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• 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.

• DPH Provides Report on COVID-19 Trends in Georgia

  August 17, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Public Health released new information regarding the fight against COVID-19 in Georgia.

• Rinnai America Breaks Ground on New Factory

  August 17, 2020

  Rinnai Corporation, manufacturer of the number-one selling brand of tankless gas water heaters in North America, announced the ground breaking of its new factory in Griffin, Georgia. The building construction will begin in August with an expected opening date late in 2021.

• Council for Quality Growth Announces Date and Time for Prestigious Four Pillar Award

  August 14, 2020

  The Council for Quality Growth will honor Doug Hertz, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of United Distributors, with its 31st annual Four Pillar Award virtually on October 1, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. His embodiment of the Council’s ‘Four Pillars’ of leadership – Quality, Responsibility, Vision and Integrity – and exemplification of the Council’s mission of promoting balanced and responsible growth sets an example for everyone.

• Software Company Skynamo Opens North American Headquarters in Cobb County

  August 14, 2020

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced that Skynamo, a field sales solutions software developer, is opening their North American headquarters near Truist Park in The Battery Atlanta in Cobb County. The office, located at 800 Battery Ave., will create an estimated 30 tech jobs in the Atlanta metro area.

• Northside Hospital Gwinnett Begins $57M Expansion of Emergency Department; Completion in Fall of 2021

  August 14, 2020

  Northside Hospital will expand the emergency department at Northside Hospital Gwinnett in Lawrenceville, Georgia, marking a significant milestone as the Northside-Gwinnett Medical Center merger approaches its first anniversary.

• Atlanta's OneTrust Takes No. 1 Spot on 2020 Inc. 5000 List

  August 13, 2020

  Inc. magazine today released its annual Inc. 500, the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s fastest growing private companies, with OneTrust at the #1 spot. The Inc. 500’s in-depth and audited review of company growth and financials the puts OneTrust at the top of the list with three-year growth at over 48,000%.

• Zillow Group Makes Greater Atlanta its Southeastern Hub, Creates 200 Jobs

  August 13, 2020

  Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Zillow Group, the largest portfolio of real estate brands on the web, has named the metro Atlanta area its Southeastern hub, bringing nearly 200 jobs to the area.

• Startup Atlanta Bolsters Executive Board with Five New Members

  August 13, 2020

  Startup Atlanta, a community non-profit organization focused on connecting, curating and promoting the Atlanta Startup Ecosystem, has announced the addition of five new executive board members.

• State Election Board Gives Unanimous Green Light to Online Absentee Ballot Portal

  August 13, 2020

  Georgia’s State Election Board unanimously voted to approve a rule authorizing the Secretary of State’s upcoming online absentee ballot request form portal.

• United Way of Greater Atlanta and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Announce Seventh Round of Grants for COVID-19 Response

  August 12, 2020

  The Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund, a joint effort from Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta and United Way of Greater Atlanta, today announces the Fund’s seventh round of grants targeted to emergency financial assistance for housing-related costs.

• CEOs: Post-Covid Changes are Permanent and There are More to Come

  August 12, 2020

  The need for business leaders and policy makers to fundamentally rethink the way they plan, invest and operate in the future is underlined in a new survey of 699 global CEOs released by PwC.

• GDOT Awards Nearly $1.35B in FY 2020, Includes $33.2M in Construction Contracts in June

  August 11, 2020

  In Fiscal Year 2020, the Georgia Department of Transportation awarded a total of 330 projects, valued at approximately $1.349 billion. This includes 299 projects valued at approximately $1.18 billion, of which three were Design Build projects totaling $142.6 million. The remaining 31 projects, worth approximately $169 million, were locally let.

• Chris Clark: How Small Businesses Recover and Become More Resilient

  August 11, 2020

  Growing up in Fitzgerald, I witnessed the evolution of entrepreneurial spirit as small businesses would open, some close, and new small businesses would take their place. There is an economic cycle of 20-years that supply and demand generally drive.

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