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• Corsica Technologies: How Does A Rise in Remote Workers Effect Cyber Security?

  March 26, 2020

  Businesses around the world are proving their resilience during the current state of pandemic brought on by Coronavirus or COVID-19 by embracing remote work. Traditional commuters are now connecting remotely to their office networks and using video conferencing at an increasing rate. This sudden change is proving to be a challenge for broadband Internet providers worldwide by increasing traffic and straining their systems like never before.

• Thomas & Hutton Teams Up With Employability For Greenhouse Build

  March 25, 2020

  Volunteers from Thomas & Hutton (T&H), a Southeast-based professional consulting, engineering, surveying, and landscape architecture firm, recently partnered with EmployAbility for its greenhouse build on Saturday, March 14th as part of Thomas & Hutton’s internal service program called T&H Helping Hands.

• United Way of the Coastal Empire Activates COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund and Calls for Contributions

  March 25, 2020

  United Way of the Coastal Empire has created a fund to support local residents financially impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. This fund will be used to help families retain stable housing by assisting with rent, mortgage, and utility payments when grace periods are not offered and to provide financial assistance for additional critical needs such as medical expenses and child care.

• Gov. Kemp Calls on Georgia Businesses to Aid with Critical Health Care Needs

  March 25, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp called on all Georgia businesses who are able to help the state provide, produce, distribute, or store critical health care items needed to fight the spread of COVID-19.

• AG Chris Carr Partners with Business Community to Combat Price Gouging and Scams

  March 25, 2020

  Attorney General Chris Carr is stepping up the fight to rid the marketplace of price gougers and scammers by partnering with members of the Georgia and national business communities.

• Business Leaders Call for Infrastructure Investment to Jump Start the COVID-19 Economy

  March 25, 2020

  The Committee for Economic Development of The Conference Board (CED) calls for policymakers and businesses to work together to put an emphasis on infrastructure spending now in order to kick start the US economy in the face of the COVID-19 related downturn.

• Parker College of Business Student Receives $1,000 Scholarship, Inspired by Savannah Tourism Leaders

  March 24, 2020

  Elizabeth Duncan, a junior hospitality management student in the Parker College of Business, now has an extra $1,000 for her education thanks to the Savannah Tourism Leadership Council (TLC).

• Georgia Ports Authority: Port of Savannah up 17% in Volume in February

  March 24, 2020

  The Port of Savannah achieved its busiest February ever last month, handling 364,405 twenty-foot equivalent container units, an increase of 17 percent over the same month last year. Although March volumes are expected to dip due to the impact of COVID-19 compared to last March, all terminals remain open for business.

• Habitat for Humanity CEO: For Some, “Shelter in Place” is a Different Kind of Crisis

  March 24, 2020

  Habitat for Humanity International CEO Jonathan Reckford discussed the economic ripple effects of COVID-19. "With each passing day, we all find ourselves trying to adapt to the measures required to combat the spread of COVID-19. In countries and cultures all around the world, “stay at home” is the message of the moment. “Shelter in place.”

• HunterMaclean Creates Pandemic Response Team in Wake of COVID-19

  March 23, 2020

  COVID-19 has created unanticipated challenges for businesses of every size and across every industry. These challenges are requiring businesses to use their judgment, knowledge, and experience to maintain operations and keep employees safe. In an effort to assist clients through this evolving situation, HunterMaclean has established a Pandemic Response Team.

• Gov. Kemp Names Coronavirus Task Force Committees

  March 23, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced the members of the Governor's four Coronavirus Task Force Committees: the Economic Impact Committee, Primary Care Provider Committee, Emergency Preparedness Committee, and Committee for the Homeless and Displaced.

• AT&T Creates $10M Fund to Support Parents, Teachers and Students Throughout COVID-19 School Closures

  March 23, 2020

  AT&T is creating a Distance Learning and Family Connections Fund to give parents, students and teachers tools they need for at-home learning. The fund also will provide resources to maintain meaningful connections and bonding opportunities for those isolated from family and friends.

• Savannah Harbor Foundation Distributes Over $52,000 in Financial Support to Savannah Area Charities

  March 20, 2020

  The Savannah Harbor Foundation is delighted to announce that it presented over $52,000 at a small gathering of business and non-profit leaders March 12th inside The Holiday Inn Express Downtown-Historic Savannah.

• Georgia Ports Authority Adds New Container Storage Space

  March 20, 2020

• Tips for Working from Home with Kids

  March 20, 2020

  With the closure of schools and child care programs in addition to some employers encouraging workers to telecommute, parents across Georgia and the nation are coping with a new and odd day-to-day reality: working from home while trying to take care of their kids.

• Sentaors Perdue, Loeffler Urge Action To Support Small Businesses During Coronavirus Pandemic

  March 20, 2020

  As former business leaders, U.S. Senators David Perdue (R-GA) and Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) are working to ensure small businesses have the flexibility and certainty they need to protect their employees and serve their customers during the coronavirus pandemic.

• Gov. Kemp, Georgia Dept. of Labor Focus on Assisting Workers Affected by COVID-19

  March 19, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) addressed an increase in the number of partial claims filed as a result of businesses reducing work hours or temporarily closing their doors in light of recent developments regarding COVID-19.

• Georgia Receives SBA Statewide Disaster Declaration, Applications for Small Business Emergency Loans Now Open

  March 19, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Georgia has received an official statewide disaster declaration from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). This declaration will provide assistance in the form of SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans to impacted small businesses in all 159 counties in Georgia.

• Under Construction: A New High School, a World of Career Options

  March 18, 2020

  Despite rain and challenging weather conditions over the past few weeks, JE Dunn Construction gave 73 freshmen engineering students from Jenkins High School a site-tour introduction to managing a construction project from the ground up — in this instance, a brand new Jenkins High to replace the existing school facility built in the 1950s.

• Dublin Mayor Phil Best: Leadership in a Time of Crisis

  March 18, 2020

  The common good. Those three words have served as the guiding light for elected officials since the founding of our nation. The Covid-19 virus has caused us to take a hard look at what those three words mean for each of our communities. The fact is that hard, potentially contentious decision-making lies ahead for many of us.

• Special Report: Analysis of COVID-19’s Impact on Economy & Government

  March 18, 2020

  Anyone who is not taking the world’s battle against the COVID-19 virus seriously needs to start doing so immediately. Not only avoiding crowds and not shaking hands, but also attempting to avoid unnecessary exposure in places like restaurants, stores, gyms or other places that we normally visit.

• Omega Construction Begins Two New Hotels in Partnership with HOS Management in Savannah

  March 16, 2020

  Omega Construction’s GA Division is set to begin work next week on two new hotels for Savannah - the Hilton Garden Inn and Townplace Suites, both of which will be located on Exit 94 off I-95.

• Georgia Film Office Launches New Website, Celebrates Record-breaking Results at State Capitol

  March 12, 2020

  The Georgia Film Office, a division of the Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), yesterday celebrated with legislators and industry partners the positive impact and record-breaking year the film industry had in the state at the annual Film Day at the Capitol. Georgia is one of the top film production centers in the world, and the industry posted a record $2.9 billion in direct investment during the last fiscal year.

• U.S. Entrepreneurship Levels Continue On An Upward Trend

  March 11, 2020

  Indicating strong health of entrepreneurship, both entrepreneurial activity and established business ownership in the United States have trended upward over the past 19 years, according to the 2019–2020 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Global Report, released March 3rd at the GEM Annual Meeting.

• Visit Savannah and Partners Recognized with First-Ever "Travelblazer" Award by GACVB

  March 09, 2020

  The Georgia Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus honored Visit Savannah and its partners with the first-ever “Travelblazer” Award at its 2020 Winter Conference recently.

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