As tax professionals scramble to fully understand the impacts created by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed by Congress on December 20, many industry players are busy trying to gauge consumer reactions to the legislation in an effort to predict how the law will effect consumer and investor behavior. Continue Reading…
Monthly Archives: December 2017
Networking Mistakes
Networking can provide valuable resources for executives, but common mistakes can diminish its effectiveness.
What’s the top mistake executives make? Continue Reading…
Vacation Time: Use It Or Lose It?
The term “use it or lose it” has two distinct meanings in American workplace culture. It can refer to companies where you lose vacation days if you don’t take them. But the term also applies to workers so burned out from not taking vacations that they “lose it” – becoming stressed out and unproductive. Continue Reading…
The “Gift Gap” in America
We’ve all heard of the wide and growing wealth and income gap in the U.S. Apparently, these conditions lead to a “gift gap” during the holiday season, according to credit counseling agency Consolidated Credit. Continue Reading…
Peach State Federal Credit Union Strives to Can Hunger with Food Drives Year Round

Staff at Peach State’s Winder branch encourage members to donate with their creative collection box.
“Hunger doesn’t just happen during the holidays,” is something that employees at Peach State Federal Credit Union hear often from President/CEO, Marshall Boutwell. For that reason, the credit union collects and donates non-perishable food items year round. Continue Reading…
Piedmont College Receives $50,000 Donation from Peach State Federal Credit Union

Left to Right: James F. Mellichamp, President of Piedmont College; Marshall Boutwell, President/CEO of Peach State Federal Credit Union; Dr. Robert H. Wainberg, Professor of Biology at Piedmont College; and John Fair, Chief of Staff at Peach State Federal Credit Union
Dr. Robert H. Wainberg Natural Sciences Research Fund to Receive Endowment
Peach State Federal Credit Union has made a $50,000 donation to Piedmont College benefitting the Dr. Robert H. Wainberg Natural Sciences Research Fund. The endowment will support research for Piedmont College students majoring in natural sciences, including biology, chemistry, and environmental science.
Setting Goals for Career Success
Staffing firm Accountemps recently surveyed more than 1,000 workers across the country, and 93 percent said goal setting is important to their on-the-job performance. Continue Reading…
Safe Holiday Decorating
As you decorate your home for the holidays this year, be sure to keep safety in the front of your mind, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warns. Continue Reading…
Doggy Therapy for the Holidays
A new study by monthly pet-themed subscription service BarkBox shows all of the ways today’s generation of dog parents – especially Millennials – integrate their pups into holiday festivities, photos and gifting. Continue Reading…
How a Thank-You Note Can Give Job Seekers an Edge
Sometimes having a traditional touch can give job-seekers an edge. One example of this is the thank-you note, which remains a job-search mainstay, according to a new survey from staffing firm Accountemps. Continue Reading…