June 2021 Features

• What Impact Will the Pandemic Have On Corporate Real Estate Portfolios And The Work Week?

  June 30, 2021

  In two years, more than half (53 percent) of the corporations surveyed by CoreNet Global say that their overall corporate real estate portfolio will be smaller than it is today. For 15 percent of those surveyed, that reduction will be by more than 30 percent.

• Augusta Technical College Announces Mid-Year Economic Outlook Event

  June 29, 2021

  Augusta Technical College's Economic Development Division will host its inaugural Mid-Year CSRA Economic Outlook Event on Wednesday, July 14th, at 3pm in the Jack B. Patrick Information Technology Center Auditorium located on Augusta Tech’s main campus.

• Help United Way of the CSRA Stuff the Bus for Local Students

  June 28, 2021

  As the CSRA gears up for a new school year, United Way is helping ease the burden of purchasing basic school supplies for families in need. We know that setting up students for success starts with adequate back- to- school supplies, so this year we’re making it even easier to participate.

• Initial Jobs Claims Continue to Drop in Augusta for May

  June 25, 2021

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Augusta saw its initial claims for unemployment drop over-the-month and over-the-year.

• PAJUNK Celebrates New U.S. Headquarters Opening in Alpharetta

  June 25, 2021

• Teresa MacCartney Named Acting Chancellor of the University System of Georgia

  June 24, 2021

  The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia named Teresa MacCartney as acting chancellor of the University System of Georgia, effective July 1st. The decision comes as the Board conducts a national search to find USG’s 14th chancellor.

• Companies Make Summer Plans to Resume Domestic Business Travel

  June 24, 2021

  The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association and worldwide leader in education, research, networking and advocacy for the industry – today released the findings from its 20th COVID-19 poll assessing how GBTA members are managing the return to business travel, post pandemic.

• Gov. Brian Kemp: Delivering on Our Promise to Expand Rural Broadband

  June 23, 2021

  While travelling across our state, I am proud to highlight how Georgia is the best place to live, work, and raise a family. Thanks to our strong, conservative policies, the Peach State economy continues to grow and thrive – despite a global pandemic.

• goBeyondProfit: Impact of Racial Inequity at Work

  June 17, 2021

  A bit of history frames the discussion that leads to practical understanding of why conversations on race are vitally important in the optimal workplace.

• goBeyondProfit: Beyond Bias & Blind Spots

  June 15, 2021

  In this conversation, experts help you discover hidden obstacles to realizing the ideal workplace and share actionable steps to remove the barriers to success.

• CSU’s Leadership Institute Announces Format for The Forum 2021

  June 14, 2021

  For the 16th 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 August 31st. This year’s event, themed “Leadership Reinvented,” will feature four speakers and a Dine Around Uptown Columbus during lunch.

• Celebrating 2021 Top 10 in 10 at Chamber’s Member Economic Luncheon, Featuring Guest Speaker and Augusta-native Justice Carla Wong McMillian

  June 11, 2021

  The Augusta Metro Chamber Member Economic Luncheon celebrating the 2021 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch and featuring guest speaker Justice Carla Wong McMillian will be held Tuesday, June 29th at the Augusta Marriott at the Convention Center.

• Georgia Legal Community Raises Record-breaking 3.7M Meals for Food Banks

  June 10, 2021

  Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that attorneys across Georgia raised a record-breaking 936,883 dollars for the state’s regional food banks in only two weeks during the 10th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy fundraising competition. This is the equivalent of 3,747,532 meals that the food banks can distribute to feed hungry kids, seniors, and families in local Georgia communities.

• goBeyondProfit: Action Steps to a Diverse Workplace

  June 10, 2021

  Replay this conversation over and over to discover tried and true programs and processes to implement as well as guidance to create a customizable check list of incremental steps forward.

• AT&T Invests More Than $5.1 Billion Over Three-Year Period to Connect Local Customers in Georgia

  June 09, 2021

  AT&T is proud to connect customers across the country by continuing to grow the nation’s best network. From 2018-2020, we expanded coverage and improved connectivity in more communities by investing more than $5.1 billion in our wireless and wireline networks in Georgia.

• Vogtle Unit 4 Achieves Initial Energization

  June 08, 2021

  Georgia Power announced that plant equipment for Vogtle Unit 4 is now energized, or permanently powered, which is needed to perform all subsequent testing for the unit at the Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion project.

• Telly Award-Winning Video Series Helps Georgia Business Achieve Goals for Thriving, Diverse Workplace

  June 08, 2021

  goBeyondProfit’s video interview series Leading a Thriving Workplace with Race in Mind wins a Gold Telly Award for non-broadcast production. Since its release in January, the series has become a crucial tool for CEOs, board executives, and managers looking to build sustained business value as a company known for generosity, inside and out.

• “Construction Ready” Training Program Graduates 13 Augusta Residents, 100% of Students Matched with Job

  June 07, 2021

  The Construction Education Foundation of Georgia (CEFGA) has graduated its first “Construction Ready” class of 13 students in Augusta. Construction Ready takes Georgians through a free 20-day construction education program that ends with training, credentialing and job placement.

• GDOT Enhancements Taking Shape in Georgia’s Cities

  June 07, 2021

  One agency that can’t work from home is the Georgia Department of Transportation. Through the COVID-19 pandemic, GDOT crews have been hard at work across the state to improve roadways and airports.

• David Abney and Juanita Powell Baranco to Receive Georgia’s Highest Honor in Televised Broadcast This Saturday

  June 04, 2021

  On Saturday, in the first-ever televised broadcast of the Georgia Trustees Gala, David Abney, Executive Chairman of the UPS Board of Directors, and Juanita Powell Baranco, Executive Vice President and COO of Baranco Automotive Group, will be inducted by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Historical Society as modern-day Georgia Trustees.

• Georgia-Made Blue Bird Charges Ahead with 500 Electric School Buses

  June 04, 2021

  During an annual dealer meeting in late May, school bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation announced the milestone of 500 electric-powered school buses delivered or on order. As the only school bus manufacturer that produces and sells all three school-bus body configurations in EV, Blue Bird expects its electric bus sales to accelerate through the rest of 2021.

• Augusta Technical College has a $58 Million Economic Impact in the CSRA

  June 03, 2021

  A study recently conducted by Dr. Greg George, Founder and Director of the Center for Economic Analysis at Middle Georgia State University’s - School of Business, examined the college’s impact on regional economic activity, employment, and household earnings.

• Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia to Receive $15 Million in GEER Funds

  June 03, 2021

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the availability of $15 million in Governor's Emergency Education Relief (GEER) funds to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Georgia to advance student academic achievement by addressing learning recovery and other critical needs of youth brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Augusta Metro Chamber Selects 2021 Top 10 in 10 Young Professionals to Watch

  June 02, 2021

  If this past year has taught young professionals anything it’s how to adapt and evolve whether pursuing a new passion, shifting their current professional path or continuing in a dedicated career. The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce is proud of the promising young talent the Greater Augusta Region has to offer.

• Georgia Power, Georgia Power Foundation Invested More than $20 Million to Help Meet Community Challenges in 2020

  June 02, 2021

  Georgia Power and the Georgia Power Foundation released their annual Citizenship Report highlighting how the company, its employees and retirees gave back to Georgia communities last year, helping to build a brighter, sustainable future for all Georgians.