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• Georgia Historical Society Announces Former United States Senator Sam Nunn to Keynote Georgia History Festival Series

  September 25, 2020

  The Georgia Historical Society announced today that the theme and focus of study for the 2020-2021 Georgia History Festivalis Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in Cold War America.

• Georgia Power Employee’s Complete Greenhouse Project at K.B Sutton Elementary School in in Forsyth

  September 24, 2020

  Members of Georgia Power’s volunteer service organization, Citizens of Georgia Power-Plant Scherer chapter recently completed phase one of their legacy project at K.B Sutton Elementary School in Forsyth.

• Carl Vinson Institute Fellowship Helps Communities Address Revitalization Challenges

  September 23, 2020

  The City of Richmond Hill is promoting a unified “look” and the City of Dahlonega is envisioning visitor-friendly parking solutions through a community development collaborative with the University of Georgia.

• Georgia Congressional Delegation Fights to Close Digital Divide

  September 22, 2020

  U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), and 10 members of the Georgia congressional delegation sent a letter urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to utilize Georgia’s recently completed location-level broadband maps as the federal government works to improve access to high-speed internet.

• Navicent Health Transforms Performance through ISO 9001

  September 21, 2020

  The American Society for Quality has included in its September issue of Quality Progress Magazine an article entitled “Driving Performance: How ISO 9001 helped a Georgia healthcare system provide safer, more effective care” by Casey Bedgood, certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and Accreditation Optimization Officer for Navicent Health.

• Critical Panel Discussion to be Featured at Health Connect South: Atlanta Hospital CEOs Collaboration to Combat COVID-19

  September 21, 2020

  The agenda for the 2020 Health Connect South (HCS) annual gathering on September 24th will feature a compelling panel discussion with three Atlanta area hospital CEO’s who will share how they spearheaded unprecedented, collaborative efforts to combat the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.

• Georgia Significantly Outperforms National Unemployment Rate in August

  September 18, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that for the month of August, Georgia’s unemployment rate was 5.6 percent, while the national unemployment rate stood at 8.4 percent. Along with outpacing the national rate, Georgia recorded a decrease of 2 percentage points since July and a seven-point drop since the beginning of the pandemic.

• Poll Worker Training: Aggressive Statewide Program Targets Those Who Make the Critical Difference on Election Day

  September 18, 2020

  Even with new technology and new procedures, one thing has not changed about Georgia elections: Those who will have the most direct impact on achieving a smooth, successful election day are the poll managers and workers who will staff Georgia’s 3100 precincts on Nov. 3rd.

• Navicent Health Invests $1.2M in the Lives of Teammates, Raises Internal Minimum Wage

  September 17, 2020

  Navicent Health has increased its internal minimum wage from $7.25 per hour to $10.00 per hour, investing $1.2 million into the lives and careers of its teammates. Hourly workers will benefit from the increase, which exceeds the federal government’s minimum pay requirements.

• Georgia Commission for Freight and Logistics Kicks Off 2020 Meeting Series

  September 17, 2020

  The Georgia Commission for Freight and Logistics has kicked-off its 2020 Meeting Series with its first meeting held on September 15th. This year’s regional meetings will continue the work launched in 2019 with the creation of the commission through House Resolution 37.

• Health Connect South 2020 Set to Showcase Best of the Southeast Regions’ Health Collaborations

  September 16, 2020

  The 2020 Health Connect South (HCS) annual gathering on September 24th will present a unique view into health collaborations happening across the Southeast among health systems, academia, healthcare providers, investors, health innovators and key state and national policy makers.

• State’s International Trade Team Announces New Export Directory Connecting Georgia Suppliers to Global Buyers

  September 15, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s International Trade division is officially announcing a new marketing tool created to provide virtual connections between international buyers and Georgia suppliers.

• Alzheimer’s Association, Georgia Chapter Now Offering Monthly Virtual Lunch & Learn Alzheimer’s Series

  September 14, 2020

• Chris Clark: Building a Global Talent Pipeline

  September 14, 2020

  Even before COVID-19 hit our borders and changed virtually every business plan and legislative priority for 2020, the war for talent was being fought across every industry sector around the world.

• Join GeorgiaForward and Georgia Municipal Association for Let Your Voice Be Heard: How, When, and Why To Vote

  September 11, 2020

  Join GeorgiaForward and Georgia Municipal Association on September 15 at 6pm for Let Your Voice Be Heard: How, When, and Why To Vote featuring Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Carter Center Chair Jason Carter, and Professor Andra Gillespie of Emory University with a U.S. Census reminder from Janet Lee.

• Job Creation Up In First Two Months of Fiscal Year

  September 10, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced new economic development job numbers showing that Georgia’s economic momentum is continuing to grow two months into the state’s new fiscal year.

• H. J. Russell & Company Honored with Georgia’s goBeyondProfit Champion Award

  September 10, 2020

  Today it was announced that H. J. Russell & Company (Russell), a family-run pillar of Atlanta real estate development and construction, was honored with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. This peer-nominated honor is given by Georgia business leaders to companies who consistently benefit their community and business with generous company culture, deployment of company resources and community empowerment.

• Technology Association of Georgia Announces Early Look at Fintech South Featured Speakers, Schedule

  September 09, 2020

  Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) releases its agenda and first wave of speakers for Fintech South, the Southeast’s largest virtual event dedicated to financial innovation taking place October 5th-9th.

• Mercer University Breaks Ground on New Medical School Campus in Columbus

  September 08, 2020

  Mercer University today held a groundbreaking ceremony at the site of its planned medical school campus in Uptown Columbus on the banks of the Chattahoochee River.

• Department of Economic Development Thanks Companies Supplying Critical Items to Fight COVID-19

  September 08, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development, alongside Governor Brian P. Kemp, again thanked the numerous companies across the state who have stepped up to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and health care supplies to fight COVID-19.

• Congressman Austin Scott: Census Results Vitally Important to Our Local Communities

  September 03, 2020

  One hundred and thirty-two federal programs used Census Bureau statistical data to distribute more than $675 billion in funds during fiscal year 2015 alone.

• One Georgia County Leads the Nation on Top “Work from Home” U.S. Counties List

  September 03, 2020

  Forsyth County, Georgia, ranks as the top "Work from Home" county in the United States, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors® measuring several factors of increasing relevance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Two Colorado counties – Douglas and Broomfield – appear in the top 10 at second and ninth, respectively.

• Forecasts Say 42.5 Million Americans Will Hit the Road for Labor Day Holiday Weekend

  September 03, 2020

• Georgia Named ‘Top State for Doing Business’ for 7th Consecutive Year

  September 02, 2020

  Prior to a tour of the new Amazon fulfillment center in Gwinnett County, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Georgia has been named the “Top State for Doing Business” for the seventh year in a row by Area Development.

• Georgia Power's New Vogtle Units Approximately 87% Complete

  September 01, 2020

  Georgia Power announced in a filing with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) that the target in-service dates for the Vogtle nuclear expansion project remain November 2021 for Unit 3 and November 2022 for Unit 4. The company also reported the project is now approximately 87% complete, as significant progress continues to be made at the site.

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