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• Georgia Chamber Hosted A Successful Rural Prosperity Summit

  Features, October 04, 2019

  The Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted a successful third annual Rural Prosperity Summit on Tuesday and Wednesday in Tifton. This year’s event hosted nearly 500 business leaders, community advocates and state elected officials, along with notable speakers who discussed vital topics centered around Georgia’s rural communities.

• Rep. Bonnie Rich and Rep. Gerald Greene to Introduce Legislation to Address Vaping and E-Cigarette Use

  News, October 04, 2019

• Georgia Receives $180M for Literacy

  News, October 04, 2019

• AG, GBI Announce Investigation of Former Board of Regents Member

  News, October 04, 2019

• LexisNexis: Smaller Banks, Credit Unions and Digital Lenders Hit Hardest by Business Lending Fraud Losses

  News, October 04, 2019

• Sen. Isakson Applauds Executive Order on Medicare Advantage to Improve Senior Health Care

  News, October 04, 2019

• Wiregrass and Fort Valley State University Sign Articulation Agreement

  News, October 03, 2019

• Ag Carr Releases Cybersecurity Guide for Georgia Small Businesses, Non-Profits, Houses of Worship

  News, October 03, 2019

• Final Major Module for Georgia Power’s Vogtle 3 & 4 Project Arrives Onsite

  News, October 03, 2019

• Georgia Ports Authority Opens 40 Dockside Acres to Auto Processing in Brunswick

  News, October 03, 2019

• Women in Technology Announces the 2019 Women of the Year Award Finalists

  News, October 03, 2019

• Georgia DOT Announces Talking Traffic Lights: A Smart Vehicle Tech Challenge for Safety Innovation

  News, October 03, 2019

• TCSG Foundation Welcomes New President and Trustees

  News, October 02, 2019

• UPS Flight Forward Attains FAA’s First Full Approval For Drone Airline

  News, October 02, 2019

• Fox Theatre Institute Raises More Than $100,000 for Georgia’s Historic Theatres at ‘Revival’ Concert

  News, October 02, 2019

• Georgia Power Continues to Make Progress on Ash Pond Closure at Plant McIntosh with Dewatering Process to Begin in October

  News, October 02, 2019

• Ameris Bank Announces Campaign Goal for Helping Fight Hunger in Southeast

  News, October 01, 2019

• Georgia Power Named a Top U.S. Utility for Economic Development

  Features, October 01, 2019

  For the 21st consecutive year, Georgia Power has been named a "Top U.S. Utility for Economic Development" by Site Selection magazine. Only 20 utilities were chosen for this honor out of more than 3,300 across the country.

• Consumers, Business Owners Get More with Major Relaunch of Delta SkyMiles American Express Cards

  News, October 01, 2019

• SunTrust: "The onUp Movement" Surpasses Five Million Participants

  News, October 01, 2019

• Georgia Manufacturing Leaders to Keynote Manufacturing Summit October 9th

  News, October 01, 2019

• CDC Grant Supports Cancer Prevention in Rural Georgia

  News, October 01, 2019

• AAA: Georgia Pump Prices Drop 5 Cents

  News, October 01, 2019

• Georgia PSC Prominent in ‘Oscars’ of Energy Awards

  News, September 30, 2019

• Delta Contributes to Global Citizen Movement to End Extreme Poverty by 2030

  News, September 30, 2019

• Georgia Set to Host 42nd Annual SEUS-Japan 2019 October 20th-23rd

  News, September 27, 2019

• US Elogistics Service Corp. Establishes New Distribution Center in Metro Atlanta

  News, September 27, 2019

• U.S. Department of Labor Investigation Results in Federal Contractor Paying $178,784 in Back Wages to Employees at Georgia Work Site

  News, September 27, 2019

• Georgia PSC to Begin Georgia Power Rate-Case Hearing on Monday

  News, September 27, 2019

• Students Receive Discounted Registration to Manufacturing Summit

  News, September 27, 2019

• Kemp, Duncan, Ralston, Melton Announce Georgia Behavioral Health Reform & Innovation Commission Members

  News, September 26, 2019

• Georgia State Study: Tuition Guarantee Plans Can Improve College Access and Persistence

  News, September 26, 2019

• Senators Perdue, Jones Introduce Bipartisan School Safety Bill

  News, September 26, 2019

• Port of Savannah Achieves 16.5% Growth in Container Volumes

  News, September 25, 2019

• Georgia Public-School Students Again Beat National Average on SAT

  News, September 25, 2019

• Southern Timber Supply Analysis Website Unveiled

  News, September 25, 2019

• FVSU Signs Transfer Student Articulation Agreement With Valdosta’s Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

  News, September 24, 2019

• Georgia Songwriting Legend Recognized in Hometown and Featured in Ken Burns’ Documentary Country Music

  News, September 24, 2019

• League of Southeastern Credit Unions & Affiliates Expands Shared Branching Services through Shared Cooperative Services

  News, September 24, 2019

• GDOT Awards SW Georgia Resurfacing Contracts

  News, September 23, 2019

• GMA Advocates for Cities at LMIG Allocation Study Committee

  News, September 23, 2019

• GDOT to Partner with Rail Safety Organization for “Operation Clear Track” for Rail Safety Week

  News, September 23, 2019

• UPS Recognized On Dow Jones Sustainability World Index For Seventh Consecutive Year

  News, September 23, 2019

• Professional Homebuilders Join Habitat for Humanity in the Fight for Housing Affordability

  News, September 23, 2019

• Ameris Bancorp Announces Quarterly Dividend Increase and New Stock Repurchase Program

  News, September 20, 2019

• Georgia Sets Jobs Records in August

  Features, September 20, 2019

  State Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said that Georgia broke records again in August – posting all-time highs in jobs and employment. Georgia had even more positive news in the August preliminary numbers. The state added to its labor force for the first time in six months and saw new unemployment claims fall.

• RAI Industrial Fabricators to Build New Facility in Banks County, Create 30 New Jobs

  News, September 20, 2019

• State School Superintendent Richard Woods Selects 2019-2020 Student Advisory Council

  News, September 20, 2019

• Georgia Water Coalition Releases 'Clean 13' Report Lauding Businesses and Organizations Who Promote Clean Water

  News, September 20, 2019

• ​Georgia’s Graduation Rate Continues to Rise

  News, September 19, 2019

• Georgia Power Nationally Recognized for Excellence in Employee Health and Well-being Initiatives

  News, September 19, 2019

• Georgia Chamber Presents U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson With Business Champion Award

  News, September 19, 2019

• Governor Kemp Names Seventeen Appointments to State Boards

  News, September 19, 2019

• Habitat for Humanity Receives Grant from Travelers Foundation to Support Construction of Affordable Homes across the United States

  News, September 19, 2019

• Robert L. Brown, Jr. and Robert S. Jepson, Jr. Named 2020 Georgia Trustees

  News, September 18, 2019

• Tyson Foods Expands, Creates 100 Jobs in Mitchell Co.

  News, September 18, 2019

• Delta Invests $2M for Study of Potential Facility to Produce Biofuel from Forest Floor Debris

  News, September 18, 2019

• 98-Year-Old Middle Georgia Veteran Airman Receives Prisoner of War Medal

  News, September 18, 2019

• The UPS Foundation Commits $1M and Activates Disaster Relief Network to Support Immediate Needs And Long-Term Recovery From Hurricane Dorian

  News, September 18, 2019

• Senator David Perdue: Johnny Isakson Is One Of The Greatest Among Us

  Features, September 18, 2019

  U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) spoke on the Senate floor to honor the legacy of U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), who plans to retire at the end of 2019.

• Secretary Raffensperger: Second "She Leads" Program to Take Place in Tifton on September 20th

  News, September 18, 2019

• Ameris Bank Reveals New Logo and Brand Elements

  News, September 17, 2019

• Georgia Cancer Partnership to Receive $11M in Research Funding from National Cancer Institute

  News, September 17, 2019

• AG Chris Carr Joins Coalition in Support of Energy Rule

  News, September 17, 2019

• Kabbage Launches the Only Interactive Index Analyzing Revenue Trends of U.S. Small Businesses

  Features, September 17, 2019

  Kabbage, Inc., a data and technology company providing small businesses cash flow solutions, launched the Kabbage Small Business Revenue Index. Drawing from the 2 million live data connections Kabbage maintains across its customer base of over 200,000 small businesses, the Kabbage Small Business Revenue Index is the only interactive tool analyzing live revenue trends of U.S. small businesses.

• UPS and HubBox Team Up To Simplify UPS Access Point Location Integration for E-Tailers

  News, September 17, 2019

• Carl Vinson VA Recognizes September as Suicide Prevention Month

  News, September 17, 2019

• Governor Kemp Names 17 State Board Appointments

  News, September 16, 2019

• Gulfstream Opens Gulfstream East Campus

  News, September 16, 2019

• Largest Manufacturing Summit in Georgia Bringing Together 1,000 Industry Leaders from Across the Southeast

  News, September 16, 2019

• AAA: Georgia Pump Prices Rise 4 Cents

  News, September 16, 2019

• Senators Isakson, Cardin, Rubio, Jones Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Reauthorize Caribbean Trade Agreement

  News, September 16, 2019

• Council for Quality Growth Launches Executive Search ​for Director of Policy & Government Affairs

  News, September 16, 2019

• Kelly L. Loeffler Named to Georgia Power Board of Directors

  News, September 13, 2019

• Georgia Ports Draw $5B Investment, 12K Jobs to Georgia

  Features, September 13, 2019

  Port-related announcements of expansions and new business accounted for nearly $5 billion in investment and 12,000 jobs across the state of Georgia in Fiscal Year 2019, a year in which the Port of Savannah moved a record 4.5 million twenty-foot equivalent container units.

• Governor Kemp Announces Rural Strike Team, Statewide Georgia Made Tour

  News, September 13, 2019

• Kia Motors Produces Three Millionth Vehicle in the U.S.

  Features, September 13, 2019

  Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc. (KMMG) reached another milestone when the plant’s three millionth vehicle – a white 2020 Telluride SX Prestige – rolled off the assembly line in West Point, Georgia.

• Senators Isakson, Perdue Applaud Confirmation of Steven Grimberg

  News, September 13, 2019

• AG Carr: Georgia Joins CFPB and State Regulators to Launch American Consumer Financial Innovation Network

  News, September 13, 2019

• Shaw Create Centre Wins Prestigious Fast Company Innovation By Design Award

  News, September 13, 2019

• 2018 Saw Record-Breaking Accomplishments of Georgia's Tourism Industry

  Features, September 12, 2019

  Governor Brian P. Kemp recognized the performance and impact of the state’s tourism industry while attending the 2019 Georgia Governor’s Tourism Conference in LaGrange. Visitors in Georgia spent an estimated $31 billion in 2018 – a 4.8% increase over 2017 numbers.

• August 2019 Net State Tax Revenue Down 2.8%

  News, September 12, 2019

• Georgia Power's State-of-the-art Automation Solutions Featured in North America's First Smart City Laboratory

  Features, September 12, 2019

  Georgia Power and the City of Peachtree Corners are celebrating the opening of the Curiosity Lab, a 1.5-mile intelligent mobility and smart city laboratory. The new living laboratory will be the first of its kind in the country and provide lab users with access to Georgia Power's state-of-the-art automation solutions and subject matter experts on the company's latest smart energy technologies and solutions.

• Conservative Beth Beskin Launches Campaign for Georgia Supreme Court

  News, September 12, 2019

• Emory Healthcare and St. Francis Hospital Expand Partnership to Include Clinically Integrated Network

  News, September 12, 2019

• Governor Kemp Announces Record Year for Global Commerce and Film

  Features, September 12, 2019

  Governor Brian Kemp joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) to announce the record-breaking impact the Global Commerce and Film Divisions had in Georgia during fiscal year 2019 (FY19), which ran from July 1, 2018 to June 30, 2019.

• Quicken Loans Community Fund Contributes $500,000 to Support Neighborhoods with Habitat for Humanity

  News, September 12, 2019

• Georgia Named "Top State for Business" for 6th Straight Year

  Features, September 11, 2019

  Governor Brian Kemp announced that Georgia has been named the “Top State for Business” by Area Development, a leading publication covering corporate site selection and relocation, for the sixth year in a row. The results are determined by the publication’s poll of site consultants.

• Georgia Revives ‘Complete Count’ Group to Prep for 2020 Census

  News, September 11, 2019

• Dragon Con Welcomes Record-Breaking 85,000 Attendees to Downtown Atlanta

  News, September 11, 2019

• State, Federal Leaders Announce Next Steps for Hurricane Michael Disaster Aid

  News, September 11, 2019

• AAA: Georgia Pump Prices Decline Again

  News, September 11, 2019

• Georgia Power Offers Energy Assistance Programs for Customers as Summer Temperatures Remain in the 90's

  News, September 11, 2019

• Governor Kemp Names 10 Appointments to State Boards

  News, September 10, 2019

• Hargray To Acquire Infinity Network Solutions

  News, September 10, 2019

• Managing Director, Georgia Forward-Young Gamechangers Position Available

  News, September 10, 2019

• UPS To Hire About 100,000 For Holiday Season

  Features, September 10, 2019

  UPS announced that it expects to hire about 100,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated annual increase in package volume that will begin in November and continue through January 2020. That's enough people to populate a city the size of Albany, N.Y.

• Fred's Has Filed for Bankruptcy and will Close its 300 Remaining Stores

  News, September 10, 2019

• Delta Relief Flight to Bahamas Evacuates Dorian Survivors, Delivers 4,700 Pounds of Supplies

  News, September 09, 2019

• Georgia Power Encourages Customers to Review Their Current Rate Plan during Continued Summer Heat Wave

  News, September 09, 2019

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