November 2017 News

November 30, 2017

• Room to Grow: Downtown Athens Evolves with New Hotels

• Athens This Weekend: December 1st-3rd

• Exam Proficiency a Key Goal, Clarke School Superintendent Says

• SBA Sets New Small Business Lending Record with More Than $1.4B in Loans to Georgia Small Businesses in 2017

  The Georgia District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced its fiscal year 2017 lending numbers, showing record levels of small business lending. The agency guarantied 1876 loans, totaling $1.41 billion. This is the third consecutive year that SBA lending in the Peach State has reached or surpassed a billion dollars.

• Innovation Fund Grant Award Winners Announced

• Governor Deal to Speak at Georgia Farm Bureau 80th Convention December 4th

• Georgia Power, Georgia DOT Encourage Drivers to be Winter Road Ready in New Video

• UPS Appoints Scott Price Chief Transformation Officer

• Georgia Government Supervisors Attain Certified Public Manager Status

• BMO Experts Expect Stellar Holiday Shopping Season Buoyed By E-Commerce

• Sec. Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports Hit 3rd Highest Level on Record

• Military Holiday Spending Remains Stable, Job Security and Confidence on Rise

• Survey: Nearly A Quarter Of Workers Will Put In More Time At Work This Cyber Monday (Shopping, That Is)

November 29, 2017

• Oconee Tour Groups Visit Businesses Once Tied to Farming

• Sonia Hirt Named Dean of UGA College of Environment and Design

• Swerdlin & Company Adds Stadion’s StoryLine Managed Account Solution to Retirement Plan Platform

• Gretchen Corbin to Lead Georgia Lottery; Matt Arthur Named Commissioner of TCSG

• Delta One Service, Amenities Take Flight in Select Long-haul Domestic Markets

• Georgia Power Invites Customers to Light Up the Holidays This Season

• The UPS Store Makes Holiday Gifting Easier Than Ever

• Chick-fil-A Foundation Awards $1.23M through the 2018 True Inspiration Awards

• Georgia Welcomes International Buyers through Inbound Missions

• Georgia Chamber Webinar: Managing Employees' Social Media December 6th

• Tesla Truck Will Need Energy of 4,000 Homes to Recharge, Says Study

• Cyber Monday Sales Hit Historic $6.59B