Features
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Atlanta Augmented Reality Startup Car360 Acquired by Online Retailer Caravana
April 18, 2018
Carvana, a leading e-commerce platform for buying used cars, has acquired fellow technology innovator Car360, accelerating Carvana’s 360-degree photo technology capabilities with 3D computer vision and augmented reality.
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Goodyear, Bridgestone Joint Venture Picks Atlanta for Headquarters
April 18, 2018
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and Bridgestone Americas, Inc. announced they are forming one of the largest tire distribution joint ventures in the United States. TireHub, LLC, will provide U.S. tire dealers and retailers with a comprehensive range of passenger and light truck tires from two of the world's leading tire companies, with an emphasis on satisfying rapidly growing demand for larger rim diameter premium tires.
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AG Chris Carr and Legal Community Commence 7th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy
April 18, 2018
April 16th marked the first day of the 7th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, a two-week food and fund drive led by Georgia’s legal community. The 2018 competition is presented by the Office of the Attorney General and the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia to benefit the Georgia Food Bank Association.
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Ex-Mercer University Baseball Player-Turned Entrepreneur Hits It Out of the Park
April 17, 2018
“A cup of coffee” is a baseball idiom used to describe a brief opportunity of time spent by a minor league player in the major leagues before being summarily sent down again. On a college level, Mercer University student, Shane Buerster, experienced that expression when cut from the school baseball team in his sophomore season, even though he had been a very good player throughout high school. Shane went one step further, however, and took the time to actually smell the coffee.
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Three Companies Named Georgia’s 2018 Manufacturers of the Year
April 17, 2018
At a luncheon held Thursday, Gov. Nathan Deal named three of Georgia’s leading companies as the 2018 Manufacturers of the Year. Pratt & Whitney in Columbus, Ga., won in the category of 500 or more employees; NIBCO in Greensboro, Ga., won in the category of 150-500 employees; and, Alpharetta-based Metcam won in the category of 150 or fewer employees.
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FIFA World Cup Bid Task Force Visits Atlanta for Host City Evaluation
April 16, 2018
Some of the top decision-makers in the soccer world were in Atlanta this weekend as they weigh up who will host the 2026 FIFA World Cup. It was the second stop in North America for the FIFA Bid Evaluation Task Force in its technical tour of the United Bid of Canada, Mexico and the United States.
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Bloomberg Tax & Grant Thornton LLP To Explore Key Issues Facing Atlanta Economy
April 16, 2018
Bloomberg Tax and Grant Thornton LLP announced that they are cohosting an executive-level workshop – Future Ready Business: Operating in a Changing Landscape – that will bring together business leaders to examine the most pressing tax issues impacting the Atlanta economy.
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Asana Partners Acquires Krog Street Market and Atlanta Stove Works in Atlanta
April 13, 2018
Asana Partners announced the acquisition of Krog Street Market and Atlanta Stove Works, two buildings in Atlanta's Inman Park neighborhood that are home to an award-winning food hall, shopping and dining destinations, and creative office suites.
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Clark Atlanta University Selected for World’s Largest Payments Technology Event
April 13, 2018
The Electronic Transactions Association announced that the FinTech Initiative of the Clark Atlanta University Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurial Development has been selected as one of only four leading payments startup accelerators/ incubators to participate in TRANSACT on April 17-19 in Las Vegas, NV.
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Georgia DOT Springs into Action with Upcoming Construction in Metro Atlanta
April 12, 2018
It’s springtime in Georgia which means the gearing up for resurfacing season and non-stop construction in the metro Atlanta area. Motorists should expect heavy traffic delays.
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Announces New Effort in Government Transparency
April 12, 2018
On the eve of her first 100 days in office, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced her Administration's latest initiative to set a new standard for government transparency with plans to launch the City’s first ever online Open Checkbook.
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How Georgia is Improving Affordable Housing as a Platform for Health
April 12, 2018
Access to quality, affordable housing is critical for supporting good health. For individuals and families with tight budgets, high housing costs can lead to tough choices between making rent and going to the doctor, between keeping the lights on and buying healthy food, or even between being part of a community or becoming socially isolated.
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AG Chris Carr and Atlanta Legal Community Leaders Join to Celebrate Georgia Legal Food Frenzy
April 11, 2018
Attorney General Chris Carr and partners from metro Atlanta law firms joined to celebrate the upcoming 2018 Georgia Legal Food Frenzy Competition with a luncheon hosted by Troutman Sanders.
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Georgia’s Legacies, Past And Future
April 11, 2018
The last week of Georgia’s 2018 meeting of the General Assembly featured even more symbolism and ceremony than usual. There were the customary farewell speeches by members who won’t be returning after this year’s election. On Tuesday and Wednesday, there was also a casket in the middle of the rotunda.
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Treasury, IRS Announce First Round of Opportunity Zones Designations for 18 States Including Georgia
April 11, 2018
The U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service designated Opportunity Zones in 18 States. The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act created Opportunity Zones to spur investment in distressed communities throughout the country. New investments in Opportunity Zones can receive preferential tax treatment.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Still World’s Busiest in Global Ranking
April 10, 2018
Demand has continued its robust year-on-year growth across the world’s major airports both in terms of passenger numbers and air cargo. Passenger traffic at the world’s 20 busiest airports grew by 5.2% in 2017. With almost 1.5 billion passengers passing through their terminals in 2017, this group of 20 represents 17% of global passenger traffic.
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Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Launches Impact Investment Fund
April 10, 2018
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta announces the GoATL Fund, an impact investment fund designed to support long term sustainability of programs and solutions that address the region’s areas of greatest need. GoATL’s first investment, a $750,000 commitment to Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership, Inc. will help grow their successful single-family revitalization programs in order to expand housing affordability in targeted neighborhoods in the region.
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Atlanta Event to Help CEOs Plan for a Successful Business Exit
April 09, 2018
With abundant capital, tax cuts and a very healthy merger-and-acquisition environment, business owners are in a position to realize significant net cash proceeds from the sale of their businesses. To help them be prepared for an exit, Trusted Counsel has united with Focus Investment Banking, HA +W|Aprio, Newport Board Group, Carabiner Communications and Wilmington Trust to present the second edition of “Prepping the Princess for the Party: Is Your Business Ready to Sell?”
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Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Launches Fight the Blight Initiative
April 09, 2018
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the launch of her ‘Fight the Blight’ initiative in Southwest Atlanta. Mayor Bottoms kicked off the initiative with the demolition of six dilapidated and blighted single-family properties.
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Georgia’s 2018 International Representatives Visit the State
April 09, 2018
Georgia’s competitiveness in the global marketplace is continuously strengthened by the work of its international representatives across the globe. The state of Georgia has representation in 12 strategic markets including Brazil, Canada, China, Chile, Colombia, Europe, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, the United Kingdom and Ireland. The state’s international representation directly contributes to the state’s success as a global business hub.
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Hartsfield-Jackson Honors Air Cargo Leaders
April 06, 2018
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, in partnership with the Metro Atlanta Chamber and the Atlanta Air Cargo Association, celebrated year-over-year achievements in air cargo at the annual ATL Cargo Awards. The luncheon, held March 20th at the North Cargo facility, honored businesses and individuals who work to make ATL a powerful leader in the industry while highlighting continued growth of cargo business operations.
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Redtail Technology Establishes Atlanta as East Coast Headquarters to Accommodate Growth
April 06, 2018
Redtail Technology, a leading provider of client relationship management solutions for financial services firms, announced the relocation of its Rome, GA office to Atlanta, GA to accommodate its rapidly growing employee-base. The new office, which will be the company's newly established East Coast headquarters, will provide capacity for future growth as the company prepares to more than double its customer service team.
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Advanced Technology Development Center Attracting More Out-of-State Entrepreneurs to Georgia
April 06, 2018
Portland, Maine is a long way from Atlanta — exactly 1,177.7 miles by way of I-85. But when Stacy Taylor and her business partner, Richard Kehne, looked for a place to build and grow their logistics and technology startup, Taylor Kehne Industries, they left New England and bypassed other startup hubs including Boston and New York to plant stakes in Atlanta. The key draw: Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center.
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Georgia Power, Employees & Foundation Invest $21M to Improve Georgia Communities in 2017
April 05, 2018
Georgia Power released its total charitable giving impact for 2017, including more than $21 million total invested by the company, The Georgia Power Foundation, Inc. and employees in Georgia communities and non-profit organizations throughout the year. Last year alone, 6,000 Georgia Power employees and retirees donated their time to help their neighbors and improve the quality of life in their communities by completing more than 147,000 volunteer hours.
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Metro Export Challenge Announces Top Three Winners Receiving $35,000 in Grants
April 05, 2018
The Atlanta Metro Export Challenge announced the competition’s three winning companies, with winners receiving a total of $35,000 in grant rewards: Triatek Holdings, Dustex LLC and IronCAD, receiving $20,000, $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.