Georgia-Pacific announced Julie Howard, vice president and general manager, GP PRO Towels and Napkins, has been named president of Georgia-Pacific’s Gypsum business. In this role, she will oversee the more than 3,000 employees and 12 gypsum mills across …
Howard joined Georgia-Pacific in 2007 as a senior category manager for GP PRO’s foodservice disposable products. During her 18-year tenure with the company, she has held a variety of roles in the away-from-home business, primarily focused on the paper …
Jerome Braxton Rogers, Jr., 77, of Statesboro, GA, passed away at Ogeechee Area Hospice on April 11, 2025, following an extended battle with cancer. Jerome was born on New Year’s Eve of 1947 in Savannah, Georgia, to Jerome Braxton Rogers, Sr., and Dorothy …
Nashville-based occupational exosuit startup company HeroWear announced Thursday that it has landed $5 million in venture capital funding. According to a release, VC firms White Road Investments and Engage partnered to provide the Series A funding round. …
IN OTHER NEWS – A new poll reveals that Coca-Cola and 7 other Georgia-based companies are among the nation’s most envied CEOs. Poll 3,064 graduates. CEOs of 7 other Georgia-based companies also included: United Parcel Services, Delta Air Lines, Southern …
ST. MARYS — The St. Marys Area Middle School hosted Career Day for eighth graders on April 8, and middle school librarian Ellen Stolarski reported that there were several new presenters among the 42 in attendance. “We have a diverse array of industries, …
Wesley Woods and the Heroes, Saints & Legends Awards Left to Right: Doug Hooker, Patrise Perkins-Hooker, and Nancy Gordy Simms.Three distinguished Atlantans will be honored at the 36th annual Heroes, Saints & Legends Awards dinner at Flourish on …
Special to the Herald Seniors from Effingham County high schools recently completed a four-day journey into the world of local industry, career readiness, and real-world skills through the annual Workforce PhD program. “With the continued growth of …
On October 7, 2006, John Broughton, President of the J. E. B. Stuart Birthplace Preservation Trust, Inc., placed a granite marker at the flagpole to honor Erie and Betty Perry that day. Here is what he said. “It is indeed an honor and privilege for me to …
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