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• Delta Community Celebrates 75th Anniversary

  March 09, 2015

  Delta Community Credit Union, Georgia's largest credit union with $4.7 billion in assets and more than 310,000 members, will celebrate its 75th anniversary on March 8, 2015. Credit Union employees and members will mark the occasion by providing additional support to four of its non-profit partners who are also celebrating anniversaries this year.

• Nissan Partners with Georgia Power to Get Atlanta LEAF Owners Charging at Work

  March 06, 2015

  Atlanta is America's top market for sales of the all-electric Nissan LEAF, and in an effort to encourage more EV sales and increase all-electric miles driven, Nissan is working with Georgia Power to make EV charging available at more workplaces in the region.

• From The Floor Up – Georgia's Shaw Industries Invests In People

  March 05, 2015

  Vance Bell, CEO of Shaw Industries, headquartered in Dalton, maintains that there are few businesses for which people aren’t the company’s greatest asset. That is why Shaw’s mission —“Great People. Great Products. Great Service. Always.”—begins with people.

• Worldpay Makes $1 Million Gift and Mentorship Pledge to Accelerate FinTech Innovation in Georgia

  March 04, 2015

  Worldpay will expand its commitment to accelerating payments technology innovation with a $1 million gift and mentorship commitment to Georgia Tech’s Advanced Technology Development Center, company and university officials announced today.

• State Bank and Trust Company Creates Insurance Division With Acquisition

  March 03, 2015

  State Bank and Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Bank Financial Corporation , announced today that it has launched an insurance division to offer State Bank customers a full range of personal and commercial insurance products.

• Teradata Appoints Co-Presidents

  March 02, 2015

  Teradata Corp., the big data analytics and marketing applications company announced the appointments of Bob Fair and Hermann Wimmer as co-presidents, Teradata, reporting to Mike Koehler, chief executive officer of Teradata Corporation. The appointments are effective February 27, 2015.

• Georgia Chamber CEO Chris Clark on Transportation Funding: We Can’t Afford to Wait

  February 27, 2015

  There are few things more important to any community than transportation, and the same goes for any business. No matter what size or location our communities need safe, efficient connectivity for both residents and businesses. This is why improving Georgia’s transportation infrastructure has long been a focus of the Georgia Chamber and why it is our highest priority for the 2015 legislative session.

• Small Business Lending is Up Again, Depending Upon the Lender

  February 25, 2015

  Small business lending set another record in January 2015. But that record is being set mostly by big banks and certain other kinds of lenders. In January, lending approval rates for small businesses at big banks hit a post-recession high.

• Chris Klaus Invests in Atlanta Drug-Screening Startup Intellimedix

  February 24, 2015

  Intellimedix, a big data molecular profiling company, announced today that renowned Atlanta entrepreneur Chris Klaus, founder and former CTO of Internet Security Systems, has made a significant investment in the company.

• Metro Atlanta Chamber and Indra Company to Host Georgia Bankers Breakfast Summit

  February 23, 2015

  The Metro Atlanta Chamber and Indra announced Thursday that the two organizations will jointly host the Georgia Bankers Breakfast Summit on February 26, 2015 in downtown Atlanta.

• The James M. Cox Foundation Announces $250,000 Grant to Georgia Organics

  February 19, 2015

  The James M. Cox Foundation announced today a $250,000 grant to Georgia Organics in support of the organization's Farm to School (F2S) program. F2S is a nationwide movement that connects schools and local farms to serve healthy meals in school cafeterias, improve student nutrition and promote farm or gardening educational opportunities.

• Taste of Speed Jet Port Experience is Coming to Atlanta May 2nd

  February 18, 2015

  Taste of Speed Jet Port Experience has announced details for their 2nd annual luxury lifestyle event. The event will be presented by the duPont REGISTRY and jointly hosted by Jet Linx Aviation and Ferrari Maserati Atlanta at Peachtree DeKalb Airport in Atlanta, Georgia on Saturday, May 2 from 7p.m. to 12 a.m.

• Transportation Survey Finds Georgians Solidly Support Funding Reform

  February 17, 2015

  The Georgia Transportation Alliance today released a survey of statewide voters on the topic of transportation funding. Results indicate that likely voters are willing to pay more at the pump to maintain and enhance critical transportation infrastructure.

• 9 Things to Remember Before Relocating Your Business

  February 13, 2015

  Moving from one city to another is inevitably stressful. Picking up and relocating your business brings up different issues altogether. That’s why we asked nine members from the Young Entrepreneur Council the following question: “What is one thing entrepreneurs should not forget to do before relocating their business to a new city?”

• Georgia Leaders Weigh in on This Week's 27th Annual Georgia Quail Hunt

  February 12, 2015

  While business expansion and recruitment for Georgia is the overall goal of the 27th annual Georgia Quail Hunt this week, the wooing is taking place among the wiregrass and pines of Southwest Georgia plantations.The event welcomed 18 business and industry recruitment and expansion prospects from around the world to Southwest Georgia.

• Protecting Small Business Intellectual Property

  February 11, 2015

  Despite the argument made by some small business advocates that intellectual property (IP) “is the backbone of America’s innovative small businesses,” small companies are less likely than large ones to believe that legal forms of intellectual property (IP) protection are important to their operations, a National Science Foundation (NSF) survey of U.S. companies reveals.

• Governor Deal Pushes Georgia to Improve Education and Infrastructure in 2015

  February 10, 2015

  Georgia ranks number one in the nation in terms of its business climate. In an interview with Georgia CEO, Governor Nathan Deal shares how he believes attention to industry and infrastructure in 2015 will move Georgia forward and preserve its status as the best state to do business.

• Delta Air Lines Foundation Contributes $1 Million to Zoo Atlanta

  February 09, 2015

  The new year is less than a month old, but there’s already cause for celebration at Zoo Atlanta. Delta Air Lines through the Delta Air Lines Foundation has made a commitment of $1 million toward the “A Grand New View for Zoo Atlanta: Elephants, Events and Expansion” capital campaign. The gift to the Cyclorama revitalization campaign is Delta’s largest contribution ever to the Zoo.

• 10 Board Trends for 2015

  February 06, 2015

  "As corporate boards kick off the year in a generally positive global economic climate, directors can think more strategically about growth," says Susan Stautberg, CEO of WomenCorporateDirectors. "2015 will deliver more opportunities for established industries and fast-growing sectors alike, and boards will need to ensure their companies are continuing to evolve."

• South Metro Development Outlook Conference Scheduled for Feb. 18th in College Park

  February 05, 2015

  “It’s All About the South,” is the theme for this year’s South Metro Development Outlook Conference to be held on Wednesday, February 18, 2015, 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC) in College Park, Georgia.

• AT&T Georgia: Connectivity and the Internet of Things

  February 04, 2015

  Under the guidance of Beth Shiroishi, President, AT&T Georgia, the company participates in and supports the eco-system created by the crossover of the technology and communications industries. The company focuses on improving high speed access to networks and the productive, innovative use of those networks to change the way people interact with their world.

• Atlanta Entrepreneur and Philanthropist’s Pay It Forward Project Yields Big Dividends

  February 03, 2015

  The 450 elementary school students at Atlanta’s Globe Academy were surprised by a special presentation at their assembly on December 19. Amy Wilson, Executive Director of the Rhame Family Foundation, had a challenge for the students: take this $20 bill and do good deeds for others.

• Georgia Tech Renames Sustainable Business Center After Ray Anderson

  February 02, 2015

  The Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business has received a $5 million commitment from the Ray C. Anderson Foundation to rename the Center for Business Strategies for Sustainability. To honor this commitment and Ray Anderson’s legacy, the Center will now be known as the Ray C. Anderson Center for Sustainable Business.

• You’ll Need More Than Passion to Start a Business

  January 30, 2015

  Passion is an overused term in business. You keep hearing “do what you love.” But you need to be thinking about whether your passion is truly sufficient enough to start a successful business.

• Randstad Predicts Atlanta's Hot Manufacturing and Office and Administration Jobs in 2015

  January 29, 2015

  Following a positive trend in 2014, many economists and reports suggest the U.S. economy and job market are positioned to yield steady growth in 2015. So what manufacturing and logistics and office and administrative jobs and skill sets will be in greatest demand for Atlanta workers?

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