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• Inaugural Weeklong First Tee Leadership Academy to Be Held in Atlanta

  March 24, 2023

  First Tee, a youth development organization that uses golf to teach life skills and positive values, is expanding its roster of impactful national participant opportunities to include a new Leadership Academy in partnership with PGA TOUR Superstore.

• Georgia Legislature To Depart Leaving Three Major Questions

  March 24, 2023

  The Georgia General Assembly is in its final official hours for 2023, with legislators prepared to gavel out “Sine Die” on March 29th. While this will end their 40 official business days in Atlanta for the year, it’s important to understand the real schedule of the legislature.

• Spring Travel Surges: AAA Survey Shows 41% of Georgians Plan to Travel for Spring Break

  March 23, 2023

  Travel bookings for 2023 are off to a very strong start and that is reflected in a new survey from AAA. According to the Auto Club Group, 87% of Georgians plan to travel this year. That’s significantly higher than 56% in 2022.

• Georgia Maintains Low Unemployment Rate for the Seventh Consecutive Month

  March 23, 2023

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's February unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.1 percent in January. The unemployment rate has held at 3.1 percent for seven consecutive months and was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.6 percent.

• Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield, Atlanta Mayor Dickens Unveil New Food Pantry & Community Garden

  March 22, 2023

  Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia partnered with Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to announce the grand opening of Atlanta’s newest community resource food pantry and community garden. This is part of Anthem’s continuing efforts to address social drivers of health by tackling food insecurity across the state.

• Georgia Ranks 8th for Best State to Start a Small Business

  March 22, 2023

  Capital on Tap, a business credit card expert, has conducted a new research study to determine the best and worst US states for starting a small business. The study analyzed eight factors including new firm survival rates, corporate tax rates, and the number of entrepreneurs per state to determine the viability of starting a small business in each state.

• Tommy Nobis Center to Host 25th Annual Galaxy of Stars Luncheon at Georgia Aquarium April 28th

  March 21, 2023

  Tommy Nobis Center, a Marietta-based nonprofit that helps individuals with disabilities enter or return to employment, will host its 25th Annual Galaxy of Stars Luncheon on Friday, April 28 from 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM at the Georgia Aquarium.

• Atlanta Hawks Launch Hawks Ventures with $50M Fund to Support Minority- & Women-Led Startups and Businesses

  March 21, 2023

  The Atlanta Hawks announced today the launch of Hawks Ventures, a mission-driven venture fund with roots grounded in the Hawks’ core value of inclusion.

• C. Scott Votaw Named Executive Director of the Georgia Film Academy

  March 21, 2023

  The University System of Georgia has named C. Scott Votaw as executive director of the Georgia Film Academy.

• First Lady Marty Kemp Announces New Appointments to GRACE Commission

  March 20, 2023

  First Lady Marty Kemp announced Governor Brian Kemp signed an executive order increasing the membership of the Georgians for Refuge, Action, Compassion, and Education (GRACE) Commission by two seats and appointing four new members to fill both the newly-created vacancies and two others.

• 36 Finalists Advance to Final Round of Flavor of Georgia Contest

  March 17, 2023

  Judges tasted their way through 124 products entered by 82 Georgia businesses in the first round of judging for the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ annual Flavor of Georgia food product contest on March 10, selecting 36 finalists who will compete in the final round of competition on March 28th.

• Doug Hooker Becomes Community Foundation Board Chair & Welcomes Three New Board Members

  March 16, 2023

  The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announces three new board members who will continue the Foundation’s mission to form a more prosperous Atlanta for all who call it home.

• Georgia Students Learn About Careers in Construction, Design, & Energy at Construction Ready CareerExpo

  March 16, 2023

  Construction Ready held its annual CareerExpo March 9-10, 2023 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. More than 7,000 students from across Georgia attended the Expo, the state’s largest youth workforce development event for the construction industry.

• Grady Celebrates Opening of Correll Pavilion

  March 15, 2023

  Grady Health System, community stakeholders, and government leaders gathered Monday for a ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of Correll Pavilion, Grady's brand-new outpatient facility.

• Hartsfield-Jackson Wins 2022 Airport Service Quality “Best Airport at Arrivals Globally” Award

  March 15, 2023

  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) earned the 2022 Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Award for “Best Airport at Arrivals Globally.” This award recognizes airports with the top 20% overall satisfaction score at arrival.

• Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. and Community Leaders Break Ground on Southside Trail in Grant Park & Glenwood Park

  March 14, 2023

  Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. leaders and community members broke ground on the new 1.2-mile section of the BeltLine’s Southside Trail. Known as Segments 4 and 5, the new paved trail will connect the Glenwood Park and Grant Park neighborhoods, from Glenwood Avenue to Boulevard.

• 2023 Georgia Logistics Summit Delivers Port, Logistics Strategies, Insights in Savannah

  March 13, 2023

  The Georgia Center of Innovation, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), hosted more than 800 attendees at the 2023 Georgia Logistics Summit, where experts offered insights on the intersection of the economy, technology, and growth of Georgia’s ports.

• Atlanta in Top 10 Leading Markets for Coworking Spaces & Square Footage

  March 10, 2023

  Demand for flexible workspaces registered significant growth in recent years, mainly due to the wider availability of remote work and hybrid workstyles. In Atlanta the trend is no different.

• GPTC Partners with Absolics to Provide Education, Training, and Employment in Booming Semiconductor Industry

  March 10, 2023

  Georgia Piedmont Technical College is teaming up with an international leader in the semiconductor industry, Absolics, which is a subsidiary of South Korea-based SKC, to provide work-ready education and training for residents in and around Metro Atlanta.

• Georgia Legislature Working On Quality Of Life Issues

  March 10, 2023

  Forty days of the Georgia Legislature could easily be summed up by paraphrasing Charles Dickens. It is the longest time; it is the shortest time.

• AG Chris Carr Recognizes National Consumer Protection Week

  March 10, 2023

  Attorney General Chris Carr is recognizing March 5-11, 2023, as National Consumer Protection Week by highlighting the efforts of Georgia’s Consumer Protection Division and sharing important tips on how to avoid scams.

• Delta Launches Formal Commitment as OneTen Atlanta City Lead

  March 09, 2023

  Last week, Atlanta’s leading business influencers joined Delta CEO Ed Bastian, OneTen CEO Maurice, Jones, incoming OneTen CEO Debbie Dyson, and Mayor Andre Dickens at the Delta Flight Museum for a reception and panel discussion – introducing Delta Air Lines’ formal commitment to OneTen as the Atlanta City Lead.

• Georgia Enters the New Year with All-Time High Job Numbers & Steady Unemployment Rate

  March 09, 2023

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia's January unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.1 percent in December. Job numbers reached another all-time high, increasing by almost 17,000 from December.

• Department of City Planning Launches Improved, Simpler Permitting Process

  March 08, 2023

  On March 7, 2023, the Department of City Planning introduced Phase 1 of a streamlined permitting process offering reduced wait times for permits, a central point of contact and an improved, user-friendly portal.

• Hawks & Papa Johns Executives Lead Seminar on Inclusive Leadership with Local Students

  March 08, 2023

  Earlier this afternoon at 101 Marietta Street in downtown Atlanta, the Atlanta Hawks and Papa Johns hosted an interactive workshop entitled, ‘No Cap: Authenticity in Leadership’ for metro Atlanta high school and college students.

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