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• Georgia 2030: The Chamber's GPS Device to Reach State's Business and Economic Future

  May 16, 2016

  A hundred years ago, the then-newly formed Georgia Chamber of Commerce wisely initiated a road map with the intention of planning the future of business in the Peach State. Today, one year into the second century of the Chamber, President and CEO, Chris Clark and the Chamber Board are instead utilizing modern GPS tracking and other digital tools to explore and research emerging commerce trends, needs and resources for Georgia’s future. This initiative is entitled “Georgia 2030.”

• Enmarket Set to Tackle Increased LLS Fundraising Goal

  May 09, 2016

  With a goal of $100,000, Enmarket and Enmark locations will offer customers the opportunity to purchase paper icons in support of Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s fundraiser, Light the Night Walk. The paper icons, which can be personalized with the donor’s name, can be purchased for $1 from April 27-May 31, and the icons will be displayed inside the stores.

• Oliver Maner Attorney Blake Greco Provides Insight on Attempts to Reduce Rising Cost of Health Care

  May 03, 2016

  The rising cost of health care and of federally-funded health care programs continue to emerge as a major topic of discussion. The discussion is often focused on how to reduce the significant cost of health care while also attempting to preserve the quality of patient care. According to Blake L. Greco, an associate with Oliver Maner LLP, the two issues that have the biggest impact in the health law field include alternative payment methods and the continued enforcement efforts related to fraud and abuse.

• Center of Innovation for Manufacturing: Developing Partnerships to Grow Georgia’s Industries

  April 27, 2016

  In an increasingly competitive global environment, Georgia’s manufacturing industry is using cutting-edge technology to develop new products for commercialization and increase the number of manufacturing-related jobs throughout the state. The Center of Innovation for Manufacturing, a program of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, is using university-led research to help the manufacturing industry throughout Georgia develop new products and processes.

• Enmarket Sets $100K Goal for This Year’s Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Fundraiser

  April 14, 2016

  Enmarket has made a commitment to once again sell paper icons in all 64 of its retail stores in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina in support of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Light The Night Walk. The paper icons will be sold from Wednesday, April 27 to Tuesday, May 31.

• Renasant Bank Hosting Annual Rincon Shred-A-Thon Event on April 9th

  April 06, 2016

  More than 15 million U.S. residents are victims of identity theft each year, with an estimated cost of financial losses totaling more than $50 billion. Protecting personal identification is a growing concern among consumers and businesses. To reduce the risk of identity theft, Renasant Bank will host the annual community Shred-A-Thon event on Saturday, April 9th.

• How to Increase Employee Engagement to Boost Your Bottom Line

  April 01, 2016

  In America, only 32 percent of employees are engaged at work, and it’s costing businesses billions of dollars a year in lost revenue, from the cost of employee turnover to lost productivity and poor customer satisfaction ratings. The answer: If you want to increase profits, keep your team happy.

• Choate Combines Love for Cars, Philanthropy to Help Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

  March 31, 2016

  In 1989, Millard Choate began his construction company as a basement start-up out of his home in north Atlanta. He said that was about the same time he learned that Leann, his daughter Emily’s best friend, was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis, a life threatening disorder that affects the lungs and digestive system. The girls were in preschool together at the time, and Choate said when he learned of Leann’s diagnosis he didn’t know anything about Cystic Fibrosis.

• SCORE and Wells Fargo to Sponsor The State of Small Business Conference on May 4th

  March 24, 2016

  The STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS, presented by SCORE and Wells Fargo, will be held on Wednesday, May 4 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center, located at 1 International Drive. During the FREE conference, reports will be issued by 10 area experts that will have 3 minutes each to present their information on measurable benchmarks relating to Savannah’s small business community.

• Georgia Technology Summit Speakers Envision Innovation on Land, at Sea and in the Air

  March 22, 2016

  At the recent 12th Annual Georgia Technology Summit held in Atlanta by the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), three keynote speakers envisioned their respective spheres of influence where future technological innovation will flourish: within the growth of cities (such as Atlanta); in the air (The Weather Company); and, at sea (the U.S. Navy).

• Oliver Maner Attorneys Named to list of 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

  March 18, 2016

  The Super Lawyers magazine has named thirteen attorneys with Oliver Maner LLP among the 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

• OmniTRAX & Effingham County IDA Launch Public/Private Partnership to Develop Land Near Savannah

  March 14, 2016

  OmniTRAX, Inc., one of the largest privately held transportation services companies in North America and an affiliate of The Broe Group, and the Effingham County Industrial Development Authority (ECIDA) are developing a 2,700-acre tract near Rincon - The Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub.

• Georgia Film Academy to Expand to Savannah Tech this Summer

  March 09, 2016

  Savannah Technical College will join the Georgia Film Academy, as one of four locations in the state partnering with the Academy to develop a skilled workforce for the growing film industry.

• Georgia’s Aerospace Industry Reaching New Heights

  March 08, 2016

  The Centers of Innovation, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, is focused on helping industries and small businesses connect, compete, and grow globally. This is the first in a series of articles focused on the Georgia Department of Economic Development Centers of Innovation, which has six centers located throughout the state: Aerospace, Agribusiness, Energy Technology, Information Technology, Logistics, and Manufacturing.

• Speros: How to Keep Your Online Business Identity in Check

  March 02, 2016

  Jeb Bush recently made headlines for allegedly forgetting to renew his domain name. It was discovered that JebBush.com was pointing to Donald Trump’s official campaign website. This brings to light the important, and often overlooked, point that maintaining your domain name is crucial for your business.

• BankSouth Mortgage Opens New Location in Savannah, Announces Mortgage Team at Special Open House & Ribbon Cutting Event

  February 22, 2016

  BankSouth Mortgage, the fourth-largest purchase mortgage and third-largest new construction mortgage provider in Georgia, held a special open house and ribbon cutting event at their new mortgage office located at 200 Stephenson Ave. on Thursday, February 18th. Savannah Area Chamber of Commerce members, local business owners, community influencers, and friends, family and clients of BankSouth & BankSouth Mortgage all came out to celebrate this important community event.

• Former Columbus Chamber President Mike Gaymon Pens Book "A View from the Backhoe"

  February 22, 2016

  It has been more than a year since Mike Gaymon retired from the Greater Columbus, GA Chamber of Commerce where he was known as a bold and effective leader that helped transform the Columbus community. Gaymon traded in the boardrooms and business meetings for a backhoe and a quieter life in the country where he has spent time reflecting on his decades-long career as a Chamber executive. It was this new view from atop a backhoe that inspired his book, aptly tilted, A View from the Backhoe.

• STC Foundation to celebrate 2016 Tribute to Community STARs

  February 17, 2016

  The Savannah Technical College Foundation Community Council will host the 2016 Tribute to Community STARs at noon on Friday, April 1st,, in the Eckburg Auditorium on the College’s Savannah Campus, 5717 White Bluff Road. The event, now in its tenth year, honors some 30 individuals, nominated for their service and dedication at work or in the community.

• Choate Construction Donates SMART Board to Sound Start, Children’s School for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing

  February 15, 2016

  Savannah Speech and Hearing Center, a nonprofit organization serving the speech pathology and audiology needs of the Coastal Empire, was pleased to accept a SMART Board from Choate Construction. The new SMART Board was recently installed in the Sound Start classroom, an auditory and oral school for the deaf and hard-of-hearing serving children ages two to six years old.

• Southwest Georgia Shines During 28th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt

  February 11, 2016

  Albany and Southwest Georgia welcomed a record number of guests this week to the 28th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt. Nearly 30 site location consultants as well as recruitment and expansion prospects arrived in Southwest Georgia this week to learn about doing business in Georgia while enjoying the traditional quail hunting experience.

• Georgia Tech-Savannah to Offer Workshop Series on Leadership

  February 10, 2016

  Georgia Tech-Savannah is pleased to announce the return of courses for today’s workplace leaders titled “Leading Well.” These courses will develop outstanding leadership skills, foster visionaries, and tool area executives with actionable goals that will directly improve their performance as employees and their greater vision for their employers. This workshop series will run through April.

• Kyle Hensel: Using Online Video a Different Way

  February 04, 2016

  The previous 12 months marked quite the year for online marketing with one of the biggest trends being the use of video marketing. In fact, the company Hubspot called 2015 the year of video marketing. People use their free time to just pull out their phone or tablet and watch a video.

• 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.

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