January 2024 News

January 31, 2024

• Former SBDC Area Director Gives Back to the Organization

• Athens Academy Students Participate in Model UN

• ACCGov Achieves 2nd What Works Cities Silver Certification for Use of Data in Decision Making

• UGA Kicks Off Statewide Youth Leadership Program Youth LEAD Georgia

• Georgia House Rules Committee Chair Richard Smith Dies at Age 78

• Georgia Ports Achieves Record Year for Autos

• UPS Releases Earnings, Announces 12,000 Layoffs

• State Senate Committee Approves Sports Betting Bill

• AG Carr Joins 27-State Coalition Supporting Texas Border Defense Barriers

• US Consumer Confidence Increased in January

• 69% of Renters Would Be Happier Owning a Home, Yet 60% Say It Is Out of Reach, New Data Finds

• Cox Automotive Forecast: New-Vehicle Sales in January Expected to Maintain Healthy Pace Set in December

January 30, 2024

• Banksouth Mortgage Welcomes Jenny Terrell as Vice President, Producing Production Manager of the Athens Branch

• Oconee County Receives GAEL Vision Award

• Winter WonderLights at UGA’s State Botanical Garden Sets Record Attendance in Third Year

• BankSouth Welcomes Angie Lewis as Chief Banking Officer

• Prosecutors Oversight Bill Clears Georgia House

• AAA: Georgia Gas Price Average Increased at the Pumps

• Georgia DOT: I-14 Project Not a Good Investment

• SOS Raffensperger: Don’t Sit on the Sidelines; Become a Poll Worker

• Georgia Ranks 8th in States to Relocate to for a Successful Gaming Career

• Data Reveals Which States are Best to Retire In

• PwC: Economic Optimism Doubles, Yet Almost Half of CEOs Do Not Believe their Businesses will be Viable in a Decade

• Public Backs Charity Access to AI, Research by the Charities Aid Foundation Finds

• 67% of Small Business Owners Foresee Revenue Increasing Over the Next Year; Supply Chain and Labor Issues Easing