March 2017 News

March 31, 2017

• I-85 Bridge Collapse: Interstate Will Be Closed for Foreseeable Future

• Preferred Apartment Communities Completes Sale of Two Multifamily Communities for $113.6M

• Jenna Kelly to Lead Atlanta Division of SunTrust

• Genuine Parts Company Invests in Leading Industrial Distributor in Australasia

• Marietta’s Red Hare Brewing Expanding with New Brewery in N.C.

• Georgia Tech Alumnus Shane Kimbrough Takes Final Spacewalk

• Asia-USA Business Forum to Explore Job-creating Partnerships, Global Innovations, Investor Opportunities

• Moody’s Investors Service Upgrades Atlanta Water and Wastewater Revenue Bonds

• Atlanta Braves Bring Franchise History to Life in SunTrust Park with Monument Garden, Additional Memorabilia throughout Ballpark

• Kennesaw State Joins Campuses Nationwide in Effort to be ‘Voter Friendly’

• Governor Deal Declares State of Emergency Following I-85 Fire

• Senate Panel Approves Agriculture Secretary Nomination

• Synovus Could Save Bass Pro's Deal for Cabela's

• FirstNet Partners with AT&T to Build $46.5B Wireless Broadband Network for America’s First Responders

• UGA Law School to Host Second Annual Rural Healthcare Symposium April 21st

• KEMP: One Day Left to File Annual Business Registrations

• Centers of Innovation Support Georgia Tech’s 2017 InVenture Prize

• Georgia Highway Contractors Association Launches Careers Campaign

• Most Investors Have Not Thought a Lot About When to Retire

• J.D. Power: Smartphone Satisfaction Higher as Customer Homes Become More Connected

• Amazon to Acquire SOUQ.com

March 30, 2017

• Metro Atlanta’s Unemployment Rate Declines to 4.9% in February

• U.S. Senator David Perdue to Keynote Brookhaven and DeKalb Chamber Business Luncheon April 11th

• MAU Workforce Solutions Expands to Atlanta

• NCR Foundation has Approved a $100,000 Grant to Women in Technology