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• Job Creation Up In First Two Months of Fiscal Year

  September 10, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced new economic development job numbers showing that Georgia’s economic momentum is continuing to grow two months into the state’s new fiscal year.

• H. J. Russell & Company Honored with Georgia’s goBeyondProfit Champion Award

  September 10, 2020

  Today it was announced that H. J. Russell & Company (Russell), a family-run pillar of Atlanta real estate development and construction, was honored with the goBeyondProfit Champion Award. This peer-nominated honor is given by Georgia business leaders to companies who consistently benefit their community and business with generous company culture, deployment of company resources and community empowerment.

• Investor Group Led by Bartow Morgan, Jr., to Purchase Georgia Banking Company

  September 10, 2020

  An investor group led by Bartow Morgan, Jr., has reached an agreement in principle to acquire the Georgia Banking Company, Morgan and Georgia Banking Company Chief Executive Officer Elliott Miller announced.

• Robinson College of Business Graduate Enrollment Surges 78%; Incoming Class is Largest, Most Diverse in its History

  September 09, 2020

  The incoming class of graduate students at Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business is the largest and most diverse group ever to enroll in its advanced-level programs.

• Technology Association of Georgia Announces Early Look at Fintech South Featured Speakers, Schedule

  September 09, 2020

  Technology Association of Georgia (TAG) releases its agenda and first wave of speakers for Fintech South, the Southeast’s largest virtual event dedicated to financial innovation taking place October 5th-9th.

• Deluxe Selects Metro Atlanta for New FinTech Innovation Center and Offices, Will Create Over 700 Jobs

  September 08, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Fortune 1000 company Deluxe will establish a new office complex along with a FinTech and Customer Innovation Center in the City of Sandy Springs in Fulton County. Deluxe will create 709 new jobs and invest more than $10 million in the metro Atlanta project.

• Department of Economic Development Thanks Companies Supplying Critical Items to Fight COVID-19

  September 08, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development, alongside Governor Brian P. Kemp, again thanked the numerous companies across the state who have stepped up to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) and health care supplies to fight COVID-19.

• Practical Guide to Client Management One of the First of Its Kind Published in Business Genre

  September 04, 2020

  How2Conquer, a boutique publisher specializing in nonfiction how-to books, today announced the availability of its newest book, “A Dragon Walks Into a Meeting: A Tactical Guide to Client Management,” by authors John Brown and Fred Fuller.

• Atlanta-Based Dematic Hiring 1,000 Workers Before End of Year

  September 03, 2020

  Dematic is hiring! From now until the end of the year the automations solutions specialist intends to hire 1,000 new workers for full-time, student and contract roles throughout North America.

• One Georgia County Leads the Nation on Top “Work from Home” U.S. Counties List

  September 03, 2020

  Forsyth County, Georgia, ranks as the top "Work from Home" county in the United States, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors® measuring several factors of increasing relevance amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Two Colorado counties – Douglas and Broomfield – appear in the top 10 at second and ninth, respectively.

• Forecasts Say 42.5 Million Americans Will Hit the Road for Labor Day Holiday Weekend

  September 03, 2020

• Georgia Named ‘Top State for Doing Business’ for 7th Consecutive Year

  September 02, 2020

  Prior to a tour of the new Amazon fulfillment center in Gwinnett County, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Georgia has been named the “Top State for Doing Business” for the seventh year in a row by Area Development.

• Coca-Cola Company Announces Strategic Steps to Reorganize its Business for Future Growth

  September 01, 2020

  The Coca-Cola Company announced strategic steps to reorganize and better enable the Coca-Cola system to pursue its Beverages for Life strategy, with a portfolio of drinks that are positioned to capture growth in a fast-changing marketplace.

• Georgia Power's New Vogtle Units Approximately 87% Complete

  September 01, 2020

  Georgia Power announced in a filing with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) that the target in-service dates for the Vogtle nuclear expansion project remain November 2021 for Unit 3 and November 2022 for Unit 4. The company also reported the project is now approximately 87% complete, as significant progress continues to be made at the site.

• 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.

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