April 2021 News

April 30, 2021

• The Cobb Chamber Welcomes Diversity Leadership Expert Al Vivian for "Listening, Learning, Building Brudges" Webinar

• The Aaron's Company Reports First Quarter Revenues and Earnings

• LBA Hospitality Opens New Courtyard by Marriott in Downtown Duluth

• Fulton County Issues Nearly 300 Solicitations on BidNet Direct’s Georgia Purchasing Group

• Capital Square Surpasses $3B in Real Estate Transacted with Acquisition of Class A Multifamily Community in Greater Atlanta

• Aprio Launches People Advisory Services

• Blue Vault Launches Alts Performance Metrics Engine for Wealth Advisors

• NIAID Grants $11 Million to Emory to Investigate Stealthy Antibiotic Resistance

• Clark Atlanta University and the University of Liberia Host Virtual Signing Ceremony to Establish Partnership of Educational Advancement

• Georgia Cities Foundation Accepting Nominations for the 2021 Renaissance and Starr Awards

• 'I Saw it was Coming': Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Signs Lodging Tax into Law

• Aflac Reports First Quarter Net Earnings of $1.3B

• B Entertainment Expanding into Georgia

• Over 60 Sites Open Their Doors for Free this Sunday for Super Museum Sunday

• Schwaig to Serve as Interim President at Kennesaw State University

• SPLC Awards Over $11M to 55 Civic Groups across Deep South as Part of Its Vote Your Voice Initiative

• Georgia DOL Issues Payments to More than 99% of Eligible Claimants

• Expansion of E-Commerce & Manufacturing Continue to Uplift U.S. Industrial Market

• Travel is Heating Up: Two-Thirds of Americans Planning Summer Vacations

April 29, 2021

• Atlanta-Based Blackhall Studios Sold to Private Equity Firm for $120 Million

• Local Higher Education Institutions Deliver the State of Higher Education in Gwinnett

• Carl Vinson VA Holds Ribbon Cutting Ceremony 
Celebrating Partnership with VBA at the Tifton Outpatient Clinic

• The Intersect Group Appoints Joe Myers as New CEO

• The Brown Family and Goizueta Business School Establish New Program for Agnes Scott Alumnae

• Supersapiens Closes $13.5 Million in Early-Stage Funding