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…
Chamber Hosts Employer Workshop
VALDOSTA – By 2025, millennials will make up the majority of the workforce. They offer skills and work styles that are different than those of their predecessors, and for those looking for the best way…
Development Authority partners with Savannah World Trade Center
SAVANNAH -- World Trade Center Savannah announced Valdosta-Lowndes County Development Authority (VLCDA) has become an investor partner. Regional partnerships such as the one with the VLCDA are seen as an essential part of WTCSav’s mission…
Handling Market Volatility
Greg Bright, Valdosta Today Financial Contributor Conventional wisdom says that what goes up must come down. But even if you view market volatility as a normal occurrence, it can be tough to handle when your…
Inland Port heads to North Georgia
ATLANTA -- Georgia Governor Nathan Deal, the Georgia Ports Authority, Murray County and CSX Transportation signed a Memorandum of Agreement today to establish the Appalachian Regional Port in Chatsworth. Its service area will include North…
Importance of Investing at a Young Age
Kent Patrick, Valdosta Today Financial Contributor Throughout your career, retirement planning will likely be one of the most important components of your overall financial plan. Whether you have just graduated and taken your first job,…
Metro Valdosta Unemployment Rises
VALDOSTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Valdosta’s unemployment rate for June was 6.7 percent, up five-tenths of a percentage point from 6.2 percent in May. The rate in June 2014…
Deutcshe Bank looking to create 475 Jobs in…
JACKSONVILLE -- Deutsche Bank could create 475 new, high-paying jobs in Jacksonville and wants $5.4 million in state and local incentives to support the expansion of its local office. The city has reached a tentative…
Debate over Deepening Jacksonville’s Port
JACKSONVILLE -- For JaxPort to compete in a shipping industry trending toward larger and larger vessels, an official with the port authority said there is no “Plan B” to harbor deepening. With Jacksonville’s geographic location…