Regents approve UGA graduate engineering degrees
The state Board of Regents approved new engineering Ph.D. and master's degrees for the University of Georgia on Tuesday, making UGA's engineering program an engineering school in everything but name.
Letters to the Editor Tuesday
I was thrilled to read the recent letter to the editor from young Jack Cason, a sixth grader at Esther F. Garrison School, about the wreck of the Civil War ironclad CSS Georgia.
Georgia ports post record volumes for 2011
Despite the nation's continuing economic challenges, the ports of Savannah and Brunswick achieved record volumes in calendar year 2011, GPA Executive Director Curtis Foltz told his board Monday.
DHEC faces new Savannah dredging attack
With several challenges confronting the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control's approval of a controversial Savannah River dredging permit, the Southern Environmental Law Center now said there's another state permit needed for the work. And Georgia doesn't have it.
SITEOPS Announces 2012 Certified Provider Program
SITEOPS Certified Providers hold certification from BLUERIDGE Analytics as being fully trained and expert in providing land design optimization services.Charlotte, NC (PRWEB) January 24, 2012 Today, BLUERIDGE Analytics® – provider of SITEOPS®, patented site-optimization software – announces its 2012 lineup of Certified Providers. ...
Chickamauga, Ga., eyes use of roundabout traffic circle
CHICKAMAUGA, Ga. -- Chickamauga is a three-stoplight town -- and that may be its limit because city officials are leaning toward installing a roundabout at a busy, often backed-up intersection.
Wayne Littles: From Moultrie to the moon shot … and beyond
The year J. Wayne Littles graduated from Moultrie High School — 1957 — Russia launched the world’s first man-made satellite, Sputnik 1. The Space Race was on, and America was losing. Five years later, with a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech in his hand, Littles joined the competition. Over the next half-century, the Moultrie native helped the United States put a man on the moon ...
Huntsville officials look to potential hot job opportunities in the years ahead
HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Where will you find the hot job fields in the local market in the years ahead?
Chamber work force expert says activity is increasing for employers looking for qualified workers (10 Questions)
About six years ago, she was charged with establishing the chamber's work force division in response to the challenges brought on by the region's economic growth, including the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Act that brought thousands of jobs to Redstone Arsenal.
Washington Monument gets $7.5M for repairs
A billionaire history buff has stepped forward to donate a $7.5 million matching gift that's needed to start repairing cracks near the top of the Washington Monument caused by last summer's East Coast earthquake.