Workforce Training: Wired for Workforce student Keethon Scruggs receives forklift training from Mike Day, Wiregrass Tech's area director for the Welding Department and forklift trainer.
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The program, which took place June 6-10, 2022, was open to students from Valdosta, Lowndes, and Echols counties, and participants were selected based on their career plans after high school.
Students received forklift and OSHA training, industry-specific instruction on tools, math and measurement, employability skills, and resume writing. In addition, participants toured Langdale Forest Products and Lowe's Distribution Center, and representatives from CJB Industries, Langdale Forest Products, South Georgia Pecan, and Teamtemps Personnel Staffing discussed job opportunities. Program lunch sponsors included CJB Industries, Langdale Industries, South Georgia Pecan, Wild Adventures, and Wiregrass Tech.
Students that completed the weeklong training and the required tasks earned a certificate for Forklift Safety from Wiregrass Tech, an OSHA 10-hour General Industry Certification, and a Certificate of Completion for Wired for Workforce from the VLCDA. READ MORE
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Ready to Work: The inaugural class of Wired for Workforce received their certifications after five days of job training. Pictured, left to right, Jakeiss Head, Asharyi Winborne, Antonio Booker, Gilberto Garay, Jose Zacarias, and Keethon Scruggs. Not Pictured: Le’Mario Marshall.
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With its moss-draped streets and historical architecture, the picturesque town of Bainbridge received an economic boost when it received designation as a Georgia Rural Zone.
Celebrating 30 years as an accredited Main Street America program, Downtown Bainbridge was one of nine communities selected as a Georgia Rural Zone in 2018.
The Georgia Rural Zone Tax Credit program, administered by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs in partnership with the Georgia Department of Economic Development, is open to cities with less than 15,000 people.
Requirements include a focused concentration of historic commercial structures, proven economic distress based on poverty rates, vacancy within the downtown area or blight, and a master or strategic plan designed to guide private and public investments.
Bainbridge checked all the boxes, and from 2018 to 2022, qualified businesses and investors are eligible to obtain tax credits for job creation and renovation efforts to existing properties. READ MORE
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Bainbridge Weekend Escape: After three years of planning, The Willis Park Hotel opened its doors in August 2021. Located in the original Belcher Building—constructed in 1899—Tyler and Heather Thomas, also owners of The American, purchased the second floor, which had remained vacant for decades.
The boutique hotel features six individually-styled rooms, each providing a unique overnight experience.
As its name implies, the historic space is located on the town square with balcony views of Willis Park. The hotel is also home to Café Sinclair, offering al fresco dining on the balcony or inside the quaint café. Guests are treated to freshly prepared, high-quality, scratch dishes for breakfast and lunch.
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Embedding leadership development within the region is a cornerstone principle of South GeorgiaLEADS. An eight-month professional development program, South GeorgiaLEADS seeks to create networking and community awareness opportunities for leaders representing the region's professional, civic, nonprofit, and educational organizations.
South GeorgiaLEADS provides an innovative and engaging environment to discuss challenges that impact the region, with programs focused on topics of importance to the region's future growth and success.
Class members visit communities throughout the South Georgia region and examine various critical issues, including workforce development, education, and economic growth.
Applications for the 2022-2023 class are being accepted through June 30.
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Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors list comprises a select group of individuals who have a minimum of seven years of industry experience. The ranking, developed by Forbes’ partner SHOOK Research, is based on an algorithm of qualitative and quantitative data, rating thousands of wealth advisors and weighing factors like revenue trends, AUM, compliance records, industry experience and best practices learned through telephone and in-person interviews.
Joe, who has been with Morgan Stanley Wealth Management since 1996, is a native of Valdosta, GA. He holds a Bachelor’s degree from Georgia Tech and a Master’s Degree in Financial Planning from the University of Georgia.
“I am pleased that Joe is representing Morgan Stanley,” commented Elizabeth Cambareri, Branch Manager of Morgan Stanley’s Valdosta office. “To be named to this list recognizes Joe’s professionalism and dedication to the needs of his valued clients.” READ MORE
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During this webinar, Stefanie Leiter will talk about preparing for a crisis, handling communication before and after a crisis, the importance of reputation management, and more.
Leiter is a 2005 graduate of Anderson University and a 2016 graduate of Purdue University with a Master's of Science in Communication. She serves as an associate professor of public relations at Anderson University and advises the PRSSA AU Chapter and Fifth Street Communications, the student-run PR agency. Stefanie is in the home stretch of earning her Ph.D. in Communication from Regent University, with expected graduation in August 2022.
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