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Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority Holds First Board Meeting
December 17, 2018
The Atlanta-Region Transit Link Authority (ATL) Board of Directors held its inaugural meeting beginning the next phase of transit for the region. The 16-member board is comprised of six members appointed by state officials with the remaining members elected by local delegations to represent 10 transit districts across a 13-county region.
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Cobb Chamber Names Dana Johnson as Executive Vice President of Economic Development & Executive Director of Select Cobb
December 17, 2018
Following an extensive search and selection process with a large pool of highly qualified applicants across the state, the Cobb Chamber announced that Dana Johnson will join its staff as Executive Vice President of Economic Development and Executive Director of Select Cobb, the organization’s economic development strategy.
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Emory's Board of Trustees Elects New Members
December 14, 2018
Emory University’s Board of Trustees has elected two new members: Sarah Beth Brown, global customer director of The Coca-Cola Company; and Edward Jenner Wood III, chair of the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation.
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Spelman Receives $30M Gift to Support New Center for Innovation & the Arts
December 14, 2018
Spelman College has received the largest gift from living donors in its 137-year history from long-standing Spelman trustee Ronda Stryker and spouse William Johnston. The transformative $30 million gift will help build the Center for Innovation & the Arts, the College's first new academic facility since 1996.
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Georgia Power Continues to Make Progress on Ash Pond Closures
December 14, 2018
Georgia Power announced the latest progress on its plan to safely close all 29 ash ponds at 11 active and retired coal-fired power plant sites across the state. The company is in the process of completely excavating 19 ash ponds located adjacent to lakes or rivers with the remaining 10 being closed in place using advanced engineering methods and closure technologies.
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Norfolk Southern to Locate Headquarters in Atlanta
December 13, 2018
Gov. Nathan Deal was joined by Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to announce that Norfolk Southern Corporation, one of the nation’s premier transportation companies, will locate its headquarters in Fulton County, creating 850 jobs and investing $575 million.
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Delta Extends Branded Fares to Boarding Order, Launches Color Palette to Tie it All Together
December 13, 2018
Zone boarding, an aviation standard for decades, will soon be a thing of the past for Delta customers as the airline makes a global shift to boarding by branded fare purchased. This is the latest evolution in Delta’s multi-year work to bring consistency, simplicity and clarity to the gate and boarding experience, efforts that have driven all-time high customer experience scores.
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Ben Andrews Named ATDC Statewide Program Manager
December 12, 2018
Ben Andrews has been named statewide program manager of Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center, effective immediately. In this role, Andrews will oversee the ATDC @ initiative, which takes the incubator’s education, resources, and programming to various cities across the state. He will work with ATDC’s catalysts in current ATDC @cities, which include Athens, Augusta, Peachtree Corners, and Savannah.
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Hancock Askew & CO on Year-End Tax Planning
December 12, 2018
As another year comes to a close, it is time to start thinking about year-end tax planning. This may be truer this year than it ever has been before due to the major tax changes brought on by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
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Travel Tech Giant Travelport Being Acquired in $4.4B Deal
December 12, 2018
Travelport Worldwide Limited, a leading travel technology company, announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by affiliates of Siris Capital Group, LLC and Evergreen Coast Capital Corp. in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4.4 billion. Evergreen is the private equity affiliate of Elliott Management Corporation.
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Juanita Powell Baranco Shares Why She is A Founding Member of goBeyondProfit
December 11, 2018
Juanita Powell Baranco talks about why she believes every business leader should join in this commitment to strengthen our communities. ”The minute I heard about it, the minute I understood the goals and aspirations of this organization, I signed on immediately. It did not take long because I absolutely believe that every aspect of our economy, every aspect of our society – education, health, you need that business input. You need the thought processes of business. Your voice is absolutely needed.”
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Georgia Economic Forecast Favorable, Stronger than U.S. Average for Sixth Consecutive Year
December 11, 2018
Benjamin Ayers, Dean of the Terry School of Business of The University of Georgia, has forecasted a positive, annual economic outlook for the state for the sixth consecutive year to an audience including approximately 600 Atlanta business leaders, government officials, and chamber members.
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Xenia Hotels & Resorts Completes $53.5M Acquisition of Newly Branded Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead
December 11, 2018
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc. today announced its acquisition of the former Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta, a 127-room luxury hotel located in the upscale Buckheadarea of Atlanta, Georgia, for $53.5 million, or approximately $421,000 per key.
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Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Awards $1.84M in Grants to 29 Organizations
December 11, 2018
Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta recognizes 29 high performing nonprofits with a total of $1.84 million in funding from its annual and highly competitive General Operating Support grants. These organizations meet the high standards of an extremely rigorous review process that is widely viewed as the gold standard of nonprofit excellence.
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MARTA Board of Directors Elects New Leadership
December 10, 2018
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) board of directors has elected Fulton County representative and former Vice Chair Freda B. Hardage as chair of the MARTA board of directors.
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Emory Proton Therapy Center Celebrates Official Opening in Midtown Atlanta
December 10, 2018
The Emory Proton Therapy Center, the first and only facility of its kind in the state of Georgia, officially opened its doors on December 6th in Midtown Atlanta with a VIP ribbon-cutting ceremony. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, Emory University President Claire E. Sterk, and Atlanta Braves Vice Chair Emeritus John Schuerholz were among the dignitaries who celebrated the opening and delivered remarks to more than 200 special guests.
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James Quincey to Succeed Muhtar Kent as Chairman of The Coca-Cola Company
December 07, 2018
James Quincey was elected as the 14th chairman of The Coca-Cola Company, succeeding Muhtar Kent, who plans to retire in April after a Coca-Cola system career that started in 1978.
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Technical College System of Georgia Announces Four New College and Career Academies
December 07, 2018
The board of the Technical College System of Georgia approved grants totaling $12 million to establish new College and Career Academies in Ben Hill County, Jackson County, Jones County and Sumter County.
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Eric Tanenblatt: The George Bush I knew
December 06, 2018
George Herbert Walker Bush, whose careful custodianship of the unraveling of the old Soviet Union shaped a safer world for hundreds of millions, was mourned by a grateful nation Wednesday in a state funeral that brought together Republicans and Democrats in an increasingly rare demonstration of civility.
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Georgia World Congress Center Authority Selects Hilton Hotels for Headquarters Hotel Brand
December 06, 2018
The Georgia World Congress Center Authority has landed on a hotel brand, announcing Hilton Hotels & Resorts has been selected as its headquarters hotel operator.
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Outlines Vision for Atlanta’s Transportation Future
December 06, 2018
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the adoption of the Atlanta Transportation Plan (ATP), a once-in-a-generation transportation blueprint to move Atlanta’s growing population moving while prioritizing safety, mobility and affordability across the city.
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CarMax Brings the Future of Car Buying to Atlanta
December 05, 2018
CarMax, Inc., the nation’s largest retailer of used cars, announces the rollout of a new customer-driven buying experience launching first in Atlanta, Ga., with plans to scale nationwide. For the first time, CarMax customers will have a choice as to how they want to buy a car – from home, in-store, or a seamless combination of both.
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#GivingTuesday 2018 Was Another Record Day of Generosity for Georgia
December 05, 2018
This November, we asked Georgia to #showyourlove for nonprofits, and our state came together in a record outpouring of generosity and community spirit. Today, we are thrilled to report that our second GAgives on #GivingTuesday campaign netted a grand total of $7.8 million in donations to our state's nonprofits – an increase of 15% from 2017 – including gifts of nearly $3.4 million through GAgives.org, and another $4.4 million across two dozen other donation platforms.
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Report: Georgia’s Colleges and Universities Generate $16.8B Economic Impact
December 04, 2018
In 2017, the University System of Georgia had a $16.8 billion economic impact on the state of Georgia.. The report also found that the USG created 163,754 jobs last year, and 2.2 of those jobs were created for every one USG job in an institution’s home town.
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Netherlands Consulate General in Atlanta to Open in January
December 03, 2018
The Netherlands will open its fifth consulate general in Atlanta on January 7th, to strengthen the economic ties between the Southeastern US and the Netherlands.