Features
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Aspiring Entrepreneurs Wow Potential Investors at Mercer’s First Pitch Friday
April 09, 2024
Mercer University’s Stetson-Hatcher School of Business recently hosted the University’s inaugural First Pitch Friday event on the Atlanta Campus. The event provides underrepresented student business founders with live pitch experience and on-the-spot feedback from leading venture capital investors across the Southeast.
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Longtime Georgia Bankers CEO Joe Brannen Announces Retirement
April 09, 2024
Georgia Bankers Association President and Chief Executive Officer Joe Brannen will retire on July 15, 2024, the 44th anniversary of his joining the association.
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Tripp Cofield Named Georgia Bankers Association Leader
April 09, 2024
Tripp Cofield has been elected by the Georgia Bankers Association (GBA) Board of Directors as the association's incoming President and CEO when the longtime current leader, Joe Brannen, retires on July 15, 2024.
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Flavor of Georgia Grand Prize Goes to New Creation Soda Works
April 08, 2024
New Creation Soda Works won the grand prize at the 2024 Flavor of Georgia food contest for their product, PECHES Georgia Peach Soda.
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Georgia’s Business Community Celebrates Legislative Wins During 2024 Session
April 05, 2024
The Georgia General Assembly completed the 2024 Legislative Session in the early morning hours of Friday, March 29, passing several pieces of key legislation that bolster our state’s economy and further solidify Georgia’s designation as the ‘No.1 place for business.’
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Three Georgia Cities Receive International Recognition
April 04, 2024
Within hours in early March, projects from three Georgia communities that are part of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation’s Community Research Grant program were honored with international smart cities awards.
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Mercer’s School of Medicine Partners with SGMC Health to Open Clinical Campus in Valdosta
April 03, 2024
Mercer University School of Medicine announced April 2 that it is partnering with SGMC Health, formerly known as South Georgia Medical Center, to establish a clinical campus in Valdosta, where third- and fourth-year students will live and work for their last two years of medical school.
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30,000 Small Businesses Started with Help from SCORE Volunteers Last Year
April 03, 2024
During National Volunteer Month, SCORE – mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration – is celebrating its 10,000+ volunteers nationwide and their collective impact supporting small business success through mentoring, training and education.
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Ultimate Sport for the Mind Mercer to Host GeorgiaFIRST Robotics District Qualifier
April 02, 2024
GeorgiaFIRST Robotics, a STEM-based organization for youth across the state, and FIRST in South Carolina are partnering with Mercer University to host the Peachtree District Qualifier Event at Hawkins Arena on Mercer’s Macon campus April 5th and 6th.
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Applications Now Open for NewTown Macon's Inaugural Marketing Academy, Presented by Georgia Power
April 02, 2024
NewTown Macon is thrilled to announce that applications are now open for its inaugural Marketing Academy, presented by Georgia Power. Designed to equip entrepreneurs with essential digital marketing skills, the Marketing Academy will launch in June 2024 and offers immersive training to drive business growth in Macon's vibrant community.
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The Community Foundation of Central Georgia Announces Third Macon Violence Prevention Grant Cycle Application Process Opens April 1st
April 01, 2024
The Community Foundation of Central Georgia will open the application process for the third round of Macon Violence Prevention community grants on April 1st, with funding from Macon-Bibb County.
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Lawmakers Pass $36.1 Billion State Budget
April 01, 2024
The General Assembly gave final passage to a $36.1 billion fiscal 2025 state budget Thursday night, including raises for state employees and public school teachers as well as an 11th-hour influx of funding for Georgia’s Pre-Kindergarten program.
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Deloitte: Reduced Productivity May Impact Private Company Growth and Valuations in the Next Year
April 01, 2024
Deloitte Private released findings from its latest survey, "Private Company Outlook: Productivity," that reveals the priorities and tactics private companies are leveraging to increase productivity over the next year. The survey asked 100 private company C-suite executives and leaders about their strategies, challenges, and concerns around driving productivity.
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TCSG Announces 2024 Adult Education Student of the Year & Outstanding Adult Education Teacher of the Year Winners
March 29, 2024
The Technical College System of Georgia named Patria Brown from the Cobb County School District TCSG’s 2024 Adult Education Student of the Year, and Rhea Brashear from Southern Regional Technical College won the 2024 Outstanding Adult Education Teacher of the Year award.
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UGA Resilience Workshop Highlights Relationship with Defense Communities
March 28, 2024
Military personnel, resilience experts and researchers from across the southeast learned how the University of Georgia is using nature-based solutions to strengthen military installations and their surrounding communities at the Southeastern Defense Communities Workshop March 13-14 in Athens.
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NewTown Macon Celebrates Twenty Four New Graduates Of The Developer’s Academy
March 26, 2024
On Thursday, March 21st, NewTown Macon celebrated the conclusion of its tenth cohort of the Developer’s Academy. Launched with the vision of empowering local talent to lead downtown's redevelopment efforts in 2015, the Developer's Academy has equipped aspiring real estate developers with the skills and knowledge needed to create professional quality project proposals for investment property.
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Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia to Hold Career and Resource Expo March 28th in Macon
March 26, 2024
Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia, Inc. (GIMG) is holding its Spring 2024 Career & Resource Expo at the Anderson Conference Center, 5171 Eisenhower Pkwy, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on March 28.
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Governor Hosts U.S. House Transportation Committee Chairman, Urges Further Savannah Harbor Investment
March 26, 2024
Governor Brian Kemp renewed his call for a federal study to determine necessary harbor updates at the nation’s third-busiest gateway for containerized trade while visiting the Port of Savannah along with Congressman Sam Graves, R-Mo, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Georgia Congressmen Buddy Carter and Mike Collins.
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Georgia Employment Keeps Reaching New Highs
March 22, 2024
Georgia’s economy continued to reach all-time highs on a number of fronts last month, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday.
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Zaxby's Ventures to the Sea with New Southern Fried Shrimp and Zaxtail Sauce
March 22, 2024
Saucy chicken chain Zaxby's, the premium quick-service restaurant known for its Chicken Fingerz, wings, and signature sauces, is serving up Southern Fried Shrimp as its latest limited time offer for guests to enjoy.
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Georgia Senate Sends State Income Tax Cut to Governor
March 21, 2024
The Georgia Senate gave final passage to an election-year tax cut bill Wednesday, sending it on to Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk for his signature. The bill will save Georgia taxpayers about $1.1 billion this year.
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Georgia DOT Highlights Advancements and Leadership in Public-Private Partnerships at National Conference
March 19, 2024
The Georgia Department of Transportation highlighted its leadership and continued success leveraging Public-Private Partnership (P3) delivery at the recent P3 Conference & Expo 2024 in Dallas. Many of the state’s current and upcoming P3 projects are part of the Major Mobility Investment Program, which includes variations of Design-Builds and P3 delivery approaches.
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Georgia Department of Agriculture Celebrates Georgia Ag Week March 18th – 24th
March 18, 2024
On Thursday, Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper announced the kickoff of the 2024 Georgia Ag Week, running from March 18th to March 24th, 2024.
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Five Georgia Projects Receive $210 Million in Federal Infrastructure Grants
March 15, 2024
On March 12th, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that five projects in Georgia were granted $210 million in infrastructure funding through two programs: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law's Reconnecting Communities & Neighborhoods Pilot Program and the Inflation Reduction Act's Neighborhood Access and Equity Program.
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Kaiser Permanente Invests $490,000 to Bolster Georgia’s Mental Health Workforce
March 14, 2024
Kaiser Permanente is investing $490,000 in support focused on increasing the number of diverse licensed clinicians to address Georgia’s mental health workforce shortage.