VALDOSTA - The City of Valdosta invites anyone who's an aspiring or current entrepreneur to attend the First Step Meeting. Release: Are you looking to establish or expand your business in the City of Valdosta?…
Business School | Beware of Internet-based Phone System…
[caption id="attachment_17551" align="alignleft" width="630"] Bob Foreman (Tami Chappell for The New York Times)[/caption] NORCROSS FIRM FINDS $166,000 PHONE BILL FROM ONE WEEKEND Nicole Perlroth, The New York Times SAN FRANCISCO — Bob Foreman’s architecture firm…
5 Signs You Might Be a Workaholic
Deborah Jian Lee, Forbes: Work ethic is an American value that runs deep, so deep that Americans put in more hours than workers in other wealthy countries and are more likely to work nights and…
Savannah Harbor Project Growth Engine for Georgia
SAVANNAH -- The deepening of the Savannah River will confirm Savannah, and Georgia's position as one of the top 5 ports in the United States for container traffic. The deepening means the larger ships expected…
Business School | Reclaim Your Free Time
Harvard Business Review: There are 168 hours in a week. That should be enough time to succeed at work, at home, and at everything else that makes up a fulfilling life. Yet we always feel…
Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 7.9% in September
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September was 7.9 percent, down two-tenths of a percentage point from 8.1 percent in August. The rate in September…
Third issue of Georgia Grown Magazine Available
MOULTRIE -– Commissioner Gary W. Black announced today that the Georgia Department of Agriculture unveiled the third issue of the Georgia Grown magazine at the 37th Annual Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition. The 127-page magazine is a…
Grimes Named Farmer of the Year
MOULTRIE -- Philip Grimes, a native of Tifton, has been named 2014 Georgia Farmer of the Year at the Sunbelt Agricultural Expo Tuesday in Moultrie. Grimes was recognized for his high peanut yields for more…
Business School | What to Do When Coworkers…
Harvard Business Review: It's always uncomfortable when two coworkers fight. If the conflict is getting in the way of teamwork, talk to them. Let them vent to you, and try to get both sides of the…