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• Delta SkyMiles Named Best Travel Rewards Program by U.S. News for 2017-2018

  August 11, 2017

  Delta SkyMiles is the top U.S. global airline loyalty program in U.S. News & World Report’s 2017-2018 Best Travel Rewards Programs ranking.

• Merger Creates Rental-home Giant with 13,000 Atlanta Properties

  August 11, 2017

  Invitation Homes and Starwood Waypoint Homes, two leading owners and operators of single-family rental homes in the United States, announced the signing of a definitive agreement to combine in a 100 percent stock-for-stock merger-of-equals transaction. The combined company, which will operate under the name “Invitation Homes,” will bring together the best practices, technology, and personnel from both firms to create the premier single-family rental company in the United States.

• $612M Atlanta Medical Office Deal Announced

  August 10, 2017

  Healthcare Realty Trust Incorporated announced it has executed definitive agreements to purchase fifteen medical office buildings located in Atlanta for a purchase price of $612.5 million. The properties are located on hospital campuses or fully leased to three leading health systems in Atlanta.

• Creative Financial Group Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets: Insights from Robert “Buzz” Law and Richard Raby

  August 09, 2017

  Georgia CEO presents this special profile on the Creative Financial Group, Ltd (CFG) in Atlanta, Georgia. We had the opportunity to sit down with Robert “Buzz” Law who serves as President, and Portfolio Manager Richard Raby to learn how the Creative Financial Group helps corporations, executives and area residents and their families with comprehensive financial, estate, investment and tax planning matters.

• Georgia State Names Football Field for Business Leader Parker H. “Pete” Petit

  August 09, 2017

  Georgia State University will name its football field at Georgia State Stadium in honor of Parker H. “Pete” Petit, chairman and chief executive officer of MiMedx Group, successful entrepreneur and long-time supporter of the university, who has made a $10 million gift to the university to support the Athletics program.

• Douglas County Chamber Executive Kali Boatright Named 2017 GACCE Legacy Award Recipient

  August 09, 2017

  Kali Boatright, President & CEO of the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce, was presented with GACCE’s top award – the GACCE Legacy Award. The announcement was made at the 2017 GACCE Executive Leadership Conference held at the Jekyll Island Club Hotel.

• U.K. Fashion Retailer ASOS to Create More Than 1,600 Jobs in Fulton County

  August 08, 2017

• Former White House CIO and Cybersecurity Expert to Speak at September Mercer Executive Forum

  August 08, 2017

  As the star of the CBS TV series, "Hunted," Theresa Payton identifies emerging trends and techniques to help combat cyber threats, from the impact of the Internet of Things to securing Big Data.

• Palmer & Cay Acquires Millennium Benefits Consulting

  August 08, 2017

  Privately held insurance broker Palmer & Cay, LLC has broadened its service capabilities with the acquisition of Atlanta-based Millennium Benefits Consulting, announced Jack Cay, Palmer & Cay’s president and CEO.

• Georgia Power Celebrates Opening of New At-Promise Youth Center in Partnership with Atlanta Police Foundation

  August 04, 2017

  Leaders from Georgia Power on Tuesday joined the Atlanta Police Foundation, the Atlanta Police Department and Mayor Kasim Reed to celebrate the opening of Atlanta's new At-Promise Youth Center on Atlanta's Westside. Georgia Power donated $500,000 toward the construction of the new facility as part its commitment to improving the communities in which it operates, as well as enhancing education in Georgia.

• Georgia Tourism Launches New Georgia Film Selfie Spot Tour

  August 04, 2017

  Georgia Tourism, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development, announced the launch of its new program, Georgia Film Selfie Spot Tour. The self-guided tour aims to highlight Georgia’s rapidly growing film tourism sites across the state. The program will run through the end of the year.

• GeorgiaForward Invites Attendees to Define Georgia’s Prosperity at 2017 Forum in Atlanta

  August 03, 2017

  What is true prosperity? How does it affect your life and community…from what you eat, to where you go to school, work or live? The 2017 GeorgiaForward Forum will focus on how Georgia can realize its full potential across all corners of our state from agricultural communities, to port cities, mountain resorts and metropolitan hubs.

• Inside Georgia’s State Bar with 2016-2017 President Patrick T. O’Connor of Savannah’s Oliver Maner, LLP

  August 03, 2017

  Georgia CEO presents this special profile on Patrick T. O’Connor, Managing Partner of Savannah’s 120-year-old Oliver Maner LLP, and 2016-2017 President of Georgia’s State Bar. During our one-on-one with O’Connor, we travel inside one of Savannah’s oldest and most prestigious full-service law firms, and learn about O’Connor’s work and service at the state level during his term as Immediate Past President for the Georgia State Bar.

• ATDC's Jenny Bass: Why an Execution Strategy Is Key to Startup Success

  August 02, 2017

  Execution - It’s what sets the high performers apart from the well-intentioned thinkers. As a startup, a well-thought-out execution plan can make the difference between successfully getting your product to market and running out of money before you gain traction.

• CMO Retires after 38-year Career at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital

  August 02, 2017

  Paul Scheinberg, MD, chief medical officer and chief quality officer for Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, has retired after a 38-year career in pulmonology.

• Governor Deal Announces Launch of Georgia Defense Exchange

  August 01, 2017

  Gov. Nathan Deal announced the launch of the Georgia Defense Exchange, an interactive business development platform designed to assist Georgia businesses in finding new opportunities in Department of Defense contracting.

• Delta Gate and Boarding Redesign Pilot Project Comes to Atlanta

  July 31, 2017

  Delta launched phase one of a test program designed to enhance the gate experience and streamline the boarding process. As a part of this three-month pilot project at Atlanta’s Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport, the following will be deployed at T1, T2 and T3 gates:

• City of Atlanta Launches the 2017 International Startup Exchange Program

  July 28, 2017

  The City of Atlanta announced that the Mayor’s Office of International Affairs and Invest Atlanta have launched the 2017 Atlanta International Startup Exchange Program—a one-week international residency which will provide eight selected companies a platform for global expansion in either Toulouse, France or the United Kingdom.

• Fulcrum Raises One of the Largest Southeast-Based Growth Equity Funds in Recent Years

  July 28, 2017

  Fulcrum Equity Partners, a growth equity firm investing in top performing healthcare, software and technology-enabled service companies, announced the closing of its third fund, Fulcrum Growth Fund III. Fund III closed with $203 million in committed capital, more than 60 percent above the original target of $125 million.

• Video: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Releases Time-lapse of Roof Closing

  July 28, 2017

  In the last 48 hours the roof has closed at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and it looks incredible!

• Metro Atlanta’s Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.9% in June

  July 27, 2017

  The Georgia Department of Labor announced today that Metro Atlanta’s unemployment rate in June was 4.9 percent, up four-tenths of a percentage point from 4.5 percent in May. In June 2016, the rate was 5.3 percent.

• The Nonprofit Arts and Culture Industry Means Big Business in the Metro Atlanta Region

  July 24, 2017

  The City of Atlanta, Fulton County, the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta are pleased to release findings that prove the nonprofit arts and culture industry is a big business in the Metro Atlanta region. According to the latest Arts and Economic Prosperity 5 study, the nonprofit arts and culture industry annually generates more than half a billion in economic activity, nearly 20,000 full-time equivalent jobs and $56 million in local and state tax revenues.

• Coyote Logistics, a UPS Company, to Create 325 Jobs in Atlanta

  July 21, 2017

  The Georgia Department of Economic Development announced that Coyote Logistics LLC, a business unit of Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc., will create 325 professional jobs in a new Atlanta office.

• 57 APS Schools See Improvements on Georgia Milestones

  July 21, 2017

  Based on results of the 2016-2017 Georgia Milestones End-of-Grade and End-of-Course Assessments released by the Georgia Department of Education, 57 – or about two-thirds – of schools in Atlanta Public Schools achieved gains in their overall assessment results, 17 more than last year.

• Georgia Chamber Awarded State Chamber of the Year

  July 20, 2017

  The Association of Chamber of Commerce Executives named the Georgia Chamber the 2017 State Chamber of Year at its annual convention in Nashville.

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