November 2017 News

November 30, 2017

• Grantville Remains Only Municipality in Coweta Not on Track with State Elections

• Coweta Schools Raise 180,000 Items for 2017 Canathon

• December 1st is Deadline for Citizen of the Year Nominations

• Future Foundation's Qaadirah Abdur-Rahim Speaker for December 6th Women of Prosperity Lunch

• SBA Sets New Small Business Lending Record with More Than $1.4B in Loans to Georgia Small Businesses in 2017

  The Georgia District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration announced its fiscal year 2017 lending numbers, showing record levels of small business lending. The agency guarantied 1876 loans, totaling $1.41 billion. This is the third consecutive year that SBA lending in the Peach State has reached or surpassed a billion dollars.

• UGA Alumni Association Announces Ninth Annual Bulldog 100 List

• Innovation Fund Grant Award Winners Announced

• Governor Deal to Speak at Georgia Farm Bureau 80th Convention December 4th

• Georgia Power, Georgia DOT Encourage Drivers to be Winter Road Ready in New Video

• UPS Appoints Scott Price Chief Transformation Officer

• Georgia Government Supervisors Attain Certified Public Manager Status

• BMO Experts Expect Stellar Holiday Shopping Season Buoyed By E-Commerce

• Sec. Perdue: U.S. Farm Exports Hit 3rd Highest Level on Record

• Military Holiday Spending Remains Stable, Job Security and Confidence on Rise

• Survey: Nearly A Quarter Of Workers Will Put In More Time At Work This Cyber Monday (Shopping, That Is)

November 29, 2017

• Eight Fayette County Schools Earn Highest Performing and Great Gains Awards from Governor’s Office

• City Employee to Hang Up His Tool Belt after Over 3 Decades of Service

• Kia Motors America Introduces Artificial-Intelligence Powered Virtual Assistant

• Gretchen Corbin to Lead Georgia Lottery; Matt Arthur Named Commissioner of TCSG

• Delta One Service, Amenities Take Flight in Select Long-haul Domestic Markets

• Georgia Power Invites Customers to Light Up the Holidays This Season

• The UPS Store Makes Holiday Gifting Easier Than Ever

• Chick-fil-A Foundation Awards $1.23M through the 2018 True Inspiration Awards

• Georgia Welcomes International Buyers through Inbound Missions

• Georgia Chamber Webinar: Managing Employees' Social Media December 6th