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…
Bush > Six Steps to Easy Retirment
Chris Beckham, Host, The Morning Drive, Newstalk 105.9 WVGA Stacy Bush from Bush Wealth Management joined The Morning Drive to discuss the six steps you should follow when deciding if you are reading for early…
Valdosta > Farm Days Return
VALDOSTA -- Valdosta Main Street kicked off the 5th season opening of the Downtown Valdosta Farm Days, on Saturday. The popular farmers market will take place on the sidewalks around the historic courthouse in downtown…
Bush > Power of Compounding
Stacy Bush, Valdosta Today Financial Contributor Sometimes people put off saving for retirement because so many other things seem to get in the way. Do you find yourself among them? If so, try to overcome…
Business > Are Manufacturing Jobs Returning?
CBS Marketwatch Made in the U.S.A. is hot again, and the number of manufacturing jobs that are returning to the U.S. — or coming to the U.S. for the first time — from overseas has…
Business > Sharing Doubts Up Front Helps Persuade…
Harvard Business Review If you want to persuade an audience, you need to show them that you’re trustworthy. In ambiguous or controversial situations, many people think it’s best to sweep small doubts or uncertainties about…
Business > Show Employees You’re Willing to Hear…
Harvard Business Review: Managers are often more accustomed to speaking than listening, but there are times when you need to shift gears and really hear your employees out. When you’re having a conversation, show that…
Business > The Bright Side of Negative Thinking
An Interview with Author Gabrielle Oettingen At least since 1952, when Norman Vincent Peale’s The Power of Positive Thinking was published, Americans have been inundated with the notion that the path to success can be smoothed…
Savannah > Is a Volvo Plant Coming?
SAVANNAH -- Timber crews and logging trucks have been massaging the outskirts of a forested tract in southeast Georgia for weeks, leaving curious neighbors wondering what might be coming to their working-class area. The answer came…