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• Robins Financial Credit Union Announces New VP of Community Engagement & Marketing

  April 14, 2025

  In this new role, Mouton Beal will cultivate partnerships with local organizations, design impactful engagement opportunities, oversee marketing efforts, and drive measurable growth in community support and brand recognition while ensuring alignment with the mission and goals of Robins Financial.

• Career & Resource Fair Connects Macon Job Seekers with Hiring Employers April 17th

  April 11, 2025

  Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia is proud to announce its upcoming Career and Resource Fair on April 17th at the Anderson Conference Center in Macon. This free event will connect job seekers with employers who are actively hiring and offer community resources to support career advancement and overcome employment barriers.

• Josh Rogers, President & CEO at NewTown Macon, Honored with 2025 Mary Means Leadership Award

  April 10, 2025

  Main Street America announced Josh Rogers, President & CEO at NewTown Macon, as a 2025 Mary Means Leadership Award recipient. This prestigious award is Main Street America’s top honor recognizing individuals who demonstrate outstanding leadership in the field of comprehensive preservation-based economic development and commercial district revitalization.

• Parker’s Kitchen, A Savannah-Based Convenience Store Chain, Named First goBeyondProfit Champion of 2025

  April 10, 2025

  goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, today announced Savannah-based Parker’s Kitchen and its Founder and Executive Chairman, Greg Parker, as the recipient of the goBeyondProfit Champion Award.

• UPS Makes Bold Moves with Ground Portfolio Expansion

  April 10, 2025

  UPS is doubling down on its customer-first strategy by expanding its end-to-end portfolio with two ground shipping options for residential and commercial shippers: UPS Ground Saver and UPS Ground with Freight Pricing. In today’s dynamic market, global logistics continues to evolve, and UPS is moving forward to deliver for customers of all needs and sizes.

• Major Gift From Delta Air Lines Foundation Fuels MGA Aviation Scholarships For Clayton County Students

  April 09, 2025

  Middle Georgia State University’s School of Aviation is in line to receive $2.5 million in Delta Air Lines Foundation grants to provide scholarships to Clayton County students who dream of becoming pilots.

• New Report Published to Help Georgia Businesses and Communities Prepare for Tariff Measures

  April 09, 2025

  The Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced the publication of Tariffs Briefing: April 2025 - New U.S. Tariffs + Potential Georgia Impact, a report written to help Georgia businesses and communities prepare for the new tariff measures announced by the Trump Administration.

• Governor Brian Kemp Joins Safe Digging Stakeholders to Proclaim April 2025 as Safe Digging Month

  April 09, 2025

  Governor Brian Kemp met with key stakeholders from the safe digging community to issue an official proclamation recognizing April 2025 as Safe Digging Month in Georgia.

• Meet Ocean: From Homeless to Thriving at Atlanta Tech

  April 08, 2025

  Ocean, a student at Atlanta Technical College studying cybersecurity, is proof of what’s possible when foster youth get the support they need. He entered Georgia’s foster care system at age 13 and moved from home to home without much stability.

• Georgia Ports Grows March Container Trade 22.5%

  April 08, 2025

  In its busiest March ever, the Port of Savannah’s container trade increased by 22.5 percent or 98,000 TEUs compared to the same month last year. In intermodal cargo, the Port of Savannah set an all-time record of 52,645 containers moved by rail, an increase of 17 percent over the same month last year.

• Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce Presents the 2025 State of the Community

  April 07, 2025

  On April 22nd, the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce will host its anticipated State of the Community Program, featuring an address by Macon-Bibb County Mayor Lester Miller. The event begins at 11 a.m. with a luncheon at the historic Macon City Auditorium, followed by the mayor’s address at noon.

• Strong Series of Pro-Business Legislation Secures Full Passage During 2025 Legislative Session

  April 07, 2025

  Following Sine Die, the final day of the Legislative Session, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce highlighted the strong series of pro-business legislation that secured full passage during the 2025 Georgia General Assembly Legislative Session.

• The Georgia Power Foundation Marks Milestone, Awards New Grants through Workforce for Georgia Program

  April 07, 2025

  The Georgia Power Foundation announced today that it has reached a milestone, awarding over $2.25 million through 65 grants to support workforce development needs through educational programs across the state since 2020.

• SCORE in Georgia - for the Health of Your Business

  April 03, 2025

  SCORE, formerly the Service Corps of Retired Executives, plays a vital role in fostering small business success across Georgia. As a nonprofit organization and partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration, SCORE provides free mentoring and educational services to entrepreneurs at every stage of their business journey.

• Macon-Bibb Commission to Put More Money Toward Starting Public Safety Pay, Crosswalks

  April 02, 2025

  At its meeting on April 1st, Mayor Lester Miller recommended spending $3 million from revenue from the school public safety cameras to help recruit and retain public safety employees and improve pedestrian infrastructure.

• Federal Judge Sides with Georgia in ‘Water Wars’ with Alabama

  April 02, 2025

  The state of Georgia has won another legal case in its long-running “water wars” with Florida and Alabama.

• Georgia Power Implements New Strategies to Help Drive Business Customer Satisfaction

  April 01, 2025

  Georgia Power, continues to focus on improving and enhancing the customer experience throughout its business that serves 2.8 million customers across the state.

• Georgia and Canada: More Than Friends—Family

  March 31, 2025

  While national headlines may focus on the broader U.S.-Canada relationship, Georgia’s connection with Canada is distinct, deep-rooted, and thriving. Years ago, a U.S. Consul General in Toronto referred to Canadians as “Georgians of the North”—a sentiment that still holds true today.

• Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America Celebrates Grand Opening in Georgia

  March 28, 2025

  Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America hosted its Grand Opening celebration, as part of Hyundai Motor Group’s commitment to and investment in the U.S. The ceremony marks the completion of the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history, just two and a half years after breaking ground.

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Holds at 3.6% as State Adds 7,200 Jobs

  March 28, 2025

  The Georgia Department of Labor announced that Georgia's February unemployment rate was 3.6 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.6 percent in January. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate.

• Georgia & Macon Chambers of Commerce Support Federal Legislation to Establish Ocmulgee Mounds as Georgia’s First National Park & Preserve

  March 27, 2025

  The Georgia Chamber of Commerce and the Greater Macon Chamber of Commerce announced their support of U.S. Representatives Austin Scott and Sanford D. Bishop, Jr., bipartisan Ocmulgee Mounds National Park and Preserve Establishment Act, which would establish the Ocmulgee Mounds and surrounding areas in Middle Georgia as Georgia's first National Park and Preserve.

• Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame Inducts Leaders in Education and Business for 2025

  March 27, 2025

  A visionary leader in agricultural education and research and a stalwart agricultural industry supporter and business leader were inducted into the Georgia Agricultural Hall of Fame on March 21st.

• Georgia Lawmakers Focusing on Artificial Intelligence

  March 26, 2025

  By the time the 2025 General Assembly session gavels to a close early next month, Georgia lawmakers are expected to have taken the first steps to come to grips with the growth of artificial intelligence technology.

• Piedmont Macon’s Graduate Medical Education Program Matches With 28 Resident Physicians

  March 24, 2025

  Piedmont Macon Medical Center will welcome 28 resident physicians this summer, the result of Match Week when candidates learn which hospital they have been matched with for their residencies.

• Tort Reform Gains Final Passage in General Assembly

  March 24, 2025

  A tort reform bill Republican Gov. Brian Kemp made his top priority for this year’s legislative session gained final passage in the General Assembly Friday.

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