June 2022 Features

• Hartsfield-Jackson and Airport Partners Prepare for Busy Independence Day Weekend

  June 30, 2022

  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and its partners are preparing to host more than 1.7 million passengers during the holiday period from Thursday to Tuesday.

• Georgia Power to Launch Single Largest Beneficial Use Project for Coal Ash in U.S.

  June 30, 2022

  Georgia Power has announced a landmark coal ash beneficial use project at Plant Bowen near Cartersville, where millions of tons of stored ash will be excavated for use in concrete to construct bridges, roads, and buildings in Georgia – and throughout the Southeast. The project will be the single largest beneficial use project of its kind in the U.S.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Long-term Sustainability of Love as a Business Strategy

  June 30, 2022

  Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how he views the long-term return on investment of love as a business strategy.

• MDH Partners Sells $1.26 Billion Industrial Portfolio Spanning Ten States

  June 30, 2022

  MDH Partners announced that it has closed the $1.26 billion sale of the Sunbelt Logistics Portfolio to a global institutional investor.

• Boston Scientific Expands Research Capabilities in Georgia with $62.5M Investment in Johns Creek

  June 29, 2022

  Governor Brian Kemp announced that Boston Scientific, a leading manufacturer of medical devices used in interventional medical specialties, will construct a new manufacturing and supply chain facility in Johns Creek.

• Museum of Illusions Turns Up The Heat on Global Expansion with Confirmed Plans to Bring Its Biggest Museum Yet to Atlanta

  June 29, 2022

  Museum of Illusions, originator of illusions "edutainment” museums, announced today that Atlanta will soon be home to the global brand’s largest location ever opened, from which the company will unveil MOI 2.0, the company’s newest creative design and style concept.

• International Honor for Atlanta's Shirley Gary and Engel & Volkers Buckhead Atlanta

  June 29, 2022

  Shirley Gary, owner and CEO of Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta and Engel & Völkers Atlanta North Fulton, has been named Georgia’s Number One Individual Agent for sales volume and is the top performer of three Georgia Realtors in the category of Transaction Sides.

• Civil Rights Legend and Tech Pioneer to be Honored at Atlanta Startup Awards

  June 28, 2022

  Startup Atlanta today announced that civil rights legend and social entrepreneur Andrew J. Young, and tech pioneer Ben Chestnut, will be presented with its highest honor, the Lifetime Achievement Award.

• Wyndham Destinations Introduces New Dual-Branded Resort to Downtown Atlanta

  June 28, 2022

  Wyndham Destinations, the world’s largest vacation ownership company, introduces a contemporary take on the timeshare model with today’s opening of its first club resort property in Atlanta.

• University System of Georgia’s Economic Impact Grows to $19.3B

  June 28, 2022

  The University System of Georgia contributed a total of $19.3 billion to Georgia’s economy between July 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, a $700 million or 3.8% increase over the previous year as the university system continued to make a significant economic impact across the state, a new study shows.

• Cost of July 4th Cookout 17% Higher Compared to Year Ago

  June 28, 2022

  U.S. consumers will pay $69.68 for their favorite Independence Day cookout foods, including cheeseburgers, pork chops, chicken breasts, homemade potato salad, strawberries and ice cream, based on a new American Farm Bureau Federation marketbasket survey.

• International Olympic Committee Bestows Pierre de Coubertin Medal on George Hirthler

  June 27, 2022

  The International Olympic Committee presented the Pierre de Coubertin Medal—among the rarest honors bestowed by the organization—to Atlanta-based writer/producer, Olympic campaign strategist, author and amateur sports historian George Hirthler.

• Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium Recognized for Zero Waste Efforts

  June 24, 2022

  Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS) has become the first stadium in professional sports to be awarded Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) precertification for its zero waste efforts.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Love Made Real in Communities & with Employees

  June 24, 2022

  Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew to learn how they operationalize love within each of their 26 business units across the US and British Columbia and positively impact the experience of 11,000+ employees as well as their guests and broader communities.

• American-Made Shoe Company Okabashi Brands Inc. Expands; Adds Hundreds of Jobs in Gwinnett County

  June 23, 2022

  Okabashi Brands Inc., a third-generation family-owned and woman-led shoe company, will renovate their 100,000-square-foot facility, creating approximately 340 new jobs and $20 million in capital investment over the next five years.

• Finalists Announced for Minority- and Women-Owned Business Entrepreneurship Program 2022 Cohort

  June 23, 2022

  Four companies have been announced as the finalists for ACCESS, an entrepreneurship program launched by TiE Atlanta Angels, one of the fastest-growing, high-impact angel groups in the Southeast.

• DHL Taps Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub’s Dual Rail Access and Proximity to Nation’s Third Busiest Port for New Import Facility

  June 23, 2022

  The Broe Group’s Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) has added global logistics leader DHL to its 2,600-acre industrial park near the Port of Savannah. A division of German logistics firm Deutsche Post, DHL’s new SGIH import operation will leverage the Port of Savannah’s connectivity to and from global markets, it’s superior access to domestic markets, and its capacity to scale with increasing demand.

• UPS & The UPS Foundation Focus on Equity and Economic Empowerment in Atlanta

  June 22, 2022

  UPS and The UPS Foundation today shared three major announcements designed to positively impact communities around the world. Highlighted at the first-ever UPS Impact Summit, these new efforts support economic development and help improve lives in Atlanta — UPS’s hometown — Ukraine and developing nations across Africa.

• Georgia Bankers Association Elects & Installs Officers & Directors to its Board

  June 22, 2022

  Members of the Georgia Bankers Association have elected and installed officers for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and added seven members to its board of directors.

• Georgia Historical Society Names New Board Leadership

  June 21, 2022

  The Georgia Historical Society has announced that Shan Cooper and David Abney have been elected to serve as Board Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the GHS Board of Curators. GHS also announced that Dan Cathy, Beatriz Perez, Venessa Harrison, and Jeff Kole have been elected to serve as board members.

• Keystone, Monarch Join Arkadios Capital

  June 21, 2022

  Two fast-growing, successful wealth management firms overseeing a combined $525MM in assets have moved to hybrid independent broker/dealer Arkadios Capital.

• Atlanta Selected as a 2026 FIFA World Cup Host City

  June 17, 2022

  It’s official: the FIFA World Cup is coming to Atlanta. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest edition of the world’s most popular sporting event yet, with 48 teams vying for soccer’s biggest prize in matches hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

• Georgia Unemployment Rate Drops to All-Time Low of Three Percent

  June 17, 2022

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced on Thursday that Georgia’s May unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3 percent while Georgia's number of jobs continued to climb to an all-time high of 4,782,400.

• Gov. Kemp Announces Purchase of Middle Georgia Megasite in Peach County

  June 17, 2022

  Governor Brian Kemp announced the purchase of a more than 1,100-acre economic development site in partnership between the State of Georgia and the Development Authority of Peach County.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Love Tested: Navigating an Industry Crushing Pandemic

  June 17, 2022

  Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how “Leading with Love” helped the nation’s largest privately-held themed attractions company weather the COVID-19 pandemic.