Business
"You
have no right to tell the man who produced the wealth how you want him
to spend it.
If you need his money, you can obtain it only by his voluntary consent."
- Ayn Rand
SCORE and Experian Team Up to Help Small Businesses Build Healthy Credit3/16/10 SCORE “Counselors to America’s Small Business” and Experian, the leading global information services company, join forces to offer “how to” resources that help entrepreneurs better understand their business credit profile and strengthen their credit score. As a newly recognized National Corporate Sponsor of SCORE, Experian will help promote financial health... More Westmoreland: The 'Jobs Bill' that Won't Create Jobs3/4/10 "The Democratic Congress can continue to pass spending measures and slap the label 'jobs bill' on them, but that's not going to create new, long-term employment for Americans looking desperately for work," Westmoreland said. "Tomorrow, the government will release data that we lost about 100,000 more jobs in February. That's the 'success' that the Democrats' agenda has brought us thus far. This $15 billion pales in comparison... More Isakson Votes to Help Small Businesses Create Jobs3/3/10 U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., today criticized the Senate’s rejection of an amendment he co-sponsored that would have created and expanded a number of tax incentives designed to help small businesses create jobs. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 38-61... More Sen. Mitch Seabaugh Champions Utilities Contractor’s Bill to a Unanimous Vote in the State Senate2/23/10 State Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) championed legislation through the State Senate that will ensure utility contractors are not prohibited from bidding on projects if they do not possess a general contractor license. The bill passed the Senate with a vote of 53-0... More SBA Home-based Business Workshop Being Held on April 12th in Atlanta2/21/10 A free SBA workshop on starting a home-based business will be held from 6 p.m. until 8:30 p.m. on April 12 at the agency’s Georgia District Office. The District Office is located downtown in Peachtree Center at 233 Peachtree Street, Suite 1900-Harris Tower, Atlanta, GA... More Montreal-Based Global Transportation Company Opens Facility in Macon2/17/10 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Bombardier Aerospace, a leading global transportation company based in Montreal, Canada, will open a facility in Macon in Bibb County. The maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) operation will service Bombardier... More Blytheco Executives Serve on Sage Product Councils2/17/10 Leading Sage business partner Blytheco, LLC is pleased to announce the participation of several of its key executives on Sage’s Product Advisory Councils (PACs)... More Women for Hire Career Expo March 232/7/10 The Women For Hire Career Expo will be held Tuesday, March 23, 2010, from 10 AM to 2 PM at Cobb Galleria (free admission). Meet face-to-face with more than 50 top employers with great jobs at Atlanta's most popular, high caliber recruiting event for professional women. Register in advance for an exclusive early morning seminar with Women For Hire CEO Tory Johnson and Good Morning America's Workplace Contributor to get a jump-start on your job search success! Business attire and resumes required. Free resume critiquing throughout the day. Learn more details at www.womenforhire.com or by calling 212-580-6100. SBA Holding Workshop on Micro-Loans At the District Office in Peachtree Center2/6/10 A free workshop on how to obtain an SBA-back Micro-Loan will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on March 4th at the agency’s Georgia District Office in Peachtree Center. The SBA District Office is located... More Digital Communications Expert Jill Foster Shares Her Expertise on the SCORE Women’s Success Blog in February2/1/10 SCORE, America’s small business mentors, announces that social media expert Jill Foster of Washington, D.C., appears as a SCORE guest blogger in February. Visit the SCORE Women’s Success Blog at http://womensblog.score.org. Or, view her posts through the SCORE Web site, www.score.org... More U.K.-based Metal Products Supplier to Open Facility in Liberty County1/4/09 Governor Sonny Perdue today announced the expansion of Firth Rixson Limited, a United Kingdom-based provider of highly engineered forged metal products, to Midway in Liberty County. The 200,000-square-foot facility will serve as a closed die forging operation providing components for the aerospace industry. Once fully operational, the company's Georgia facility will create at least 200 local jobs... More Nation’s First All-digital Production Facility Locates in Georgia11/7/09 Meddin Studios, LLC, is opening in Savannah with a $5.5 million investment in advanced digital media technology. The new studio, which will be the nation’s first fully digital production facility, will create up to 10 new jobs. Its completely digital workflow will stretch from pre-production to post-production, including... More Governor Perdue Lauds Coca-Cola Expansion10/27/09 Governor Sonny Perdue today praised The Coca-Cola Company for its continued effort to grow its business presence and invest in Georgia, as the Company prepares to open a $100 million-plus expansion to its Atlanta production facilities... More Global Fortune 150 Company to Locate Plant on Georgia Megasite9/21/09 Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Mitsubishi Power Systems (MPSA) will locate a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility near Savannah, ultimately creating 500 jobs and investing $325 million. The Governor and MPSA Senior Vice President Dave Walsh made the announcement at the plant's ground-breaking today on the Georgia megasite in Pooler... More Shaw Expansion Brings Up to 200 New Jobs to Calhoun9/14/09 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Shaw Industries Group, Inc., will expand its manufacturing operations in Calhoun, creating up to 200 new jobs... More Prudential Georgia Realty Announces New Leadership Team for its Midtown Office9/12/09 Experienced real estate professionals Dale Modica and Anne Miller have joined Prudential Georgia Realty as the broker team for the Midtown office. The branch, located at 1409 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, has been an award-winning office within the company... More Seven Georgia Counties Reach Certified Work Ready Community Status9/3/09 Governor Sonny Perdue today announced seven new Certified Work Ready Communities, a designation showing the county has the skilled workforce businesses demand and the educational infrastructure to drive economic growth and prosperity... More Wealth Manager Magazine Ranks Brightworth Among Top Financial Managers8/20/09 Wealth Manager magazine has listed Atlanta private wealth counsel firm Brightworth as one of the country's Top Wealth Managers for 2009. Ranked according to the average assets under management (AUM) per client, Brightworth is in the top third of more than 400 firms listed nationwide... More Gwinnett Checking Businesses for Immigration Status8/19/09 More than 26,000 Gwinnett-based businesses soon will get a letter from the County's license and revenue office asking for compliance with a new state immigration law. The County is required to check the immigration status of all applicants for a business / occupation tax certificate, commonly called a business license... More Deluxe Corporation Foundation Donates Funding to SCORE to Boost Small Business and Job Creation8/19/09 SCORE “Counselors to America's Small Business,” The SCORE Foundation and the Deluxe Corporation Foundation announce the development of a new program, the Deluxe/SCORE Counseling Methodology... More MED Week 2009 to Showcase Minority Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders, Government Contracting Workshops8/17/09 The U.S. Small Business Administration and the Department of Commerce's Minority Business Development Agency will celebrate the achievements of minority entrepreneurs and business leaders during the 27th annual National Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week conference on Aug. 26-28... More PKF Hospitality Research: More Guests in 2010 --- With a Catch...8/13/09 PKF Hospitality Research (PKF-HR) today announced that, according to an advance release of the September 2009 edition of Hotel Horizons®, nine consecutive quarters of declining lodging demand will come to an end in the second quarter of 2010... More Atlanta Kitchen the Official Countertop of the Golf Club of Georgia8/11/09 Atlanta Kitchen, Inc., the Southeast's top provider of premium countertops, is now the Official Countertop of the Golf Club of Georgia, again demonstrating their extensive range in capabilities and products. The company recently took part in a total makeover of the Clubhouse, which included... More Brock Clay Joins The RAP Index Team8/9/09 Brock Clay Government and Public Affairs, led by Charles Clay, Brian Noyes, Seth Millican and Joshua Mackey, has teamed with The RAP Index®, the proprietary public affairs software solution created by The Felkel Group, Inc. Collectively... More CNBC Ranks Georgia's Workforce Tops in the Nation7/28/09 In its annual grading of state business climates released on Friday, cable-network CNBC ranked Georgia's workforce best in the nation. In addition to workforce, Georgia scored highly in the cost of living category and transportation and infrastructure ranking... More Hunter Realty Brokers Six Hotels in Six Weeks7/28/09 Officials from Hunter Realty, a leading national hotel investment services firm, today announced that the firm brokered the sale of six properties in six weeks. The six hotels, aggregating 693 rooms, are located in Georgia, Alabama... More SBA Offers $10 Million Surety Bond Guarantee7/23/09 Building on Recovery Act provisions implemented earlier this year, the U.S. Small Business Administration announced today it can now provide surety bond guarantees on federal contracts valued at up to $10 million, if the contracting officer certifies that the guarantee is in the best interests of the... More Newt Gingrich: The Press Conference President Obama Could Give
7/22/09 Last week, the Federal Reserve made a little noticed,
but astonishing announcement. In addition to projecting
unemployment over 10% in the coming months, they also projected
no net new jobs over the next five years. Census Bureau Reports Increase of Nearly 1 Million Nonemployer Businesses7/17/09 The United States added nearly 1 million nonemployer businesses between 2006 and 2007, bringing the total to 21.7 million, the U.S. Census Bureau announced today. This 4.5 percent growth rate is detailed in Nonemployer Statistics: 2007, an annual data series on businesses without paid employees... More Federal Minimum Wage Will Increase to $7.25 on July 247/17/09 The U.S. Department of Labor reminds employers and employees that the federal minimum wage will increase to $7.25 on Friday, July 24. With this change, employees who are covered by the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) will be entitled to pay no less than $7.25 per hour... More Recovery Act Changes To SBIC Program Mean Increased Funding Available For Small Businesses7/11/09 Effective earlier this week, small businesses that would otherwise have difficulty securing private equity or venture capital may find funding easier to get as a result of changes made as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to the U.S. Small Business Administration's Small Business Investment Company program... More Southern Community Bank Closed6/19/09 Southern Community Bank, Fayetteville, Georgia was closed today by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, which appointed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as receiver. To protect the depositors, the FDIC entered into a purchase and assumption agreement with United Community Bank, Blairsville, Georgia, to assume all of the deposits of Southern Community Bank... More |
Coweta Chamber Announces New Young Professionals Group3/6/10 The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce is launching a new group specifically for up-and-coming business leaders in Newnan and Coweta County. The Young Professionals of Newnan-Coweta County will offer its members an opportunity to network with one another to share experiences and knowledge that will benefit their growth as professionals and community leaders... More QualTex Laboratories Expands to Gwinnett County2/23/Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that QualTex Laboratories, a San Antonio, Texas-based independent blood testing lab, is expanding operations to Norcross. QualTex will invest nearly $12 million over five years and create 125 highly-skilled jobs... More Mayor Reed Discusses Business Development, Job Growth with U.S. Sec. of Commerce Gary Locke and Prominent Atlanta Business Leaders2/19/10 Mayor Kasim Reed hosted United States Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and more than two dozen Atlanta business leaders Friday at City Hall for a roundtable discussion on economic development opportunities and ways to improve Atlanta's position as a market for international trade and commerce... More Governor Perdue Signs House Bill 9262/11/10 Today Governor Sonny Perdue signed HB 926, sponsored by Rep. James Mills, to help Georgia banks, businesses and homeowners navigate the economy. “This legislation will increase stability in Georgia banking,” said Governor Perdue. “This is a bill that strengthens already existing lender-borrower relationships and allows loans in good standing to be renewed, which helps both the bank and the borrower.”... More HomeAid Atlanta Names Construction Resources Trade Partner of the Year2/6/10 HomeAid Atlanta named Construction Resources its Trade Partner of the Year during an award ceremony held in January at Villa Christina. The award honors an extraordinary non-builder who has partnered with HomeAid Atlanta on one or more of its transitional housing developments... More RWE to Locate New Bioenergy Production Facility in Ware County1/20/10 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue today announced that RWE Innogy of Germany and BMC of Sweden will locate a bioenergy production plant in Waycross in Ware County, creating approximately 75 direct jobs and investing nearly $150 million. The facility will... More "If the American people ever allow a central bank to control of the issuance of their currency, the banks and the corporations that will grow up around them will, first by inflation and then by deflation, deprive the people of their property until their children wake up homeless on the continent their fathers conquered." –Thomas Jefferson Blytheco Named Sage North America Business Partner of the Year for 200911/4/09 Blytheco, LLC, a Sage North America business partner specializing in the sales, implementation and consulting professional services for a wide array of Sage Business Solutions (SBS) products, has been named the Sage North America Business Partner... More Al Calhoun Rejoins Hodges Ward Elliott as Senior Managing Director, Select Service Division9/21/09 Hodges Ward Elliott, Inc. (HWE), the nation's premier hotel brokerage and investment banking firm, today announced that Al Calhoun has rejoined the firm as senior managing director, select service division... More Governor Perdue to Visit Panama Canal9/18/09 Governor Sonny Perdue will lead a state delegation September 23 – 26 to Panama to discuss Panama Canal Expansion and the proposed Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. Governor Perdue will be joined by senior leaders of the Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) and the Georgia Department of Economic Development. The trip will include a meeting with the Panama Canal Authority and with Maersk, GPA's largest customer... More 72 Stites & Harbison Attorneys Honored in “Best Lawyers in America”9/12/09 Stites & Harbison announced today that 72 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for their work in 33 areas of practice in The Best Lawyers in America® 2010. Two of the attorneys honored are based in the Atlanta office. Those two attorneys, with their... More New Catalog from ShuBee Coming Soon9/7/09 ShuBee, Inc., a leading provider of goods and services designed to help companies in the residential service industry grow, will release a new catalog on September 14, filled with the latest in industry products and information. The company is releasing the catalog in the midst of a storm of recent successes, including being chosen as a Preferred Vendor for ABC's “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and being named to the Inc. 5,000 as one of the fastest growing companies in America. The new catalog showcases ShuBee's innovative line of products and success tips - reasons ShuBee has been able to find such success. To receive a copy of ShuBee's new catalog, call 866.317.7899 or visit www.shubee.com to view an interactive PDF version of the catalog. Recovery Act Expands SBA Microloan Program8/19/09 With the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding an additional $50 million for loans and $24 million for technical assistance, the U.S. Small Business Administration is expanding its Microloan program and increasing access to capital for small businesses across the country... More Governor Announces First Data to Relocate Headquarters to Atlanta8/17/09 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Fortune 500 electronic commerce and payment processing firm First Data Corp. plans to relocate its global headquarters to Atlanta. First Data plans to hire new positions to support the business and product development that they anticipate will be needed in the coming years. They expect to hire up to 1,000... More Exide Technologies to Create 200 Jobs in Columbus Expansion8/12/09 Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Exide Technologies, a lead-acid battery manufacturer, has received a $34.3 million federal grant and will create up to 200 manufacturing jobs at its location in Columbus... More Governor Announces Dendreon Corporation Signs Lease for Biotech Manufacturing Facility in Union City8/10/09 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Dendreon Corporation, a Seattle-based biotechnology company, will locate a new $70 million manufacturing facility in Union City. The company expects to manufacture PROVENGE® (sipuleucel-T) for patients with advanced prostate cancer... More Agriculture Expert Tapped as Executive Director of the Center of Innovation for Agribusiness7/28/09 Georgia's Centers of Innovation program has named Donnie Smith, Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue's Liaison for Agriculture, as Executive Director of the Center of Innovation for Agribusiness headquartered in Tifton... More AIC and AAADA Sign Memorandum of Understanding7/27/09 Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that the Warner Robins Area Aerospace Industry Committee (AIC) and the Atlantic Alliance of Aerospace and Defense Associations (AAADA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding at the Southeastern United State-Canadian... More Stites & Harbison Welcomes David Janet7/23/09 Stites & Harbison welcomed attorney David M. Janet to the Atlanta office recently. Mr. Janet joined the firm as counsel. He is a member of both the Business & Finance and the Intellectual Property & Technology Service Groups. His practice focuses on licensing and transactional matters in the technology, telecommunications... More U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland Hosts Small Business Workshop7/22/09 Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the
Callaway
Conference Center at West Georgia
Technical College in LaGrange;
Presentations and information provided by: Allan Vigil Ford to Host Clayton State SBDC Entrepreneur Success Series Aug 11 - Sep 227/17/09 What better venue is there for the next installment of Clayton State University's Small Business Development Center's (SBDC) popular Entrepreneur Success Series (ESS) than one of the Southern Crescent's most notable business establishments?... More Facebook and Your Business? SBDC Workshop Shows How to Reach 200 Million7/17/09 At the moment there are more than 200 million people on the best-known of the social networking websites – Facebook. However, Facebook's phenomenal growth isn't just a social phenomenon. It's a business tool as... More Georgia Seeks Exhibitors for Top World Air Show7/9/09 The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) is seeking Georgia export companies and communities interested in joining its delegation to the Dubai Airshow 2009 November 15 – 19 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). To help Georgia companies capitalize on the event, GDEcD has created affordable event packages targeting... More Georgia Wins Vaunted Silver Shovel Award for Excellence in Economic Development6/12/09 Governor Sonny Perdue welcomed the news that Georgia won a Silver Shovel award from Area Development magazine, a key recognition of the state's business-friendly policies by a respected economic development publication. Georgia was one of 11 states honored by the... More |
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