August 2016 News

August 31, 2016

• Gas South Commits to a $15 Minimum Wage for All Employees

• Winter Construction Hits Key K-12 Project Milestones to Kick Off School Year

• Georgia State Vice Provost Among 16 Most Innovative People in Higher Education

• Hodges-Mace Employees Raise $20K for Atlanta Charities during Bowling for Dollars Fundraiser

• Comcast Donates $10,000 to Atlanta Community Food Bank’s Kids in Need Program

• Baker Donelson Announces Cybercon 2016 Sept. 27th

• Gwinnett Medical Center Earns Four-Star Quality Rating from New CMS Tool – Hospital Compare

• The City of Atlanta Invites Prospective Contractors to the Renew Atlanta Expo

• Mayor Reed to Receive the GMSDC’s Blue Legend Award

• Georgia Banks Earn $1.5B in First Half of 2016

• Georgia Governor Plans Ireland Trade Trip

• Chick-fil-A Testing Grain Bowl Entree with Quinoa

• Blue Cross to Become Sole Provider in Much of Georgia

• Georgia's Patrick Gaul Appointed NTSC Executive Director

• Study: How Successful Georgia Residents Are

• New York's North End Grill Takes Flight on Delta this Fall

• Autotrader Celebrates the American Worker by Highlighting Great "American-Made" Vehicles

• The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index Improved in August

• Survey: iPhone Consumers Split on Upgrading, Excitement Grows for Apple Inc.'s September Announcement

August 30, 2016

• Stratus Healthcare, Emory Healthcare Announce Strategic Partnership

• Hartsfield-Jackson Announces Lowest Wait Times in Seven Years

• United Way Announces $80M Campaign Goal with a $50M focus on the United Way Impact Fund

• TalentQuest Acquires Purpleframe Technologies

• Amazon Web Services Joins Georgia Tech’s CDAIT

• Atlanta Streetcar Offering Free Rides Today