April 2022 Features

• Mercer Executive Forum Concludes 42nd Year with Coca-Cola Company Global Chief People Officer

  April 29, 2022

  Mercer University’s Executive Forum, presented by Truist, concludes its 42nd year next week with presentations in Atlanta on May 3rd and Macon on May 5th by Coca-Cola Company executive Lisa Chang.

• Small Business Owners are More Resilient, According to Truist Survey

  April 29, 2022

  Small business owners have taken many actions to overcome the challenges they are facing to grow their business due to economic uncertainty and rising inflation, according to Truist annual Small Business Pulse Survey of small businesses with annual revenue between $100K-$2M.

• Blank Family Foundation Grants $50M to Shepherd Center for Family Housing Expansion

  April 28, 2022

  Shepherd Center announced a $50 million capital grant from The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation. The gift will allow Shepherd Center, a neurorehabilitation hospital, to double its family housing capacity.

• Technical College System of Georgia Announces 2022 Student of the Year

  April 28, 2022

  The Technical College System of Georgia announced the state’s top technical college student for 2022. Ryan Degner, a Welding and Joining Technology student from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College was chosen as this year’s Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership (GOAL) winner.

• Chick-fil-A Chairman Dan Cathy & Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin to Receive Georgia’s Highest Honor

  April 27, 2022

  In recognition of the 289th anniversary of the founding of Georgia, Governor Brian Kemp and the Georgia Historical Society will induct Dan Cathy, Chairman of Chick-fil-A, Inc., and Shirley Franklin, former mayor of Atlanta, as modern-day Georgia Trustees. It is the highest honor the State of Georgia can confer.

• Good Samaritan, Echo Street West and YMCA of Metro Atlanta Join Forces to Improve the Quality of Life in English Avenue

  April 27, 2022

  On Saturday, April 30th, Good Samaritan Health Center (Good Sam), the YMCA of Metro Atlanta and Echo Street West will celebrate the grand opening of The Market Pavilion and Wellness Center located on Good Sam’s campus on Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in Atlanta’s English Avenue neighborhood.

• Multi-Governmental Agencies Invest in GPTC Transportation Center

  April 26, 2022

  Federal, state, and local governmental agencies are financially empowering the development and training of the area’s logistics and transportation workforce. The renovation and construction of Georgia Piedmont Technical College’s Regional Transportation Training Center (RTTC) in Lithonia comes with an estimated $11.9M price tag but thanks to a local congressman, the State of Georgia and DeKalb county, most of the project is already paid for.

• Gwinnett Chamber Celebrated Honorees at the 74th Annual Dinner Awards

  April 26, 2022

  The Gwinnett Chamber celebrated its seventy-fourth Annual Dinner at the Gas South District on Friday. The event, presented by Northside Hospital, recognized the business community’s success over the past year while honoring the exceptional public servants, corporate citizens, and compassionate organizations that lead it.

• HealthTrackRx Opens First Infectious Disease Laboratory Outside of Texas at Cobb Corporate Center

  April 26, 2022

  Lincoln Property Company Southeast (Lincoln) has completed a construction management assignment on a 3,200-square-foot laboratory and office space at Cobb Corporate Center in Marietta, leased by HealthTrackRx.

• Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Presents 26 Statewide Preservation Awards

  April 25, 2022

  The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation earlier today presented 26 awards recognizing the best of preservation in Georgia during its 45th annual Preservation Awards ceremony in Augusta.

• I-285/I-20 East Interchange Project Advances with Announcement of Developer Selection

  April 25, 2022

  The Georgia Department of Transportation State Transportation Board approved selection of the Apparent Best Value Proposer for the I-285/I-20 East Interchange project, one of the Major Mobility Investment Program projects.

• Atlanta Sees Unchanged March Unemployment Rate

  April 22, 2022

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler said Thursday that Atlanta’s March unemployment rate was 3.2 percent, unchanged from February. Despite this, Atlanta saw all-time highs in the labor force, the number of employed, and job numbers in March.

• Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta Marketing New-Home Construction Just South of Atlanta’s Grant Park

  April 22, 2022

  In today’s hot real estate market, newly constructed homes – especially those within the City of Atlanta – are not expected to stay on the market for long.

• Senator Jon Ossoff & Atlanta BeltLine's Clyde Higgs Review Progress on the Southside Trail

  April 21, 2022

  U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff toured a federally funded portion of the Atlanta BeltLine with Clyde Higgs, President and CEO of the 22-mile loop trail, one of the largest and most wide-ranging urban redevelopment programs being undertaken in the United States.

• GMSDC Announces Minority Business Partnership with the Georgia Power Foundation

  April 21, 2022

  The Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council (GMSDC) has partnered with the Georgia Power Foundation on a landmark business development program that targets local businesses in traditionally underserved communities.

• Business Travel Steers Toward Slow, Yet Steady Ascent

  April 21, 2022

  Even as COVID-19 health concerns and travel restrictions subside, corporate travel faces a complex prognosis. Many companies are now implementing the return to office plans they delayed last fall, and an increase in corporate travel is likely to accompany this shift.

• Georgia-based Trenton Systems Opens New Headquarters in Gwinnett County

  April 20, 2022

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced that Trenton Systems, a Georgia-based high-performance computer manufacturer, has opened a new headquarters in Gwinnett County. The company will be adding more than 50 new positions over the year and celebrates its growth at a grand opening in Duluth, Georgia.

• Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta and WorthPoint Kick Off National Educational Campaign

  April 20, 2022

  In partnership with the Salvation Army, WorthPoint, the world's largest online resource for researching, valuing and preserving antiques, art and collectibles, will help the charity find new ways to turn small donations into big profits with free educational events for online resellers, launching the start of the national program with The Salvation Army of Metro Atlanta today.

• Georgia Chamber Announces Inaugural Members of Hub Chamber Council

  April 20, 2022

  Acknowledging Georgia's larger cities and counties outside of the Metro Atlanta region have their own unique issues and concerns that demand a more coordinated and specific program of work, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce along with local chambers have created the Hub Chamber Council.

• The Coca-Cola Company Pledges $1M to Put More Georgia Commercial Truck Drivers on the Road

  April 20, 2022

  The Coca-Cola Company today announced a $1 million donation to the Technical College System of Georgia Foundation for its system’s Commercial Truck Driving Program. The Coca-Cola Company also announced “Delivering the Future: The Coca-Cola System & Technical College System of Georgia Truck Tour” to raise awareness of TCSG’s Commercial Truck Driving Program and career opportunities with local bottler Coca-Cola UNITED.

• Last Call for Participation in Annual Business Executive Opinion Survey by goBeyondProfit

  April 19, 2022

  The annual Business Executive Survey conducted by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO will close soon. All senior business executives in Georgia are invited to participate.

• Atlanta Ranks Second for Data Center Leasing Activity in 2021

  April 19, 2022

  Driven by demand from large cloud service providers and social media companies, data center leasing activity in Metro Atlanta set new records in 2021, according to a new report from CBRE.

• AG Carr and Partners Kick Off Annual Fundraiser to Benefit Georgia’s Regional Food Banks

  April 19, 2022

  Attorney General Chris Carr, the Young Lawyers Division (YLD) of the State Bar of Georgia and the Georgia Food Bank Association today kicked off the first day of the 11th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy. This two-week virtual fundraising drive is fortified by Georgia’s legal community and benefits the state’s regional food banks.

• Technology Association of Georgia Unveils the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia

  April 15, 2022

  Each year, the Technology Association of Georgia unveils the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia. This year, there are actually 41, as two companies tied for a spot on this prestigious list.

• Tommy Nobis Center Celebrates 45 Years of Empowerment at 24th Annual Galaxy of Stars Luncheon

  April 15, 2022

  Tommy Nobis Center, a Marietta-based nonprofit that helps individuals with disabilities enter or return to employment, hosted its 24th annual Galaxy of Stars luncheon on Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Georgia Aquarium’s Ocean Ballroom.