Features
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The Greater Augusta Arts Council Announces $200,000 in Grants to Arts Nonprofits and Individual Artists
June 21, 2022
Through a competitive grant process the Greater Augusta Arts Council has recommended grant awards totaling $150,000 to 11 arts organizations and $50,000 to 17 individual artists to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic.
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Georgia Historical Society Names New Board Leadership
June 21, 2022
The Georgia Historical Society has announced that Shan Cooper and David Abney have been elected to serve as Board Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the GHS Board of Curators. GHS also announced that Dan Cathy, Beatriz Perez, Venessa Harrison, and Jeff Kole have been elected to serve as board members.
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Georgia Unemployment Rate Drops to All-Time Low of Three Percent
June 17, 2022
Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced on Thursday that Georgia’s May unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3 percent while Georgia's number of jobs continued to climb to an all-time high of 4,782,400.
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Gov. Kemp Announces Purchase of Middle Georgia Megasite in Peach County
June 17, 2022
Governor Brian Kemp announced the purchase of a more than 1,100-acre economic development site in partnership between the State of Georgia and the Development Authority of Peach County.
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goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Love Tested: Navigating an Industry Crushing Pandemic
June 17, 2022
Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how “Leading with Love” helped the nation’s largest privately-held themed attractions company weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Augusta Technical College Hosts Second Annual Mid-Year Economic Outlook Event with The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
June 16, 2022
Augusta Technical College's Economic Development Division will host its inaugural Mid-Year CSRA Economic Outlook Event on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 2:00pm in the Jack B. Patrick Information Technology Center Auditorium located on Augusta Tech’s main campus.
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Georgia Ports Set All-time Trade Record in May
June 16, 2022
The Georgia Ports Authority moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in October 2021.
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New Research Finds One in Three Georgia Workers Would Quit Job for Mental Health Reasons
June 14, 2022
Georgia employed adults say that burnout and mental health issues – not just compensation – are the top reason they would leave a job in 2022, according to a new report released today by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO.
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Georgia Secures AAA Bond Rating in 2022
June 14, 2022
Governor Brian Kemp announced Monday that Georgia has again secured the highest ratings of AAA with a stable outlook from each of the three main credit rating agencies: FitchRatings, Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings.
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Things You Need to Know About Georgia Life Sciences
June 13, 2022
Most people might not be aware that the state is home to over 2,000 life science companies including global industry leaders Alcon, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, and Takeda, as well as headquarters of American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, and the CDC just to name a few.
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Women Supporting Women with Angie Lienert of IntelliGenesis at Chamber’s Women In Business
June 10, 2022
Join the Augusta Metro Chamber and Angie Lienert, President & CEO of IntelliGenesis on Tuesday, June 21 at the Augusta Metro Chamber’s Women In Business luncheon, presented by Savannah River Nuclear Solutions.
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Lt. Governor Duncan, Mayor Dickens & Business Leaders Partner to Increase Tech Investment in Georgia
June 10, 2022
Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, along with key Georgia business leaders, traveled to California this week to promote Atlanta’s strong partnership with state leaders and attract potential investors to the Peach State. The trip coincided with the 2022 RSA Conference in San Francisco, the premier event for cybersecurity industry leaders.
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goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Changing Love from a 4-Letter Word to a Core Business Strategy
June 10, 2022
Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how he credits seventy years of success to love as the core business strategy.
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Paceline Awarding 6 Research Grants at Georgia Cancer Center
June 09, 2022
Paceline will be presenting grants to 6 cancer researchers on Monday at the Georgia Cancer Center’s M. Bert Storey Research Building at Augusta University.
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Gov. Kemp, DNR Leaders Honor 2022 Forestry for Wildlife Partners
June 09, 2022
Gov. Brian Kemp recognized three corporate forest landowners Monday for their stewardship and land management practices benefiting wildlife across Georgia. Georgia Power, Weyerhaeuser and CatchMark Timber Trust are the agency’s 2022 Forestry for Wildlife partners.
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AP Wealth Management Announces New Office, Service Expansion to South Carolina
June 08, 2022
AP Wealth Management, an independently owned and operated financial advisory firm headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, has announced their new office in Columbia, SC, a meeting with this year's Walton Award recipients, and details on their expanded unique meeting space called The Treehouse.
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Small Businesses Fight Back & Adopt New Strategies as Inflation Squeezes Profits
June 08, 2022
Most small business owners report lower profits than expected over the past six months due to declining sales and higher expenses as inflationary pressures rise, according to new survey data from SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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Georgia Legal Community Provides Over 3.5 Million Meals to State’s Regional Food Banks
June 07, 2022
Attorney General Chris Carr announced that attorneys across Georgia raised a total of $880,248.08 during the 11th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy fundraising competition. This is the equivalent of 3,520,992 meals for the state’s regional food banks to then distribute to Georgia children, seniors and families in need.
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70 Students Matched with 36 Companies for Students2Work 2022 Summer Program
June 06, 2022
The Augusta Metro Chamber Students2Work 2022 Program, now in its fifth year, kicked off last week with a Match Day celebration hosted at Augusta Technical College.
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Augusta University Hosts Georgia Chamber of Commerce Regional Meeting
June 03, 2022
The Georgia Chamber of Commerce recently held its regional meeting at Augusta University with about 100 professionals, faculty members and dignitaries from around the state in attendance.
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PDI Acquires Plumbing, Appliance, Lighting, Electrical, and Irrigation Distributor W.A. Bragg & Co.
June 03, 2022
PDI announced that it has acquired W.A. Bragg & Co. as part of the company’s growth and expansion plans.
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Where Georgia Ranks Among Fastest-Growing Economies
June 03, 2022
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have struggled to understand exactly what is happening with the U.S. economy. In the spring of 2020, many observers feared massive job loss and economic hardship, but robust federal stimulus helped stem the worst effects.
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Augusta Technical College Hosts Second Annual Mid-Year Economic Outlook Event
June 02, 2022
Augusta Technical College's Economic Development Division will host its inaugural Mid-Year CSRA Economic Outlook Event on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at 2:00pm in the Jack B. Patrick Information Technology Center Auditorium located on Augusta Tech’s main campus.
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Georgia Sees 9th Most Employment Growth in the U.S.
June 02, 2022
At the national level, many key employment indicators in the U.S. look similar to before the COVID-19 pandemic, and robust employment growth plays a part in that. Out of all states, Georgia experienced the 9th most employment growth between March 2021 and March 2022.
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Chick-fil-A to Test Autonomous Delivery Robots
June 02, 2022
Refraction AI, a last-mile, autonomous robot delivery company, announced today it has deployed a fleet of its self-driving vehicles to provide energy-efficient meal deliveries at two Chick-fil-A restaurants located in downtown Austin, Texas.