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…
Business > Be Candid with your Boss
Harvard Business Review Many employees assume that being candid with the boss is a lose/lose: It may provoke retribution, and the boss probably won’t listen anyway. But experiments by Burak Oc of Bocconi University in…
Finance > Planning for Marriage: Financial Tips for…
Stacy Bush, Valdosta Today Financial Contributor Planning for marriage should involve more than just picking out invitations and deciding whether you should serve chicken or fish at the reception. More importantly, you'll want to take a…
Business > Keep Checking In on Your Emotional…
Harvard Business Review Emotional intelligence can be strengthened over time with commitment and discipline. But those who most need to develop it often realize that too late. So here are some telltale signs that you…
Business > Make Tough Decisions Less Daunting
Harvard Business Review Difficult conversations are inevitable. But if you manage them properly, you can keep your relationships intact. First, don’t think of the conversation as difficult – you’ll only feel nervous and upset. Instead,…
Business > Georgia Manufacturing Slightly Down
ATLANTA -- Manufacturing in Georgia fell 1.5 points to 60.5 in the month of March, but remains strong according to the Purchasing Managers Index released today by Kennesaw State University’s Econometric Center in the Michael…
Hahira > New Huddle House is Owner’s Lifelong…
HAHIRA -- For more than two decades, Barry Robinson would leave his office where he was vice president of the popular Harvey's supermarket chain and walk across the street to eat at Huddle House. Earlier…
Automotive > Will China Lead Lincoln Back?
NEW YORK -- The Big Apple is still the nation’s largest luxury-car market. And Lincoln is wooing New Yorkers this week with a Lincoln Continental concept car at the New York International Auto Show that…
Business School > Small Steps Can Put Work…
Harvard Business Review Setting work goals is easy. Accomplishing them is another matter. If you want your resolutions to stick, you need to: • Commit publicly: Write down your goals, and share them with your…








