January 2016 Features

  • City of Atlanta Recognized by the Atlanta Regional Commission for its Commitment to Sustainability

    January 29, 2016

    Mayor Kasim Reed announced that the City of Atlanta was recognized by the Atlanta Regional Commission for leadership in implementing policies and practices which promote sustainability. During the ARC’s January board meeting yesterday, the City of Atlanta was upgraded to a Certified Gold Green Community.

  • GMSDC Celebrates 40 Years of Helping Minority Businesses Develop and Grow

    January 27, 2016

    The Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council is celebrating 40 years of advocating on behalf of Georgia’s minority businesses. Serving as the state’s leading small business development and supplier diversity organization, the GMSDC advances business opportunities for its certified Asian, Black, Hispanic and Native American business enterprises. At their 33rd Spirit of Alliance Awards gala, they named Paul Bowers of Georgia Power Executive of the Year.

  • UGA Law Students Gain Valuable Work Experience in the Atlanta Market

    January 22, 2016

    Students at the University of Georgia School of Law can now earn full-time professional experience in the Atlanta market while continuing to work toward a degree from the state’s flagship institution. The Georgia Law Atlanta campus is located at the Terry College of Business Executive Education Center, across from the Lenox Square Mall in Buckhead.

  • Georgia Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues Breakfast” Draws Over 2,000 Business Leaders to World Congress Center

    January 14, 2016

    An agenda featuring Georgia’s senior government officials—U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson, Governor Nathan Deal, Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and House Speaker Dennis Ralston—drew over 2,000 business and community leaders to the annual Georgia Chamber of Commerce “Eggs and Issues Breakfast on Tuesday.

  • Former State Bank Executives Join James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP

    January 08, 2016

    James-Bates-Brannan-Groover-LLP, a full-service law firm with offices in Atlanta and Macon, today announced two significant personnel additions, with Lisa Lane and Dan Speight, both from State Bank and Trust Company, have joined the firm’s banking and financial institutions practice group.

  • Will 2016 Usher In “5G” Mobile Internet Technology? AT&T Expert Weighs in

    January 04, 2016

    The year 2015 brought us everything from the "hover board" to widespread use of "wearable" devices and "connected cars." Will 2016 also ring in the already well-publicized and much-buzzed about "5G" mobile Internet speeds? AT&T's Tom Keathley, Senior Vice President, Wireless Network Architecture & Design, breaks down the facts vs myths of 5G, where we are now - and where we still need to go before the new standard of "fast" really takes hold.