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• Colonial Group Unveils Historical Marker in Savannah Celebrating 100 Years in Business

  July 22, 2021

  Savannah-based Colonial Group Inc. celebrated 100 years in business on July 21 as representatives of the family-owned company unveiled a historical marker in cooperation with the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) on the site of Colonial’s first service station in Savannah’s historic district.

• Union Mission Receives International Paper Foundation Grant to Support an Emergency Housing Program Dedicated Solely to Unaccompanied, Homeless Women

  July 22, 2021

  Union Mission has been awarded a $10,000 grant from International Paper’s Foundation local Savannah Mill. Funds will support the expansion of Union Mission’s Emergency Housing Program dedicated solely to unaccompanied, homeless women.

• Georgia Film Records Blockbuster Year

  July 22, 2021

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced today that the film industry recorded a blockbuster year in Georgia. During fiscal year 2021, the film and television industry set a new record with $4 billion in direct spending on productions in the state.

• University System of Georgia State Economic Impact Grows to $18.6 Billion

  July 21, 2021

  In fiscal year 2020, the University System of Georgia (USG) served as a significant source of stability and played a critical role in the state’s recovery with an $18.6 billion statewide economic impact. USG’s impact grew 0.6 percent over fiscal year 2019. The system directly and indirectly generated 155,010 jobs.

• Georgia Lottery Annual Profits for HOPE, Pre-K Soar to a Record $1.54B

  July 20, 2021

  The Georgia Lottery Corp. today announced its most successful year ever with historic profits generated for Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship and Pre-K programs. The Georgia Lottery raised a record $1,544,954,000 in profits for fiscal year 2021, bringing the total transferred to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account since inception to more than $23.8 billion.

• Effingham Chamber Relocating to New Springfield Business Center

  July 16, 2021

  The Effingham County Chamber of Commerce will relocate its offices to the planned Co-Op Business Center in downtown Springfield. in the spring of 2022.

• SCAD Salutes Local Organizations for their Creatively, Kindness, Grit and Goodness

  July 15, 2021

  Savannah College of Art and Design is celebrating local organizations that have continued to supply the needs of daily life for all Savannahians in the face of remarkable hardship and historic events by presenting them with the SCAD Salutes award. These organizations have demonstrated virtues long held in highest esteem at SCAD: CREATIVITY, KINDNESS, GRIT, and GOODNESS.

• Healthy Savannah & YMCA Seek 65 Community Advocates for COVID-19 Vaccine Access and Acceptance Education Program

  July 14, 2021

  Healthy Savannah and YMCA of Coastal Georgia are seeking 65 community advocates to participate in an education and outreach program on COVID-19 vaccine awareness and acceptance.

• Delta to Add Airbus, Boeing Aircraft to Fleet Amid Travel Demand Recovery

  July 14, 2021

  Delta has entered into agreements to add 29 used Boeing 737-900ERs and lease seven used Airbus A350-900s as it continues to streamline and modernize its fleet. The 36 additional aircraft will improve fuel efficiency and enhance the customer experience, while supporting Delta’s fleet renewal strategy focused on simplification, scale, size and sustainability.

• New District Live Venue at Plant Riverside District Marks Landmark Partnership Between The Kessler Collection and Live Nation, Bringing National Artists to Savannah

  July 13, 2021

  District Live, an exciting new live music venue at Plant Riverside District in Savannah, Ga., marks a landmark partnership between The Kessler Collection and Live Nation, featuring national and regional artists live in concert at a state-of-the-art music venue that will be located in the new Atlantic Building at JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District in Savannah.

• Georgia’s Sizzle Reel Puts Spotlight on Community, Economic Benefits of Industry

  July 13, 2021

  Between the increase in streaming platforms and theaters around the country reopening to bring cinema fans back to the big screen, TV and movie entertainment is continuing an unprecedented run.

• Small Business Employment Gains Continue, Especially in Leisure and Hospitality

  July 12, 2021

  Despite the competitive hiring environment, small business employment growth grew 0.26 percent in June, according to aggregated payroll data of approximately 350,000 clients provided by Paychex.

• Savannah History Museum Awarded 1st Place Regional Winner at International Best Brochure Competition

  July 09, 2021

  Official Guides of Savannah (OGS) submitted its member, the Savannah History Museum/Coastal Heritage Society’s brochure as an entry in The International Association of Visitor Information Providers 2020 Best Brochure Awards Competition, and the museum won 1st Place Regional Winner in this prestigious annual contest.

• Call for Nominations: World Trade Center Savannah International Business of the Year Award

  July 08, 2021

  World Trade Center Savannah is now calling for nominations for the 2021 World Trade Center Savannah International Business of the Year Award.

• Georgia Council for the Arts Awards More Than $2M in Grant Funding to Support Arts Throughout Georgia

  July 08, 2021

  The Georgia Council for the Arts, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced the recipients of its Bridge, Project, and Arts Education grants as part of its initial disbursement of grants for fiscal year 2022. A total of 266 grants were awarded that will provide more than $2 million in funding towards arts initiatives throughout the state.

• Georgia Historical Society Elects David Abney, Mark Burns, & Robert Jepson to Board of Curators

  July 08, 2021

  The Georgia Historical Society has announced that David Abney (Atlanta) and Mark Burns (Savannah) have recently been elected to the GHS Board of Curators and that Chairman Emeritus Robert S. Jepson, Jr. (Savannah) will be returning to the Board.

• Inaugural Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum Coming to Savannah September 12th-14th

  July 07, 2021

  Morris Multimedia is proud to announce the inaugural Southeast Georgia Leadership Forum is coming to Savannah on Sunday, September 12 - Tuesday, September 14, 2021, at the Kehoe Iron Works at Trustees’ Garden.

• Club Car Championship at The Landings Club Welcomes HNS Sports Group as New Owner/Operator

  June 30, 2021

  Officials from the Korn Ferry Tour and HNS Sports Group announced today that the Club Car Championship at The Landings Club, an official event on the Korn Ferry Tour, contested annually at The Landings Club in Savannah, Georgia, is now owned and operated by HNS Sports Group, an Ohio based LLC specializing in golf.

• What Impact Will the Pandemic Have On Corporate Real Estate Portfolios And The Work Week?

  June 30, 2021

  In two years, more than half (53 percent) of the corporations surveyed by CoreNet Global say that their overall corporate real estate portfolio will be smaller than it is today. For 15 percent of those surveyed, that reduction will be by more than 30 percent.

• PAJUNK Celebrates New U.S. Headquarters Opening in Alpharetta

  June 25, 2021

• Teresa MacCartney Named Acting Chancellor of the University System of Georgia

  June 24, 2021

  The Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia named Teresa MacCartney as acting chancellor of the University System of Georgia, effective July 1st. The decision comes as the Board conducts a national search to find USG’s 14th chancellor.

• Companies Make Summer Plans to Resume Domestic Business Travel

  June 24, 2021

  The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) – the world’s largest business travel association and worldwide leader in education, research, networking and advocacy for the industry – today released the findings from its 20th COVID-19 poll assessing how GBTA members are managing the return to business travel, post pandemic.

• Industrial Technical Services (ITS) Celebrates 40 Years in Business

  June 23, 2021

  Spencer Tyson founded his company on June 22nd, 1981 as an industrial electrical and instrumentation & controls contractor. In 1994, Spencer saw a need for a contractor that could provide electrical, mechanical, and civil construction in-house.

• Gov. Brian Kemp: Delivering on Our Promise to Expand Rural Broadband

  June 23, 2021

  While travelling across our state, I am proud to highlight how Georgia is the best place to live, work, and raise a family. Thanks to our strong, conservative policies, the Peach State economy continues to grow and thrive – despite a global pandemic.

• Announcing the 40th Savannah Jazz Festival 2021

  June 21, 2021

  Savannah Jazz, in partnership with the City of Savannah and WSAV announces that the 40th annual Savannah Jazz Festival will take place September 23 – 26. Free, live, and festive!

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