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PwC: Three Quarters of CEOs Predict a Return to Growth in 2021
March 12, 2021
One year after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, CEOs are voicing record levels of optimism in the global economic recovery, with 76% of global business leaders predicting that economic growth will improve in 2021.
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St. Mary's Hospitals Mark Anniversary of Start of COVID-19 Pandemic
March 11, 2021
St. Mary’s Health Care System will begin its observance of the first anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic by planting hundreds of white flags on the lawns of its hospitals in Athens, Lavonia and Greensboro. The flags will recognize the nearly 1,500 inpatients with COVID-19 who have received care at the three hospitals over the past year.
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Georgia Starts 2021 Off Strong
March 11, 2021
The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.2 percentage points in January to reach 5.1 percent and has decreased 7.4 percentage points since the start of the pandemic. Georgia’s January unemployment rate was 1.2 percent lower than the national unemployment rate.
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Georgia’s Leadership in a Pandemic World
March 09, 2021
The State of Georgia is a technology leader with a profile that is quickly rising. Not only have Microsoft and Airbnb recently announced that they would create large tech hubs in Atlanta, but four Georgia-based startups reached “unicorn” status in the last year.
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Explore Georgia Awards Grants to Support Tourism
March 05, 2021
Explore Georgia, the tourism division within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced that it has awarded $20,000 in tourism product development grants to four new and expanding projects across the state.
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Statewide Executive Insights Survey Open for CEO and Executive Participation
March 04, 2021
The third annual statewide survey is in the field to gather executive insights comparative to consumer and employee attitudes and behaviors. Survey sponsors goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO have opened the research to participation by CEOs and senior business leaders who can then gain advance access to the full insights report this spring.
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Georgia’s Agriculture Industry is Weathering the Storms — with the Help of UGA Support
March 04, 2021
It’s been a rough three years for Georgia pecan farmers, whose cash crop has been battered by a hurricane, a fungal tree disease, and a global pandemic — all in relatively rapid succession.
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Oconee State Bank Announces Athens Full Service Financial Center Expansion
March 02, 2021
In a demonstration of commitment to the local community Oconee State Bank announced the expansion of its Athens Loan Office to a Full Service Financial Center.
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AG Chris Carr Announces 10th Annual Legal Food Frenzy to Benefit Georgia Food Banks
March 02, 2021
Attorney General Chris Carr announced that registration is open for the 10th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a statewide virtual fundraising competition among Georgia’s lawyers to help end hunger across the state.
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With Small Businesses Permanently Changed By The Pandemic, Owners Looking To Vaccine-Driven Recovery
March 02, 2021
Small and mid-sized business owners strongly support vaccinations for COVID-19 and plan to encourage their employees to get the shots, which are central to a return to normalcy, according to the latest PNC semi-annual national small business survey.
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Georgia Power Issues First Sustainability Bond from a U.S. Utility
March 01, 2021
Georgia Power announced its first sustainability bond, and the first sustainability bond for a domestic utility in the United States. Bond proceeds will be allocated to fund the company’s environmental, renewable, and social initiatives.
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Tripadvisor Launches Live Sentiment Dashboard to Support Global Tourism Recovery
March 01, 2021
Tripadvisor, the world's largest travel guidance platform, announced the arrival of a live data intelligence dashboard available to destination marketing organizations (DMOs), powered by Tourism Sentiment Index.
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Isakson Gift Caps $4.5 Million Fundraising Effort for Parkinson’s Research Chair
February 25, 2021
The University of Georgia’s campaign to create the John H. “Johnny” Isakson Chair for Parkinson’s Research and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar position reached its goal of $4.5 million in private commitments, and the final contributor was the former U.S. Senator for whom the chair is named.
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Georgia Companies Should Prioritize International Opportunities for Growth in 2021
February 25, 2021
2020 posed unique challenges for business worldwide, particularly small businesses across Georgia. This is certainly true of Georgia exporters, who had to navigate unprecedented disruption in key markets around the world.
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Athens Business Leaders Invited to Local Event Solving Local Issues
February 24, 2021
Creature Comforts Brewing and goBeyondProfit will host a business collaboration event on Thursday, February 25 at 1 p.m. via Zoom. Attendees will gain a greater understanding of some of Athens’ burning community issues, an introduction to a replicable model for collective problem solving and opportunities to collaborate with other area businesses.
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Georgia’s Banks Post Gains in Loans, Deposits, Assets for 2020
February 24, 2021
Georgia’s 157 FDIC-insured banks closed out 2020 with increased loans, deposits and assets at year-end compared to 2019. According the latest FDIC data, loans were up 10%, deposits grew by 22%, and assets increased by 17% in 2020.
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UGA Honors Late Judge Horace Johnson at Annual Leadership Conference
February 24, 2021
The University of Georgia J.W. Fanning Institute for Leadership Development presented its 2021 Innovations in Community Leadership Award posthumously to Superior Court Judge Horace J. Johnson Jr. in honor of his commitment to developing leaders and strengthening his hometown of Newton County and communities across Georgia.
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Providing Georgia with a 21st Century Transportation System
February 23, 2021
Accessibility and connectivity are critical factors in a region’s quality of life and economic competitiveness. Over the last decade, Georgia has experienced remarkable progress in developing its transportation and infrastructure network.
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Securing Connections in an Unsecured World: Georgia’s Europe Office Opens Transatlantic Dialogue on Cybersecurity
February 22, 2021
As a part of the Digital Business Association out of Berlin, SIBB’s “Berlin Meets the USA” event series, the Georgia Department of Economic Development hosted a cybersecurity-focused webinar in January.
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Georgia Film and Television Production off to Strong Start in 2021
February 19, 2021
Despite the worldwide pandemic bringing Georgia’s film and television industries to a complete halt in March of 2020, there are very positive signs for Georgia’s production world in 2021. More than 35 scripted film and television projects are already in the works, and stage space is quickly being snapped up for future projects.
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Following An Unexpected Rebound In M&A, Businesses Are Banking On A New Kind Of Dealmaking For Growth In A Post-Covid World
February 19, 2021
2020 was a volatile year for M&A, with an almost complete halt in deal activity in the early months of the Covid-19 crisis and a rebound in the second half of the year, when deal value rose by more than 30% in the third and fourth quarters. Bain & Company's new survey of nearly 300 M&A practitioners shows that appetite for M&A remains robust, with about half of respondents expecting higher M&A activity in their industries in 2021.
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UGA Launches Streamlined Tech Licensing for Startups
February 18, 2021
The University of Georgia’s Innovation District is offering a new tool to support university entrepreneurs pursuing commercialization of their research discoveries. Georgia Startup License is an express program that combines business and technical assistance with a streamlined technology licensing process to help UGA startups get off the ground.
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Georgia Research Alliance Marks 30 Years of Impact
February 18, 2021
Thirty years of investment in university research and entrepreneurship is paying big dividends for the State of Georgia, according to metrics released by the Georgia Research Alliance.
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National State of the Workforce Report Highlights Georgia’s Accomplishments
February 18, 2021
The National Association of State Workforce Agencies (NASWA) released its bi-annual State of the Workforce Report yesterday outlining how the workforce agencies in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands assisted American workers through one of the worst economic downturns our country has experienced.
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Georgia Made a Symbol of Community Pride, Quality
February 17, 2021
Nearly one year after celebrating Georgia Made Day at the State Capitol, the program has become a point of pride for manufacturing companies and Georgians in every corner of the state. Georgia Made also provides businesses with opportunities for additional support in logistics, manufacturing and marketing of goods produced in Georgia.