January 2016 Features

  • Kinder Morgan Releases Impact Study of Proposed Palmetto Pipeline on Georgia’s Economy

    January 28, 2016

    According to renowned University of Georgia economist Jeffrey Dorfman, the Palmetto Pipeline proposed by Kinder Morgan, Inc. will result in an estimated benefit to Georgia of $3.9 billion over the next 20 years.

  • UGA Law Students Gain Valuable Work Experience in the Atlanta Market

    January 25, 2016

    Students at the University of Georgia School of Law can now earn full-time professional experience in the Atlanta market while continuing to work toward a degree from the state’s flagship institution. The Georgia Law Atlanta campus is located at the Terry College of Business Executive Education Center, across from the Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead.

  • Georgia Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues Breakfast” Draws Over 2,000 Business Leaders to World Congress Center

    January 14, 2016

    An agenda featuring Georgia’s senior government officials—U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, Governor Nathan Deal, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and House Speaker Dennis Ralston—drew over 2,000 business and community leaders to the annual Georgia Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues Breakfast on Tuesday.

  • The Southern Coastal UGA SBDC Presents Digital Marketing Boot Camp in Savannah

    January 13, 2016

    The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is helping businesses across the state learn the latest in Digital Marketing and will hold their state wide program, Digital Marketing Boot Camp, in Savannah February 11, 2016 providing the latest marketing strategies for business. Digital Marketing Boot Camp is designed specifically for business owners and organizations who want to strategically develop marketing technologies to build loyal customers and increase profits.

  • Growth Year for HunterMaclean

    January 07, 2016

    Here at Savannah CEO, we noticed a number of awards, events, and attorney announcements from local law firm HunterMaclean in 2015, particularly as the year wrapped up. Fresh from our holiday break, we caught up with managing partner Frank Macgill to find out more.

  • Will 2016 Usher In “5G” Mobile Internet Technology? AT&T Expert Weighs in

    January 04, 2016

    The year 2015 brought us everything from the "hover board" to widespread use of "wearable" devices and "connected cars." Will 2016 also ring in the already well-publicized and much-buzzed about "5G" mobile Internet speeds? AT&T's Tom Keathley, Senior Vice President, Wireless Network Architecture & Design, breaks down the facts vs myths of 5G, where we are now - and where we still need to go before the new standard of "fast" really takes hold.