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Chris Clark: The Call for Rural Resiliency
July 27, 2020
My Fitzgerald roots ground me and millions of other small-town Americans to a strong work ethic, value of family, and a deep-rooted faith. We believe in community and helping each other through the tough times. And we celebrate in parades and on back porches when things are good. Of course, those occasions often come from long battles and commitment.
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Corsica Technologies - Business Continuity: More than Back Ups
July 27, 2020
Business Continuity for many organizations ends with the implementation of one solution – a system backup. There are many types of system backups including file-based or imaged based, onsite, or offsite, daily or hourly. And system backups are a major factor in the success of a business’s recovery, but it is not the only component.
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Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Hosts Small Business Recovery Tele-town Hall
July 27, 2020
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is pleased to announce his office’s fourth financial recovery tele-town hall titled, Rebuilding & Recovering Financially: A Path to Financial Recovery. The tele-town hall, will provide insight and advice for Georgia small business owners and entrepreneurs who are struggling during the current economic turmoil.
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Georgia State Grad Helps Atlanta’s Minority Communities Build Wealth During Pandemic
July 27, 2020
Almost 40 years ago, Anna Foote (B.I.S., ‘83) answered the phone at the reception desk for the Council for Battered Women and found herself plunged into a crisis. The woman at the other end of the line was crying hysterically. She said she was crouched down in a phone booth. Her abusive husband of 30 years had a gun and was trying to kill her.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Named Most Efficient Airport for 17th Consecutive Year
July 24, 2020
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) is once again the most efficient airport in the world as determined by the Air Transport Research Society (ATRS). 2020 marks the 17th consecutive year ATL received the society’s top award.
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Film Productions Queuing Up in Georgia
July 24, 2020
Since our update earlier this year when the COVID-19 pandemic brought film and television to a virtual standstill, the Georgia Film Office and our partners have been hard at work on countless initiatives to keep our strong film industry in shape and supporting industry professionals and thousands of small businesses that fuel the TV and movie business in Georgia.
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CAP/ADID Town Hall Meeting Featured Community Updates from Atlanta Police Department, Fulton County Board of Health, Others
July 23, 2020
Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District (ADID) hosted their semi-annual Town Hall in a virtual format this morning. Nearly 200 people, representing a broad cross-section of the community, joined the webinar.
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Atlanta-Based Leading Valuation Expert Releases Book Just in Time As Companies Explore How to Maintain Valuation in 2020
July 23, 2020
Zyla Valuation Advisors, LLC, is pleased to announce the release of the third edition of managing director Mark Zyla’s book, “Fair Value Measurement: Practical Guidance and Implementation.” As companies struggle to maintain value in 2020, Zyla, a leading expert on fair value, provides hands-on guidance, the latest best practices, and a practical approach for measuring fair value in financial reporting.
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Registration Open for goBeyondProfit Forum: Creating a New Playbook for Leadership Communications
July 23, 2020
Georgia’s goBeyondProfit alliance will host a CEO-level Expert Forum, “Creating a New Playbook for Leadership Communications” via Zoom at 1 p.m. on July 28th.
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Governor Kemp Calls on Georgians to Do "Four Things for Four Weeks" to Stop COVID-19
July 22, 2020
Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey are calling on all Georgians to implement "Four Things for Four Weeks" into their daily routines to flatten the curve and slow the spread of COVID-19.
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Tracking the Effects of Covid-19 on Georgia’s Economy: New Public Access Data Portal Created by Georgia Tech Scheller Students and Faculty
July 21, 2020
When students in Mike Messner's MGMT 4803 Active Hedge Fund Management class began picking stocks for real-time investing at the start of the Spring semester, China had just announced a new virus emerging from Wuhan.
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Closed, but Not “Closed”: SBDC Helps St. Marys Business Thrive during COVID Shutdown
July 21, 2020
Cottle & Gunn in St. Marys, Georgia, closed its doors in April when the state’s shelter-in-place directives took effect. But the COVID-19 pandemic didn’t stop owner Deborah Cottle from doubling — then tripling — her sales from the previous spring, thanks to a creative outlook, a new online store, and some help from the UGA Small Business Development Center.
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Venture Atlanta Transforms Into All-Digital Event, Venture Atlanta Live Online
July 20, 2020
Now more than ever, innovating businesses need access to resources in order to grow. This is why Venture Atlanta, one of the nation's best venture capital conferences, will this year transform into Venture Atlanta Live Online in light of COVID-19. The 13th annual event will take place virtually on October 21st-22nd.
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Marcus Tower at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital Opens Early as Part of Pandemic Response
July 20, 2020
The Marcus Tower at Piedmont Atlanta Hospital opened on a permanent basis, 17 days ahead of schedule, as part of Piedmont Healthcare’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chris Clark: Reclaiming A Stronger, More Resilient Economy
July 20, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and the recession it has caused have been described as unprecedented. It has introduced new terms into our common language such as “social distancing” and “elbow bumping”. Simply put, it’s made us rethink how we shop, worship, educate and interact.
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Morehouse Named Hub for Coding, Creativity In Apple’s Community Education Initiative
July 17, 2020
Morehouse College on Thursday was named one of 10 new regional hubs for coding and creativity as part of Apple’s Community Education Initiative, a partnership that is increasing tech training and certification opportunities at historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and their surrounding communities.
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Trio of Trustees to Chair 2021 Georgia History Festival
July 17, 2020
The Georgia Historical Society announced today that Frank Blake, retired Chairman and CEO of The Home Depot, Robert S. Jepson, Jr., Founder and CEO of Jepson Associates, Inc., and John Schuerholz, Vice-chairman emeritus of the Atlanta Braves will serve as the statewide Co-Chairs for the Georgia Historical Society’s 2021 Georgia History Festival.
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Corsica Technologies: Improving Business Efficiency Post COVID-19
July 17, 2020
While businesses are relieved knowing they may be able to open soon, they are challenged with how to do so safely and efficiently. Since many companies were forced to shut down operations for six+ weeks, they are looking to create efficiencies to help them thrive post quarantine. While we do not have all of the answers, we do have some suggestions on ways to improve business efficiencies in your organization and gain a competitive edge in light of the recent COVID-19 pandemic.
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Registration Open for goBeyondProfit Forum: Creating a New Playbook for Leadership Communications
July 16, 2020
Georgia’s goBeyondProfit alliance will host a CEO-level Expert Forum, “Creating a New Playbook for Leadership Communications” via Zoom at 1 p.m. on July 28, 2020.
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AT&T Invests Nearly $5.5 Billion Over Three-Year Period to Keep Georgia Connected
July 16, 2020
AT&T* is proud to have the nation’s best and also fastest wireless 12 network, as well as the largest network in North America. From 2017-2019, we invested nearly $5.5 billion in our wireless and wireline networks in Georgia to expand coverage and improve connectivity in more communities.
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces One Atlanta: Economic Mobility, Recovery and Resiliency Plan
July 15, 2020
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the One Atlanta: Economic Mobility, Recovery and Resiliency Plan —a comprehensive plan to ensure economic and quality-of-life security for Atlanta residents and businesses. In partnership with Invest Atlanta and WorkSource Atlanta, the initiative is designed to ensure that Atlanta families and hometown businesses have the tools needed to survive the COVID-19 pandemic and thrive in a 21st century economy.
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Governor Kemp, Piedmont Healthcare Partner for Increased Hospital Bed Surge Capacity
July 15, 2020
Today Governor Brian P. Kemp joined Kevin Brown, President and CEO of Piedmont Healthcare, to announce a partnership to provide additional hospital bed surge capacity to treat COVID-19 patients in Georgia at the Marcus Tower of the Piedmont Atlanta campus.
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Georgia Lottery Raises a Record $1.23B for HOPE and Pre-K
July 15, 2020
The Georgia Lottery Corp. today announced that fiscal year 2020 profits transferred to the State Treasury’s Lottery for Education Account amount to a record $1,237,345,246. This brings the total raised for education in the Georgia Lottery’s 27-year history to more than $22.3 billion.
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Techstars Atlanta Announces 2020 Class
July 14, 2020
Techstars Atlanta, in partnership with Cox Enterprises, has announced the 10 startups that have earned spots in its 2020 accelerator program. As the sole sponsor for the fifth consecutive year, Cox offers up-and-coming companies vital funding and advisement in an effort to expand Atlanta's economy and culture of innovation. Techstars received hundreds of applications from founders worldwide.
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SBDC Helps Manufacturer Keep Business in Operation
July 14, 2020
When COVID-19 forced Peerless Manufacturing in southwest Georgia to shut down in March, employees had no way to know how long they might be out of work. It might have been for good.