 jobs.

• Sonny Deriso & Craig Menear Named 2025 Georgia Trustees

  Features, October 15, 2024

  The Georgia Historical Society announced that Walter M. “Sonny” Deriso, Jr., Banker, Attorney, and Civic Leader, and Craig A. Menear, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Home Depot, will be inducted by the Georgia Historical Society and the Office of the Governor as the newest Georgia Trustees on April 26, 2025, at the Trustees Gala.

• Georgia Agriculture & Forestry Industry Suffer Estimated $6.5B in Damages from Helene

  Features, October 11, 2024

  Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper in coordination with Governor Brian Kemp, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and the Georgia Forestry Commission announced the preliminary estimate of Hurricane Helene’s economic impact on Georgia Agriculture is $6.46 billion.

• Governor and First Lady Kemp Tour and Take Action for Communities Impacted by Hurricane Helene

  Features, October 04, 2024

  This week, Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp visited communities recovering from the impacts of Hurricane Helene.

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital is Now Open

  Features, October 01, 2024

  Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta made history yesterday when it moved 202 patients from Egleston Hospital to the new Arthur M. Blank Hospital in fewer than 12 hours, culminating one of the largest single-day pediatric hospital moves in the country.

• Inaugural Georgia AIM Week to Showcase AI Technology in Manufacturing

  Features, September 19, 2024

  A series of events across Georgia will highlight the use of artificial intelligence in manufacturing and how it can transform communities and jobs.

• Gov. Kemp Celebrates Top State for Business Ranking at Workforce Summit

  Features, September 16, 2024

  Governor Brian Kemp delivered the keynote address at the second annual Governor's Workforce Summit, during which he announced that Georgia has been named the No. 1 state for business for the 11th consecutive year by Area Development magazine.

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital to Open September 29th

  Features, September 04, 2024

  Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is announcing it will undertake a significant logistical feat on Sunday, September 29 – moving all patients from Egleston Hospital to the new Arthur M. Blank Hospital in a single day. Arthur M. Blank Hospital is a 19-story, 2-million-square-foot facility with 446 beds; that’s 116 more beds than the current number at Egleston Hospital.

• Meet Ashanti: Forging a Future in Welding

  Features, August 27, 2024

  We are proud to introduce Ashanti, a driven second-semester student at South Georgia Technical College, where she is pursuing a career in welding. Her story exemplifies strength, determination, and the transformative power of support.

• Governor Kemp Hosts Small Business Roundtable

  Features, August 23, 2024

  Along with other state leaders, Governor Brian P. Kemp hosted small business leaders for a roundtable discussion on civil litigation policies impacting the state's business climate and day-to-day affordability for hardworking Georgians.

• Georgia’s Labor Force is Over 5 Million Strong, but More Jobs Are Needed to Keep Unemployment Low

  Features, August 15, 2024

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's July unemployment rate was 3.4 percent, up one-tenth from a revised 3.3 percent in June. The unemployment rate was nine-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.

• RAISE Forum Seeks Post-Revenue Southeast Startup Applicants

  Features, August 14, 2024

  Emory University’s Goizueta Business School will host the 18th semi-annual RAISE (Retention and Advanced Investment for the Southeast at Emory) Forum on Friday, November 15th.

• Meet Vladislav: An Inspiring Journey from Foster Care to Collegiate Success

  Features, August 13, 2024

  Meet Vladislav, a junior at Columbus State University majoring in kinesiology. His story of overcoming adversity and pursuing his dreams is a testament to his resilience and determination and it’s thanks to generous tax credits from Georgians.

• BankSouth Donates $100,000 to St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital through Georgia HEART

  Features, August 06, 2024

  BankSouth recently presented St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital with a $100,000 donation through the Georgia HEART Rural Hospital Tax Credit Program. This is the fourth year in a row BankSouth has contributed to St. Mary’s.

• Piedmont Is ‘Empowering You’ Through Community Impact

  Features, August 06, 2024

  As a nonprofit healthcare system, with 1,755 locations within a one-hour drive of 85 percent of Georgians, Piedmont brings its purpose to life by providing unparalleled access to integrated high-quality care, as well as by serving local communities outside the walls of its clinics and hospitals.

• Nominations Sought for OCS Hall of Fame

  News, August 05, 2024

• Carter Center Announces “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song” at The Fox Theatre

  Features, August 02, 2024

  The Carter Center is excited to announce “Jimmy Carter 100: A Celebration in Song,” a musical event celebrating the centennial birthday of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter.

• FSA Stories: Jackyln’s Story from Fostering Success Act, Inc

  Features, July 23, 2024

  Meet Jackyln, a sophomore at Georgia Tech studying biochemistry. Her path from foster care to a promising career in forensics showcases her determination and resilience, and she thanks Georgia taxpayers for making it possible.

• Gov. Kemp Announces Details for $1.5B Transportation Infrastructure Investment

  Features, July 19, 2024

  Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced new details for the historic $1.5 billion investment in transportation infrastructure around the state included in the Amended Fiscal Year 2024 budget.

• Summer Job Market Sees Influx of Graduates, Slight Rise in June Unemployment

  Features, July 19, 2024

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's June unemployment rate was 3.3, up one-tenth from a revised 3.2 percent in May. The unemployment rate was eight-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.

• Georgia Chamber President & CEO Chris Clark Receives Prestigious GACCE Legacy Award

  Features, July 15, 2024

  Georgia Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Chris Clark, CCE received the GACCE Legacy Award, the most prestigious prize awarded the Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives. Clark received the award on Thursday, July 11 at the GACCE Executive Leadership Conference held on St. Simons Island, Ga.

• 10 Georgia Destinations Ranked Among ‘World’s Best’ by Travel + Leisure

  Features, July 12, 2024

  Islands, cities, and hotels across Georgia earned coveted spots in Travel + Leisure’s 2024 World’s Best Awards announced July 9th. Travel + Leisure is one of the world’s leading travel media brands, and its annual reader survey-based awards program is considered the travel industry’s most trusted rankings.

• Georgia Council for the Arts Awards More Than $3.5M in Grant Funding to Support Arts Organizations

  Features, July 11, 2024

  Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, today announced that more than $3.5 million in competitive grant funding will be distributed to recipients across the state through its Bridge, Project, and Arts Education Program grants.

• Leadership Georgia Announces 2024 Awards Recipients

  Features, July 10, 2024

  The Leadership Georgia Board of Trustees is proud to announce the 2024 recipients of the organization’s most prestigious awards. These awards recognize Georgians who exemplify the principles of Leadership Georgia through their leadership and stewardship, benefiting local communities and the state.

• GACCE Announces 2024-2025 Executive Committee and Board Members

  Features, July 08, 2024

  The Georgia Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives is pleased to announce its 2024-2025 Executive Committee and Board of Directors.

• Georgia Historical Society Elects David Abney as Chair, Clyde Tuggle, Larry Thompson, & Reed Dulany III as Officers

  Features, July 08, 2024

  The Georgia Historical Society has announced its newly elected officers to the GHS Board of Curators. GHS is welcoming several business and philanthropic leaders from across the state to leadership positions on the Board.

• Georgia Council on Literacy Announces State Literacy Coach

  News, July 01, 2024

• Georgia Recognized for New Business Investment, Job Creation

  Features, June 28, 2024

  Yesterday, the Georgia Department of Economic Development announced Georgia was awarded a Gold Shovel by economic development business publication Area Development for achieving significant success in attracting new business investment and job creation in 2023.

• Bipartisan Group of Georgia Leaders Launch The Democracy Defense Project as Part of a Multi-State Effort

  Features, June 26, 2024

  The Democracy Defense Project, a bipartisan group of former elected officials and leaders who are committed to free and fair elections, launched in Georgia and several other states. Georgia will work to defend the transparency, safety, security, and public confidence in the validity of our nation’s electoral system.

• Georgia Reads Campaign Launched to Boost Literacy and Recognize Communities Across the State

  Features, June 25, 2024

  Today, the Georgia Council on Literacy announced “The Georgia Reads Campaign” during the Georgia Municipal Association Annual Conference.

• Madison Mayor Fred Perriman Elected President of GMA

  Features, June 24, 2024

  Madison Mayor Fred Perriman was elected president of the Georgia Municipal Association during the association's annual convention in Savannah on Sunday, June 23rd.

• Georgia Chamber Announces 2024 ‘Legislators of the Year’

  Features, June 24, 2024

  Today, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce formally announced its 2024 Legislators of the Year. These awards are given to those elected officials who focus their legislative efforts on enacting policies that promote economic development and job creation throughout the state.

• FSA Stories: Jazmin's Story from Fostering Success Act, Inc

  Features, June 18, 2024

  We are excited to share the inspiring journey of Jazmin, a former foster child who is now thriving as a nursing student at North Georgia Technical College. Entering the foster care system at the age of 14, Jazmin faced significant challenges, including transitioning through various living situations before finding a supportive foster family.

• GBA Elects and Installs Officers and Directors to its Board

  Features, June 14, 2024

  Georgia Bankers Association members have elected and installed officers for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and added five members to its board of directors.

• Universal for the Win: Watkinsville’s Miracle League & Playground of Possibilities Projects Help Propel City to All-America City Award Winner

  Features, June 11, 2024

  Extra Special People, Inc. is thrilled to announce that Watkinsville has been named a 2024 All-America City Award Winner. This recognition honors Watkinsville’s outstanding efforts in fostering democracy through local action and innovation, particularly through its inclusive and community-driven projects.

• Dr. Lawrence M. Drake II Named Interim President of Albany State University

  News, June 11, 2024

• Shea Post, Executive Director, to leave Athens Area Homeless Shelter May 31st

  Features, May 23, 2024

  Shea Post, who has served as the Executive Director of the Athens Area Homeless Shelter (AAHS) for more than 12 years, will resign effective May 31, 2024.

• Hartsfield-Jackson, Airbus, Delta and Plug Power Study Feasibility of Hydrogen Fuel at World’s Busiest Airport

  Features, May 22, 2024

  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Airbus, Delta Air Lines and Plug Power have joined forces to assess the feasibility of hydrogen fueling at the world’s busiest airport in support of advancing a more sustainable future for travel.

• UGA Law School Dean to Return to Faculty After Decade of Leadership

  Features, May 21, 2024

  Peter B. “Bo” Rutledge, dean of the University of Georgia School of Law since 2015, announced today that he will return to the faculty at the end of the calendar year. Under his leadership, the law school achieved historic rankings, set fundraising records, expanded access to student financial aid and was consistently recognized as one of the nation’s best returns on investment in legal education.

• Georgia Scores Top Spot in Competitive Economic Rankings

  Features, May 17, 2024

  Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, today announced that the state earned the No. 1 spot in Site Selection’s annual Prosperity Cup rankings for successful investment recruitment in 2023.

• Georgia Employment Hits All-Time High Amid April Job Surge

  Features, May 17, 2024

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's April unemployment rate was 3.1, unchanged for the fourth consecutive month. The unemployment rate was eight-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.

• EY Announces Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Southeast Award Finalists

  Features, April 29, 2024

  Ernst & Young LLP today announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2024 Southeast Award. The Southeast program celebrates entrepreneurs from Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

• Athens Tech Foundation Celebrates Historic Illuminate Fundraiser

  Features, April 24, 2024

  The Athens Tech Foundation held its second annual Illuminate benefit gala Thursday, April 18 at The Classic Center in Athens, Georgia, raising over $151,000 while showcasing student stories to nearly 300 attendees.

• SBI's Newest Report Expands on Resources to Drive Commercial Productivit

  News, April 24, 2024

• Chick-fil-A Awards $26.4M in Scholarships to Team Members

  Features, April 17, 2024

  Chick-fil-A, Inc. has awarded more than $26 million in scholarships for Chick-fil-A restaurant Team Members in 2024 – the highest annual investment the company has made in the education of Team Members in more than 50 years of scholarship giving.

• Georgia Chamber Releases Results of 2024 Executive Insights Survey

  Features, April 16, 2024

  The Georgia Chamber of Commerce, the state’s leading business advocacy and research organization, released the results of its annual Executive Insights Survey providing an overview of the state of Georgia’s economic environment and the issues top-of-mind for Georgia’s business leaders.

• Hartsfield-Jackson—Leading the Skies Once Again As The World’s Busiest Airport

  Features, April 16, 2024

  In the heart of Atlanta, amidst the hustle and the constant hum of movement, stands Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) – a titan of travel, a crossroads of culture, and now, once again, the world’s busiest airport.

• Kaiser Permanente Invests $490,000 to Bolster Georgia’s Mental Health Workforce

  Features, March 14, 2024

  Kaiser Permanente is investing $490,000 in support focused on increasing the number of diverse licensed clinicians to address Georgia’s mental health workforce shortage.

• Farm Stress Summit to Spotlight Mental Health Challenges Among Georgia’s Farming Communities

  Features, February 21, 2024

  The prevalence of mental health challenges experienced by farm families and farming communities in Georgia is staggering. Faced with unfavorable weather, unfriendly economic conditions, labor shortages and more, farmers of all types often cope with the pressures of their profession in unhealthy ways, including considering suicide.

• "Call Before You Dig" Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary in Georgia

  Features, February 20, 2024

  2024 marks Georgia 811’s 50th Anniversary. With the mission to promote safety and prevent utility damage, Georgia 811 will celebrate the occasion with various events, initiatives, and tributes to remind stakeholders and the general public of the importance of contacting 811 before digging.

• Georgia Leading Nation in New Clean Energy Projects, 19 Projects Totalling 39k Jobs, $13B in Private Investments

  Features, February 16, 2024

  Large-scale clean energy projects announced in Georgia in just the first year of the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are projected to create or support almost 39,000 jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenue, and economic growth, according to a new economic analysis by BW Research for the national nonpartisan business group E2.

• Cities Connect: Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities

  News, February 16, 2024

• The 1975 Transportation Group Emerges from Broadleaf Trucking and Sexton Farms Merger

  News, February 16, 2024

• State of Georgia Breaks Export Records for Third Straight Year

  Features, February 15, 2024

  Governor Kemp joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development in announcing that the state surpassed $49.7 billion in exports in 2023, eclipsing the record-setting $47 billion in 2022.

• More than $200 Million in Additional LMIG Funding Available for Local Governments

  News, February 15, 2024

• FirstNet Authority, AT&T Announce 10-Year Investment to Transform America’s Public Safety Broadband Network

  Features, February 14, 2024

  The FirstNet Authority and its network partner, AT&T, are announcing a major investment in the future of public safety communications. The FirstNet Authority’s 10-year, $8 billion investment initiative will evolve and expand FirstNet — America’s public safety network.

• Athens Tech Foundation to Celebrate Second Illuminate Gala April 18th

  Features, February 13, 2024

  The Athens Tech Foundation is thrilled to announce the second annual Illuminate Gala, a vibrant celebration of Athens Technical College's profound impact on workforce development. Scheduled for April 18, 2024, at The Classic Center, this event promises to build upon the success of the previous year, where an impressive $80,000 was raised.

• Cities Connect: Red Cross of Georgia

  News, February 12, 2024

• Georgia Chamber Foundation Releases 2024 State of Housing Report

  Features, February 12, 2024

  The Georgia Chamber of Commerce Foundation released its 2024 State of Housing Report highlighting opportunities for Georgia’s leaders to implement strategic policies that encourage housing development and address the current workforce housing shortage.

• Georgia Chamber Hosts Business Prospects for 35th Annual ‘Georgia Quail Hunt’ in Albany

  Features, February 09, 2024

  This week, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosts its annual Georgia Quail Hunt in Albany, as business leaders representing state recruitment and expansion prospects joined local and state economic developers and officials, including Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr, to learn about the competitive advantages of doing business in Georgia.

• Cities Connect: Georgia Single Parent Coalition

  News, February 09, 2024

• Georgia ALICE - Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed - Report Releases

  Features, February 07, 2024

  Out of the 3.95 million households in Georgia, 34% are hardworking families who are living under the threshold of financial survival based on the state’s 2021 cost of living data, according to the ALICE Report released today by the United Ways of Georgia State Association.

• Public Review of Recommended Middle School ELA Resource Adoption

  News, February 06, 2024

• Georgia Leaders Selected for 2024 GeorgiaForward Young Gamechangers Cohort

  Features, February 06, 2024

  GeorgiaForward has selected 45 promising professionals to serve the organization’s 2024 Young Gamechangers (YG) program. YG is a unique leadership action program hosted by GeorgiaForward, a non-profit organization administrated by the Georgia Municipal Association. Young Gamechangers brings professionals from across the state to work on the persistent challenges of one Georgia community.

• 2024 Georgia Titan 100 Announced

  Features, January 31, 2024

  Titan CEO and headline sponsor Wipfli LLP are pleased to announce the 2024 Georgia Titan 100. The Titan 100 program recognizes the Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives in Georgia.

• Cities Connect: Finding and Funding Child Care in Georgia

  News, January 29, 2024

• Georgia Regional Commissions Unemployment Rates Drop or Remain Steady for the New Year

  News, January 29, 2024

• Athens Unemployment Rate Drops for the New Year

  News, January 26, 2024

• Georgia’s Christy Todd Named Finalist for National Teacher of the Year

  News, January 26, 2024

• Lt. Governor Burt Jones Announces Additional 2024 Legislative Priorities

  News, January 26, 2024

• Strategic Communicators Have More Influence, More Pressure to Drive Business Growth, Report Finds

  News, January 26, 2024

• Financial Fraud Growth Slowed in 2023, but Losses Remained High

  News, January 26, 2024

• IT and Security Teams Increasingly United in Battle Against Sophisticated Cyberthreats, Research Finds

  News, January 26, 2024

• Bold Move to Columbus, Georgia Marks First Semiconductor Manufacturer in Region

  News, January 25, 2024

  Innovative partnering proved successful as CHIPS4CHIPS announced the locating of the first semiconductor manufacturer in the Chattahoochee Valley. Micromize, a pioneering semiconductor manufacturer specializing in energy-efficient electronics for wearables and mobile devices, has chosen Columbus as the location for its inaugural manufacturing facility.

• HACEMOS Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications

  News, January 23, 2024

• Moneypenny Dials In on What Irks Customers and Prospects the Most

  Features, January 23, 2024

  A new survey shows 62% of people are spending longer on the phone to businesses than three years ago, a figure that was only 46% the previous year. The research from Moneypenny, which handles over 20 million calls and chats for businesses annually, also found that 76% of customers cite a company not putting their phone number on their website as a major source of irritation.

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