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• TSA is Prepared for a Busy Spring Break Travel Season, Expects Travel Volumes at Nearly 6% Above 2023

  March 06, 2024

  As spring break travelers prepare for their vacation getaways, the Transportation Security Administration is up for the challenge and is offering practical tips to help them plan for a smooth journey as they go through the security checkpoint and take to the skies.

• Savannah Container Volumes Up More than 14% in February

  March 05, 2024

  The Georgia Ports Authority handled 451,670 twenty-foot equivalent container units in February, for an increase of 56,880 TEUs or 14.4 percent compared to the same month last year.

• TAG Announces the 2024 Top 40 Innovative Companies in Georgia

  March 04, 2024

  The Technology Association of Georgia today announced the 2024 Top 40 Innovative Companies in Georgia. This annual program recognizes Georgia-based companies of all sizes for their contributions to innovation and economic growth within the state’s technology sector.

• Vogtle Unit 4 Connects to Electric Grid for the First Time

  March 04, 2024

  Georgia Power announced that Unit 4 at the Vogtle nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Georgia, has achieved another major milestone in startup testing by generating electricity and successfully synchronizing and connecting to the electric grid for the first time.

• Governor Kemp Proclaims March 1st as Georgia STEM Day

  March 01, 2024

  Governor Brian Kemp has proclaimed March 1st, as Georgia STEM Day, a statewide opportunity for schools, educators, students, and companies to raise awareness by engaging in hands-on activities involving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).

• Georgia Ports Highlights Site Selection Opportunities

  March 01, 2024

  For automakers and their suppliers, other manufacturers and logistics operations, Georgia’s ports are a key factor in the decision to bring jobs to the Peach State.

• Georgia Entertainment in Partnership with Film Savannah Announce Annual Women in Entertainment Event

  March 01, 2024

  Georgia Entertainment announced details of the second annual Women in Entertainment Event presented by the Savannah Regional Film Commission on March 8th.

• Senior Citizens Inc. Announces 2024 Legends, Leaders, and Life Well-Lived Awardees

  February 29, 2024

  Senior Citizens, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to helping people age successfully, is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of the Legends, Leaders, and Life Well Lived Award. The recipients have contributed significantly to their community, inspired others by the difference they have made, and exemplify a life well lived.

• Georgia Benefiting from Tailwinds of Domestic Migration, EV, & Manufacturing Investment, Offset by National Headwinds of Corporate Job Compression & Weak Global Growth

  February 29, 2024

  Georgia’s economy is benefiting from the tailwinds of people moving to the state from the rest of the nation, electric vehicle and supplier-related construction, and general manufacturing investments, while also being buffeted by the headwinds of national job market compression and global growth woes.

• Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club Supports Inclusivity and Diversity Through Fourth Annual Fairways Fore Change Event

  February 28, 2024

  Officials of the Club Car Championship at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club announced that the tournament will host the fourth annual Fairways Fore Change event on Monday, April 1st, beginning at 10:30 a.m. at the Palmetto Clubhouse at The Landings Golf & Athletic Club.

• UGA SBDC Partners with Southeastern Universities to Bring Business Education Programs to Rural Communities with Support From SBA Grant

  February 28, 2024

  The University of Georgia Small Business Development Center has been awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration to bring the popular Digital Marketing Bootcamp program to more rural towns across Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi.

• Leadership Southeast Georgia Begins 2024 Class with a Focus on Natural Resources

  February 27, 2024

  Leadership Southeast Georgia launched its 2024 programming with a focus on the role of natural resources in the ten-county coastal region. The 29 members of the Class of 2024, representing diverse industries and communities, gathered for an immersive session exploring the challenges and opportunities surrounding water, land and wildlife.

• State Leaders Celebrate Hyundai Motor Group’s Historic Impact on Georgia

  February 27, 2024

  Governor Brian Kemp and First Lady Marty Kemp joined President and Global COO of Hyundai Motor Company and President and CEO of Hyundai and Genesis Motor North America José Muñoz to celebrate Hyundai Motor Group’s historic and positive impact on the State of Georgia while providing an update on the progress of its Metaplant America.

• Unveiling Georgia’s $1.3B Arts Impact

  February 26, 2024

  Nonprofit arts and culture have a powerful ability to attract and hold dollars within local communities. Now, for the first time, Georgia has a custom economic analysis of its nonprofit arts and culture sector – and the data from Arts and Economic Prosperity 6 from Americans for the Arts is impressive.

• INEOS Grenadier Picks Georgia Ports as a National Gateway

  February 23, 2024

  Carmaker INEOS has chosen the Port of Brunswick, Georgia, to deliver its new Grenadier off-road SUV to markets across the U.S. Southeast.

• 2024 Georgia Grown Executive Chefs Announced

  February 23, 2024

  Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper and Georgia Restaurant Association President + CEO Stephanie Fischer announced six new Georgia Grown Executive Chefs at the 2024 Taste of Georgia Legislative Reception last night.

• Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum Unveils 2024 Legacy Leader Award Recipients

  February 22, 2024

  The Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum announced the distinguished recipients of the 2024 Legacy Leader Awards will be business leader and philanthropist, Bob Jepson, and State Representative, Edna Jackson. The Emerging Leader Award recipient is Catherine Grant, CEO of Expercare.

• Goodwill Southeast Georgia Appoints New CEO

  February 21, 2024

  Goodwill Southeast Georgia announces the appointment of Jason Marshall as the President and Chief Executive Officer. Marshall has served as interim CEO since January of this year and previously served as Chief Operating Officer.

• Byrd’s Famous Cookies Opens 25th Retail Store at Corner of Broughton Street & Drayton Street

  February 21, 2024

  Byrd’s Famous Cookies recently opened a new retail store at 120 E. Broughton St. in the heart of downtown Savannah. The family-owned company’s 25th retail store is open Sunday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.

• Farm Stress Summit to Spotlight Mental Health Challenges Among Georgia’s Farming Communities

  February 21, 2024

  The prevalence of mental health challenges experienced by farm families and farming communities in Georgia is staggering. Faced with unfavorable weather, unfriendly economic conditions, labor shortages and more, farmers of all types often cope with the pressures of their profession in unhealthy ways, including considering suicide.

• Baldwin & Associates Joins Draffin Tucker

  February 20, 2024

  Draffin Tucker is pleased to announce our expansion to South Carolina as we join services with Baldwin & Associates, an accounting firm offering individualized financial and accounting assistance for the greater Charleston area and coastal South Carolina since 2003.

• "Call Before You Dig" Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary in Georgia

  February 20, 2024

  2024 marks Georgia 811’s 50th Anniversary. With the mission to promote safety and prevent utility damage, Georgia 811 will celebrate the occasion with various events, initiatives, and tributes to remind stakeholders and the general public of the importance of contacting 811 before digging.

• Georgia Leading Nation in New Clean Energy Projects, 19 Projects Totalling 39k Jobs, $13B in Private Investments

  February 16, 2024

  Large-scale clean energy projects announced in Georgia in just the first year of the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) are projected to create or support almost 39,000 jobs and generate tens of billions of dollars in new wages, tax revenue, and economic growth, according to a new economic analysis by BW Research for the national nonpartisan business group E2.

• Creative Coast Announces Finalists for GRIT Conference’s Startup Stage Pitch Competition

  February 15, 2024

  The Creative Coast has announced the Startup Stage finalists that will pitch their companies at GRIT, Savannah’s two-day innovation conference.

• State of Georgia Breaks Export Records for Third Straight Year

  February 15, 2024

  Governor Kemp joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development in announcing that the state surpassed $49.7 billion in exports in 2023, eclipsing the record-setting $47 billion in 2022.

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