VALDOSTA – Valdosta State University generated $412.5 million in economic impact during Fiscal Year 2025 while supporting 3,472 jobs across the region. Release: VALDOSTA — Valdosta State University generated an estimated $412.5 million in total…
Thomasville Caterpillar plant to close
THOMASVILLE - The Thomasville Caterpillar plant will close before the end of the year, a loss of about 200 jobs. Caterpillar's Thomasville facility opened 16 years ago and manufactures fuel systems. Employees at the plant…
SGMC Adds Advanced Identity Resolution Technology to Safeguard…
[caption id="attachment_31048" align="alignnone" width="630"] SGMC Patient Access Services Representative Kenneth Brown showcases the SafeChx software and how easy it is to use.[/caption] VALDOSTA – Beginning this week, South Georgia Medical Center patients may experience a modern,…
Valdosta area lost more than 1,000 jobs in…
VALDOSTA - According to reports from the Georgia Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for the metro Valdosta area it at its lowest point in almost eight years, but over 1,000 job were lost in…
Advanced Disposal participates in National Safety Stand-Down
[caption id="attachment_30983" align="alignnone" width="630"] source: Flikr[/caption] PONTE VEDRA, FLORIDA – Advanced Disposal, an integrated environmental services company, announced today that it has joined the 2016 NWRA Safety Stand-Down, an initiative of the National Waste & Recycling…
Georgia Cotton Producers to Vote on Assessment for…
[caption id="attachment_30962" align="alignnone" width="630"] source: wikipedia[/caption] ATLANTA - Georgia cotton farmers will have the opportunity to vote on renewing the $1 bale assessment which funds the Georgia Cotton Commission. The Commission is charged by law…
The Chamber Announces 2016 Chairman’s Circle Members
VALDOSTA - Two new members have joined the Valdosta-Lowndes Chamber’s highest membership level, the Chairman’s Circle. Renasant Bank and Home Instead Senior Care join the ten inaugural members of this exclusive group of Chamber members.…
Dole recalls packaged salads over Listeria concerns
MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA– Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc., is temporarily suspending operations at its Springfield, Ohio production facility and is voluntarily withdrawing from the market all Dole-branded and private label packaged salads processed at that location (see…
SGMC Hosts Heart Health Events
SGMC Seeks to Raise Awareness of the Leading Cause of Death in Georgia VALDOSTA - According to the American Heart Association, heart disease continues to be the leading cause of death in Georgia and the #1…