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...

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...

The Liberty County Development Authority (LCDA) will meet on Monday, June 8, 2020 at 8:30 A.M. in the board room of the LCDA located at 425 West Oglethorpe Highway, Hinesville, Georgia.  The agenda is expected to consist of:1. Statement of Compliance with Georgia...

Officials at the Target distribution center near Midway put out a call for more workers Thursday."With the increased demands of local consumers we have seen significant volume in and out of our distribution center. As such we are looking to hire roughly 100 new team...

SEA ISLAND, Ga., Feb. 4, 2020– At the Georgia Foreign Trade Conference Tuesday, Griff Lynch, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, announced the acquisition of 145 contiguous acres to the Port of Savannah, or more than 1 million twenty-foot equivalent...

Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said last week that Hinesville lowered its initial claims for unemployment in December. According to preliminary data, Hinesville also saw all critical indicators remain positive for the year, across the two-county MSA. “This was...

AUGUSTA, November 6, 2019 —Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Georgia’s business climate has been named No. 1 in the nation by Site Selection Magazine, an internationally circulated business publication covering corporate real estate and economic development,...

SWAINSBORO -- Along with local and state economic development leaders in Swainsboro, at Faircloth Forest Products Sept. 13, Gov. Brian Kemp announced the creation of a rural strike team to focus on bringing jobs, investment, and economic development to all corners of...