Georgia jobless rate unchanged at 6.3 percent
ATLANTA – Georgia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for March was 6.3 percent, unchanged from February and matching the lowest level since July 2008, the Georgia Department of Labor announced Thursday.
The rate was 7.3 percent a year ago.
“While the rate held steady in March, we have seen considerable improvement since it began a steady decline from November 2010 when it was 10.5 percent,” said Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.
The number of seasonally adjusted jobs declined by 6,600, or 0.2 percent, to 4,239,500 in March.
Those losses were offset somewhat by gains in health care and social assistance, 2,600; retail trade, 2,200; and finance and insurance, 1,800.
Envirovac Receives OSHA Star certification
Savannah-based Envirovac, an industrial cleaning and environmental services firm, has been recertified for five years as a Star site under the voluntary protection program of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
“In our industry, as well as our customers’, it is imperative that health and safety is priority number one,” said Kevin Jackson, CEO of Envirovac.
The OSHA Star recognition is designed for work sites with comprehensive safety and health management systems. Envirovac was the first industrial cleaning company to receive the Star designation in April 2012.
Function to raise money for Children’s Hospital
Matilda Jane Clothing has announced the inaugural Derby Day Mother Daughter Chari-TEA will be May 2 at the Savannah Golf Club. Drinks and refreshments will be served from 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Tickets are $25, with proceeds benefiting The Next Generation.
The Next Generation is a volunteer organization founded to benefit The Children’s Hospital at Memorial University Medical Center.
During the Chari-TEA, a trunk full of clothes and hats will be available for guests to dress up in and take snapshots in a Matilda Jane photo area. To buy a ticket, contact Cecilia Russo at 912-665-0005 or info@crussomarketing.com.
Tech firms offer primer on 3D printing
Maven Makers, a local makerspace startup, and technology solution provider LSP Technologies Inc. will have a lunch and learn on 3D printing from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. April 28 at Savannah Coffee Roasters, 215 W. Liberty St.
LSP Technologies is a reseller of the consumer 3D printing brand, Makerbot, and they will team with Maven Makers to teach people how to do 3D modeling thanks to online, open-source apps and how to produce functional 3D prints.
The session is open to the public.
More information can be found on either company’s Facebook page and follow the link to event registration. For more details, call 912-480-4560.