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• The Next Big Thing? Middle Georgia State Students Steer Healthcare Startup

  May 03, 2016

  Everyone knows about Facebook, Harvard University student Mark Zuckerberg’s brainchild. Stanford University’s Larry Page and Sergey Brin launched Google. Babson College’s Abby Speicher is co-founder of a newer startup called DARTdrones, which provides training and support for Unmanned Aerial Systems operators. Then there’s KalMed Kiosk, an enclosed high-tech booth where customers can access a variety of healthcare services, conceived by Middle Georgia State University students Alan Kalinda and Akinyanju Akintunde.

• Georgia Delegation Highlights Importance of Robins Air Force Base

  April 28, 2016

  U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., and David Perdue, R-Ga., along with U.S. Representatives Austin Scott, R-Ga.-08, and Sanford Bishop, D-Ga.-02, reaffirmed their commitment to serving Robins Air Force Base at the first annual Robins Air Force Base Congressional breakfast.

• Center of Innovation for Manufacturing: Developing Partnerships to Grow Georgia’s Industries

  April 27, 2016

  In an increasingly competitive global environment, Georgia’s manufacturing industry is using cutting-edge technology to develop new products for commercialization and increase the number of manufacturing-related jobs throughout the state. The Center of Innovation for Manufacturing, a program of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, is using university-led research to help the manufacturing industry throughout Georgia develop new products and processes.

• St. Peter Claver Catholic School Students Participating in NASA-based Research

  April 20, 2016

  Students at St. Peter Claver Catholic School (SPCCS) are helping to gather data as part of a global research project examining how clouds affect the climate. Fifth graders in Shawndell McKinnon’s class are participants in the S’COOL Project, which is a partnership with NASA scientists and more than 3,000 students in 84 countries.

• BB&T Center for Undergraduate Research in Public Policy and Capitalism Releases Results of Year-End Middle Georgia Economic Outlook Survey

  April 15, 2016

  Area businesses wrapped a positive 2015 and remain optimistic about 2016, according to the results of Mercer University’s Year-End Middle Georgia Economic Outlook Survey.

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.5%

  April 14, 2016

  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that the state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in March was 5.5 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from 5.4 percent in February. The rate was 6.2 percent in March 2015.

• Macon & Milledgeville Projects Winners of the Knight Cities Challenge

  April 13, 2016

  The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced that 37 innovative projects will share $5 million as winners of the Knight Cities Challenge. Each of the ideas centers on helping cities attract and keep talented people, expand economic opportunities and create a culture of civic engagement. Both Macon and Milledgeville were announced as funded projects.

• Gary Lear: The Myth of Mediocrity

  April 08, 2016

  In our recently released whitepaper Maximizing Your Human Capital Investment (Dec 2015), we shared information about the huge difference in performance between the average, mediocre organization, and the high-performing, exceptional organization.

• Dinex Group Causing Growth in Dublin-Laurens County

  April 06, 2016

  Since 2012, Danish-owned Dinex Group has invested $15 million into its first and only American manufacturing operation in Dublin, together with the support of state, county and local government entities, in order to target the creation of upwards of 150 well paying jobs.

• Middle Georgia Spherion Owner Michael Chalmers Receives National Recognition for 2015 Revenue Achievements

  March 31, 2016

  Spherion Staffing Services, a local recruiting, staffing and workforce solutions provider, recently honored Middle Georgia (Byron) franchise owner Michael Chalmers with the company’s prestigious Best of Blue Award. Chalmers received the award, which recognizes individuals and offices that demonstrated significant sales and revenue growth in the previous year, at the annual Spherion Performance Forum conference earlier this month.

• Navicent Health Hospitals Generate $1.5 Billion for Local and State Economy

  March 30, 2016

  In 2013, Navicent Health hospitals in Bibb and Peach Counties generated $1,501,615,087 in revenue for the local and state economy according to a recent report by the Georgia Hospital Association. The report also found that, during the same time period, Navicent Health hospitals provided almost $70 million in uncompensated care while sustaining approximately 12,000 full-time jobs throughout Bibb and Peach Counties and the rest of the state.

• Blue Bird Increasing Production Capacity; Adding Second Shift & 200 New Employees

  March 23, 2016

  Blue Bird Corporation, the leading independent designer and manufacturer of school buses, is adding 200 more employees for a new second shift in its body-assembly plant.

• Georgia Technology Summit Speakers Envision Innovation on Land, at Sea and in the Air

  March 22, 2016

  At the recent 12th Annual Georgia Technology Summit held in Atlanta by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), three keynote speakers envisioned their respective spheres of influence where future technological innovation will flourish: within the growth of cities (such as Atlanta); in the air (The Weather Company); and, at sea (the U.S. Navy).

• United Way of Central Georgia Campaign Raises $5M

  March 16, 2016

  United Way of Central Georgia reported that the organization had exceeded its fund raising goal of $5 Million by raising $5,009,404 in 2015. The announcement was made by 2015 Campaign Chairman Eddie Norris, President & CEO of CB&T Bank, at United Way’s Annual Meeting and Awards Celebration held at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins.

• The University of Georgia's SBDC to Host StartSMART Program in Macon

  March 09, 2016

  The University of Georgia's Small Business Development Center in Macon will host the StartSMART, program in Macon, March 25th – April 29th.

• Georgia’s Aerospace Industry Reaching New Heights

  March 08, 2016

  The Centers of Innovation, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, is focused on helping industries and small businesses connect, compete, and grow globally. This is the first in a series of articles focused on the Georgia Department of Economic Development Centers of Innovation, which has six centers located throughout the state: Aerospace, Agribusiness, Energy Technology, Information Technology, Logistics, and Manufacturing.

• Gary Lear: The Cost of Low Employee Engagement Continues to Increase

  March 02, 2016

  For well over 25 years, research and popular business literature has shared the value of people in an organization. Yet, even with this information, most organizations still struggle to engage their employees and realize that value. Instead, the cost of not fully engaging their employees is increasing, according to new research just released by Resource Development Systems.

• Health System to Construct The Lofts at Navicent

  February 24, 2016

  Navicent Health is pleased to announce the beginning of a new project that will benefit the Macon-Bibb County region. The health system has announced plans to construct The Lofts at Navicent, an estimated $20 million project expected to be completed in spring of 2017.

• Former Columbus Chamber President Mike Gaymon Pens Book "A View from the Backhoe"

  February 22, 2016

  It has been more than a year since Mike Gaymon retired from the Greater Columbus, GA Chamber of Commerce where he was known as a bold and effective leader that helped transform the Columbus community. Gaymon traded in the boardrooms and business meetings for a backhoe and a quieter life in the country where he has spent time reflecting on his decades-long career as a Chamber executive. It was this new view from atop a backhoe that inspired his book, aptly tilted, A View from the Backhoe.

• Macon Arts Alliance Joins Americans for the Arts' National Economic Impact Study

  February 17, 2016

  The Arts Mean Business. That is the message being delivered today from the Macon Arts Alliance, through support from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. The alliance announced it has joined the Arts & Economic Prosperity 5, a national study measuring the economic impact of nonprofit arts and culture organizations and their audiences.

• George Emami on the Three Gospel Truths of Pricing Real Estate

  February 15, 2016

  For 16+ years now, I’ve helped property owners through one of the hardest decisions when selling a property… setting the asking price. You’ve heard the 3 most important rules of real estate are Location, Location, Location, but… getting the price right when listing a property is equally critical.

• Southwest Georgia Shines During 28th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt

  February 11, 2016

  Albany and Southwest Georgia welcomed a record number of guests this week to the 28th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt. Nearly 30 site location consultants as well as recruitment and expansion prospects arrived in Southwest Georgia this week to learn about doing business in Georgia while enjoying the traditional quail hunting experience.

• Major Tourism Developments will Draw Visitors and Economic Impact to Macon

  February 10, 2016

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Tourism division announced today that Macon-Bibb County is experiencing a tourism development renaissance with six new tourism projects investing more than $50 million in the community.

• Matthew Michael: Value Propositions – What Are They & Who Needs Them?

  February 04, 2016

  Within every business owner is an obsessive passion for his or her business – a calling they can’t escape. When done well, a company’s messaging exposes their passion and inspires all those who interact with it. The message side of branding, which includes your vision, mission, and value propositions, forces you to look inward and communicate the hunger that has been so instrumental in your success.

• UGA Law Students Gain Valuable Work Experience in the Atlanta Market

  January 25, 2016

  Students at the University of Georgia School of Law can now earn full-time professional experience in the Atlanta market while continuing to work toward a degree from the state’s flagship institution. The Georgia Law Atlanta campus is located at the Terry College of Business Executive Education Center, across from the Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead.

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