August 2020 Features

• Georgia Tech to Lead Technology Coalition to Advance Inclusive Innovation Across the State

  August 31, 2020

  Announced by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan on Aug. 17th, Georgia Tech will take a lead role in the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation, a public-private partnership created to foster technology access, growth, entrepreneurship, and evolution across the state of Georgia.

• Chris Clark: The 2020 Census. Just Do It.

  August 31, 2020

  When Nike launched its “Just Do It” campaign in 1988, no one had any idea what would become of such a simple phrase.

• Health Connect South Announces Lineup for Sept. 24th Virtual Gathering

  August 28, 2020

  Health Connect South, the largest multidisciplinary health gathering in the Southeast, has announced that it will hold its 7th annual gathering on Sept. 24th. A virtual event, Health Connect South is committed to the mission of serving the health community as a platform to promote health collaborations throughout the Southeast.

• Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Announces $1.15M in Arts Organization Grants

  August 28, 2020

  Today, the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announces funding through the Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund. A total of $1.15 million is awarded to 28 arts organizations profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic who have responded to the needs of their constituencies with safe, innovative programming to uplift arts throughout the region.

• Hartsfield-Jackson Wins US Green Building Council Georgia 2020 Community Impact Award

  August 28, 2020

  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was awarded the 2020 Community Impact Award by the US Green Building Council (USGBC) Georgia at their 2020 Chrysalis Awards.

• Loans, Deposits, Employment up at Georgia’s Banks

  August 28, 2020

  Through the first six months of 2020, Georgia’s banks continued to serve as a source of financial strength and stability for families and businesses.

• New Georgia Corporate Generosity Tracker unveiled by goBeyondProfit

  August 27, 2020

  Georgia businesses now have a robust source to learn how peer companies support their communities and positively impact the lives of their employees and customers.

• Karlene Gordon Named Ameris Bank's Diversity and Inclusion Officer

  August 27, 2020

  Ameris Bancorp, the parent company of Ameris Bank, announced that Karlene Gordon has been promoted to be the bank's diversity and inclusion officer.

• Secretary of State Raffensperger Working with GEMA/HS to Keep Elections Workers Safe from COVID-19

  August 27, 2020

  Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is working with the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency to keep Georgia’s poll workers and elections officials safe from COVID-19.

• Georgia State Sets Record For Enrollment

  August 26, 2020

  Georgia State University has set records for the largest enrollment and largest freshman class in its history. Enrollments topped 54,000, with more than 5,200 freshmen entering the Atlanta Campus as the largest, most qualified and most diverse freshman class in the institution’s history.

• GCA Is Accepting FY21 Vibrant Communities Grant Applications Through August 28th

  August 26, 2020

  Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA) is accepting applications for the FY21 Vibrant Communities Grant through Friday, August 28, 2020. The Vibrant Communities Grant funds arts projects in Georgia counties in which no organization received a GCA FY21 Partner, Project, or Arts Education Program Grant.

• Alpharetta-based Homebuilder Chathambilt Homes has Been Named Georgia’s Best Homebuilder

  August 25, 2020

  Acclaimed custom homebuilder, Chathambilt Homes, known for their attention to detail and quality craftsmanship, has been named Georgia’s top craftsman homebuilder by Home Builder Digest, a national online magazine focusing on the nation’s best home builders, remodelers and architects in the residential housing industry.

• Brasfield & Gorrie Tops Out Three Ballpark Center

  August 25, 2020

  Three Ballpark Center recently reached its full height, an important milestone in the project’s construction. Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor of the project, located in The Battery Atlanta.

• Savannah Top Port for U.S. Exports

  August 25, 2020

  The Port of Savannah exported more loaded containers than any other port in the country from January through May, achieving a 12.2 percent market share. Garden City Terminal handled a total of 593,195 twenty-foot equivalent container units of loaded exports during the first five months of the calendar year.

• Cox Automotive Mobility and Georgia Power Advance Fleet Electrification Future With One of the Largest EV Charging Single Property Installations in the Southeast

  August 25, 2020

  Cox Automotive Mobility's Pivet Atlanta facility, located conveniently between downtown Atlanta and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, completed one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) charging single property installations in the southeast in collaboration with Georgia Power and EV charging network provider ChargePoint.

• Soliant Relocates Headquarters to Peachtree Corners and Adds 400 New Jobs to the Area

  August 24, 2020

  Soliant, a health care and education staffing company announced on Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 it is relocating its headquarters to Peachtree Corners. Founded in 1991, Soliant provides medical staff to various staff health facilities throughout the United. Its headquarters are currently located in Tucker, Georgia.

• CSU’s Leadership Institute Forum 2020 Begins Today

  August 24, 2020

  The Forum, hosted by the Leadership Institute at Columbus State University, will be hosted online from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day the week of Aug. 24-28. Thanks to the support of our generous sponsors, The Forum 2020 will be offered at no cost to registrants.

• Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Outperforms National Percentage

  August 21, 2020

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced Georgia’s unemployment rate remains at 7.6 percent in July, which is two and six-tenths lower than the national rate of 10.2 percent. Georgia’s rate has decreased five percent since April.

• Census Bureau Adapts Operations to Ensure Everyone Is Counted

  August 21, 2020

  As the U.S. Census Bureau continues to monitor the impacts COVID-19 has on 2020 Census operations, changes to operations are being deployed to ensure the safety of staff and the public while maximizing the number of households that respond on their own to the 2020 Census.

• Twelve24 Office Development, Built by Brasfield & Gorrie, Opens in Atlanta

  August 19, 2020

  Trammell Crow Company and CBRE Global Investors, on behalf of one of its separate account clients, recently announced the completion and grand opening of Twelve24, an innovative 345,000-square-foot class-AA office building in Atlanta’s Central Perimeter submarket. Brasfield & Gorrie was the general contractor.

• MARTA Partnering with HOPE Atlanta to Address Homelessness

  August 19, 2020

  In response to customer concerns about unsheltered individuals taking refuge on the transit system, MARTA is launching a yearlong pilot program with HOPE Atlanta, a non-profit organization that offers housing, social services, substance abuse counseling, and employment to those who need it.

• Superintendent Woods: Transparency, Safety Measures are Essential to Ensure a Successful School Year

  August 19, 2020

  Schools throughout Georgia are opening for instruction – some in-person with a virtual/remote option for students, and some in a full remote or hybrid A/B model.

• American Express to Acquire Kabbage

  August 18, 2020

  American Express announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire substantially all of Kabbage , a leading financial technology company providing cash flow management solutions to small businesses in the U.S.

• GMA President: Reaching the ‘Zone of High Aspirations’ with Resiliency

  August 18, 2020

  The logo for GMA’s virtual Annual Convention held last month featured the words, “Cities United: Rising with Resilience.” Although the theme was developed in response to the COVID-19 it can certainly apply to the broad array of challenges cities face every day.

• Georgia Safety Promise Reaches More Than 1,000 Commitments

  August 18, 2020

  As billboards and a variety of grassroots promotions continue across the state, the Georgia Safety Promise public-private partnership, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), has announced that more than 1,000 Georgia businesses, local authorities and officials throughout the state have committed to the Georgia Safety Promise.