Home Meridian International Investing $23.5M in Liberty

News release from Gov. Brian Kemp’s office Home Meridian International (HMI), a division of Hooker Furniture Corporation, will open a new, custom-built 800,000-square-foot distribution facility in the Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certified...

Savannah Tech offers customized industrial training

Savannah Technical College’s Vice President for Economic Development Dr. Brent Stubbs was recently featured in a Savannah CEO video, talking about how the college can set up training programs for area industries. View the video...

Labor force up in Liberty, Coastal region in July 2020

Labor force up in Liberty, along Coast in July Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said on Aug. 27 that Hinesville’s labor force increased in July. Additionally, Hinesville saw monthly increases in employment and monthly decreases in initial claims in July. “As the...

Coastal Georgia Unemployment Rate Down in May

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Coastal Georgia’s unemployment rate decreased in May.  Due to the effects of COVID-19, all regions and counties continue to see stinted yearly growth, yet monthly gains in nearly all major sectors are beginning...

State certifies College and Career Academy

Liberty College and Career Academy CEO Karisa Young accepts a state certification from Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan at the Lt. Governor’s 12th Annual Business and Education Summit at Lanier Technical College in Gainesville in December. Georgia Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan...

Hinesville is most military city in US

As a percentage of population, the Hinesville Metropolitan Statistical Area is the most military area in the United States, according to a study done by 24/7 Wall Street. The list-compiling website that bills itself as a financial news and opinion company, published...