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• Choate Construction to Host its 2nd Canstruction Competition

  September 15, 2023

  Choate Construction Company will host its second Canstruction Competition September 25-30 at Telfair Museums, championing a goal to raise 10,000 cans.

• Consultants Rank the “Top States for Doing Business” — Georgia Ranks #1

  September 15, 2023

  Area Development, the leading site selection and facility planning publication, announces the results of its 2023 Top States for Doing Business survey of location consultants.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms

  September 15, 2023

  Sunnyland Farms and its CEO Alex Willson were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion award for their comprehensive, generational approach to generosity. Evidence that this notion of going beyond profit, infuses a company with enduring qualities that helps everyone around them prosper.

• Inaugural BIG EXPO Showcases Entrepreneurship & Innovation

  September 14, 2023

  Georgia Southern University’s Business Innovation Group (BIG) in partnership with the Downtown Statesboro Development Authority and The Creative Coast will host the inaugural BIG Expo for Entrepreneurship & Innovation on Sept. 19th from 5 to 8 p.m. at “The Alley,” located at 58 E. Main Street in downtown Statesboro.

• Celebrating 50 Years of the Georgia Film Office, Film, TV Productions Spend $4.1B in State

  September 14, 2023

  As the State of Georgia celebrates 50 years of the Georgia Film Office, Governor Brian Kemp announced another blockbuster year for the film and television industry as productions spent $4.1 billion in Georgia during fiscal year 2023.

• Georgia Breaks Tourism Records in 2022

  September 13, 2023

  Governor Brian Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, announced that calendar year 2022 was record-breaking for the state’s tourism industry, welcoming the largest number of visitors the state has ever seen.

• Georgia Tech’s GaMEP is Driving Innovation in Manufacturing Across Georgia

  September 12, 2023

  “A stitch in time saves nine,” goes the old saying. For a company in Georgia that adage became very real when damage to a key piece of machinery threatened its operation. The group helping with the stitch in time was the Georgia Manufacturing Extension Partnership (GaMEP), a Georgia Tech program that — for more than 60 years — has been helping small- to medium-sized manufacturers in Georgia stay competitive and grow, boosting economic development across the state.

• MARTA Railcars Head for Atlantic Ocean as Part of Department of Natural Resources Reef Project

  September 11, 2023

  The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority shipped off the first of two railcars bound for the Georgia coast and eventually the Atlantic Ocean. MARTA is partnering with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Reef Project to contribute railcars from MARTA’s original fleet as they are replaced by new railcars in coming years.

• Health Connect South Celebrates Ten Years With Event Full of Industry Leaders

  September 08, 2023

  Health Connect South, a nonprofit dedicated to promoting collaboration and innovation in healthcare, will host its tenth annual gathering on September 21.

• Elevate Savannah To Host Inaugural Leadership Award Dinner Honoring Christian Demere

  September 07, 2023

  Elevate Savannah, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering local communities and fostering educational excellence in the Chatham County Public School System, is excited to announce its inaugural Elevate Savannah Leadership Award Dinner, to be held November 2nd.

• Sunnyland Farms Honored with the goBeyondProfit 2023 Champion Award

  September 07, 2023

  goBeyondProfit, a first-of-its-kind business leader initiative that inspires business generosity, today announced it has honored Albany-based Sunnyland Farms and its CEO, Alex Willson, with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award.

• SBAC’s President and CEO, Tony O’Reilly, Retires After 34 Years of Service

  September 06, 2023

  On September 30, 2023, longtime President and Founding CEO, Tony O’Reilly, will be retiring from Small Business Assistance Corporation (SBAC) after 34 years of service. His successor, Victoria Saxton, SBAC’s COO/CFO will resume leadership on October 1, 2023.

• Georgia Ports Authority Pledges $6 Million to Savannah Housing Initiatives in New Multiyear Partnership

  September 06, 2023

  The Georgia Ports Authority announced its intention to fund a major, multi-year workforce housing initiative through the City of Savannah and its partners Housing Savannah, Inc. and the Community Housing Services Agency, Inc.

• Georgia Quick Start: Meeting the Demands of Georgia’s Clean Energy Boom

  September 06, 2023

  It’s no secret the demand for clean energy is rapidly rising. Global corporations throughout the clean-energy sector are spending billions to build facilities to manufacture a wide array of solar, e-mobility, and innovative battery products. The State of Georgia ranks as a top-choice destination for these projects, which are literally creating tens of thousands of jobs in the state.

• Hyundai Invests in Reforestation, Housing, and STEM Education in Coastal Georgia

  September 05, 2023

  Hyundai Motor America announced new partnerships with Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity and Coastal Bryan Tree Foundation, two local nonprofits in the Savannah area.

• Union Mission to Celebrate One-Year of Anniversary of Parker’s House: A Home for Women on September 6th

  September 05, 2023

  Union Mission and Parker’s Founder & CEO Greg Parker, major donors, and community partners will celebrate the One-Year Anniversary of Parker’s House: A Home for Women on Wednesday, September 6th at 10:00am at 125 Fahm Street.

• Georgia Revealed to be the BEST State for Business Growth, According to New Research

  September 05, 2023

  New research has revealed the best states for business growth, with Georgia taking the top spot. Business consulting firm Venture Smarter analyzed data from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics to discover the business growth rate in each state based on the number of establishments in December 2021 compared to December 2022.

• Hyundai Motor Group & LG Energy Solution to Invest Additional $2B in Bryan County

  September 05, 2023

  Governor Brian Kemp announced that Hyundai Motor Group & LG Energy Solution will invest an additional $2 billion in their battery cell manufacturing joint venture at the Metaplant in Bryan County, raising the JV’s total investment value to more than $4.3 billion. This expansion will create another 400 new jobs.

• New Coalition Takes Aim at Tort Reform in Georgia

  August 31, 2023

  A new nonprofit founded by three high-power lobbying firms is setting its sites on tort reform in Georgia. Competitive Georgia announced its formation Tuesday, the latest sign that business leaders are preparing a major push for the General Assembly to curb what they see as frivolous lawsuits that drive up the cost of doing business.

• Savannah Film Alliance Honors Gala Set for November 17th

  August 29, 2023

  The Savannah Film Alliance Honors Gala, presented by I.A.T.S.E. Local 491, returns this fall and promises an evening of elegant entertainment in salute to Savannah’s thriving film and television industry.

• Georgia DOT Celebrates Connected Vehicle Technology Integration

  August 29, 2023

  Georgia Department of Transportation recently held a ribbon cutting to celebrate Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything waivers granted by the Federal Communications Commission allowing Georgia DOT to integrate C-V2X technology across the state.

• Port of Savannah Receives Four New Electric Ship-to-Shore Cranes

  August 28, 2023

  The Port of Savannah received four Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes Thursday, Aug. 24, upgrading the crane fleet to 34 machines at Garden City Terminal after four older cranes are retired and recycled.

• Charlie Harper: Preparing For The Last Season Of College Football As We Know it

  August 28, 2023

  The weather says summer, but the calendar says fall. We know this because the University of Georgia Bulldogs are ready to suit up between the hedges in Athens to defend their National Championship. Or better said, Championships. Plural.

• Regional Commercial Bankers Convene for an Economic Forecast Forum Hosted by SBAC

  August 25, 2023

  The Small Business Assistance Corporation hosted its inaugural Lender’s League Forum at the Savannah Golf Club. Regional bank presidents, commercial lenders, and business partners attended the event and heard presentations by Michael Chriszt, Vice President and Regional Engagement Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and Dr. Michael Toma, Professor of Economics at Georgia Southern University.

• City of Savannah, Partners To Save Historic Kiah House

  August 25, 2023

  Galvan Foundation, a mission-driven organization with several Savannah-based initiatives, and the City of Savannah, have agreed to purchase the Kiah House property, located at 505 W. 36th St., from the Historic Savannah Foundation and restore it as a cultural and civic institution.

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