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• Greater Women’s Business Council to Co-Host One of the Largest Conferences of its Kind for Women Business Owners

  May 12, 2022

  The Greater Women’s Business Council is excited to announce that it is co-hosting the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC) 2022 National Conference on June 7 - 9, 2022, in Atlanta, Georgia, along with the Ohio River Valley Women’s Business Council.

• Goodwill Southeast Georgia Supports United Way's Bryan County Relief Efforts

  May 11, 2022

  Goodwill Southeast Georgia donated $5,344 to the United Way of the Coastal Empire to support their Bryan County Relief efforts.

• Young Gamechangers Kick Off Program in Dalton

  May 11, 2022

  In April, Young Gamechangers kicked off its program in Dalton, Georgia. The Georgia Forward program brings up-and-coming leaders from within the host community as well as from all over Georgia to take a deep dive into the challenges of a single community.

• Small Business Spending Increases 16% Year-Over-Year in April

  May 11, 2022

  The Bank of America Institute released its findings from its first Small Business Checkpoint, a new publication which aims to provide a holistic and real-time estimate of Small Business financial activity, spending and financial well-being, leveraging the breadth and depth of Bank of America proprietary data from its approximately three million small business households.

• Leadership Southeast Georgia 2022 Program Session 3 Continues In Camden, Long & Liberty Counties

  May 10, 2022

  Leadership Southeast Georgia, a professional development and leadership program throughout 10 coastal counties, continued its 2022 programming in Camden, Long and Liberty counties.

• ESG Report Highlights Delta’s Accelerated Progress Toward a People-centric Future

  May 10, 2022

  Delta is delivering on its purpose to connect people to opportunity while expanding understanding of our planet and those within it, an ongoing journey detailed in its 2021 ESG Report.

• Bright Futures Ahead for Georgia’s Workforce

  May 09, 2022

  With a labor force of 5.2 million people, preparing Georgians for careers is serious business in the Peach State. From the nation’s No. 1 workforce training program, Georgia Quick Start, to top-ranking universities and technical colleges – and starting at the earliest ages with the first universal Pre-K program in the nation – Georgia places a premium on education and career training.

• Georgia Tech-Savannah Unveils Summer 2022 Programs for Rising 3rd-12th Grade Students

  May 06, 2022

  The Center for Education Integrating Science Mathematics and Computing (CEISMC) at the Georgia Tech-Savannah campus will be offering in-person student programs this summer for rising 3rd – 12th graders.

• Dan Cathy and Shirley Franklin Inducted as Georgia Trustees

  May 06, 2022

  To commemorate the 289th anniversary of the founding of Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Historical Society inducted Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta, as modern-day Georgia Trustees on April 30th, at the Georgia Historical Society’s Trustees Gala in Savannah. It is the highest honor the State of Georgia can confer.

• Georgia Lottery Generates $367.2M for HOPE, Pre-K in 3rd Quarter of FY22

  May 06, 2022

  Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Lottery Corp. announced it raised $367,233,000 in profits for the third quarter of fiscal year 2022, bringing the total transferred to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account since inception to more than $24.9 billion.

• Man & Woman of the Year Campaign Raises $635,454 for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in Savannah

  May 05, 2022

  The 10th annual Man & Woman of the Year campaign wrapped up last night with a Grand Finale Celebration at the Hyatt Regency Savannah. The event celebrated the hard work of seventeen local business leaders and their teams.

• State of Georgia Celebrates ‘Small Business ROCK STARS’ During Small Business Week

  May 04, 2022

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced its 2022 Small Business ROCK STARS as part of the state’s celebration of Georgia Small Business Week. A small businessman himself, Governor Brian Kemp is proud to recognize Small Business Week to highlight the hard work and determination of Georgia’s small business community.

• Goodwill Southeast Georgia Partners with Savannah Technical College to Increase Access to Education

  May 04, 2022

  Goodwill Southeast Georgia announces a new partnership with Savannah Technical College. Through this partnership, individuals will access virtual reality manufacturing training, a hybrid Forklift Operator Safety Training certification program, and career exploration resources at the Goodwill Opportunity Center.

• Stonemont Kicks Off Industrial Development Near Port of Savannah

  May 03, 2022

  Stonemont Financial Group, a private real estate investment firm specializing in industrial development, acquisitions and net lease investments, announced it has closed on the land and broken ground on a Class A speculative industrial development in Richmond Hill.

• HSF to Celebrate Historic Preservation Month Throughout May

  May 02, 2022

  HSF will kick off Preservation Month on Thursday, May 5th with their annual Historic Preservation Awards at the Charles Morris Center, located at 10 E. Broad Street.

• Small Business Owners are More Resilient, According to Truist Survey

  April 29, 2022

  Small business owners have taken many actions to overcome the challenges they are facing to grow their business due to economic uncertainty and rising inflation, according to Truist annual Small Business Pulse Survey of small businesses with annual revenue between $100K-$2M.

• City to host Mayor’s Small Business Conference May 5th

  April 28, 2022

  Registration is now open for the 2022 Mayor's Small Business Conference, scheduled for Thursday, May 5th, at the Savannah Civic Center Ballroom.

• Technical College System of Georgia Announces 2022 Student of the Year

  April 28, 2022

  The Technical College System of Georgia announced the state’s top technical college student for 2022. Ryan Degner, a Welding and Joining Technology student from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College was chosen as this year’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner.

• Hire Dynamics Cuts Ribbon on Storefront in Junior Achievement Colonial Group Discovery Center

  April 27, 2022

  Hire Dynamics, a commercial staffing company serving the Southeast including the Savannah area from a location in Pooler, cut the ribbon Tuesday on its “storefront” in the Junior Achievement (JA) Colonial Group Discovery Center, located on the Armstrong campus of Georgia Southern University.

• Chick-fil-A Chairman Dan Cathy & Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin to Receive Georgia’s Highest Honor

  April 27, 2022

  In recognition of the 289th anniversary of the founding of Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Historical Society will induct Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta, as modern-day Georgia Trustees. It is the highest honor the State of Georgia can confer.

• Club Car Championship at The Landings Club 2022 Charitable Giving Announced

  April 26, 2022

  Tournament officials announced today during a special event at The Landings Club’s Deer Creek Course, that the fifth annual Club Car Championship at The Landings Club, contested the week of March 28 – April 3, raised more than $340,000 for charitable organizations in greater Savannah and beyond.

• Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presents 26 Statewide Preservation Awards

  April 25, 2022

  The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation earlier today presented 26 awards recognizing the best of preservation in Georgia during its 45th annual Preservation Awards ceremony in Augusta.

• Enmarket Donates 500 Gallons of Diesel Fuel to Assist in Bryan County Tornado Cleanup

  April 25, 2022

  Enmarket, Savannah’s largest convenience store chain, has donated 500 gallons of diesel fuel to assist the residents of north Bryan County with cleanup efforts following last week’s devastating tornado destruction in areas around Pembroke and Black Creek.

• Savannah Sees Unchanged March Unemployment Rate

  April 22, 2022

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Savannah recorded an unchanged unemployment rate of 3.2 percent in March. Despite this, Savannah’s labor force, number of employed, and job numbers were all-time highs in March.

• United Way of the Coastal Empire’s Annual Women Who Rule Event Raises a Record $55,000 for the Women United Transportation Fund

  April 21, 2022

  United Way of the Coastal Empire’s annual Women Who Rule Luncheon raised a record $55,000 for the Women United Transportation Fund on Tuesday when a sold-out crowd gathered to honor Ellen Bolch, President and CEO of THA Group, as the 2022 “Woman of the Year.”

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