May 2017 Features

  • Community Foundation of Central Georgia Awards Funding to 23 Projects Slated for Downtown Macon

    May 31, 2017

    The Community Foundation of Central Georgia announced 23 new projects to be funded by the Downtown Challenge, now in its third round of awarding grants that put game-changing ideas into action for Downtown Macon. The three-year, $3 million grant initiative launched in January 2016 and has now awarded over $1.3 million in funding.

  • Middle Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.1% in April

    May 26, 2017

    The Georgia Department of Labor announced that the unemployment rate in the Middle Georgia region in April was 5.1 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.2 percent in March. In April 2016, the rate was 5.4 percent.

  • Mercer University's BB&T Center Releases Results of Year-End Middle Georgia Economic Outlook Survey

    May 26, 2017

    Area businesses experienced a positive second half of 2016 and are cautiously optimistic about the future, according to the results of Mercer University’s Year-End Middle Georgia Economic Outlook Survey.

  • ACG Atlanta Announces Fastest-Growing Middle-Market Companies in Georgia

    May 22, 2017

    The Atlanta Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, a global professional organization with the mission of Driving Middle-Market Growth, announced the 2017 Georgia Fast 40, recognizing the top 40 fastest-growing middle-market companies in Georgia.

  • Knight Foundation Gives $100K Grant to Museum of Arts & Sciences in Macon

    May 19, 2017

    The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced $1.87 million in funding to help 12 art museums use technology to immerse visitors in art.

  • Georgia Power Announces New 139-MW Solar Project at Robins Air Force Base

    May 17, 2017

    Georgia Power has announced plans to build a new 139 megawatt solar facility adjacent to Robins Air Force Base in Warner Robins, Georgia, just south of Macon. The project was approved Tuesday by the Georgia Public Service Commission and will be the sixth large-scale solar project to be developed by Georgia Power working with the United States military and the Georgia PSC. The Warner Robins facility will be the largest single solar project to date to be constructed by Georgia Power.

  • M&R Marketing: 10 Things Every Small Business Should Start Doing Today to Grow Your Business

    May 12, 2017

    If you are a small business owner, you know the importance of growing your business. You also know that the responsibility falls on you and it can be a heavy burden. You’re so preoccupied with operating your business and serving your clients, you don’t have the time to work on your business. You’re spending all your time working in your business and none of your time working on your business. This article highlights 10 activities that will spur growth in your business.

  • Michael Chalmers: Never Let Recruiting Edge Out Retention

    May 11, 2017

    For employers struggling to compete in a tightening labor market, it is important to realize that in the relentless search for new employees, it is never a good idea to ignore the people already on the payroll. Spherion’s Emerging Workforce® Study found that while both recruiting and retention are top priorities for employers over the next three years, many employers focus more on recruiting than retention.

  • Google Spurs $4.68B in Economic Activity for Georgia

    May 11, 2017

    Google released its 2016 Economic Impact Report, detailing its $222 billion in economic activity across all 50 states and Washington D.C. last year. The report also featured state-specific data, including information for Georgia. Last year, the tech giant helped produce more than $4.68 billion for the state’s economy — the ninth-highest among all 50 states.

  • Local Young Entrepreneurs Compete in National Pitch Competition

    May 08, 2017

    Two local students from the Macon Young Entrepreneurs Academy program, Dabney and William Peters, are pitching their business idea at the YEA! National Saunders Scholars Competition, which takes place throughout the day, at New York’s Rochester Institute of Technology.

  • Inside the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University: The First 100 Days With New Dean Dr. David C. Hess

    May 08, 2017

    Georgia CEO presents this special profile on Dr. David C. Hess, stroke specialist, honored educator, biotech entrepreneur and longtime leader at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University. During our one-on-one with Hess, he shares his excitement about his new role as the dean of Georgia’s public medical school, and the continued focus of his work in education, service and research to optimize health care throughout the state including groundbreaking Telehealth service to rural and underserved areas.

  • Historic Macon Announces 2017 Preservation Award Winners at Annual Meeting

    May 05, 2017

    Historic Macon Foundation held its annual meeting and preservation awards on Tuesday, May 2 at Theatre Macon. During the annual meeting, executive director Ethiel Garlington provided a review of Historic Macon’s year.

  • Mercer Alumnus and Medical Device Executive to Speak at May 2017 Executive Forum

    May 04, 2017

    Pat Miles has served as Vice Chairman of NuVasive since September 2016 and has served as a member of NuVasive's Board of Directors since August 2016. Mr. Miles is responsible for enhancing the Company's strategic plans for the future of spine surgery and supporting technology development.

  • Registration Open for the 2017 Georgia Logistics Summit

    May 03, 2017

    Logistics can be tricky and when you consider Georgia companies rely on the State’s logistics infrastructure and services to handle and haul more than $900 billion of cargo each year, it makes sense for state leaders to get the industry’s top professionals together to network and discuss solutions for all the ways we can better transport our goods. That’s the idea behind the Georgia Logistics Summit, taking place May 16-17 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.