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• Amerigroup Donates Computers to Nonprofit Organizations Around Georgia

  News, March 11, 2015

• CARBO Announces Mothballing of Georgia Proppant Facility

  News, March 11, 2015

• Turner Furniture Company Celebrates 100 Year Anniversary

  Features, March 10, 2015

  Turner Furniture started out as a hardware store in Pelham, Georgia in 1915. It began with M.W. Turner, Sr. and a business partner not related to the Turner family. However, in 1929 the partnership was dissolved and M.W. Turner and his son M.W. Turner, Jr. opened a new hardware store across the street as competitors. It was during World War II that Turner’s began selling used furniture.

• Varian Medical Systems to Create 100 High Paying Tech Jobs in Georgia

  News, March 10, 2015

• CertusBank Sells Small Business Finance Unit

  News, March 10, 2015

• Georgia’s Acuity Brands to Acquire Distech Controls for $252M

  News, March 10, 2015

• Georgia Senate Passes School Takeover Measure

  News, March 06, 2015

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.4% in January

  News, March 05, 2015

• Georgia REALTORS Induct Honorees Into Hall of Fame

  News, March 04, 2015

• Governor's 2nd Annual "Buy From Georgia Month" Event March 4th

  News, February 27, 2015

• Spancrete Expands With New Plant in Georgia

  News, February 27, 2015

• TAG Hosts High Tech Week at State Capitol

  News, February 26, 2015

• State Launches Pilot Program to Grow Logistics Industry Workforce

  News, February 19, 2015

• Nominations Open for 2015 Georgia CIO of the Year Awards

  News, February 19, 2015

• Two Re-Elected to State Transportation Board

  News, February 19, 2015

• TAG Unveils Financial Technology Issue of Hub Magazine

  News, February 19, 2015

• Aflac Launches New Critical Care Protection Plan

  News, February 18, 2015

• Transportation Survey Finds Georgians Solidly Support Funding Reform

  News, February 17, 2015

• Georgia-Based Huddle House Serves Up Strong Growth in 2014

  News, February 17, 2015

• U.S Regulators Shutdown Atlanta's Capitol City Bank

  News, February 16, 2015

• Aflac Introduces One Day Pay

  News, February 05, 2015

• House Transportation Chairman Jay Roberts Introduces Transportation Funding Act of 2015

  News, January 30, 2015

• "The Amazon Way" Author to Speak at 2015 Georgia Technology Summit

  Features, January 28, 2015

  The Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) today announced that John Rossman, author of The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles of the World’s Most Disruptive Company, will be among the keynote speakers at this year's 2015 Georgia Technology Summit(GTS) on March 25th.

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.9% in December

  News, January 22, 2015

• 50 Georgia Properties Receive AAA 4 & 5 Diamond Awards

  News, January 19, 2015

• SunTrust Q4 Income Down 8% Following $145M Mortgage Expense

  News, January 16, 2015

• NCR Moving World Headquarters, 4,000 Employees to Downtown Atlanta

  News, January 14, 2015

• Senators Perdue, Isakson Introduce Fair Tax Act of 2015

  News, January 14, 2015

• Georgia Chamber Announces 2015 Federal Priorities

  News, January 08, 2015

• Mercedes-Benz USA Announces Move of Corporate Headquarters to Atlanta

  News, January 07, 2015

• Wells Fargo: Small Business Owners Most Optimistic Since 2008

  News, January 06, 2015

• HeritageBank to Merge with Mississippi-Based Renasant Corporation

  Features, December 11, 2014

  Renasant Corporation and Heritage Financial Group, Inc. jointly announced today the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which Renasant Corporation will acquire, in an all-stock merger, Heritage Financial Group, Inc., a bank holding company headquartered in Albany, Georgia, and the parent of HeritageBank of the South, aGeorgia savings bank.

• Iberia Bank Corp. to Acquire Georgia Commerce Bancshares

  News, December 08, 2014

• Georgia Chamber Task Force Focused on Growing Film, Digital Industries

  News, December 05, 2014

  The Georgia Chamber’s Creative and Digital Industries Initiative shared a number of recommendations for updates to the state’s existing entertainment tax credits with the Georgia House Study Committee on Georgia-Based Film and Post Production during its meeting Thursday at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

• Report Offers Lessons in Community Revitalization, Highlights Transformation in Macon

  News, December 03, 2014

• Colony Bankcorp, Inc. Announces Dividends & Trust Preferred Securities Deferred Interest

  News, November 18, 2014

• Two Charged with Falsely Billing Georgia Medicaid for Over $977K

  News, November 11, 2014

• Georgia University Enrollment Up for First Time in Two Years

  News, November 10, 2014

• State Files Lawsuit Demanding Federal Action on Water Supply

  News, November 10, 2014

• CDC Increasing Supply of Ebola-Specific Personal Protective Equipment for U.S. Hospitals

  News, November 10, 2014

• Georgia Tax Revenue Up 5.9% in October

  News, November 07, 2014

• GACH Names Navicent Health's Dr. Ninfa Saunders as CEO of the Year

  News, October 20, 2014

• Walmart Bringing eCommerce Distribution Center, 400 Jobs to Georgia

  News, October 17, 2014

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 7.9% in September

  News, October 16, 2014

• Gulfstream Introduces New Aircraft Family

  News, October 15, 2014

• HeritageBank to Purchase Metro Atlanta Branch from The PrivateBank

  News, October 08, 2014

• Georgia Dept. of Insurance Recovers Over $4.7M for Consumers So far in 2014

  News, October 01, 2014

• Georgia Manufacturers are More Profitable Than Previous Years

  News, September 26, 2014

• Georgia Receives Mixed Results on National Education Report

  News, September 23, 2014

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.1% in August

  News, September 18, 2014

• New Home of the Braves Named "SunTrust Park"

  News, September 17, 2014

• Valdosta Industrial Authority Leads Regional Group on Tour of Georgia Ports

  Features, July 08, 2014

  The Valdosta-Lowndes County Industrial Authority recently led a group on a tour of the Georgia Port Garden Center and Ocean Terminals in Savannah. The group listened to a presentation by Stacy Watson, General Manager, Economic & Industrial Development at the Georgia Ports Authority and then proceeded on the tour.

• Georgia Ranked 10th Friendliest State for Small Businesses in Nationwide Survey

  Features, June 24, 2014

  Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, today released new data showing that Georgia has won praise as one of the top ten states for small businesses. Jon Lieber, Chief Economist of Thumbtack.com, said “Creating a business climate that is welcoming to small, dynamic businesses is more important than ever, and Georgia's friendliness towards small business is helping to make that happen.”

• Georgia-Based Medient Studios CEO Forced Out Amid Pressure, Lack of Confidence

  News, June 12, 2014

• Moultrie Tech & Southwest Georgia Tech Set to Merge

  News, June 06, 2014

• Georgia Health IT Companies Make the 2014 HCI 100 List

  News, June 05, 2014

• Georgian Cliff Oxford to Write Weekly Column for Forbes.com

  News, June 04, 2014

• NCR Releases ‘Interactive Banker’ Product & Technology

  News, June 03, 2014

• Georgia Credit Unions Impact Their Members, Their Communities & Beyond

  Features, May 29, 2014

  Georgia credit unions are committed to helping their members afford their lives. But the impact of credit unions reaches far beyond the branch walls. As not-for-profit institutions, credit unions contribute their resources to the greater good of their communities. They live out the values of working together to accomplish more, and the difference they make is felt across Georgia every day.

• Governor Appoints 8 to State Boards

  News, May 27, 2014

• GDOL Commissioner to Participate in Globalism in Today’s Workforce Conference May 29th in Atlanta

  News, May 27, 2014

• Congressman Scott Applauds Passage of the National Defense Authorization Act

  News, May 23, 2014

• U.S. House Passage of Water Bill ‘Critical Victory’ for Port

  News, May 21, 2014

• Georgia's Tourism Industry Impact Hits Record High With $53.6B

  Features, May 08, 2014

  Georgia Tourism, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced Thursday that tourism demand generated $53.6 billion in business sales including direct, indirect and induced impact in 2013, up 4.5 percent, according to the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics.

• Research Shows How Retirees Strengthen Georgia’s Economy

  Features, April 24, 2014

  The State of Georgia can bolster its economy by attracting more retirees, according to new research from the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth.

• Majority of Businesses in Georgia Plan on Investing in Their Business in 2014

  News, March 14, 2014

• Georgia Unemployment Rate Declines to 7.3% in January

  News, March 06, 2014

• Georgia Manufacturing Activity Records Strong Increase, Outpaces National Activity

  News, March 03, 2014

  Georgia manufacturing activity continued to improve in March as the lingering effects of a harsh winter dissipated and new orders and production experienced significant jumps, according to the Purchasing Managers Index released Tuesday by Kennesaw State University’s Econometric Center in the Michael J. Coles College of Business.

• Georgia Gas Prices Continue Slow Decent

  News, December 17, 2013

• Poll: Georgians Concerned About Effects of Obamacare

  Features, December 13, 2013

  Healthcare Georgia Foundation today released the results of a statewide public opinion poll to gauge how Georgians perceive the cost and quality of their healthcare. According to the poll, Georgians rate the quality of healthcare in the state a modest 7.26/10, with ten being excellent and one being poor. Georgians were also surveyed about their perceptions about what the government is doing about healthcare today.

• Economic Forecast: Georgia’s Economy Will Rise More than the National Average Next Year

  Features, December 12, 2013

  Buoyed by rising home prices, smart economic policies and new jobs, Georgia's economy will rise more than the national average next year. That was the message delivered by Charles B. Knapp, interim dean of the Terry College of Business and president emeritus of the University of Georgia, at the Georgia Economic Outlook luncheon held Dec. 11 in Atlanta.

• Early Store Openings Jumpstart Retail Holiday Spending

  News, December 10, 2013

• Ameris Announces Approval Of Florida Bank Merger

  News, December 09, 2013

• Mohawk Industries Creating 420 Jobs in Georgia

  News, December 05, 2013

• Delta Traffic, Passenger Unit Revenue Down in November

  News, December 04, 2013

• Many Americans Leaving Unused Vacation Days on the Table

  Features, December 04, 2013

  Expedia.com, released the results of the 2013 Vacation Deprivation study, an annual analysis of vacation habits among 8,535 employed adults across 24 countries and five continents. Americans are now treating vacations as a luxury rather than a right: Over the past year, typical Americans could have taken 14 days of vacation and took 10, leaving four days on the table, twice as many as the year prior.

• Georgia Ports Achieves Records in Total Tonnage, Autos in October

  News, December 03, 2013

• Georgia-Filmed Productions Generate $3.3B in FY13

  Features, December 02, 2013

  The Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced today that Georgia-lensed feature films and television productions generated an economic impact of $3.3 billion in the state during FY13.

• Delta Wins Business Travel News Survey for 3rd Consecutive Year

  News, December 02, 2013

• Equifax: Credit Card Use at Four-Year High

  News, December 02, 2013

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 8.1% in October

  News, November 22, 2013

• UPS Plans to Raise Rates 4.9% in 2014

  News, November 22, 2013

• AAA: 43.4M Americans to Travel for Thanksgiving, a Slight Decline from Last Year

  Features, November 22, 2013

  AAA projects 43.4 million Americans will journey 50 miles or more from home during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, a decrease of 1.5 percent from the 44 million people who traveled last year. This decrease falls just shy of last Thanksgiving's four-year peak since the recession-driven declines in 2008-2009 when Thanksgiving travel fell by 25 percent. The Thanksgiving holiday travel period is defined as Wednesday, Nov. 27 to Sunday, Dec. 1.

• Georgia Merchants Gear Up for Small Business Saturday

  News, November 21, 2013

• KOPLA to Create 150 Jobs in West Georgia

  News, November 20, 2013

• Secretary Kemp Leading Georgia Delegation to SEUS/Japan Conference

  News, November 20, 2013

• Georgia Power Dedicates New Water Research Center

  News, November 20, 2013

• Georgia-Based Novelis to Sell North American Consumer Foil Business

  News, November 20, 2013

• Georgia Delegation to Visit Panama Canal

  News, November 18, 2013

• Georgia Insurance Commissioner Issues Obamacare Warning

  News, November 15, 2013

• U.S. Secretary of Energy Tours Southeast Energy Facility, Talks Innovation, Technology

  News, November 15, 2013

• SBA Announces New Measures to Help Get Small Business Loans Into the Hands of Veterans

  News, November 15, 2013

• Georgia University Enrollment Down Again in Fall ‘13

  News, November 14, 2013

• Regents Approve Kennesaw State, Southern Polytechnic Consolidation

  News, November 13, 2013

• Gas Prices Continue Downward as Thanksgiving Holiday Nears

  News, November 12, 2013

• Caesarstone to Create 180 Georgia Jobs

  News, November 07, 2013

• AT&T Mobility Names New President Of Southeast Region

  News, November 06, 2013

• Southern Company Bolsters Renewable Energy Portfolio

  News, November 06, 2013

• Georgia Gas Prices Falls as Oil Trades Below $95

  News, November 05, 2013

• Georgia Named #1 State in U.S. for Business

  Features, November 05, 2013

  Gov. Nathan Deal announced that Georgia’s business climate has been named No. 1 in the nation by Site Selection magazine, one of the nation’s top economic development trade publications.

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