Features
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Georgia Ports Set All-time Trade Record in May
June 16, 2022
The Georgia Ports Authority moved an all-time high 519,390 twenty-foot equivalent container units in May, breaking the previous record of 504,350 TEUs set in October 2021.
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Mayor Andre Dickens Announces Launch of $5.7 Million Small Business Loan Program
June 15, 2022
Mayor Andre Dickens announced a new low-interest loan program to help small businesses in Atlanta. The Atlanta Recovery Loan Program is the first of four initiatives United Way of Greater Atlanta —in collaboration with Invest Atlanta—will roll out as a part of the Atlanta Open for Business Fund supported by Wells Fargo.
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New Research Finds One in Three Georgia Workers Would Quit Job for Mental Health Reasons
June 14, 2022
Georgia employed adults say that burnout and mental health issues – not just compensation – are the top reason they would leave a job in 2022, according to a new report released today by goBeyondProfit and Georgia CEO.
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Georgia Secures AAA Bond Rating in 2022
June 14, 2022
Governor Brian Kemp announced Monday that Georgia has again secured the highest ratings of AAA with a stable outlook from each of the three main credit rating agencies: FitchRatings, Moody’s Investors Service, and S&P Global Ratings.
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Belgian Economic Mission Visits Georgia State’s Creative Media Industries Institute
June 14, 2022
Top business leaders and trade officials from Belgium, led by Her Royal Highness Princess Astrid, visited Georgia State on Monday for a firsthand look at the university’s cutting-edge game design and production facilities.
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Things You Need to Know About Georgia Life Sciences
June 13, 2022
Most people might not be aware that the state is home to over 2,000 life science companies including global industry leaders Alcon, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi, and Takeda, as well as headquarters of American Cancer Society, Arthritis Foundation, and the CDC just to name a few.
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Mitsubishi Power, Georgia Power, EPRI Complete World’s Largest Hydrogen Fuel Blending at Plant McDonough-Atkinson
June 13, 2022
Mitsubishi Power and Georgia Power, alongside the Electric Power Research Institute, this month successfully validated fuel blending of hydrogen and natural gas at both partial and full load on an M501G natural gas turbine at Georgia Power’s Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Smyrna.
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Lt. Governor Duncan, Mayor Dickens & Business Leaders Partner to Increase Tech Investment in Georgia
June 10, 2022
Lt. Governor Geoff Duncan and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, along with key Georgia business leaders, traveled to California this week to promote Atlanta’s strong partnership with state leaders and attract potential investors to the Peach State. The trip coincided with the 2022 RSA Conference in San Francisco, the premier event for cybersecurity industry leaders.
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Atlanta Board of Education Approves Atlanta Public Schools’ $1.45B Budget
June 10, 2022
At its monthly administrative meeting on Monday, the Atlanta Board of Education approved Atlanta Public Schools’ $1.45 billion budget for the 2022-2023 school year. The spending plan includes over $25 million in staff compensation enhancements, along with nearly $50 million for programs, technology and resources focused on student success.
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goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Changing Love from a 4-Letter Word to a Core Business Strategy
June 10, 2022
Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew and learned how he credits seventy years of success to love as the core business strategy.
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GMSDC Partners with Visa to Host Diverse Business Engagement Event in Atlanta
June 09, 2022
The Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council has partnered with Visa to host an introductory workshop on how to do business with Visa, as the global payments technology company prepares to open its Atlanta office.
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Porsche and UP.Labs Plan to Build Tailormade Start-ups
June 09, 2022
Porsche is expanding its venturing network by collaborating with UP.Labs, a new model for fostering innovative start-ups. The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer has agreed with the US company on a three-year cooperation aimed at establishing six companies from 2023 to 2025 with new business models in various areas of mobility.
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Gov. Kemp, DNR Leaders Honor 2022 Forestry for Wildlife Partners
June 09, 2022
Gov. Brian Kemp recognized three corporate forest landowners Monday for their stewardship and land management practices benefiting wildlife across Georgia. Georgia Power, Weyerhaeuser and CatchMark Timber Trust are the agency’s 2022 Forestry for Wildlife partners.
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Whitehead Foundation & United Way of Greater Atlanta Answer Atlanta Mayor’s Challenge with a $4.5M Investment in Early Education
June 08, 2022
At his first State of the City address, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens pledged $5 million of City funds toward a $20 million goal for early education. He also called fellow Atlantans to action. The United Way of Greater Atlanta and the Joseph B. Whitehead Foundation are answering that call as the first funders, committing $4.5 million toward the Mayor’s early learning initiative.
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Passport Springs & Spa Releases Economic Impact Insights for Forsyth County
June 08, 2022
The largest hot springs and spa venue in North America, Passport Springs & Spa, has released its economic output projections for South Forsyth County.
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Small Businesses Fight Back & Adopt New Strategies as Inflation Squeezes Profits
June 08, 2022
Most small business owners report lower profits than expected over the past six months due to declining sales and higher expenses as inflationary pressures rise, according to new survey data from SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
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The National Center for Civil and Human Rights Launches New King Exhibition & Celebrates Juneteenth
June 07, 2022
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights will celebrate Juneteenth 2022 with a weekend of programming for the entire family Saturday, June 18th and Sunday, June 19th. The Center will also launch its first new exhibit of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Voice to the Voiceless Gallery in over two years featuring A Legacy of Creative Protest: King & Youth Activism on Saturday, June 18th.
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Georgia Legal Community Provides Over 3.5 Million Meals to State’s Regional Food Banks
June 07, 2022
Attorney General Chris Carr announced that attorneys across Georgia raised a total of $880,248.08 during the 11th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy fundraising competition. This is the equivalent of 3,520,992 meals for the state’s regional food banks to then distribute to Georgia children, seniors and families in need.
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Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. Celebrates 182 More Affordable Homes Opening Doors on Atlanta’s Westside
June 06, 2022
Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. celebrated the ribbon cutting and grand opening of Parkside on Wednesday. Prestwick Development Company constructed the 100 percent affordable housing community on Atlanta’s Westside.
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City of Woodstock and Morris & Fellows Release Phase One Concept Plans for New Woodstock City Center
June 03, 2022
The City of Woodstock and development partner Morris & Fellows have released concept plans for Phase One of the new City Center development downtown.
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PDI Acquires Plumbing, Appliance, Lighting, Electrical, and Irrigation Distributor W.A. Bragg & Co.
June 03, 2022
PDI announced that it has acquired W.A. Bragg & Co. as part of the company’s growth and expansion plans.
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Where Georgia Ranks Among Fastest-Growing Economies
June 03, 2022
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have struggled to understand exactly what is happening with the U.S. economy. In the spring of 2020, many observers feared massive job loss and economic hardship, but robust federal stimulus helped stem the worst effects.
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Lack of Supply, Demographic Shift Fueling Build-to-Rent
June 02, 2022
The lack of housing supply, paired with the demographic shift of the last decade and how Americans live today, is driving the demand for build-to-rent communities in the Atlanta area. Like Atlanta’s almost historically low levels of housing inventory, build-to-rent communities are a product of both the Great Recession and the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Georgia Sees 9th Most Employment Growth in the U.S.
June 02, 2022
At the national level, many key employment indicators in the U.S. look similar to before the COVID-19 pandemic, and robust employment growth plays a part in that. Out of all states, Georgia experienced the 9th most employment growth between March 2021 and March 2022.
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Chick-fil-A to Test Autonomous Delivery Robots
June 02, 2022
Refraction AI, a last-mile, autonomous robot delivery company, announced today it has deployed a fleet of its self-driving vehicles to provide energy-efficient meal deliveries at two Chick-fil-A restaurants located in downtown Austin, Texas.