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• Small Business Spending Increases 16% Year-Over-Year in April

  May 11, 2022

  The Bank of America Institute released its findings from its first Small Business Checkpoint, a new publication which aims to provide a holistic and real-time estimate of Small Business financial activity, spending and financial well-being, leveraging the breadth and depth of Bank of America proprietary data from its approximately three million small business households.

• ESG Report Highlights Delta’s Accelerated Progress Toward a People-centric Future

  May 10, 2022

  Delta is delivering on its purpose to connect people to opportunity while expanding understanding of our planet and those within it, an ongoing journey detailed in its 2021 ESG Report.

• Bright Futures Ahead for Georgia’s Workforce

  May 09, 2022

  With a labor force of 5.2 million people, preparing Georgians for careers is serious business in the Peach State. From the nation’s No. 1 workforce training program, Georgia Quick Start, to top-ranking universities and technical colleges – and starting at the earliest ages with the first universal Pre-K program in the nation – Georgia places a premium on education and career training.

• Dan Cathy and Shirley Franklin Inducted as Georgia Trustees

  May 06, 2022

  To commemorate the 289th anniversary of the founding of Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Historical Society inducted Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta, as modern-day Georgia Trustees on April 30th, at the Georgia Historical Society’s Trustees Gala in Savannah. It is the highest honor the State of Georgia can confer.

• Georgia Lottery Generates $367.2M for HOPE, Pre-K in 3rd Quarter of FY22

  May 06, 2022

  Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Lottery Corp. announced it raised $367,233,000 in profits for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, bringing the total transferred to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account since inception to more than $24.9 billion.

• Georgia-based Nutrition Nonprofit MANA Nutrition Breaks Ground on $36 Million Expansion in Fitzgerald

  May 05, 2022

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that MANA Nutrition, a Georgia-based nonprofit that produces ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) to fight global malnutrition, celebrated breaking ground on an expansion of their Ben Hill County facility. With more than $36 million in investment, this is the company’s largest expansion investment to date. MANA will also add 10 new jobs, bringing the company’s employment in the county to 80.

• Dr. Tracy L. Brundage Named President of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College

  May 04, 2022

  The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia named Dr. Tracy L. Brundage president of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, effective August 1st.

• State of Georgia Celebrates ‘Small Business ROCK STARS’ During Small Business Week

  May 04, 2022

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced its 2022 Small Business ROCK STARS as part of the state’s celebration of Georgia Small Business Week. A small businessman himself, Governor Brian Kemp is proud to recognize Small Business Week to highlight the hard work and determination of Georgia’s small business community.

• Small Business Owners are More Resilient, According to Truist Survey

  April 29, 2022

  Small business owners have taken many actions to overcome the challenges they are facing to grow their business due to economic uncertainty and rising inflation, according to Truist annual Small Business Pulse Survey of small businesses with annual revenue between $100K-$2M.

• Technical College System of Georgia Announces 2022 Student of the Year

  April 28, 2022

  The Technical College System of Georgia announced the state’s top technical college student for 2022. Ryan Degner, a Welding and Joining Technology student from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College was chosen as this year’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner.

• Dr. Tracy Brundage Named Finalist for Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Presidency

  April 27, 2022

  Board of Regents Chairman Harold Reynolds and University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Sonny Perdue have announced Dr. Tracy Brundage as the sole finalist for president of Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC).

• Chick-fil-A Chairman Dan Cathy & Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin to Receive Georgia’s Highest Honor

  April 27, 2022

  In recognition of the 289th anniversary of the founding of Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Historical Society will induct Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta, as modern-day Georgia Trustees. It is the highest honor the State of Georgia can confer.

• Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presents 26 Statewide Preservation Awards

  April 25, 2022

  The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation earlier today presented 26 awards recognizing the best of preservation in Georgia during its 45th annual Preservation Awards ceremony in Augusta.

• Business Travel Steers Toward Slow, Yet Steady Ascent

  April 21, 2022

  Even as COVID-19 health concerns and travel restrictions subside, corporate travel faces a complex prognosis. Many companies are now implementing the return to office plans they delayed last fall, and an increase in corporate travel is likely to accompany this shift.

• Leadership Tift Participates in Education Day

  April 20, 2022

  Tift County Chamber of Commerce Leadership Tift members visited Tift County's various educational systems during their second session.

• Georgia Chamber Announces Inaugural Members of Hub Chamber Council

  April 20, 2022

  Acknowledging Georgia's larger cities and counties outside of the Metro Atlanta region have their own unique issues and concerns that demand a more coordinated and specific program of work, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce along with local chambers have created the Hub Chamber Council.

• The Coca-Cola Company Pledges $1M to Put More Georgia Commercial Truck Drivers on the Road

  April 20, 2022

  The Coca-Cola Company today announced a $1 million donation to the Technical College System of Georgia Foundation for its system’s Commercial Truck Driving Program. The Coca-Cola Company also announced “Delivering the Future: The Coca-Cola System & Technical College System of Georgia Truck Tour” to raise awareness of TCSG’s Commercial Truck Driving Program and career opportunities with local bottler Coca-Cola UNITED.

• Last Call for Participation in Annual Business Executive Opinion Survey by goBeyondProfit

  April 19, 2022

  The annual Business Executive Survey conducted by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO will close soon. All senior business executives in Georgia are invited to participate.

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

  April 19, 2022

  Attorney General Chris Carr, the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Food Bank Association today kicked off the first day of the 11th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy. This two-week virtual fundraising drive is fortified by Georgia’s legal community and benefits the state’s regional food banks.

• TRMC Foundation Makes Donation to Tiftarea YMCA

  April 15, 2022

  The Tift Regional Medical Center Foundation recently donated $15,000 to the Tiftarea YMCA in Tifton.

• Technology Association of Georgia Unveils the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia

  April 15, 2022

  Each year, the Technology Association of Georgia unveils the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia. This year, there are actually 41, as two companies tied for a spot on this prestigious list.

• Georgia Marks Lowest Unemployment Rate Ever as Wages Increase Statewide

  April 14, 2022

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced today that Georgia’s wages across the state are rising and the March unemployment rate dropped to an all-time low of 3.1 percent from February’s revised rate of 3.2 percent.

• New Georgia-Made 2023 Telluride Arrives at New York Auto Show with Refreshed Styling

  April 14, 2022

  Three years after bursting onto the scene as one of the most in-demand and award-winning three-row eight-passenger SUVs in the U.S., the Kia Telluride returns for 2023 with an array of enhancements that build upon the success of the original.

• 32 Finalists to Compete in Flavor of Georgia Food Product Contest

  April 13, 2022

  Judges have selected 32 finalists to compete in the second and final round of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ annual Flavor of Georgia food product contest.

• Small Business Concerns Around Inflation Grow as Prices Soar and Economic Instability Continues

  April 13, 2022

  Nearly one in three (30.5%) business owners report feeling extremely worried about inflation and rank it as a top business concern and another 62.5% say they are generally concerned about inflation and are keeping an eye on rising prices, according to new survey data from SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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