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• Georgia Power Adding Resiliency to Coastal Electric Grid

  May 06, 2026

  All along the Georgia coast, Georgia Power continues to strengthen, expand, and reinforce the power lines, poles, and substations that deliver energy every day to customers with major projects currently underway and planned for the future.

• Small Businesses Take Center Stage as Savannah Small Business Week Begins

  May 06, 2026

  Savannah Small Business Week is officially off and running, with community leaders, business owners, and partner organizations gathering in Johnson Square for a press conference and ribbon cutting to launch a full week of activities.

• Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield Helps Georgia Small Businesses Lower Costs & Improve Health Outcomes

  May 06, 2026

  As small businesses across Georgia face rising healthcare costs, Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield is delivering solutions that help employers offer competitive benefits, improve health outcomes, and keep costs clearer and more predictable.

• Port of Brunswick Again Nation’s Busiest Auto Terminal

  May 06, 2026

  For the second year in a row, the Port of Brunswick maintained its position as the nation’s busiest port for automobiles in 2025, handling 779,000 units of autos, plus more than 53,000 units of heavy machinery, representing both import and export movements.

• Summer 500 Program Returns, Urges Businesses to Invest in Savannah’s Future Workforce

  May 05, 2026

  The City of Savannah, Chatham County, Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce, and local business partners are thrilled to welcome back the Savannah Summer 500.

• Inside the Georgia Logistics Roundtable: Innovations & Opportunities in Supply Chain

  May 05, 2026

  From pain points to progress, the Logistics Roundtable at the 2026 Georgia Logistics Summit brought together Georgia’s leaders in multimodal transportation to discuss what’s working and what’s ahead.

• TEDxSavannah Announces Full Line-Up of Speakers, Live Entertainment and More for 15th Annual Event on May 15th

  May 05, 2026

  TEDxSavannah — an independently organized celebration of ideas, based on the international TED talk phenomenon — is thrilled to announce the full line-up of speakers, live music and youth poetry for the inspiring TEDxSavannah 2026 event, which will take place on May 15th at the Fine Arts Auditorium at Georgia Southern University’s Armstrong Campus

• Foster Care Tax Credit: A New Way to Lend a Hand—and Lower Your Taxes

  May 05, 2026

  Marcus Paul is one of those young people whose enthusiasm for the future is contagious. A student at South Georgia Technical College, Paul speaks with confidence about his goal of helping keep commercial aircraft safe. He’s learning how to frame, pressurize, and power airplanes—skills that could take him anywhere in the world.

• Gulfstream Invests $5 Million to Support Georgia Education

  May 04, 2026

  Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced a $5 million investment in Georgia education, reinforcing its long-standing commitment to strengthening the talent, skills and innovation that will shape the future of business aviation.

• City of Savannah Leaders Celebrate Dental of College of Georgia Savannah Groundbreaking

  May 04, 2026

  This week, state, local, and education leaders joined together on the south side of Savannah to officially break ground on the new Dental College of Georgia Savannah campus.

• Supply Chain Predictability and Cost-Saving Strategies Highlight Georgia Ports Trade Conference

  May 04, 2026

  The Georgia Ports Authority hosted their 57th annual Georgia International Trade Conference bringing together customers, business partners and industry leaders to discuss the latest maritime and logistics developments.

• SMB Rockstars: Big Bon Bodega - Savannah Flavor with a Community Identity

  May 01, 2026

  Big Bon Bodega began in 2016 as Savannah’s first pop-up wood-fired pizza truck before evolving into a Korean-inspired, veteran-owned restaurant. Led by Kay Heritage and Executive Chef Shahin Afsharian, the popular restaurant has grown to include locations in both Savannah and Pooler.

• Georgia’s Foster Care Tax Credit Is Helping Young Adults Build Futures — and Georgia Businesses Can Lead the Way

  May 01, 2026

  Madison Washington has spent most of her 23 years navigating life without the safety net most young adults take for granted. She aged out of Georgia’s foster care system with no parents to call for help, no family home to return to on school breaks, and no financial cushion to fall back on. What she did have was ambition — and, thanks to Georgia’s Foster Care Tax Credit, the support to turn that ambition into a career.

• GMA, Realtors Take on Georgia's Housing Shortage

  May 01, 2026

  Georgia is short roughly 60,000 housing units, and the debate over who's to blame has dragged on for years. At the Georgia Chamber of Commerce Foundation Trustees Luncheon on April 16th, GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson and Brad Mock, CEO of the Georgia Association of Realtors, took on the issue by rejecting the easy answers.

• Register Today for Savannah’s Small Business Week Events

  April 30, 2026

  Savannah will proudly recognize National Small Business Week next week, with a full lineup of seminars, guest speakers, networking events, and trade show opportunities—all designed to celebrate the economic impact and innovation of our local small business community.

• Georgia Recognizes Five 2026 ‘Small Business ROCK STARS’

  April 30, 2026

  Governor Brian Kemp, alongside the Georgia Department of Economic Development and the Georgia Economic Developers Association, celebrated the five 2026 Small Business ROCK STARS at the GEDA Spring Conference in Savannah.

• Actress Patricia Heaton to Headline St. Joseph's/Candler’s 24th Annual SmartWomen Luncheon & Expo

  April 29, 2026

  Actress, author and entrepreneur Patricia Heaton has a second act to share in Savannah as the keynote speaker at the 24th annual St. Joseph’s/Candler SmartWomen Luncheon & Expo.

• Moneypenny Research Reveals the Customer Caller Experience Gap

  April 29, 2026

  A new report from Moneypenny shows businesses believe they are delivering a better call experience than their customers perceive. The research was commissioned among 2,000 businesses and 2,000 consumers to understand the gap between business and customer perceptions, and across every single contact method tested, businesses scored themselves significantly higher than customers.

• City to Host Open House, Update Findings on Future of Historic Railroad District

  April 28, 2026

  The City of Savannah will host a Drop-In/Open House event on May 4th, on the future of Savannah’s historic Railroad District. This is a key location presenting a potential redevelopment opportunity to bridge connections between the Landmark Historic District, the Civic Center redevelopment site, and historic neighborhoods of West Savannah.

• Georgia Power Reminds Customers to Dig Safely & “Plant the Right Tree in the Right Place” this Spring

  April 28, 2026

  With spring finally arriving in Georgia, many homeowners will be planting and completing home improvement projects. Georgia Power is reminding customers to call 811 before digging and to follow “right tree, right place” guidelines to improve energy efficiency and protect underground utilities during National Safe Digging Month this April.

• SDBA, with Presenting Partners Savannah Area Chamber, Sea Love Savannah, and Kilwins, Launch “Shop & Stamp Savannah”

  April 27, 2026

  The Savannah Downtown Business Association, in partnership with the Savannah Area Chamber, Sea Love, and Kilwins, invites the community to experience downtown shopping in a new way with Shop & Stamp Savannah, a three-day event taking place May 1st–3rd in Savannah.

• Georgia Chamber Promotes May 19th Primary Participation Through May Matters Initiative

  April 27, 2026

  The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is proud to announce its support of May Matters, a nonpartisan public education initiative focused on increasing awareness and participation in Georgia’s primary elections.

• Savannah Tech Instructor Named State First Runner-Up, Student Honored as State Finalist

  April 24, 2026

  Out of 22 technical colleges, Savannah Technical College, the leading provider of career-ready technical education and workforce development in Coastal Georgia, achieved rare dual accolades at the 2026 Technical College System of Georgia Leadership Summit held at the Grand Hyatt Atlanta.

• EY US Unveils Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Southeast Award Finalists

  April 24, 2026

  Ernst & Young has announced the finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year 2026 Southeast Award. Now in its 41st year, the Entrepreneur Of The Year program celebrates the bold leaders who disrupt markets through the world’s most ground-breaking companies, revolutionizing industries and uplifting communities.

• TCSG Announces 2026 Student of the Year & Instructor of the Year

  April 24, 2026

  The Technical College System of Georgia has announced the state’s top technical college student and top instructor for 2026, recognizing excellence across its 22 colleges.

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