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• Technology Association of Georgia Announces Converge Line Up

  October 09, 2020

  Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) expands keynotes, announces compelling content sessions and issues call for nominations for its annual Diversity and Inclusion awards for Converge, which takes place Nov 9th– 10th.

• Hear How Carole Fabrics is “Creating an Inclusive Culture that Delivers to the Community” at Augusta Chamber’s Virtual Women In Business

  October 08, 2020

  Join the Augusta Metro Chamber Tuesday, October 20th for an enlightening virtual Women In Business session as Frank Andrew, President of Carole Fabrics, introduces three of the female leaders on the production team at Carole to offer their perspective on the established culture change within the manufacturing world.

• Georgia Easy Voter Registration Options Break New Records

  October 07, 2020

  Georgia has hit a new record high registration level. As of October 6th, Georgia had 7,587,625 registered voters throughout the state. Over 5 million of those came through automatic registration at the Department of Driver Services, a program of the Office of the Secretary to make registering new voters and updating voter information simple and easy.

• Energy, Tourism and Entrepreneurship Drive Success for Top-Performing Small Cities

  October 07, 2020

  Today Heartland Forward published the newest installment of its annual report, "Most Dynamic Micropolitan Regions," which ranks 515 micropolitans–regions whose populations range from 10,000 to 50,000–by their economic performance.

• Georgia International Trade Office Earns U.S. Small Business Administration Award, Launches New Export Assistance Grant

  October 06, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) proudly announced it has been awarded a grant of more than $162,000 from the U.S. Small Business Administration under the State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) to bolster export assistance to small businesses.

• Senator David Perdue: Fostering Fort Gordon Growth Supports Georgia’s Military Families

  October 05, 2020

  The women and men of the U.S. military, and their families, sacrifice a great deal for our country every day. I grew up in a military town, and my father served in the Air Force Reserve. I’ve seen firsthand the unique challenges that military families face.

• Business Leaders Invited to Join CEOs Frank Fernandez and Natalye Paquin to Discuss How Business and Community can Tackle Urgent Issues Together

  October 05, 2020

  Georgia business leaders are invited to attend a Zoom Forum with Frank Fernandez, President & CEO, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, Natalye Paquin, Esq., President & CEO, Points of Light, and host goBeyondProfit.

• Chris Clark: The State of Rural Resiliency

  October 05, 2020

  My rural upbringing has taught me a lot about working har d, finding ways to overcome even the most seemingly impossible challenges, and realizing that my faith can keep me grounded when the ground is shaky. I’ve seen small towns grow, decay and reinvent themselves time and time again; yet this time, with a global pandemic still in our midst, and a recession that many economists are saying will take 10-years to overcome, rural America is facing the greatest challenge of its time.

• Augusta Technical College Names New President

  October 02, 2020

  Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) Commissioner Greg Dozier has appointed Greenville Technical College Vice President, Dr. Jermaine Whirl as the new President of Augusta Technical College.

• Gov. Kemp Reports 10,000+ Jobs Created During First Quarter of Fiscal Year

  October 02, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced that more than 10,000 jobs were created across all regions of the state by economic development projects in Georgia during the first quarter of fiscal year 2021, generating more than $3.71 billion in new investments.

• Georgia Sees $73.7 Billion Annual Economic Impact from State's Public Airports

  October 02, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Transportation has released a Statewide Airport Economic Impact Study that quantifies the economic impact of the state’s 103 publicly-owned, public-use airports.

• Georgia Power Partners with Clean Cities for “Drive Electric Georgia Virtual Showcase"

  October 01, 2020

  Georgia Power is partnering with Clean Cities-Georgia, the central coordinating point for alternative fuel vehicle (AFV) activities in the state, to host this year’s “Drive Electric Georgia Virtual Showcase” as part of National Drive Electric Week.

• Augusta Technical College Student Wins, Awarded 2021 KIA K5

  September 30, 2020

  The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) announced the state’s top technical college student for 2020. Rah’Mere Williams, a Design and Media Production Technology student from Augusta Technical College was chosen as this year’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) student.

• Aflac Leadership Honored with Georgia’s goBeyondProfit Champion Award

  September 30, 2020

  In a fitting capstone to the designation of September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Aflac has been honored with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. The peer-nominated goBeyondProfit Champion honor is given for Aflac’s consistency in benefiting its community and business with a generous and diverse company culture, while deploying company resources and priorities toward community empowerment.

• Amid Pandemic, Small Business Owners Respond With Meaningful Transformation; Remain Resilient

  September 30, 2020

  Amid this year's historic coronavirus pandemic, businesses are adapting by making major changes to their operations including increased use of technology, according to the latest PNC semi-annual survey of small and mid-size business owners and executives, which concluded Sept. 8th.

• Augusta Designated Most Neighborly City in America by Neighbor.com

  September 29, 2020

  The Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau and the City of Augusta are pleased to announce Augusta’s designation as the ‘Most Neighborly City in America’ by Neighbor.com in coordination with National Good Neighbor Day (September 28).

• Lt. Governor Duncan Address Sets Stage for Health Connect South 2020 Platform

  September 29, 2020

  The seventh annual Health Connect South (HCS), the Southeast’s gathering of thought leaders in the field of medicine, convened on September 24th with over 750 in attendance—its largest forum ever. Its unique networking platform encourages collaborative innovations and advances key health topics via 17 panel sessions, featuring over 40 renowned moderators and speakers, including Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan.

• Chris Clark: D.C. Fly-in Emphasizes Importance of Vote

  September 28, 2020

  Last week has been nothing short of extraordinary. From economic recovery and foreign affairs to health care, transportation, rural initiatives, agriculture and so much more, last week’s all-virtual Georgia Chamber D.C. Fly-In reported record attendance and conveyed a strong message that business and government can and must work together for a better future and more rapid recovery from the COVID recession.

• The Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau Launches Global Dining Passport Promotion

  September 25, 2020

  The Augusta Convention & Visitors Bureau is launching a Global Dining Passport promotion to encourage locals to follow their appetites to locally-owned international cuisine and black-owned restaurants.

• Georgia Historical Society Announces Former United States Senator Sam Nunn to Keynote Georgia History Festival Series

  September 25, 2020

  The Georgia Historical Society announced today that the theme and focus of study for the 2020-2021 Georgia History Festivalis Tear Down This Wall: Georgia in Cold War America.

• Evans, Georgia Ranked #1 by Money as Best Place to Live

  September 23, 2020

  Columbia County Board of Commissioners and County Administration is excited to announce Evans, Georgia ranked #1 by Money as the Best Place to Live 2020-2021.

• Carl Vinson Institute Fellowship Helps Communities Address Revitalization Challenges

  September 23, 2020

  The City of Richmond Hill is promoting a unified “look” and the City of Dahlonega is envisioning visitor-friendly parking solutions through a community development collaborative with the University of Georgia.

• Georgia Congressional Delegation Fights to Close Digital Divide

  September 22, 2020

  U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler (R-GA), and 10 members of the Georgia congressional delegation sent a letter urging Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai to utilize Georgia’s recently completed location-level broadband maps as the federal government works to improve access to high-speed internet.

• Critical Panel Discussion to be Featured at Health Connect South: Atlanta Hospital CEOs Collaboration to Combat COVID-19

  September 21, 2020

  The agenda for the 2020 Health Connect South (HCS) annual gathering on September 24th will feature a compelling panel discussion with three Atlanta area hospital CEO’s who will share how they spearheaded unprecedented, collaborative efforts to combat the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.

• Deke Copenhaver on Chadwick Boseman: A Man for Our Times

  September 18, 2020

  We live in a world fraught with chaos. From the ongoing global pandemic to demonstrations for social justice on a worldwide basis, these are turbulent times. In a world divided by fear, anger and hyper-partisan politics, we need heroes who can bring us together across all demographic lines while inspiring in us a sense of hope. Heroes who live their lives reflecting for all of us grace, humility, determination and the dignity of the human spirit. Chadwick Boseman was one of those heroes.

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