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• Georgia’s Job And Labor Market Soar To All-Time Highs

  September 18, 2023

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced that Georgia's August unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, up one-tenth from a revised 3.2 percent in July. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.8 percent.

• Michelin Guide Validates Atlanta’s Culinary Scene, Georgia Tech Experts Say

  September 15, 2023

  Joining the ranks of the top culinary scenes around the world, Atlanta will become the ninth U.S. destination to receive an evaluation from the anonymous Michelin Guide inspectors before the launch of the city guide this fall with the assistance of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau.

• 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.

• 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.

• What Makes Atlanta 10th Best in the U.S. for Working Parents?

  September 13, 2023

  Finding harmony between the job and family time can come as a great challenge, which is why we set out to find the U.S. cities that offer the best environment for working parents.

• 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.

• Hawks, State Farm & Thousands of Volunteers Packed More Than One Million Meals To Combat Food Insecurity in Atlanta

  September 12, 2023

  Yesterday, the Atlanta Hawks and State Farm gathered 5,000 volunteers at the award-winning State Farm Arena to pack more than one million meals as part of the 2023 Million Meal Pack.

• Peach State Health Plan & Centene Foundation Announce a $1.5M to City of Refuge Atlanta Campus Expansion

  September 12, 2023

  Peach State Health Plan and the Centene Foundation announced a $1.5 million commitment to City of Refuge, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that seeks to bring light, hope, and transformation to local individuals and families.

• 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.

• 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.

• Turknett Leadership Group to Host 20th-Anniversary Celebration for Women in Leadership

  September 06, 2023

  Turknett Leadership Group, a nationally recognized leadership development firm based in Atlanta, GA, will host its 20th-anniversary celebration for its Women in Leadership program at the Commerce Club in Downtown Atlanta on Friday, September 15th, at 7:30 am.

• 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.

• Metro-Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative Cities Receive Seed Money

  September 05, 2023

  Metro-Atlanta Cities Wellbeing Initiative participants presented plans for their communities at their final meeting last week at the Georgia Municipal Association offices. City leaders from Atlanta, Chamblee, College Park, Decatur and East Point were also awarded $4,500 from the Atlanta Regional Collaborative for Health Improvement as seed money to implement their plans.

• 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.

• GPTC Breaks Ground on Transportation Training Center

  August 31, 2023

  The Georgia Piedmont Technical College history books will be adding August 30th as a red-letter day as more than 100 people came to celebrate the groundbreaking of the college’s future Regional Transportation Training Center in Stonecrest.

• 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.

• Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs Announces $1 Million Grant from PayPal

  August 31, 2023

  The Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs announced a $1 million grant from PayPal Holdings, Inc. to launch the PayPal Retail Academy, which will provide a robust curriculum of innovative coaching, specialized tools, and valuable resources to help entrepreneurs based in Atlanta grow their businesses.

• Invest Atlanta Board Approves Financing for 570 Affordable Housing Units

  August 30, 2023

  Chaired by Mayor Andre Dickens, the Invest Atlanta Board of Directors at its August 2023 meeting approved financing for 570 affordable housing units across five developments in the city of Atlanta. Once constructed, the properties will offer both multifamily and single-family housing covering a range of area median income levels to support different housing needs.

• Edward Woody White Concludes a 40-Year Legacy of Leadership at the Fox Theatre

  August 29, 2023

  The Fox Theatre announces the departure of Woody White, the esteemed Chair of its Board of Directors, after 40 remarkable years of service to one of Atlanta's most treasured cultural institutions and 15 years as its Chair of the Board.

• 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.

• Full Course is Closing the Learning Gap for Aspiring Restaurateurs

  August 28, 2023

  Full Course, the restaurant industry’s first and only incubator, accelerator, and investor in early-stage food brands, continues to innovate the industry with its one-of-a-kind training program for those looking to open a restaurant.

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