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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.
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Darlene Schultz Named CEO of Georgia Works!
July 13, 2020
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United Community Bank Continues Growth in Metro Atlanta
July 10, 2020
United Community Bank is pleased to announce the addition of five veteran bankers to its Metro Atlanta team. Increasingly focused on building a stronger presence within the market, these hires bring the total number of commercial team members hired by the bank in the Atlanta area to 13 in the past 12 months – a 50% increase the Atlanta market for the bank.
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United Way of Greater Atlanta Announces the United for Racial Equity and Healing Fund
July 10, 2020
Nearly 500,000 children in Greater Atlanta live in communities that lack the basic opportunities and resources that all children and families need to thrive. In response, United Way of Greater Atlanta has created the United for Racial Equity and Healing Fund to tackle the systemic issues underlying the correlation between race and zip codes, place and equity.
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CSU’s Leadership Institute Moves Forum 2020 to Virtual Format
July 10, 2020
Plans for The Forum, originally scheduled as an in-person event Aug. 24-25, 2020, have been updated. The event, hosted by the Leadership Institute at Columbus State University, will now be hosted online from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. each day the week of Aug. 24-28. The week-long virtual event will feature a blend of new addresses and recorded presentations, including some of its “greatest hits” from the past 14 years.
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Georgia Small Business Leaders Call for Community Support of Local Businesses
July 10, 2020
As Georgia small business owners and members of The National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council, we are urging all citizens of Georgia to be vigilant in supporting our community small businesses which are reeling from the impacts of COVID-19 and now widespread riots.
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Executive Order Requires Use of Masks or Face Coverings
July 09, 2020
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued Executive Order 2020-113 requiring all persons to wear a mask or a cloth face covering over their nose and mouth within the city of Atlanta in response to the rising number of COVID-19 infections. The Order also prohibits gatherings of more than 10 persons on city of Atlanta property.
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GDOT Seeks Public Input for Draft Statewide Transit Plan, with Emphasis on Rural Communities
July 09, 2020
The Georgia Department of Transportation is seeking public input on the results and recommendations of the draft Statewide Transit Plan until July 30th. The SWTRP is a result of a comprehensive review of Georgia's public transit needs that charts the future direction of transit programs, aiming to improve access and mobility for all Georgians.
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Georgia Council for the Arts Awards 148 Grants to Arts Organizations
July 09, 2020
The Georgia Council for the Arts (GCA), a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, today announced the recipients of its Partner, Project and Arts Education grants as part of its initial disbursement of grants for fiscal year 2021.
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Residential Apartment Brand ‘Common’ to Establish Second Headquarters in Atlanta, Create 274 Jobs
July 08, 2020
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that residential brand Common, which designs, leases, and operates apartments for today’s renters, will invest $7 million in establishing its second headquarters in Atlanta, creating 274 new jobs as the company expands its real estate portfolio intended to help address housing affordability in metropolitan areas across the United States.
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Creates Advisory Council to Focus on Youth Entrepreneurship
July 08, 2020
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms issued an Administrative Order to convene an Advisory Council comprised of community members and partners to develop strategies to help promote youth entrepreneurship within the city of Atlanta.
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Eric Tanenblatt: To Heal America, Look to National Service
July 08, 2020
Massive demonstrations and unrest stretching from America’s biggest cities to its smallest towns, a pandemic that’s already claimed the lives of more than 130,000 and a sputtering economy that’s displaced upwards of 21 million workers: By any measure, America is in a crisis.
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Governor Launches "Safety Promise" Campaign to Urge Georgians to Heed Public Health Guidance
July 07, 2020
Governor Brian Kemp introduced the Georgia Safety Promise, a safety campaign to remind Georgia businesses and the public of the importance of following COVID-19 safety guidelines by agreeing to simple - yet critical - measures that help protect Georgians from COVID-19, minimize spread of the virus, and keep Georgia open for business.
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Chris Clark: What You Can Do As COVID-19 Continues
July 06, 2020
Political pundits and healthcare researchers can argue second wave or simply a continuation of the original COVID-19 pandemic. However, the fact remains that the virus which hit us so hard in the spring continues to be a potent force as we head into the summer months.
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Georgia Lenders Funnel $14.3B to Small Businesses
July 06, 2020
Lenders across Georgia helped over 152,000 small businesses receive loans totaling more than $14.3 billion through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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CEO Confidence Improved in Q2 2020
July 06, 2020
The Conference Board Measure of CEO Confidence™, which declined to 34 in the first quarter of 2020, increased to a reading of 44 in the second quarter.
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COVID-19 and Georgia: Fiscal Research Center Report Estimates the Pandemic’s Economic Impact
July 01, 2020
In the space of a month, from mid-March to mid-April, the COVID-19 pandemic had already taken a tragic human toll and created unprecedented economic decline. The United States saw businesses close their doors as shelter-in-place orders continued across the country.
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36.8 Million Americans Still Expected to Hit the Road for Fourth of July
July 01, 2020
Using data from its widely-adopted Daily Travel Index, travel data company Arrivalist is predicting that Americans will take 36.8 million road trips over the Fourth of July weekend, making Independence Day the biggest road trip event so far this year.
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Leading Buckhead Organizations Agree to Come Together to Advance Quality of Life and Business Environment in Buckhead
June 30, 2020
Four prominent Buckhead organizations – Buckhead Coalition, Buckhead Community Improvement District (CID), Livable Buckhead, and Buckhead Business Association – have committed to work to create a more unified and integrated approach to local leadership in Buckhead.
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Hawks to Transform State Farm Arena into 'Georgia’s Largest-ever Voting Precinct'
June 30, 2020
Fulton County is partnering with the Atlanta Hawks to create Georgia’s largest-ever voting precinct at State Farm Arena, starting with early voting on July 20 for the Georgia General Primary Runoff Election on August 11th