September 2023 Features

• Macon-Bibb Selected for Inaugural Community Connectors Program

  September 29, 2023

  Macon-Bibb County has been selected to participate in the inaugural Community Connectors Cohort and will be using the technical assistance and funding provided to help bring Historic Pleasant Hill closer together.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder & CEO of Goodr

  September 29, 2023

  Goodr and their founder and CEO, Jasmine Crowe-Houston were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion award for developing innovative business solutions that bring countless companies into the fight against hunger and food waste.

• UPS Recruits 100,000 Seasonal Workers For The 2023 Holiday Season

  September 29, 2023

  UPS announced it will hire more than 100,000 seasonal employees to serve the 2023 holiday rush. As the industry leader in on-time delivery performance for five consecutive peak seasons, UPS is positioned again to deliver the reliable service that customers depend on year-round, especially during the important holiday shopping season.

• AGC Georgia Partners with Sheridan Construction to Host Central Georgia Skills Challenge for High School Students

  September 28, 2023

  The Associated General Contractors of Georgia is partnering with Sheridan Construction to host construction students from high schools in 26 local counties for the Central Georgia Skills Challenge. The event will be held on Thursday, October 26th at the Macon State Farmers Market.

• GRA President & CEO Susan Shows to Retire with 22-Year Legacy

  September 28, 2023

  A driving factor in the development and success of the Georgia Research Alliance over a tenure that has spanned more than two decades, President and CEO Susan Shows announced her retirement from the Alliance at the fall meeting of GRA’s Board of Trustees.

• 2023 GAgives on GivingTuesday Highlights the Power of Giving Back with #GAgivesThanks

  September 28, 2023

  With schools well into their new academic year and the lingering heat of summer still in the air, Georgia nonprofits find themselves gearing up for the upcoming season of giving. This year, the importance of this season is magnified due to a challenging landscape: a nationwide drop in donations juxtaposed with a significant surge in the demand for their vital services.

• Georgia's Graduating Class of 2023 is Sixth in a Row to Beat National Average on SAT

  September 26, 2023

  Georgia's public-school class of 2023 recorded a mean score of 534 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) portion of the assessment, and a mean score of 511 on the math portion. That's compared to averages of 510 and 493, respectively, for students in the nation's public schools.

• Goodwill Works Foundation Announces Gala - Celebrating Macon Life Good: Tastemakers & Dream Chasers

  September 25, 2023

  Goodwill Works Foundation is excited to announce that the 18th annual Goodwill Gala, presented by SBG Wealth Management, will be held Friday, November 3, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the Anderson Conference Center in Macon.

• CGTC to Celebrate Opening of Atrium Health Field & Roy H. “Sonny” Watson Wellness Complex

  September 22, 2023

  Saturday, September 23, at 2 p.m. will mark the first athletic event to be held at Atrium Health Field at the Roy H. “Sonny” Watson Wellness Complex on the Warner Robins Campus for Central Georgia Technical College.

• Industry Partners Luncheon at W.S. Hutchings College & Career Academy Brings in Local Community & Industry Leaders

  September 22, 2023

  Yesterday, The Macon-Bibb County Industrial Authority hosted the second semi-annual industry partners luncheon. This unique gathering of influential industry and community leaders is making an impact in Macon-Bibb County through collaboration focused on understanding the local workforce, community concerns, and education programs.

• Carol Tomé & Dr. Louis Sullivan Named 2024 Georgia Trustees

  September 22, 2023

  The Georgia Historical Society announced that Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS, and Dr. Louis Sullivan, founding Dean and President of the Morehouse School of Medicine and the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be inducted by the Georgia Historical Society and the Office of the Governor as the newest Georgia Trustees.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms

  September 22, 2023

  In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms, we discussed expanded definitions of flexibility – both in leadership and in manufacturing – and how flexibility in mindset and practice positioned Sunnyland Farms for greater success.

• Stephanie Fischer Named President and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Restaurant Association

  September 21, 2023

  The Georgia Restaurant Association announced that it has appointed Stephanie Fischer as the association’s new president and chief executive officer. Fischer will succeed longtime president and CEO Karen Bremer, who recently announced her retirement. Fischer brings 25+ years of hospitality experience to her new role.

• Georgia Grows While the UAW and the Big Three Fight

  September 20, 2023

  The United Auto Workers has initiated strikes against all members of “The Big Three” U.S. automobile manufacturers, asking for 40% pay raises for union members as well as a 32-hour work week, among other demands. The path from here to the strike’s resolution is worth watching for both economic and political ramifications.

• GSU Forecaster: U.S. Economy is in a White-Collar, Middle-Management “Recession”

  September 20, 2023

  Job compression in sectors ranging from corporate to transportation resulting in fewer homeowners moving up to bigger and better jobs, combined with a reluctance to take on higher-rate mortgages, has put the nation in a white-collar, middle-class, middle-management “recession."

• Georgia Ranks as the Second Most Entrepreneurial State in America

  September 19, 2023

  Data has revealed that Florida is the most Entrepreneurial states in America, and Georgia ranked near the top.

• USG Foundation Raises $827,000 for Need-Based Student Scholarships

  September 18, 2023

  The 19th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala on Friday, Sept. 8, raised $827,000 from generous sponsors to support and provide need-based scholarships for University System of Georgia (USG) students across the state.

• Georgia’s Job And Labor Market Soar To All-Time Highs

  September 18, 2023

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced that Georgia's August unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, up one-tenth from a revised 3.2 percent in July. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.8 percent.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters Announces New Mentor Programs

  September 15, 2023

  Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Heart of Georgia, the local affiliate of the preeminent one-to-one youth mentoring organization in the United States, announced new partnerships and program launches as part of its 70thanniversary and the kickoff of a national BBBS mentor recruitment campaign, “It Takes Little to Be Big.”

• Consultants Rank the “Top States for Doing Business” — Georgia Ranks #1

  September 15, 2023

  Area Development, the leading site selection and facility planning publication, announces the results of its 2023 Top States for Doing Business survey of location consultants.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms

  September 15, 2023

  Sunnyland Farms and its CEO Alex Willson were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion award for their comprehensive, generational approach to generosity. Evidence that this notion of going beyond profit, infuses a company with enduring qualities that helps everyone around them prosper.

• Celebrating 50 Years of the Georgia Film Office, Film, TV Productions Spend $4.1B in State

  September 14, 2023

  As the State of Georgia celebrates 50 years of the Georgia Film Office, Governor Brian Kemp announced another blockbuster year for the film and television industry as productions spent $4.1 billion in Georgia during fiscal year 2023.

• Nearly $5 Million to be Refunded to Flint Energies Members

  September 14, 2023

  Flint Energies is distributing $4.99 million in September to Consumer-members who received electric service during a portion of 2002. More than 32,000 current and former Flint Energies Members will receive their share of the margin refunds, also known as capital credits.

• Georgia Breaks Tourism Records in 2022

  September 13, 2023

  Governor Brian Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, announced that calendar year 2022 was record-breaking for the state’s tourism industry, welcoming the largest number of visitors the state has ever seen.

• On Macon’s Bicentennial, Knight Foundation Extends Its Commitment to Macon’s News, Music, Culture and Downtown Amenities

  September 12, 2023

  As Macon celebrates 200 years since its founding this year, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation is investing $14 million into the city’s continued growth.