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• AT&T Announces an Investment of More Than $5.3B in Georgia Networks During 2015-2017

  August 08, 2018

  AT&T has invested nearly $5.3 billion in their Georgia wireless and wired networks during 2015-2017. These investments have boosted reliability, coverage, speed and overall performance for residents and businesses. They also improve critical services that support public safety and first responders.

• Recap: Georgia Chamber of Commerce Hosts Annual Congressional Luncheon

  August 08, 2018

  On Tuesday, August 21st, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual Congressional Luncheon at the Marriott City Center in Macon. With over 1,500 industry leaders and elected officials in attendance, gubernatorial candidates discussed issues surrounding economic prosperity and the state’s business climate.

• Survey: One-third of Americans Thought about Starting a Business Last Year

  August 07, 2018

  LendingTree, the nation's leading online loan marketplace, today released its survey of aspiring small business owners, as the company celebrates a new milestone for its small business vertical – surpassing $1 billion in loan volume through LendingTree's small business marketplace.

• Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Acquires Archives and History Warehouse Site

  August 06, 2018

  Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. has acquired 2.5 acres of property adjacent to the future Murphy Crossing development on the westside corridor. Murphy Crossing, now a 20-acre site, provides ABI with a unique opportunity to further equity, affordability, and inclusion goals for the City through controlled development, employment and housing options, and transit connectivity.

• New Overwatch League Franchise Owners include Cox Enterprises in Atlanta

  August 06, 2018

  The Overwatch League has its first champion in the London Spitfire, but new competition is on the way for the 2019 season. Two more teams, Atlanta and Guangzhou, joined the world’s first major global city-based esports league. The ownership groups operating those franchises are:

• Atlanta Sees Record-Breaking Hotel Occupancy at Mid-Year

  August 03, 2018

  City of Atlanta experienced 77 percent hotel occupancy during the first half of the year, according to Smith Travel Research (STR). This marks the highest percentage to date over this six-month period and a four percent increase during the same timeframe in 2017.

• Focus Brands and Jamba Juice Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

  August 03, 2018

  Focus Brands Inc. and Jamba, Inc. announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which FBI will acquire Jamba for $13.00 per share in cash, in a transaction valued at approximately $200 million.

• Global Commerce Generates $5.56B in Investments in Past Year

  August 03, 2018

  Gov. Nathan Deal announced that the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Global Commerce Division helped create a total of 27,373 new jobs during FY 18, generating $5.56 billion in investments. This growth is the result of a record-breaking 419 expansion or relocation projects throughout the state.

• Georgia Tech Brings Wall Street to West Peachtree

  August 02, 2018

  Georgia Tech was one of the first colleges in the country to build a Wall Street-style trading floor on campus, and inside they are creating the next generation of investment bankers, stock traders, and financial experts.

• Greater Women's Business Council Names Women's Leadership Advocate Jeffery Tobias Halter as Keynote Speaker for its Largest Business Conference of the Year

  August 02, 2018

  The Greater Women's Business Council, the leading provider of certification and development resources for women business enterprises in Georgia, South Carolina and North Carolina, has secured Jeffery Tobias Halter as keynote speaker for its 2018 Power of Partnering Marketplace conference.

• Final Defense Bill Includes More Than 30 Georgia Priorities

  August 02, 2018

  As a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and a negotiator for the final defense bill, U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA) praises final passage of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019. Senator Perdue helped secured more than 30 provisions of importance to Georgia in the annual defense bill, which now heads to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law.

• City of Atlanta Selected for City Accelerator Program to Help Strengthen Local Minority-Owned Businesses and Create Jobs

  August 01, 2018

  Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced the City of Atlanta will join the City Accelerator program, an initiative of the Citi Foundation and Living Cities, to foster innovation and promote collaboration between urban leaders to address pressing issues cities face today.

• Georgia World Congress Center Authority Breaks Ground on Congress Center Expansion Project

  August 01, 2018

  Governor Nathan Deal and the Georgia World Congress Center Authority’s Board of Governors officially broke ground on the Georgia World Congress Center’s first major expansion since 2002. The $55 million expansion project, a component of the Authority’s 2020 Vision strategic plan, features a new 100,000-square-foot exhibit hall affixed between the convention center’s Buildings B and C that, once complete, will create over one million square feet of contiguous exhibition space.

• AG Chris Carr Reveals Georgia’s Top Consumer Complaints for 2017

  August 01, 2018

  Attorney General Chris Carr announced Georgia’s top consumer complaints for 2017. This announcement falls on the heels of the latest report from the annual survey of state and local consumer agencies conducted by Consumer Federation of America. Georgia was one of forty agencies from twenty-three states that participated in the survey.

• CEO Activism in 2018: Half of Americans Say CEO Activism Influences Government

  July 31, 2018

  Significantly more Americans in 2018 believe that CEOs who speak out on hotly debated current issues influence the decisions and actions of government (48 percent vs. 38 percent in 2017). This is according to CEO Activism in 2018: The Purposeful CEO, a survey of 1,006 adult Americans.

• ACG Atlanta Announces New Board of Directors and Officers; Celebrates Chapter of Year Award

  July 30, 2018

  The Atlanta Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth, the global organization focused on driving middle-market growth, selected new officers and directors to serve on ACG Atlanta Board of Directors.

• thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas Business Unit to Create More Than 650 Jobs in Cobb County

  July 27, 2018

  Gov. Nathan Deal announced that thyssenkrupp Elevator Americas Business Unit, one of the leading building transportation companies in North America and a subsidiary of thyssenkrupp AG, will create more than 650 new jobs and invest more than $200 million in its new headquarters and innovation complex in Cobb County. Upon completion, the new complex will include three facilities anchored by a state-of-the-art, 420-foot-tall elevator qualification and test tower, the tallest of its kind in the nation.

• Novelis to Buy Global Aluminum Supplier for $2.6B, Keep HQ in Atlanta

  July 27, 2018

  Novelis Inc., the world leader in aluminum rolling and recycling, announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Aleris Corporation, a global supplier of rolled aluminum products, for approximately $2.6 billion including the assumption of debt.

• Delta Air Lines Launches Inaugural Flight to Shanghai

  July 26, 2018

  Asian drums and a Chinese lion dance marked the launch of Delta Air Lines’ most requested flight route by its passengers. The flight connects Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Delta’s largest hub, to one of the largest commercial centers in China.

• Georgia’s Disability Employment Initiative Receives National Recognition for Demonstrating Best Practice

  July 26, 2018

  Georgia’s Disability Employment Initiative received national recognition this week by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Disability Employment Policy for demonstrating best practices and delivering superior service.

• Synovus to Acquire FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. for $2.9 Billion

  July 24, 2018

  Synovus Financial Corp. and FCB Financial Holdings, Inc. today jointly announced their entry into a definitive merger agreement under which Synovus will acquire FCB Financial Holdings, Inc., owner of Florida Community Bank, Florida’s largest community bank.

• Augusta-based MAU Workforce Solutions Acquires Atlanta-based 3Ci

  July 23, 2018

  MAU Workforce Solutions has acquired 3Ci -- extending its global reach by adding the Atlanta-based company’s expertise in the fast-growing technology sector.

• ANN Completes $2.6B Acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, Keeps Atlanta HQ

  July 23, 2018

  ABB announced it has completed its acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, GE’s global electrification solutions business. The $2.6 billion transaction offers substantial value creation potential within ABB, including growth opportunities to be leveraged from coupling ABB’s digital offering, ABB Ability, with the extensive GEIS installed base.

• Hartsfield-Jackson Receives 2018 Civil Rights Advocate Award

  July 20, 2018

  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was recently honored by the Federal Aviation Administration as winner of the 2018 Civil Rights Advocate and Partner ADA/Sec. 504 Award. The award lauded ATL’s efforts to enhance accessibility for passengers and guests with disabilities.

• Genuine Parts Company Reports Record Sales And Earnings

  July 20, 2018

  Genuine Parts Company credited its acquisitions for fueling a record quarter.

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