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• Known for Making Connections, Gwinnett Chamber Launches Job Board

  May 19, 2020

  Making connections is what we do best, and the Gwinnett Chamber job board is here to connect employers needing talent with employees in need of work.

• Small Business Employment Declines, Reflecting the Ongoing Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic

  May 19, 2020

  The latest Paychex | IHS Markit Small Business Employment Watch shows a decrease in small business employment as the COVID-19 pandemic caused instability for employers nationwide.

• Microsoft Corp. to Expand Presence in Atlanta with 1,500 New Jobs, New Facility

  May 18, 2020

  Governor Brian Kemp announced that Fortune 500 company Microsoft Corp., a worldwide leader in software, services, devices, and solutions, will open a new facility in Atlanta, anticipated in summer 2021. The $75 million investment will create 1,500 new high-tech jobs in West Midtown.

• Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Advisory Council for the Reopening of Atlanta Submits Final Report

  May 18, 2020

  The Advisory Council for the Reopening of the City of Atlanta has submitted its final recommendations for a gradual reopening to Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Informed by economic indicators and medical science, the report contains evidence-based short, mid, and long-range recommendations for the safe and data-driven reopening of the City.

• GDOL Launches Claims Conversion Program for Employers

  May 18, 2020

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced that the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) has developed a program which will allow employer filed partial claims to be converted to individual claims. This new process will allow employees who are permanently terminated the opportunity to continue receiving benefits without interruption.

• Zoo Atlanta to Reopen Saturday

  May 15, 2020

  Zoo Atlanta will reopen to the public on Saturday, May 16. As part of its commitment to the continued well-being of guests, team members and animals, and in an ongoing effort to assist its community in preventing the spread of COVID-19, Zoo Atlanta has implemented enhanced protocols and procedures.

• Homegrown Georgia Artists and Songwriters Unite on May 26th for "Georgia On My Mind"

  May 15, 2020

  Traditionally hosted at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN, the seventh annual “Gretsch Presents Georgia On My Mind” concert benefiting the Georgia Music Foundation will reach a global audience this year with an online musical event Tuesday, May 26th hosted by Amy Ray of the Indigo Girls and artist/songwriter Brent Cobb.

• Senator David Perdue: Why We Need to Continue Opening the Economy

  May 15, 2020

  Since the Covid-19 crisis began, tens of millions of Americans have filed for unemployment. Consumer confidence has fallen dramatically. Small businesses, which operate on thin margins even in the best of times, are hanging by a thread. This should be a glaring wake-up call: we must continue taking critical steps to reopen the economy.

• First Quarter-Million Absentee Ballots Cast

  May 15, 2020

  Counties have accepted more than 250,000 absentee ballots for the combined Presidential Preference Primary and General Primary, a record amount considering there are still more than three weeks to go before Election Day, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday.

• Georgia To Receive $260M For COVID-19 Testing

  May 14, 2020

  The White House announced that Georgia will receive over $260 million in federal funding to increase testing capacity in the state.

• Legislators Get Back to Work in Committee Meetings

  May 13, 2020

  Georgia lawmakers have not been called in to complete the 2020 legislative session yet, but many committees are getting back to work.

• Georgia Deploys 448 Wi-Fi Rangers to 36 School Districts

  May 13, 2020

  Governor Kemp announced a donation from AT&T to the Georgia Department of Education, Foundation for Public Education. The donation will be used to deploy 448 Wi-Fi Rangers to 36 school districts, filling the internet connectivity gap for thousands of students in rural areas, tripling the number of Wi-Fi buses in the state.

• WarnerMedia and AT&T Create $250,000 Relief Fund for Atlanta Arts & Cultural Institutions

  May 12, 2020

  WarnerMedia, an AT&T company, announced the establishment of a COVID-19 relief fund that will provide Atlanta-based artistic and cultural institutions with resources needed to elevate storytelling and continue creating during these challenging times. WarnerMedia and AT&T created the $250,000 relief fund with a special focus on small-to-medium arts and cultural institutions in Atlanta.

• Corsica Technologies: Corona Virus Pandemic – Is Your Business Continuity Plan Ready?

  May 12, 2020

  Now that the Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic, more and more organizations are looking for ways to keep their workforce safe and continue operations running for their clients.

• Georgia Sees Lowest Ventilator Use, COVID Positive Hospitalizations

  May 12, 2020

  Today Governor Brian P. Kemp reported the lowest number of ventilators in use and COVID-19 positive patients hospitalized in Georgia since hospitals began submitting data to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA) on April 8th.

• COVID-19 Inspires Transformation of DeKalb’s Summer Jobs Program into Virtual Career Academy

  May 11, 2020

  In response to the COVID-19 health and economic crisis, the DeKalb Summer Youth Employment Program has been transformed into the DeKalb Virtual Career Academy. Registration for the program will be open May 8-14.

• The Pandemic’s Economic Aftermath

  May 11, 2020

  Georgia State University Professor and economic forecaster Rajeev Dhawan discusses the lasting impact that COVID-19 could have on the economy.

• Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta & United Way of Greater Atlanta Mobilize More Than $17M for Those Most At Risk

  May 11, 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, announces the Fund’s sixth round of grants. To date, the Fund has raised more than $25 million through collective resources. The two organizations have together identified the areas of greatest need and the most vulnerable populations to determine where to deliver funds.

• Eric Tanenblatt: A National Service Response to a National Disaster

  May 08, 2020

  The crises the United States knows best — fires and floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, school shootings and mass violence — have all been proximate to individual communities or states. Government and civil society are prepared for this backyard disaster paradigm because we’ve been called to respond to so many before. But the coronavirus pandemic is a uniquely national crisis affecting every nook and cranny of the country, and policymakers have struggled to develop a “whole of America” response.

• May Virtual Marquee Monday Features Executives from Atlanta's Professional Sports Teams

  May 08, 2020

  The Cobb Chamber will take its signature event, Marquee Monday, virtual for a May 11th luncheon with a panel of Atlanta’s sports teams executives.

• Governor Kemp Signs Dual Enrollment Bill Aimed at Keeping the Program Sustainable

  May 08, 2020

  Late last week, Governor Brian Kemp signed the House Bill 444 into law and Representative Bert Reeves (R-Marietta), sponsor of the bill, believes this is the best way to keep dual enrollment sustainable.

• Business Leadership Insights for Georgia from Fortune CEO Alan Murray

  May 07, 2020

  “I hear a very different tone among leaders than I did during the last recession,” said Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune Magazine. This and a range of business insights were offered during the May 5th goBeyondProfit CEO Forum featuring Murray in conversation with Frank Blake, retired CEO and Chairman of The Home Depot and current Chair of both Delta Air Lines and Grady Health.

• April State Tax Revenues Fall -35.9%

  May 07, 2020

  The State of Georgia’s April net tax collections totaled nearly $1.84 billion for a decrease of $1.03 billion, or -35.9 percent, compared to April 2019 when net tax collections totaled $2.87 billion.

• Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces creATL Relief Fund for Creative Industry Workers for #GivingTuesdayNow

  May 06, 2020

  Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a new relief fund for #GivingTuesdayNow, to support Atlanta’s independent creatives affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The new creATL Relief Fund will assist Atlanta’s creative community working in the gig economy with grants to alleviate economic hardship caused by project cancellations and other pandemic-related disruptions.

• Technical College System of Georgia Expanding Online Education and Training Opportunities Due to Impact of Coronavirus

  May 06, 2020

  The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) is expanding its online program opportunities as well as offering free, professional development and online training courses to provide more Georgians the flexibility to enhance their skills during this time.

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