Editor’s note/Correction: An earlier version of this article stated that the Home Builders Association of Georgia had offered testimony in support of HB 120. While the association did offer vocal […]
Category: Workforce
Refugee Internship Program Brings Skilled Workers to Local Companies
Interns are generally stereotyped as students seeking to explore a new field and build their resumes. But what if they were trained professionals already armed with bona fide experience in […]
Books 2020: Practical Ways to Fight Post-Pandemic Economic Insecurity
Book: The Wolf at the Door: The Menace of Economic Insecurity and How to Fight It Authors: M. Graetz and Ian Shapiro Review by: Professor Jeff Rosensweig, director, John Robson Program for […]
How Cox Automotive Navigates Growing Global Workforce Challenges
Only about 10 percent of Atlanta-based Cox Automotive’s $7 billion in revenues come from outside the U.S., a number the company hopes to grow as it continues to serve clients in […]
Juice for Jobs: Atlanta Entrepreneur Expands Snack Business to Help Displaced Persons in Her Native Country of Georgia
Following the success of her organic rosehip juice business, NADI, Atlanta entrepreneur Nina Tickaradze is launching a second product that will provide further meaningful work for internally displaced persons (IDPs) […]
Working to Build a Dependable, Diverse Workforce? Try a Refugee
When Joyeuse Muhoza came to the U.S. as a refugee from the Congo, she was excited to be touching down in the land of opportunity just as she was reaching adulthood. […]
Kia’s Georgia Plant to Suspend Production for Two Weeks Starting March 30
Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia is set to suspend production at the West Point plant for two weeks starting March 30, the Korean-owned auto maker announced Tuesday. The west Georgia factory […]
Interview: Slovak Ambassador Explores Partnerships in Cars, Workforce and Beyond
When it comes to knocking on doors in the South’s industrial hubs, it helps to know something about making cars. By that measure, Slovakia, the central European nation of nearly 6 […]
Macon Symposium on Trade and Investment: Complexities Growing, but Balance Still Favors Global Engagement
The picture may be murkier these days, but company and industry representatives at a Macon trade and investment symposium still believe that in 2020, Georgia has more to gain than […]
Books 2019: Building a Healthy Organization to Recruit and Retain Workers
Book: The Advantage Author: Patrick Lencioni Review by: Nick Masino, President and CEO, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce I’m a big fan of Patrick Lencioni’s business fables —The Five Dysfunctions of […]