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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.
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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.
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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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Alpharetta-based Homebuilder Chathambilt Homes has Been Named Georgia’s Best Homebuilder
August 25, 2020
Acclaimed custom homebuilder, Chathambilt Homes, known for their attention to detail and quality craftsmanship, has been named Georgia’s top craftsman homebuilder by Home Builder Digest, a national online magazine focusing on the nation’s best home builders, remodelers and architects in the residential housing industry.
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Brasfield & Gorrie Tops Out Three Ballpark Center
August 25, 2020
Three Ballpark Center recently reached its full height, an important milestone in the project’s construction. Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor of the project, located in The Battery Atlanta.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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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.
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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.