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• State Bank and Trust Company Creates Insurance Division With Acquisition

  Features, March 03, 2015

  State Bank and Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Bank Financial Corporation , announced today that it has launched an insurance division to offer State Bank customers a full range of personal and commercial insurance products.

• Governor's 2nd Annual "Buy From Georgia Month" Event March 4th

  News, February 27, 2015

• Spancrete Expands With New Plant in Georgia

  News, February 27, 2015

• Troutman Sanders Announces New San Francisco Office

  News, February 26, 2015

• TAG Hosts High Tech Week at State Capitol

  News, February 26, 2015

• Conway Announces New Strategic Partnership

  News, February 24, 2015

• Metro Atlanta Chamber and Indra Company to Host Georgia Bankers Breakfast Summit

  Features, February 23, 2015

  The Metro Atlanta Chamber and Indra announced Thursday that the two organizations will jointly host the Georgia Bankers Breakfast Summit on February 26, 2015 in downtown Atlanta.

• Prince Signs on for Three-Year Partnership with BB&T Atlanta Open

  News, February 20, 2015

• James A. Bennett to Lead Capitol City Bank & Trust

  News, February 19, 2015

• Private Bank of Buckhead Adds Former Football Pro to Its Team

  News, February 19, 2015

• State Launches Pilot Program to Grow Logistics Industry Workforce

  News, February 19, 2015

• Nominations Open for 2015 Georgia CIO of the Year Awards

  News, February 19, 2015

• Two Re-Elected to State Transportation Board

  News, February 19, 2015

• TAG Unveils Financial Technology Issue of Hub Magazine

  News, February 19, 2015

• Taste of Speed Jet Port Experience is Coming to Atlanta May 2nd

  Features, February 18, 2015

  Taste of Speed Jet Port Experience has announced details for their 2nd annual luxury lifestyle event. The event will be presented by the duPont REGISTRY and jointly hosted by Jet Linx Aviation and Ferrari Maserati Atlanta at Peachtree DeKalb Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, May 2 from 7p.m. to 12 a.m.

• Aflac Launches New Critical Care Protection Plan

  News, February 18, 2015

• Transportation Survey Finds Georgians Solidly Support Funding Reform

  Features, February 17, 2015

  The Georgia Transportation Alliance today released a survey of statewide voters on the topic of transportation funding. Results indicate that likely voters are willing to pay more at the pump to maintain and enhance critical transportation infrastructure.

• Georgia-Based Huddle House Serves Up Strong Growth in 2014

  News, February 17, 2015

• U.S Regulators Shutdown Atlanta's Capitol City Bank

  News, February 16, 2015

• Delta Air Lines Foundation Contributes $1 Million to Zoo Atlanta

  Features, February 09, 2015

  The new year is less than a month old, but there’s already cause for celebration at Zoo Atlanta. Delta Air Lines through the Delta Air Lines Foundation has made a commitment of $1 million toward the “A Grand New View for Zoo Atlanta: Elephants, Events and Expansion” capital campaign. The gift to the Cyclorama revitalization campaign is Delta’s largest contribution ever to the Zoo.

• 10 Board Trends for 2015

  Features, February 06, 2015

  "As corporate boards kick off the year in a generally positive global economic climate, directors can think more strategically about growth," says Susan Stautberg, CEO of WomenCorporateDirectors. "2015 will deliver more opportunities for established industries and fast-growing sectors alike, and boards will need to ensure their companies are continuing to evolve."

• South Metro Development Outlook Conference Scheduled for Feb. 18th in College Park

  Features, February 05, 2015

  “It’s All About the South,” is the theme for this year’s South Metro Development Outlook Conference to be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) in College Park, Georgia.

• Aflac Introduces One Day Pay

  News, February 05, 2015

• Atlanta Entrepreneur and Philanthropist’s Pay It Forward Project Yields Big Dividends

  Features, February 03, 2015

  The 450 elementary school students at Atlanta’s Globe Academy were surprised by a special presentation at their assembly on December 19. Amy Wilson, Executive Director of the Rhame Family Foundation, had a challenge for the students: take this $20 bill and do good deeds for others.

• Georgia Tech Renames Sustainable Business Center After Ray Anderson

  Features, February 02, 2015

  The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business has received a $5 million commitment from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation to rename the Center for Business Strategies for Sustainability. To honor this commitment and Ray Anderson’s legacy, the Center will now be known as the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business.

• House Transportation Chairman Jay Roberts Introduces Transportation Funding Act of 2015

  News, January 30, 2015

• Randstad Predicts Atlanta's Hot Manufacturing and Office and Administration Jobs in 2015

  Features, January 29, 2015

  Following a positive trend in 2014, many economists and reports suggest the U.S. economy and job market are positioned to yield steady growth in 2015. So what manufacturing and logistics and office and administrative jobs and skill sets will be in greatest demand for Atlanta workers?

• Metro Atlanta’s Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.4% in December

  News, January 29, 2015

• KPMG Names Milford McGuirt Managing Partner of Atlanta Office

  Features, January 23, 2015

  Milford McGuirt, with nearly three decades of experience serving major businesses, universities and government entities in Atlanta and across the nation, has been named the new managing partner of KPMG’s Atlanta’s office, the Big Four firm announced today.

• Porsche Unveils GTS Club Coupe in Atlanta

  Features, January 22, 2015

  Celebrating six decades of the largest Porsche club organization in the world, Porsche Cars North America is commemorating this milestone with a 60 unit limited-production run of the Club Coupe based on the 911 Carrera GTS. Known as the GTS Club Coupe, the 430 hp sports car is painted in a color unique to this model appropriately named "Club Blau," which was created exclusively for this anniversary edition by the Porsche Club of America.

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.9% in December

  News, January 22, 2015

• Georgia Tech Takes Next Step Forward to Expand Presence in Atlanta's Technology Square

  Features, January 19, 2015

  The Georgia Institute of Technology has taken another step to reinforce its commitment to support and enhance the Institute's innovation ecosystem and economic development role in Midtown Atlanta's Technology Square. The Institute, advised by Cushman & Wakefield, issued a request for qualification for private developers interested in the expansion of Technology Square.

• 50 Georgia Properties Receive AAA 4 & 5 Diamond Awards

  News, January 19, 2015

• SunTrust Q4 Income Down 8% Following $145M Mortgage Expense

  News, January 16, 2015

• NCR Moving World Headquarters, 4,000 Employees to Downtown Atlanta

  News, January 14, 2015

• Senators Perdue, Isakson Introduce Fair Tax Act of 2015

  News, January 14, 2015

• Hans Gant Joins Batson-Cook as VP of Business Development

  Features, January 13, 2015

  Batson-Cook Construction has recently hired Hans Gant as Vice President of Business Development – Manufacturing and Industrial. A veteran economic developer with vast senior-level experience, Gant will work with existing clients and new businesses to determine partnership possibilities and business opportunities throughout the state and southeast region.

• Georgia Chamber Announces 2015 Federal Priorities

  News, January 08, 2015

• Mercedes-Benz USA Announces Move of Corporate Headquarters to Atlanta

  Features, January 07, 2015

  Mercedes-Benz USA has announced that it will relocate its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, Georgia, in a move designed to better serve its growing customer base and strengthen the company's position for long-term, sustainable growth.

• Wells Fargo: Small Business Owners Most Optimistic Since 2008

  News, January 06, 2015

• Iberia Bank Corp. to Acquire Georgia Commerce Bancshares

  News, December 08, 2014

• Georgia Chamber Task Force Focused on Growing Film, Digital Industries

  Features, December 05, 2014

  The Georgia Chamber’s Creative and Digital Industries Initiative shared a number of recommendations for updates to the state’s existing entertainment tax credits with the Georgia House Study Committee on Georgia-Based Film and Post Production during its meeting Thursday at the Savannah College of Art and Design.

• Report Offers Lessons in Community Revitalization, Highlights Transformation in Macon

  News, December 03, 2014

• Worldpay to Relocate US Headquarters, 1,200 Jobs to Downtown

  Features, December 02, 2014

  Mayor Kasim Reed has announced that Worldpay – one of the world’s leading payments technology companies – will relocate its U.S. Headquarters into the City of Atlanta.

• Mayor Kasim Reed Names President and Chief Executive Officer of Invest Atlanta

  Features, November 21, 2014

  Mayor Kasim Reed has named Craig J. Richard as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Invest Atlanta, the economic development authority for the City of Atlanta. Richard has served as the Chief Executive Officer and President of Greater Louisville Inc., where he developed their strategic plan, and coordinated 32 projects that created 3,854 jobs and $571 million in capital investment.

• TAG Business Intelligence and Analytics Innovation Awards Winners Announced

  News, November 11, 2014

• Two Charged with Falsely Billing Georgia Medicaid for Over $977K

  News, November 11, 2014

• Georgia University Enrollment Up for First Time in Two Years

  Features, November 10, 2014

  Fall 2014 enrollment in the University System of Georgia’s 31 colleges and universities totaled 312,936 students, an increase of 1.1 percent over fall 2013. This fall’s modest enrollment increase reverses a two-year trend in student enrollment in the University System of Georgia.

• State Files Lawsuit Demanding Federal Action on Water Supply

  News, November 10, 2014

• CDC Increasing Supply of Ebola-Specific Personal Protective Equipment for U.S. Hospitals

  News, November 10, 2014

• SBA Honors 2014 Atlanta Emerging Leaders Graduates

  Features, November 07, 2014

  The U.S. Small Business Administration recognized 14 small businesses in the SBA Emerging Leaders graduation ceremony today at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

• ACMR Celebrates the Grand Opening of New Southwest Atlanta Research Facility

  News, November 07, 2014

• Georgia Tax Revenue Up 5.9% in October

  News, November 07, 2014

• Delta Community Credit Union Commits $75,000 to 30 Metro Atlanta Charities

  Features, November 04, 2014

  Remaining committed to supporting the communities it serves, Delta Community Credit Union, Georgia's largest credit union, announces recipients of its second annual Philanthropic Fund grant program. The Credit Union pledges to donate a total of $75,000 to 30 organizations in metro Atlanta.

• Supporters Phil and Jeanne Oneacre Commit $1 Million to Georgia State

  Features, October 28, 2014

  The Phil and Jeanne Oneacre family has committed a $1 million planned gift to Georgia State University to support the Honors College, the Department of Athletics and J. Mack Robinson College of Business.

• Delta Volunteers Join KaBOOM! to Offer Gift of Play to Children at Atlanta Mission

  Features, October 24, 2014

  More than 150 Delta Air Lines volunteers joined KaBOOM! organizers to build a playground in one day at Atlanta Mission – My Sister's House, a shelter for homeless women and children in midtown Atlanta. The event helped kick off the 25th anniversary year of Hands On Atlanta, a local organization that encourages volunteers to pitch in to help meet the pressing needs of the Atlanta community.

• Metro Atlanta’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.3% in September

  News, October 23, 2014

• GACH Names Navicent Health's Dr. Ninfa Saunders as CEO of the Year

  News, October 20, 2014

• Walmart Bringing eCommerce Distribution Center, 400 Jobs to Georgia

  News, October 17, 2014

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 7.9% in September

  News, October 16, 2014

• Gulfstream Introduces New Aircraft Family

  News, October 15, 2014

• HeritageBank to Purchase Metro Atlanta Branch from The PrivateBank

  News, October 08, 2014

• Georgia Dept. of Insurance Recovers Over $4.7M for Consumers So far in 2014

  News, October 01, 2014

• Georgia Manufacturers are More Profitable Than Previous Years

  News, September 26, 2014

• Metro Atlanta’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.0% in August

  News, September 25, 2014

• Georgia Receives Mixed Results on National Education Report

  News, September 23, 2014

• Rwandan President Paul Kagame Visits Mercer to Announce New Mercer on Mission Initiative

  Features, September 22, 2014

  Mercer University’s Stetson School of Business and Economics began a yearlong celebration of its 30th anniversary by welcoming President of the Republic of Rwanda Paul Kagame to the University’s Cecil B. Day Graduate and Professional Campus in Atlanta on Friday.

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 8.1% in August

  News, September 18, 2014

• New Home of the Braves Named "SunTrust Park"

  News, September 17, 2014

• 2014 Blanchard Leadership Forum Kicks Off Next Week

  Features, August 20, 2014

  A lineup of nationally prominent entrepreneurs and leaders come to Columbus next week to show how they have seized their own opportunities and turned them into tremendous success stories. It’s all part of Columbus State University’s Jim Blanchard Leadership Forum 2014, starting Monday evening the Columbus Iron Works and Trade Center.

• Atlanta Marriott Marquis is Reimagining Meetings

  Features, August 19, 2014

  Marriott is redefining the way meeting planners plan and host meetings and events at multiple locations worldwide. Atlanta Marriott Marquis is proud to be the first hotel in Atlanta to launch Meetings Imagined, the new attendee-focused way to organize meetings. Marriott works with meeting planners to plan and host meetings that inspire social, mobile, collaborative and productive work.

• Georgia Ranked 10th Friendliest State for Small Businesses in Nationwide Survey

  Features, June 24, 2014

  Thumbtack.com, in partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, today released new data showing that Georgia has won praise as one of the top ten states for small businesses. Jon Lieber, Chief Economist of Thumbtack.com, said “Creating a business climate that is welcoming to small, dynamic businesses is more important than ever, and Georgia's friendliness towards small business is helping to make that happen.”

• Small Business Sentiment Improving But No Sign of Surge

  Features, June 17, 2014

  NFIB Optimism Index rose 1.4 points in May to 96.6, the highest reading since September 2007. However, while May is the third up month in a row, the Index is still far below readings that have normally accompanied an expansion and there have been similar gains in the past that haven’t panned out in this recovery period. Five Index components improved, one was unchanged and four fell, although not by much.

• Georgia-Based Medient Studios CEO Forced Out Amid Pressure, Lack of Confidence

  News, June 12, 2014

• Moultrie Tech & Southwest Georgia Tech Set to Merge

  News, June 06, 2014

• Georgia Health IT Companies Make the 2014 HCI 100 List

  News, June 05, 2014

• Georgian Cliff Oxford to Write Weekly Column for Forbes.com

  News, June 04, 2014

• NCR Releases ‘Interactive Banker’ Product & Technology

  News, June 03, 2014

• Georgia Credit Unions Impact Their Members, Their Communities & Beyond

  Features, May 29, 2014

  Georgia credit unions are committed to helping their members afford their lives. But the impact of credit unions reaches far beyond the branch walls. As not-for-profit institutions, credit unions contribute their resources to the greater good of their communities. They live out the values of working together to accomplish more, and the difference they make is felt across Georgia every day.

• Governor Appoints 8 to State Boards

  News, May 27, 2014

• GDOL Commissioner to Participate in Globalism in Today’s Workforce Conference May 29th in Atlanta

  News, May 27, 2014

• U.S. House Passage of Water Bill ‘Critical Victory’ for Port

  News, May 21, 2014

• Georgia's Tourism Industry Impact Hits Record High With $53.6B

  Features, May 08, 2014

  Georgia Tourism, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced Thursday that tourism demand generated $53.6 billion in business sales including direct, indirect and induced impact in 2013, up 4.5 percent, according to the U.S. Travel Association and Tourism Economics.

• Research Shows How Retirees Strengthen Georgia’s Economy

  Features, April 24, 2014

  The State of Georgia can bolster its economy by attracting more retirees, according to new research from the University of Georgia’s Selig Center for Economic Growth.

• Majority of Businesses in Georgia Plan on Investing in Their Business in 2014

  Features, March 14, 2014

  BMO Harris Bank released a study today that found that the majority of business owners/executives in Georgia plan on investing in their business in 2014. Hiring more employees tops the list of investment plans, followed closely by upgrades and purchases of equipment.

• Georgia Unemployment Rate Declines to 7.3% in January

  News, March 06, 2014

• Georgia Manufacturing Activity Records Strong Increase, Outpaces National Activity

  News, March 03, 2014

  Georgia manufacturing activity continued to improve in March as the lingering effects of a harsh winter dissipated and new orders and production experienced significant jumps, according to the Purchasing Managers Index released Tuesday by Kennesaw State University’s Econometric Center in the Michael J. Coles College of Business.

• UGA Study Finds Volunteering Increases Workers’ Job Performance

  Features, February 05, 2014

  Volunteerism is on the rise in the U.S., with more than a quarter of Americans engaging in charitable work. But how do all the hours spent working for free affect workers’ on-the-job performance?

• Georgia Gas Prices Continue Slow Decent

  News, December 17, 2013

• Small Business Optimism Sees Slight Bump

  Features, December 17, 2013

  November ushered in the holiday season, but it did not translate into enthusiasm among small-business owners, whose optimism increased, but only slightly—under a point (0.9)—for a total reading of 92.5, according to NFIB’s monthly Index. Of note in November is the positive trend, albeit sluggish reality, of job growth.

• Poll: Georgians Concerned About Effects of Obamacare

  Features, December 13, 2013

  Healthcare Georgia Foundation today released the results of a statewide public opinion poll to gauge how Georgians perceive the cost and quality of their healthcare. According to the poll, Georgians rate the quality of healthcare in the state a modest 7.26/10, with ten being excellent and one being poor. Georgians were also surveyed about their perceptions about what the government is doing about healthcare today.

• Economic Forecast: Georgia’s Economy Will Rise More than the National Average Next Year

  Features, December 12, 2013

  Buoyed by rising home prices, smart economic policies and new jobs, Georgia's economy will rise more than the national average next year. That was the message delivered by Charles B. Knapp, interim dean of the Terry College of Business and president emeritus of the University of Georgia, at the Georgia Economic Outlook luncheon held Dec. 11 in Atlanta.

• Early Store Openings Jumpstart Retail Holiday Spending

  News, December 10, 2013

• Ameris Announces Approval Of Florida Bank Merger

  News, December 09, 2013

• Mohawk Industries Creating 420 Jobs in Georgia

  News, December 05, 2013

• Delta Traffic, Passenger Unit Revenue Down in November

  News, December 04, 2013

• Many Americans Leaving Unused Vacation Days on the Table

  Features, December 04, 2013

  Expedia.com, released the results of the 2013 Vacation Deprivation study, an annual analysis of vacation habits among 8,535 employed adults across 24 countries and five continents. Americans are now treating vacations as a luxury rather than a right: Over the past year, typical Americans could have taken 14 days of vacation and took 10, leaving four days on the table, twice as many as the year prior.

• Georgia Ports Achieves Records in Total Tonnage, Autos in October

  News, December 03, 2013

• Georgia-Filmed Productions Generate $3.3B in FY13

  Features, December 02, 2013

  The Georgia Film, Music & Digital Entertainment Office, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), announced today that Georgia-lensed feature films and television productions generated an economic impact of $3.3 billion in the state during FY13.

• Delta Wins Business Travel News Survey for 3rd Consecutive Year

  News, December 02, 2013

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