January 2017 Features

  • Blue Bird Awarded $4.4M to Develop Electric School Bus

    January 30, 2017

    In December of 2016, the Department of Energy announced that they would be awarding $15M to organizations in an effort to accelerate the adoption of advanced and alternative fuel vehicles. Blue Bird Corporation, a bus manufacturer located in Fort Valley, GA, was presented the largest amount at $4.4M in order to develop a zero-emissions, 100% V2G electric school bus.

  • Mercer Innovation Center, SparkMacon to Launch Start-Up Land Business Development Program for Middle Georgia Community

    January 30, 2017

    Mercer Innovation Center and SparkMacon are partnering to offer Start-Up Land, a business development program that is free and open to the public, designed for aspiring entrepreneurs who find themselves in the space between an initial idea and an actual business.

  • Historic Macon Seeks Neighborhood Input

    January 23, 2017

    Historic Macon Foundation will host a Neighborhood Incubator public meeting on Tuesday, January 24 capturing public input on how to improve and strengthen Macon’s neighborhoods. Discussion from the meeting will facilitate a neighborhood training program developed by University of Georgia’s J.W. Fanning Institute for development of Leadership Development. The Neighborhood Incubator project is funded by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

  • Robins Air Force Base Reaches New Heights with FieldTurf

    January 19, 2017

    Airmen at Robins Air Force Base will now train and compete on the world’s leading artificial turf. This month the Georgia military base inaugurated a renovated outdoor field that showcases FieldTurf’s Classic HD system.

  • Leadership Georgia Announces 2017 Class & Programs

    January 19, 2017

    The Leadership Georgia Board of Trustees recently announced the 2017 Class of Leadership Georgia. Sixty-three participants were selected from a pool of several hundred candidates. With a principal focus on “Georgia A State of Mind,” the 2017 Class of Leadership Georgia will travel to Brasstown Valley, Jesup, Jekyll Island, Perry and Brasselton.

  • Georgia Employers’ Association Announces Managerial Leadership Workshop Series

    January 13, 2017

    Georgia Employers’ Association and the Focus Group are pleased to announce the 2017 schedule for the five session workshop series, Leadership that Enhances Organizational Results. The course is designed for organizational leaders, managers, and supervisors who want to improve their ability to achieve business results and meet their performance objectives.

  • Georgia Chamber Eggs and Issues: Government Leaders Optimistically Address Initiatives, State’s Future

    January 11, 2017

    Georgia’s top elected officials addressed their priorities and proposals to nearly 2,000 attendees at the Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues Breakfast,” on Tuesday. The meeting coincided with the 2017 state legislative session opening this week.

  • UGA President, Mayor Reichert Discuss Collaborations and Future Partnerships

    January 05, 2017

    A meeting with Macon-Bibb County Mayor Robert Reichert was an opportunity for University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead to learn more about the assistance the university provided Macon-Bibb before, during and after its government consolidation.

  • MEDC & MBCIA Reach New Economic Development Agreement

    January 04, 2017

    The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority and the Macon Economic Development Commission announce that the two groups have signed an agreement to restructure the Economic Development Team for Macon-Bibb County, that will be effective January 1st.