Features

• U.S. Entrepreneurship Levels Continue On An Upward Trend

  March 11, 2020

  Indicating strong health of entrepreneurship, both entrepreneurial activity and established business ownership in the United States have trended upward over the past 19 years, according to the 2019–2020 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Global Report, released March 3rd at the GEM Annual Meeting.

• Making It Work: Tinker’s Box, UWG’s Makerspace, Turns Ideas to Reality

  March 10, 2020

  Witt Teem has never encountered a problem he didn’t want to fix. As the lab manager of the Tinker’s Box, a makerspace sponsored in part by the University of West Georgia, he gets to help people fix their problems every day.

• SBDC Helps Grow Businesses Through International Trade

  March 09, 2020

  Pain Care Labs, based in Atlanta, introduced its first product, Buzzy, a bee-themed device that uses ice and vibration to ease the pain from injections, in 2009. A year later, the company began to export its drug free pain relief products to the U.K. and Australia.

• Georgia Reports Highest Number of Employed on Record

  March 06, 2020

  State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that the number of employed Georgians was up 12,060 to almost 5 million, an all-time high.

• 64,000 Georgians Successfully Voted Early on New Voting Machines

  March 06, 2020

  In just three days of early voting, more than 64,000 Georgians have voted in person on the Peach State’s secure and verifiable paper-ballot voting system. In the two early voting days since Monday, the number of Georgians who have voted early on the new system has increased more than 3.5 times.

• Evan Horton to Begin as Coweta County School System’s Superintendent June 1st

  March 05, 2020

  The Coweta County Board of Education has named Evan Horton as the next Coweta County School System Superintendent, to begin June 1st. Horton is a 22-year educator who is currently Coweta County School System’s Assistant Superintendent for Student Services and Safety.

• Lawmakers Make Changes to State’s Dual Enrollment Program

  March 05, 2020

  Georgia lawmakers went into the 2020 legislative session looking for ways to ensure the sustainability of the state’s popular dual enrollment program. Tuesday, members of the Georgia House of Representatives approved House Bill 444 which will reduce the number of classes high school students can take on college campuses.

• AG Chris Carr Announces the 9th Annual Legal Food Frenzy

  March 04, 2020

  Attorney General Chris Carr announced that registration is open for the 9th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a statewide food and fundraising competition among Georgia’s lawyers to help end hunger across the state.

• Lawmakers Take No Action on Bill Regarding Daylight Savings

  February 28, 2020

  Health, safety and consistency were mentioned over and over Tuesday as Legislators listened to testimony on House Bill 709 which would direct the state to hold a non-binding referendum asking Georgia residents if they would like to do away with daylight saving time. A non-binding referendum is a ballot question used to inform the state government about potential future action.

• Gov. Kemp, Department of Agriculture Announce Georgia Farm Recovery Program

  February 27, 2020

• USG Foundation Raise More Than $908,000 for Need-based Scholarships

  February 27, 2020

  The 16th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala, hosted by the University System of Georgia (USG) Foundation, raised more than $908,000 from generous sponsors and a live auction to support and provide need-based scholarships for students at USG institutions across the state.

• Technology Association of Georgia Announces Will McIntosh of NBC Sports Group to Keynote at The Summit

  February 26, 2020

  The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has announced that Will McIntosh, Executive Vice President, Digital and Sports Consumer Business, NBC Sports Group, will headline at TAG's premier annual showcase, The Summit March 3-4, 2020 at Cobb Galleria in Atlanta.

• USDA Invests $5M in Broadband for Rural Georgia Communities

  February 24, 2020

  Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a $5 million investment in two, high-speed broadband infrastructure projects that will create or improve rural e-Connectivity for 1,221 rural households, 32 pre-subscribed businesses and 20 pre-subscribed farms in McIntosh and Evans counties in Georgia.

• UWG’s BB&T Lecture to Feature King, CEO of Truist

  February 20, 2020

  The University of West Georgia’s Richards College of Business will host a speaker next month whose vast experience in the financial industry will offer unique insight and wisdom to those in attendance.

• Piedmont Healthcare’s Community Benefit Program Provides Grants to 44 Nonprofits, Totaling More Than $500,000

  February 19, 2020

  Piedmont Healthcare’s community benefit program, which aims to improve the health and wellbeing of the communities the organization serves, has made more than $500,000 in community benefit awards.

• OPB Director Walks Lawmakers Through Proposal

  February 13, 2020

  State legislators took an unexpected recess this week to dig deep into the state’s budget — and Tuesday Gov. Brian Kemp’s budget director spent time walking lawmakers through the proposed plans for the Amended FY 20 and FY 21 budgets.

• Technology Association of Georgia Announces the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia

  February 12, 2020

  The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) has unveiled the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia winners. TAG’S Top 40 Awards, sponsored by Cherry Bekaert, recognize Georgia-based technology companies for their innovation, financial impact, and their efforts at spreading awareness of the state’s technology initiatives throughout the U.S. and globally.

• Creature Comforts Honored With the goBeyondProfit Champion Award

  February 11, 2020

  Today Creature Comforts Brewing Co. CEO Chris Herron and staff were presented with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. They earned this rare honor for their strategic efforts to benefit their community and company by cultivating company culture, deploying company resources and focusing on community empowerment.

• 2019 Another Record Year for Georgia Exports

  February 11, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Georgia has set another record, this time in exports and global trade, as the state’s diverse industry base and global connectivity continue to drive competitiveness. In 2019, the State of Georgia tallied $41.2 billion in exports and $143.3 billion in overall international trade.

• CTCA Announces Addition of Medical Oncologists and Commission on Cancer Re-accreditation

  February 07, 2020

  Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) Atlanta has achieved three-year re-accreditation as a Comprehensive Community Cancer Program from the Commission on Cancer (CoC), a program of the American College of Surgeons.

• Senators Perdue, Loeffler Push Fort Benning As Home Of New Army Corps Headquarters

  February 07, 2020

  U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) are urging the U.S. Army to select Fort Benning as the Army’s fourth corps headquarters.

• Georgia Chamber Welcomes Business Prospects for 32nd Annual ‘Georgia Quail Hunt’ in Albany

  February 06, 2020

  This week, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosts its 32nd annual Georgia Quail Hunt in Albany as31 business leaders representing state recruitment and expansion prospects joined local, state and economic development officials to learn about the benefits of doing business in Georgia.

• CSU’s Leadership Institute Announces Speakers and Format for The Forum 2020, August 24-25

  February 05, 2020

  For the 15th year, The Forum, hosted by the Leadership Institute at Columbus State University, will bring a lineup of the best and brightest minds in the world to Columbus. The two-day event, held at the Columbus Iron Works and Convention Center, begins at 1 p.m., Monday, Aug. 24 and runs through Tuesday, Aug. 25. This year’s event theme is “Leadership in Hindsight.”

• Corporate Generosity Research Open to Georgia Business Leaders

  February 04, 2020

  One year ago, the 2019 Corporate Generosity Research Report conducted by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO provided invaluable insights about business leader, employee and customer expectations. Georgia CEOs, Owners and Senior Business Executives are invited to participate in the 2020 survey.

• Gov. Kemp Kicks off Georgia Foreign Trade Conference

  February 04, 2020

  Gov. Brian Kemp kicked off the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference Monday, highlighting the state and nation's continued strength in global trade.

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