April 2015 Features

  • SGMC Hosts Regional Conference for Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Nursing

    April 30, 2015

    South Georgia Medical Center’s Dasher Memorial Heart Center will host a regional conference for Georgia emergency medical services and emergency nursing professionals on May 20-21 at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College.

  • Tickle Your Funny Bone: 20 Desk Toys for the Office

    April 29, 2015

  • Stacy Bush Discusses 529 College Savings Plans

    April 27, 2015

    Section 529 college savings plans are tax-advantaged college savings vehicles and one of the most popular ways to save for college today. Much like the way 401(k) plans changed the world of retirement savings a few decades ago, 529 college savings plans have changed the world of college savings. Valdosta's Stacy Bush of Bush Wealth Management goes through the 529 plan and its advantages.

  • AGL Resources Moves the Natural Gas Industry and the Economy Forward

    April 23, 2015

    Hank Linginfelter, Executive Vice President, Distribution Operations, articulates with ease the activities of AGL Resources, headquartered in Atlanta since 1856. “Every year we’re running pipes to new areas of the state. We want to serve customers reliably and safely. We want to keep costs low,” he says.

  • Curt Fowler on More Time in Meetings, Less Time at Work

    April 22, 2015

    How could you possibly spend one more minute in meetings and get more accomplished in your work? Here’s how meetings allow you to accomplish more in less time.

  • Valdosta Celebrates Georgia Cities Week

    April 20, 2015

    The City of Valdosta will join other cities across Georgia in celebrating Georgia Cities Week, April 19-25, to recognize the many services city governments provide for the quality of life of citizens. The theme this year is “Destination Downtown”and will feature how Valdosta Main Street is a gathering spot for people throughout our region and an economic development hot spot.

  • Wiregrass Foundation Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign with $50,000 Endowment Gift

    April 17, 2015

    Wiregrass Georgia Technical College Foundation South got a jump start on its annual fundraising campaign with a very generous gift of $50,000 from a special friend of the college, Clarence Smith.

  • New Chamber Director of Business Development Cachet Prescott Discusses Helping Businesses Succeed

    April 16, 2015

    Helping business owners find entrepreneurial success is Cachet Prescott’s passion. As the new director of Business Development for the Valdosta-Lowndes County Chamber of Commerce, the Bridgeport, Conn., native is excited to help current, and future business owners achieve success.

  • Q&A With GDEcD Director of Global Commerce Annie Baxter

    April 14, 2015

    In the first of a monthly series with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, Director of Global Commerce for Logistics, Energy, Agribusiness & Food Annie Baxter discusses important transportation projects, innovations in logistics, and the economic development climate in Georgia.

  • Are Your Employees Getting Enough Sleep? (And if Not, Why Do You Care?)

    April 13, 2015

    It’s no secret to any harried entrepreneur that getting too little sleep has plenty of ill effects. But did you ever stop to think about the effect lack of sleep might be having on your employees. And, by extension, how that could be affecting your business?

  • Cecil Staton Named Interim President of Valdosta State University

    April 09, 2015

    University System of Georgia Chancellor Hank Huckaby has named Dr. Cecil Staton as interim president of Valdosta State University. Staton currently serves as the vice chancellor for Extended Education for the University System of Georgia. He will assume presidential responsibilities at Valdosta State on July 1, 2015, after current President William McKinney steps down.

  • 2015 Georgia Chamber Red Carpet Tour Begins Today

    April 08, 2015

    The 2015 Georgia Chamber of Commerce Red Carpet Tour kicks off today and runs through Saturday, April 11th. Twenty-four business leaders who are planning to locate or expand from throughout the nation and the world are participating in this year’s tour, which will visit the Governor’s Mansion, the College Football Hall of Fame and the Georgia Aquarium in Atlanta and the Masters golf tournament in Augusta.

  • Valdosta Celebrates National Community Development Week

    April 06, 2015

    The City of Valdosta will participate in the 2015 observance of National Community Development Week, April 6-11, with a variety of events that highlight the city’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

  • VSU President William McKinney Announces Plans to Step Down

    April 03, 2015

    Valdosta State University President William McKinney has announced he will step down as president effective July 1st.

  • From Customer to Franchise Owner: Barry Robinson Opens His Own Huddle House in Hahira

    April 01, 2015

    For more than two decades, Barry Robinson would leave his office where he was vice president of the popular Harvey's supermarket chain and walk across the street to eat at Huddle House. Earlier this month he fulfilled a lifelong entrepreneurial dream by opening his own Huddle House restaurant in his home community of Hahira, Ga.