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• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Love Made Real in Communities & with Employees

  June 24, 2022

  Herschend Enterprises and their CEO, Andrew Wexler, were recently nominated and selected as the first 2022 goBeyondProfit Champion. We sat down with Andrew to learn how they operationalize love within each of their 26 business units across the US and British Columbia and positively impact the experience of 11,000+ employees as well as their guests and broader communities.

• American-Made Shoe Company Okabashi Brands Inc. Expands; Adds Hundreds of Jobs in Gwinnett County

  June 23, 2022

  Okabashi Brands Inc., a third-generation family-owned and woman-led shoe company, will renovate their 100,000-square-foot facility, creating approximately 340 new jobs and $20 million in capital investment over the next five years.

• Finalists Announced for Minority- and Women-Owned Business Entrepreneurship Program 2022 Cohort

  June 23, 2022

  Four companies have been announced as the finalists for ACCESS, an entrepreneurship program launched by TiE Atlanta Angels, one of the fastest-growing, high-impact angel groups in the Southeast.

• DHL Taps Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub’s Dual Rail Access and Proximity to Nation’s Third Busiest Port for New Import Facility

  June 23, 2022

  The Broe Group’s Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub (SGIH) has added global logistics leader DHL to its 2,600-acre industrial park near the Port of Savannah. A division of German logistics firm Deutsche Post, DHL’s new SGIH import operation will leverage the Port of Savannah’s connectivity to and from global markets, it’s superior access to domestic markets, and its capacity to scale with increasing demand.

• UPS & The UPS Foundation Focus on Equity and Economic Empowerment in Atlanta

  June 22, 2022

  UPS and The UPS Foundation today shared three major announcements designed to positively impact communities around the world. Highlighted at the first-ever UPS Impact Summit, these new efforts support economic development and help improve lives in Atlanta — UPS’s hometown — Ukraine and developing nations across Africa.

• Georgia Bankers Association Elects & Installs Officers & Directors to its Board

  June 22, 2022

  Members of the Georgia Bankers Association have elected and installed officers for the 2022-2023 fiscal year and added seven members to its board of directors.

• Georgia Historical Society Names New Board Leadership

  June 21, 2022

  The Georgia Historical Society has announced that Shan Cooper and David Abney have been elected to serve as Board Chair and Vice Chair, respectively, of the GHS Board of Curators. GHS also announced that Dan Cathy, Beatriz Perez, Venessa Harrison, and Jeff Kole have been elected to serve as board members.

• Keystone, Monarch Join Arkadios Capital

  June 21, 2022

  Two fast-growing, successful wealth management firms overseeing a combined $525MM in assets have moved to hybrid independent broker/dealer Arkadios Capital.

• Atlanta Selected as a 2026 FIFA World Cup Host City

  June 17, 2022

  It’s official: the FIFA World Cup is coming to Atlanta. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the largest edition of the world’s most popular sporting event yet, with 48 teams vying for soccer’s biggest prize in matches hosted across the United States, Mexico and Canada.

• Georgia Unemployment Rate Drops to All-Time Low of Three Percent

  June 17, 2022

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced on Thursday that Georgia’s May unemployment rate hit an all-time low of 3 percent while Georgia's number of jobs continued to climb to an all-time high of 4,782,400.

• Gov. Kemp Announces Purchase of Middle Georgia Megasite in Peach County

  June 17, 2022

  Governor Brian Kemp announced the purchase of a more than 1,100-acre economic development site in partnership between the State of Georgia and the Development Authority of Peach County.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interview: Love Tested: Navigating an Industry Crushing Pandemic

  June 17, 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 “Leading with Love” helped the nation’s largest privately-held themed attractions company weather the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Agile Cold Storage to Build in Macon; New Facility to Support Southeast Market

  June 16, 2022

  Atlanta, GA-based Agile Cold Storage, LLC announces the start of construction on their third cold storage warehouse in Macon, Georgia. Phase I of the 275,000 square feet multi-temp facility is targeted to open Summer of 2023.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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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