Features
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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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Stripling's General Store Slated to Open in Tifton
March 02, 2021
Stripling’s General Store announced its expansion into Tifton with its sixth location breaking ground.
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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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New Leadership Roles at South Georgia Banking Company
March 01, 2021
South Georgia Banking Company announces Board of Director position changes as well as staff promotions at the bank’s Second Street location in Tifton.
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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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Southwell Honors Staff Members at 2020 Virtual Awards Ceremony
February 26, 2021
With the theme “Community Becomes Unity,” Southwell recently recognized 2020 award winners and long-serving employees at a virtual awards ceremony.
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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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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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Southwell to Consolidate Tifton Vaccination Clinics
February 22, 2021
Beginning February 22nd, Southwell will move all its COVID-19 vaccination efforts in Tifton to the vaccine clinic at the Tift Regional Community Events Center at 1657 South Carpenter Road.
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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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Dr. Richardson-Nixon Named to Tift Regional Medical Center Foundation Board
February 19, 2021
The Tift Regional Medical Center Foundation’s board of directors recently announce the appointment of Dr. Margaret Richardson-Nixon as a Foundation Board Member.
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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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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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A Week for ABAC Scheduled February 18th-25th
February 18, 2021
In the 50th version of the annual scholarship fundraiser called Dollars for Scholars and An Evening for ABAC, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College is traveling a different path in A Week for ABAC on Feb. 18-25.
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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.
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ABAC’s Stafford School of Business Seeks Excellence Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic
February 16, 2021
Dr. Renata Elad is no stranger to Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College. She has been instructing students at ABAC for over 20 years and has served the past four years as the Dean of the Stafford School of Business.
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Georgia Ranked Top 10 Exporting State in 2020 for First Time
February 16, 2021
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that the State of Georgia ranked among the United States’ Top Ten exporting states in 2020 for the first time. Georgia merchandise exports reached 215 unique countries and territories and experienced the lowest rate of export contraction among all top ten states, despite headwinds from a global pandemic.
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In SK Plant, Trade Secret Thief Gives Georgia False Choice Between Jobs and Justice
February 16, 2021
The future is electric, and Georgia has spent a great deal of energy—and hundreds of millions in development incentives—to secure its position in the economy of tomorrow as a high-tech manufacturing corridor.