April 2021 Features

  • Herring Family Donates Portrait to ABAC

    April 30, 2021

    Descendants of John Lewis Herring recently gathered to present his portrait to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College where it will occupy a distinguished position in the building named in his honor. To honor their family’s connection to ABAC, Jim and Martha Moore donated the re-creation of their treasured family oil painting of John Lewis Herring.

  • New Filing Illustrates Atlanta Gas Light’s Plans to Enhance Its System, Support Growth in Georgia

    April 30, 2021

    Atlanta Gas Light submitted its first-ever Integrated Capacity Development Plan, a filing newly required by the Georgia Public Service Commission. The document, referred to as the i-CDP, provides insight into the company’s long-range plans for initiatives that will enable it to meet increased demand and deliver superior customer service while continuing to serve the state safely and reliably.

  • goBeyondProfit Research Clarifies Georgians’ Heightened Expectations and Offers Road Map for Business Response

    April 29, 2021

    Georgia-specific research confirms employee and consumer rising expectations – and propensity to act – based on how businesses speak out about issues and care for employees, community and environment. Business executive input reveals increasing business value and commitment to corporate character efforts, according to goBeyondProfit, a statewide alliance of CEOs which conducted the survey in March 2021.

  • Doyle Equipment Manufacturing Donates Spreader to ABAC Farm

    April 28, 2021

    The J.G. Woodroof Farm at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College continues to offer ABAC students the opportunities to operate top of the line equipment.

  • US Consumer Confidence Up Sharply Again in April

    April 28, 2021

    The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index rose sharply again in April, following a substantial gain in March.

  • South GeorgiaLEADS Announces 2020-2021 Graduates & New Board Leadership

    April 27, 2021

    South Georgia recognized 32 committed leaders who are dedicated to the economic success and welfare of the region last week with the graduation of the most recent class of South GeorgiaLEADS. The 2020-2021 class represents 14 counties of the 21-county region and are united in a shared desire to the future growth of Southwest Georgia.

  • Georgia Ports Authority Details Capacity, Operations Expansion

    April 27, 2021

    At the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference, the Georgia Ports Authority released fiscal year to date numbers (July -March) showing record volumes of 3.9 million twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 15 percent, and detailed a plan that expedites completion of more than 1.4 million additional TEUs of annual capacity.

  • What to Expect in the Housing Market After the Pandemic

    April 26, 2021

    The coronavirus pandemic has upended the housing market, opening up new opportunities for many, pushing some to move back home and causing others to reevaluate how they want their home to look. With vaccines being widely distributed, new Zillow surveys reveal what's likely to change and what's expected to remain when the pandemic ends.

  • Colony Bankcorp & SouthCrest Financial Group to Combine in Transformational Merger

    April 23, 2021

    Colony Bankcorp, Inc., the holding company for Colony Bank, and SouthCrest Financial Group, Inc., the holding company for SouthCrest Bank, N.A., jointly announced the signing of an Agreement and Plan of Merger under which Colony has agreed to acquire 100% of the common stock of SouthCrest in a combined stock-and-cash transaction valued at approximately $84.0 million.

  • Jobs Increase Over the Month in Every Georgia MSA

    April 23, 2021

    The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that the number of jobs and employment numbers were up in every metropolitan statistical area (MSA) from February to March of 2021. The unemployment rate was down over the month in every MSA. For March, the unemployment rate was down and the labor force and employment numbers were up in every reported regional commission.

  • New Report Reveals Cox Enterprises Has Invested Nearly $1 Billion in Sustainability and Cleantech

    April 23, 2021

    Cox Enterprises released Making Our Mark, its collective impact report, which details the company's investment of nearly $1 billion in sustainable businesses and technologies, and more than $191 million donated to or invested in communities.

  • Ameris Bank Makes Contribution to Tift Regional

    April 21, 2021

    Ameris Bank recently made a contribution to Tift Regional Medical Center through the Georgia Heart Program.

  • Melody Cowart Named Chamber President

    April 20, 2021

    Melody Cowart is the new president of the Tifton-Tift County Chamber of Commerce.

  • AG Chris Carr & Partners Kick Off Annual Fundraiser to Benefit Georgia’s Regional Food Banks

    April 20, 2021

    Today marks the first day of the 10th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a two-week virtual fundraising drive fortified by Georgia’s legal community, benefitting the state’s regional food banks.

  • Georgia Port Authority's March Container Trade Leaps 48%

    April 16, 2021

    The Port of Savannah handled an all-time record of nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, an increase of more than 48 percent, or 162,275 TEUs, compared to the same month in 2020.

  • Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops in March While Jobs Increase

    April 16, 2021

    The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped 0.3 percentage points to reach 4.5 percent in March while the state saw a significant increase in the number of jobs.

  • $8.43 Billion, 24,000+ Jobs from Economic Development Projects During First Three Quarters of Fiscal Year

    April 14, 2021

    Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced that more than 24,000 jobs were created across all regions of the state by economic development projects in Georgia during the first three quarters of fiscal year 2021.

  • Southwell Joins Campaign to Register Organ, Eye, and Tissue Donors

    April 12, 2021

    Southwell has joined other area hospitals, healthcare organizations, and the LifeLink Foundation to create a donation-friendly community through the Hospital Organ Donation Campaign.

  • Technology Association of Georgia Unveils TAG Tech Award Finalists

    April 12, 2021

    The Technology Association of Georgia has announced the TAG Technology Awards Finalists. In its first year, TAG’s Technology Awards recognize companies and individuals throughout Georgia who made an impact in 2020. The finalists will be recognized, and winners will be announced at the Georgia Technology Summit on April 28, 2021.

  • Explore Georgia: State Ready to Safely Host Meetings and Conventions

    April 09, 2021

    On Global Meetings Industry Day, Explore Georgia, the tourism division within the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), is proud to showcase the state’s leading-edge conference centers and destinations.

  • UPS Flight Forward Adds Innovative New Aircraft, Enhancing Capabilities and Network Sustainability

    April 08, 2021

    UPS, together with its UPS Flight Forward subsidiary, plans to purchase electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft from Beta Technologies (BETA) to augment its air service for select small and mid-size markets. These aircraft will take off and land on-property at UPS facilities in a whisper-quiet fashion, reducing time-in-transit, vehicle emissions, and operating cost.

  • Pelotons & Penny-Pinching: How COVID-19 Pulled US Consumers Toward New Extremes of Splurging & Saving

    April 07, 2021

    With the end of the pandemic finally in sight, one of its lasting legacies may be pulling American consumers toward new and seemingly contradictory directions of behavior.

  • Georgia Made Companies Play Key Role in Fight Against Pandemic

    April 06, 2021

    A little more than a year since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported in Georgia, the Georgia Department of Economic Development celebrates a group of Georgia Made - certified manufacturers that have all started, pivoted, or stepped up production of personal protective equipment or health care supplies to combat the pandemic while maintaining or even increasing operations and employment.

  • Revolutionary Map Expanding Statewide Internet Access for Georgians

    April 05, 2021

    Wide swaths of South Georgia lack access to high-speed internet service. But where are the most households lacking broadband access in the state? Fulton County.

  • Have You Applied for Go Global Georgia?

    April 02, 2021

    Go Global Georgia is a competitive program that provides reimbursement grants to small business exporters participating in approved export-related activities. Companies can apply for two activities during the grant year, receiving maximum reimbursement of $6,000.