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• SunTrust Bank Shines Spotlight on Cybersecurity for Small to Mid-size Companies

  November 16, 2017

  October Was National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and while the annual campaign aims to raise awareness about the importance of cybersecurity on a national level, we are becoming more aware each day that the local level is just as susceptible to cyber threats.

• Georgia State Economist: Rebuild From Hurricane Season Expected to Boost 4Q Economy

  November 16, 2017

  Despite doom and gloom estimates due to an unusually active hurricane season, third quarter gross domestic product growth came in at 3.0 percent, according to Rajeev Dhawan of the Economic Forecasting Center at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

• University System of Georgia Board of Regents Elects New Officers

  November 16, 2017

  The Board of Regents, the 19-member governing body for the University System of Georgia, elected Regent James M. Hull to a one-year term as the Board’s chair and Regent Don L. Waters to a one-year term as the Board’s vice chair.

• EDTS Receives Historic 2017 Preservation Award

  November 15, 2017

  EDTS is a recipient of one of six annual Historic Preservation awards this year. The award was given in recognition of the “careful rehabilitation” of Sibley Mill, Building 4, the new National Headquarters of EDTS and EDTS Cyber. (includes video)

• SME CPAs to Present at November Third Thursday Business Builder November 16th

  November 14, 2017

  Running a small business requires strategic thinking on several levels, but at the top is cash flow management. Join the Augusta Metro Chamber and SME CPAs on November 16th for Third Thursday Business Builder focusing on “The In's and Out's of Cash Flow: Best practices to manage and improve your cash operations.”

• Senator David Perdue: Keeping Our Promise To Veterans

  November 10, 2017

  We honor our veterans and their families for their sacrifices and unwavering dedication to our country. Our troops who wear the uniform represent the best, and I mean the very best, our country has to offer. It is because of their service that we enjoy the freedom that comes with being an American.

• Georgia Power, Ron Clark Academy Celebrate Renewed STEM Partnership

  November 09, 2017

  Georgia Power and the world-renowned Ron Clark Academy in Atlanta continue to provide new skills and training for Georgia educators through the annual PowerED Fellows program. PowerED Fellows, funded by The Georgia Power Foundation Inc., receive a three-day professional developmental experience at the Ron Clark Academy focused on STEM-related best practices in teaching and student engagement to prepare the workforce of the future.

• Georgia Manufacturing Alliance CEO Sets Tone of Annual Summit: "Significance of 'One’”

  November 06, 2017

  Prior to the introduction of two keynote speakers from renowned Georgia companies Coca Cola and Chick-fil-A, Jason Moss, Founder and CEO of the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance, welcomed over 600 attendees to the third annual Georgia Manufacturing Summit. Moss set the theme for the conference recently held in Atlanta by invoking what he called “the significance of ‘one’,” be it one connection made; one idea shared; or one moment of clarity.

• Georgia’s Tourism Industry Generates Record $60.8B in Economic Impact

  November 03, 2017

  Gov. Nathan Deal recognized several of the state’s top tourism professionals at the 2017 Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference on Jekyll Island. The annual industry event, hosted by the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus, brought together more than 400 tourism industry professionals from across the state.

• Pre-Session Legislative Breakfast: Georgia’s 2018 Election Cycle November 7th Featuring Chris Clark

  November 01, 2017

  Join the Augusta Metro Chamber and our regional state delegation on Tuesday, November 7th for the annual Pre-Session Legislative Breakfast: Georgia's 2018 Election Cycle. The Chamber is pleased to announce guest speaker Chris Clark, President of the Georgia Chamber, ACCE 2017 Chamber of the Year.

• Site Selection Ranks Georgia No. 1 for Business for Fifth Straight Year

  October 31, 2017

  Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia has been named the No. 1 state in the nation in which to do business for the fifth consecutive year by Site Selection, a leading economic development trade magazine. According to Site Selection, Georgia is the first state to hold this ranking for five consecutive years under the same governor.

• Deadline Tomorrow to Nominate a Small Business for The 2018 Georgia Small Business ROCK STAR Awards

  October 30, 2017

  According to Mary Ellen McClanahan, Entrepreneur and Small Business director for the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), the future is bright. That’s why the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) and GDEcD work together each year to “spotlight Georgia’s best, brightest and most unique.”

• Southern Company Subsidiary PowerSecure Signs Contract to Help Restore Puerto Rico Electric Grid

  October 23, 2017

  PowerSecure, a subsidiary of Southern Company, has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for additional support to repair the power grid in Puerto Rico.

• Augusta Metro Chamber Releases Public Policy Agenda for Augusta-Richmond County

  October 20, 2017

  The Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce held a press conference on Wednesday, October 18 at 3:00 pm at the Augusta Metro Chamber office. The purpose of the press conference was to release the Chamber’s Public Policy Agenda for Augusta-Richmond County.

• Jobs Decrease Slightly in State, as Hurricane Irma Impacts Coastal Georgia

  October 19, 2017

  State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said today that Hurricane Irma caused Georgia’s job numbers to fall and unemployment claims to rise in September.

• Award-Winning Managed IT Services and Security Provider EDTS and EDTS Cyber Expands Operations to Savannah

  October 17, 2017

  EDTS, LLC, an 8-time Inc. 5000 Managed Services Provider, will expand operations to the Savannah, GA metropolitan area, along with its cyber security affiliate, EDTS Cyber, LLC. Each of the companies address major IT needs of today's organizations: operational efficiency and cyber security.

• Last Chance to Participate in the Georgia CEO Q4 Business Index Survey

  October 17, 2017

  Georgia CEO has partnered with Georgia Southern University College of Business to develop a statewide industry index to track economic conditions. The index results helps business owners, politicians and local leaders understand the economic environment of the state on a quarterly basis.

• Terra Carroll with the Greater North Augusta Chamber Named South Carolina Chamber Executive of the Year

  October 16, 2017

  Terra Carroll with the Greater North Augusta Chamber of Commerce was honored as the recipient of the prestigious award by the CACCE. The CACCE Executive of the Year Award recognizes long-term executives who have excelled over a period of years in leading and innovatively building their chamber.

• State of the Georgia Ports: Surge of Private Investments, Record Cargo Volumes

  October 16, 2017

  During his annual State of the Port Address, Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch announced record cargo volumes, infrastructure development and two new customers bringing a combined 1 million square feet of additional distribution center space to Savannah.

• South Carolina and Georgia Play Role in AT&T’s Hurricane Maria Response

  October 13, 2017

  As the response to Hurricane Maria continues in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, AT&T is utilizing South Carolina and Georgia resources in its recovery efforts.

• Attorney General Carr Recognizes National Cyber Security Awareness Month

  October 09, 2017

  Attorney General Chris Carr is supporting National Cyber Security Awareness Month this October, an annual month-long collaborative effort launched in 2004 by the United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance.

• Georgia Historical Society Announces 2018 Georgia Trustees Ed Bastian and Paul Bowers

  October 06, 2017

  The Georgia Historical Society announced that Ed Bastian, CEO of Delta Air Lines, and Paul Bowers, Chairman, President, and CEO of Georgia Power, have been selected as the newest Georgia Trustees. Bastian and Bowers will be inducted by Governor Nathan Deal and the Georgia Historical Society in February. This is the highest honor the State of Georgia can bestow.

• Georgia Quick Start Again Named Number One Workforce Training Program in the U.S.

  October 05, 2017

  Georgia Quick Start, a division of the Technical College System of Georgia, has once again been voted the number one workforce training program in the U.S., according to a survey conducted by Area Development magazine, a trade publication for professional site locators. The magazine has conducted its survey of site professionals for eight years, and this marks the eighth consecutive time Quick Start was voted the best workforce training program in the country.

• Stonecrest Announces Bid for Amazon HQ2 with "Amazon City"

  October 04, 2017

  The newly-incorporated city of Stonecrest will ask the DeKalb County legislative delegation in 2018 to create the city of Amazon, Ga. within a portion of its own city limits if the online retail giant picks the city to build its second world headquarters.

• Technical College System of Georgia Extends State’s Workforce Development Ties with Germany

  September 29, 2017

  Leaders of the Bavarian State Ministry for Education, Culture and Science and the Technical College System of Georgia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that establishes a partnership giving Georgia and German students expanded educational opportunities. TCSG Commissioner Gretchen Corbin and Georg Eisenreich, the Bavarian ministry’s State Secretary, signed the MOU in a ceremony held Sept. 26th in Munich.

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