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• NORAMCO recognized as Athens-Clarke County’s 2015 Manufacturer of the Year

  April 20, 2015

  Athens-Clarke County’s annual Industry Appreciation Dinner was held last week to celebrate the contributions that local manufacturers make to the Athens community. The event was attended by over 100 guests, including local, State and national elected officials, community leaders and the captains of industry throughout Athens.

• UGA Grady College Announces Departmental Restructure Changes

  April 17, 2015

  The University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication has been restructured to create a single, digital-first journalism department and to have one department solely focused on entertainment and media studies, a rapidly growing sector of the media industry.

• St. Mary’s Receives Chest Pain Center Accreditation

  April 16, 2015

  St. Mary’s Health Care System has received full accreditation as a chest pain center with PCI – the technical term for emergency balloon angioplasty and stent implantation – from the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care.

• Athen's Carrier Transicold Celebrates Two Anniversaries

  April 15, 2015

  Carrier Transicold is celebrating a double anniversary this year: 75 years of Carrier road transport refrigeration innovation and the 45th anniversary of the Carrier Transicold business. Carrier Transicold helps improve global transport and shipping of temperature controlled cargoes with a complete line of equipment for refrigerated trucks, trailers and containers, and is a part of UTC Building & Industrial Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp.

• Q&A With GDEcD Director of Global Commerce Annie Baxter

  April 14, 2015

  In the first of a monthly series with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Director of Global Commerce for Logistics, Energy, Agribusiness & Food Annie Baxter discusses important transportation projects, innovations in logistics, and the economic development climate in Georgia.

• Are Your Employees Getting Enough Sleep? (And if Not, Why Do You Care?)

  April 13, 2015

  It’s no secret to any harried entrepreneur that getting too little sleep has plenty of ill effects. But did you ever stop to think about the effect lack of sleep might be having on your employees. And, by extension, how that could be affecting your business?

• Georgia Lt. Gov. Cagle to Present UGA Public Service & Outreach Keynote Address

  April 10, 2015

  Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle will present the 2015 keynote address following the 24th annual University of Georgia Public Service and Outreach Awards presentations on April 13th.

• 2015 Georgia Chamber Red Carpet Tour Begins Today

  April 08, 2015

  The 2015 Georgia Chamber of Commerce Red Carpet Tour kicks off today and runs through Saturday, April 11th. Twenty-four business leaders who are planning to locate or expand from throughout the nation and the world are participating in this year’s tour, which will visit the Governor’s Mansion, the College Football Hall of Fame and the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta and the Masters golf tournament in Augusta.

• UGA Provost Expands Slate of Leadership Development Programs

  April 07, 2015

  In addition to providing faculty with an immersive, yearlong fellowship through the SEC Academic Leadership Development Program, Provost Pamela Whitten has launched three new programs to support existing leaders and broaden the pipeline of potential leaders.

• Don’t Miss the Opportunity to Perform Employee Reviews

  April 06, 2015

  There are compliance elements to annual employee reviews, but they’re at the end of this article. That’s not to minimize their importance; however, they are more “checklist” things. So first, we’ll discuss the more complicated, and often ignored, employee review.

• Marquee Broadcasting to Purchase WUGA-TV

  April 03, 2015

  Marquee Broadcasting Inc. of Brookeville, Maryland, has entered into an agreement to acquire WUGA-TV from the University of Georgia for $2.5 million. Marquee Broadcasting is owned by Brian and Patricia Lane. The company also owns WMDT-TV, the ABC/CW/Me-TV affiliate in Salisbury, Maryland.

• Javy Lopez to Headline Golf Tourney for St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital

  April 02, 2015

  Former Atlanta Braves catcher Javy Lopez will be the special honoree at the 2015 Bucky Dent Legends on the Links golf tournament to be held on Monday, Oct. 5, at the beautiful Reynolds Plantation National course. The tournament will again benefit St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Hospital.

• Profile: Richard Raby, Asset Management for Creative Financial Group

  April 01, 2015

  Richard Raby, portfolio manager with Creative Financial Group, came to the company in 2000 looking for a position offering more face-to-face interaction with his clients. “I was working with E*TRADE when I heard of the opportunity at Creative,” he says. “I was looking for something less transaction-based and more relationship driven, and I found exactly that.” Richard enjoys the opportunity to see the tangible results of his work.

• EITS Hosts Computer Health and Security Fair

  March 31, 2015

  University of Georgia students, faculty and staff are invited to bring their personal laptops for free security checks at Enterprise Information Technology Services' Spring Computer Health and Security Fair.

• Athens Chamber Celebrates Business Community at Annual Dinner

  March 30, 2015

  Athens business and civic leaders, teachers, government officials and young entrepreneurs alike crowded the ballroom at The Classic Center last month to celebrate a year of success and service at the Athens Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting and awards banquet.

• 10 Biggest Sales Mistakes and How to Avoid Them Like the Plague

  March 27, 2015

  Owning a small business means you’re in the business of selling, whether that’s your product or your services. Luckily, sales skills can be learned much like a sport or a hobby and the more practice you get, the better you’ll be. Qualities in outstanding salesmen include being proactive, friendly and disciplined. Selling is an art and by fine-tuning your skills, you’ll see an immediate increase in sales when it comes to your small business. Here, we’re looking at 10 of the biggest sales mistakes and what you can do to avoid them.

• Casino Gambling Legalization Introduced; Projections Suggest $250M For HOPE

  March 26, 2015

  Georgia legislators have toyed around with the idea of allowing horse racing at a new small scale race track. Yesterday, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers has dropped bills that would pave the way for Georgia to aim higher and assert itself into the major leagues of casino gambling. Charlie Harper of Peach Pundit writes that supporters of HR 807 and HB 677 tout a potential payoff of 10,000 construction jobs, 10,000 permanent jobs, and – perhaps most importantly – $250 Million dollars added to HOPE’s dwindling coffers every year.

• Harvard Economist to Speak at UGA About Income Inequality

  March 24, 2015

  Gregory Mankiw, department chair of economics at Harvard University, will speak on “Income Inequality: Facts, Hypothesis, and Policy Prescriptions” March 26 at 11 a.m. in the University of Georgia Chapel.

• St. Mary’s Announces First Medical Residents of GRU/UGA Partnership

  March 23, 2015

  The Internal Medicine Residency Program, a joint effort of the GRU/UGA Medical Partnership and St. Mary’s Health Care System, is pleased to announce its first class of residents, who will begin their residency education on July 1, 2015.

• Ed Farley: What Do Your Customers Think?

  March 20, 2015

  How many times do you hear companies brag that they are…world-class ….have top-rated products! How often do we hear the claims of an incredible sales force! The best customer service! Are these claims true? How do they know? How do you know?

• Yik Yak Founders to Headline Thinc. Entrepreneurial Week at UGA

  March 18, 2015

  Thinc. Entrepreneurial Week, which will be March 23-27, will once again bring an array of innovators to the University of Georgia to stimulate entrepreneurial thinking. This is the third year that Thinc. has sponsored a weeklong celebration of entrepreneurship with events organized by the university’s colleges and programs as well as community organizations.

• Athens SBDC to Present the StartSmart Series

  March 17, 2015

  The Athens SBDC will present the StartSmart series for new entrepreneurs who want to start or have recently started a business. The series will begin on March 27th and consists of eight modules over five Fridays, ending on April 24th.

• Athens-Clarke County Designated as a Tier 2 Community

  March 13, 2015

  Each year, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs ranks all of Georgia’s 159 counties based on the following economic factors: unemployment rate for the most recent 36 month period, per capita income for the most recent 36 month period, and percentage of residents whose incomes are below the poverty level. Athens-Clarke County has traditionally been a Tier 1 community, but has been designated a Tier 2 community for 2015.

• Jim Blanchard on Changing the Leadership Culture

  March 12, 2015

  When former Chairman & CEO of Synovus Jim Blanchard retired, his agenda didn’t fill with days dedicated to front-porch sitting. He desired to perpetuate and expand the influence of what he calls “servant leadership.” He proposed the concept of a leadership forum to his successor, who, understanding the value, eagerly agreed to sponsor the program. That was 10 years ago. The 10th annual Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum will roll out later this year in August.

• Italian Founded SaaS Software Company Docebo Invests in Athens

  March 11, 2015

  Docebo has raised $3M in growth equity from Klass Capital to accelerate the growth of its SaaS enterprise E-Learning platform. This is Docebo’s second venture backed financing round, originally funded by a leading Italian Venture Capital firm Principia SGR.

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