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Final Defense Bill Includes More Than 30 Georgia Priorities
August 02, 2018
As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a negotiator for the final defense bill, U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) praises final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Senator Perdue helped secured more than 30 provisions of importance to Georgia in the annual defense bill, which now heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.
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Memorial Health Adds Enhanced Surgical Recovery Program
August 01, 2018
To help improve the patient experience and surgical outcomes for its patients, Memorial Health University Medical Center has introduced Enhanced Surgical Recovery. ESR offers many benefits for patients, including eating sooner after surgery, less nausea, appropriate pain management and faster recovery.
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Georgia World Congress Center Authority Breaks Ground on Congress Center Expansion Project
August 01, 2018
Governor Nathan Deal and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority’s Board of Governors officially broke ground on the Georgia World Congress Center’s first major expansion since 2002. The $55 million expansion project, a component of the Authority’s 2020 Vision strategic plan, features a new 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall affixed between the convention center’s Buildings B and C that, once complete, will create over one million square feet of contiguous exhibition space.
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AG Chris Carr Reveals Georgia’s Top Consumer Complaints for 2017
August 01, 2018
Attorney General Chris Carr announced Georgia’s top consumer complaints for 2017. This announcement falls on the heels of the latest report from the annual survey of state and local consumer agencies conducted by Consumer Federation of America. Georgia was one of forty agencies from twenty-three states that participated in the survey.
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Georgia Southern Responds to Growing Workforce Demands with New Business Programs on the Armstrong Campus
July 31, 2018
Georgia Southern University is taking significant steps to prepare more students for highly-qualified positions in the southeast region’s burgeoning logistics’ sector. Now, Georgia Southern University’s AACSB-accredited Bachelor of Business Administration in Logistics and Intermodal Transportation program and the BBA in Economics program will be available to students in Savannah through enrollment on the Armstrong Campus.
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CEO Activism in 2018: Half of Americans Say CEO Activism Influences Government
July 31, 2018
Significantly more Americans in 2018 believe that CEOs who speak out on hotly debated current issues influence the decisions and actions of government (48 percent vs. 38 percent in 2017). This is according to CEO Activism in 2018: The Purposeful CEO, a survey of 1,006 adult Americans.
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Hundreds of Youth Graduate from City’s Summer 500 Job Program
July 30, 2018
City of Savannah Mayor Eddie DeLoach hosted the Graduation and Closing Ceremony for the third annual Summer 500 program on Friday at the Savannah Civic Center.
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Gulfstream Revolutionizes Patient Care With State-Of-The-Art Medevac Aircraft
July 26, 2018
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced it has designed and delivered a state-of-the-art Gulfstream G550 medevac aircraft that will revolutionize in-flight medical care.
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Georgia’s Disability Employment Initiative Receives National Recognition for Demonstrating Best Practice
July 26, 2018
Georgia’s Disability Employment Initiative received national recognition this week by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy for demonstrating best practices and delivering superior service.
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Fourth Annual Savannah Logistics Lunch Focuses on Managing More for the Future
July 24, 2018
The Savannah Logistics Lunch, co-presented by the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Center of Innovation for Logistics and HunterMaclean, was held on Friday, July 20th at the Savannah International Trade & Convention Center.
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Port of Savannah Sets Container Record in FY18
July 24, 2018
The Georgia Ports Authority handled a record 4.2 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Fiscal Year 2018 (July '17 - June '18), for an impressive 8.4% increase year-over-year, or 325,000 additional units.
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Georgia Lottery Transfers More than $1.14B to Education
July 19, 2018
Gov. Nathan Deal today announced that the Georgia Lottery Corp. transferred its fiscal year 2018 profits, a total of $1,143,514,000, to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account. This is the largest annual transfer on record, bringing the total funding raised for education programs to more than $19.8 billion during the 25-year history of the Georgia Lottery.
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Georgia Tech-Savannah Holds Full STEAM Ahead Camp in Chatham, Liberty, and Effingham
July 18, 2018
Georgia Tech-Savannah recently held a weeklong camp for elementary students in Chatham, Liberty, and Effingham County designed to peak their interest in math and science.
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How The Gig Economy Could Aid Planning for Older Adult and Disability Services in Georgia
July 18, 2018
It is well-known that the baby-boom generation is aging, with about 10,000 individuals turning 65 each day. This generation has the longest life expectancy to date and benefits from advances in health care and technology. However, this generation is also more disabled, dealing with more chronic health conditions and managing more prescription medications than previous generations.
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Savannah Ranked #3 “Top U.S. City” by Travel + Leisure Readers
July 16, 2018
Savannah is ranked No. 3 city in the United States according to the Travel + Leisure World’s Best Awards 2018 readers’ survey. Savannah held on to its No. 3 spot from 2017 and 2016, when it leaped from its place at No. 7 on the 2015 list.
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Young Gamechangers to Present Big Ideas to Albany on August 10th
July 16, 2018
Since the beginning of the year 48 of Georgia’s brightest young professionals have researched Albany’s history, met with community leaders, toured campuses and neighborhoods, visited recreation areas, and re-imagined downtown in their quest to come up with big ideas and innovative solutions to some of the area’s most persistent challenges. Their hard work will be revealed when they present their final recommendations to the community on Friday, August 10th at Albany State University.
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First Building of $100 Million Georgia Cyber Center Opens in Augusta
July 11, 2018
Gov. Nathan Deal yesterday attended the opening of The Hull McKnight Building at The Georgia Cyber Center, a first-of-its-kind collaborative cybersecurity center located in Augusta. The $100 million Georgia Cyber Center is the single largest investment in a cybersecurity facility by a state government to-date, with the aim of strengthening the state of Georgia’s position as a national leader in cybersecurity.
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Georgia Council for the Arts Awards Grant Funding to 132 Organizations
July 10, 2018
The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) announced the recipients of its Partner, Project and Arts Education grants for fiscal year 2019. One hundred and thirty-two organizations throughout the state were collectively awarded more than $1 million in funding.
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Infinity CEO Chuck Brown: Georgia Companies Discover New Importance in Giving Back
July 06, 2018
Summer is the time of year when much of the office staff is away as families go on vacation and kids are out of school. But more and more companies are also giving employees additional time off to contribute to others in the community, or give back, so they have a purpose of more than just earning a profit.
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In Era Of Government Scarcity, Public-Private Partnerships Bridge Community Needs
July 05, 2018
Solving problems like poverty, or inequities in housing, education or healthcare, is an expensive undertaking, and the gap between what’s required and what’s actually available, especially from public resource pools, is dramatic and widening.
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Summer Travel Report: Trending International Destinations in Every State
July 05, 2018
A new report from InsureMyTrip ranks the top trending international destinations for summer travelers state by state. The data shows twenty-three states favor trips to the United Kingdom, while other states prefer visiting Canada, Mexico or Italy. Results are based on all 2018 travel insurance purchases for international trips with June, July or August departures.
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EDTS Ranked Among Top 100 Global Managed Service Providers by Channel Futures
June 29, 2018
EDTS, LLC was globally ranked number 87 among the world’s 501 most strategic and innovative managed service providers, according to Channel Futures 11th Annual MSP 501 Worldwide Company Rankings that was released this week.
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Hands-Free Law Will Become Effective on July 1st
June 29, 2018
House Bill 673, also known as the “Hands-Free Georgia Act,” will become effective on July 1, 2018. The legislation was introduced during the 2018 Legislative Session, passed both the Senate and House and was signed by Governor Nathan Deal on May 2nd.
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Auburn Mayor Linda Blechinger Elected President of GMA
June 28, 2018
Auburn Mayor Linda Blechinger was elected president of the Georgia Municipal Association during the association’s annual meeting in Savannah on Sunday, June 24th. The city of Auburn has maintained its old southern charm while evolving to attract businesses and provide valued amenities to its residents. Community members, local and state leaders credit much of this redevelopment success to Blechinger.
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How to Develop A Connected, State-Wide Innovation Ecosystem
June 27, 2018
Most entrepreneurs are jacks-of-all-trades who are equipped with the knowledge and abilities to solve business problems as they arise, but there are some obstacles that require a more specialized industry-centric approach. These are the challenges that keep business owners up at night because they don’t have the in-house expertise or resources necessary to develop a solution.