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As electric vehicles are seeing a bigger and bigger portion of car manufacturing, educators are trying to keep ahead by ensuring that a trained workforce is available to meet demand.
Seeking to get more truck drivers on the road, colleges in Georgia and Wyoming are expanding their commercial driver license programs.
Tim McDonald appointed as new president of Lanier Technical College Lanier Technical College recently appointed Tim McDonald as the school’s new president, according to a recent release by the school. Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier appointed McDonald to his new role and the state board approved the appointment on Thursday, April 1. McDonald, who served as the executive vice president of the school since 2015, began his new role on April 1, 2021. “Mr. McDonald is a proven postsecondary leader within the Technical College System of Georgia...
Tim McDonald named as new Lanier Tech president Lanier Technical College’s Tim McDonald was formally approved as the new president of the school following a Technical College System of Georgia meeting Thursday, April 1. McDonald previously served as the executive vice president for the school. The system’s executive committee chairman Doug Carter said the process involved a search committee interviewing candidates, who were in turn interviewed by the Technical College System of Georgia Commissioner Greg Dozier. Following an executive session, the board voted unanimously fo...
While Hall County’s economy had a tumultuous start in 2020 thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, the region is starting to show economic recovery leading into 2021. Hall County’s unemployment rate peaked at 10.7 percent in April 2020, but the preliminary unemployment rate for November 2020 was 3.5 percent according to the Georgia Department of Labor. That is 1.3 percent higher than the 2.2 percent unemployment rate for the county from November 2019. Tim Evans, Vice President of Economic Development with the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce, said even with its ups-and-downs, 2020 has bee...