COLUMBUS, GA, Jan. 2, 2019 — Synovus Financial Corp. (NYSE: SNV) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FCB), owner of Florida Community Bank, National Association. Effective January 1, 2019, Florida Community Bank merged into Synovus Bank. Transition of FCB systems, customers, branches, andRead More →
COLUMBUS, Ga., Dec. 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — U-Haul® will soon be showcasing a new retail and self-storage facility in Columbus thanks to the recent acquisition of the former Kmart® store at 2500 Airport Thruway. U-Haul Moving & Storage of North Columbus is currently operating out of a temporary showroom and offeringRead More →
Global Trade Magazine just released its annual ranking of the Best States for Manufacturing. Seven of the top 9 are southern states. Alabama was ranked #1 and Georgia ranked #4. Manufacturing remains a vitally important component of Alabama’s economy, employing more than 270,000 people who turn out a staggering rangeRead More →
Auburn, AL, Aug. 17, 2018 – Briggs & Stratton, one of Auburn’s largest industrial employers for 23 years, announced today that a new distribution center will be built at their existing manufacturing facility. The 400,000 square feet distribution hub will be operational by spring of 2019 and will create 20Read More →
KATY, TEXAS (MAY 8, 2018) – Academy, Ltd. (d/b/a Academy Sports + Outdoors), a sports, outdoor and recreation lifestyle retailer, dedicated to making it easier for everyone to enjoy more sports and outdoors, announced that it will open a new store in Columbus, Ga., next month. The store will bring 100Read More →
Montgomery, AL, April 26, 2018 – Alabama Governor Kay Ivey and a team of Alabama job recruitment specialists traveled to Tokyo on Tuesday for meetings with Japanese automakers. Ivey said today that meetings with high-level executives from Mazda, Toyota and Honda in Japan helped to fortify the state’s relationships withRead More →
Montgomery, AL, April 9, 2018 – On Friday, April 6, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey signed into law HB470. Sponsored by Representative Rod Scott, HB470 requires online marketplaces to collect and remit use taxes on sales made through their marketplaces by third-party sellers, or to report such sales to the AlabamaRead More →
HERNDON, Va., April 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Nuix (www.nuix.com), a cybersecurity, risk, and compliance software company, today released the second annual Black Report, a survey of professional hackers that provides a unique and much needed perspective on the security landscape. Among many challenging results, the Nuix Black Report 2018found that most of the professional hackersRead More →
WASHINGTON – National Small Business Week 2018 kicks off at the end of this month with an awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. where national award winners including the naming of this year’s national Small Business Person of the Year will be recognized and awarded for their achievements. National Small Business Week is being held fromRead More →
COLUMBUS, Ga., April 4, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Aflac, the leader in voluntary insurance sales at U.S. worksites, announced today that it has been named winner of PR News’ 2018 CSR Awards and Nonprofit PR Awards for its Corporate Social Responsibility Report. Aflac’s 2016 CSR Report, “Everyone Has the Power to Do Good,” features employees andRead More →