Posts By: Carmenlita Scott

Atlanta Ranks #7 in 2023’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business Staff Report Monday, May 8th, 2023 With April 30 kicking off National Small Business Week but many small-business owners still struggling to hire new employees, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2023’s Best Large Cities to Start a Business, as well… Read more »

Southern Company Ranks No. 1 for Black Executives for Second Consecutive Year For the second consecutive year, Southern Company has been named the top company for Black Executives by DiversityInc as part of that organization’s rankings of the top Companies for Diversity. Southern Company also ranks number 24 on the overall 2023 list. This is… Read more »

Gov. Kemp Signs FY24 Budget to Invest in Public Safety, Healthcare, the Workforce, and More Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Hyundai Motor Group representatives, members of the General Assembly, state and local elected officials, and economic development partners from around the state, signed the Fiscal Year 2024 Budget (HB 19)… Read more »

  PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release:                                                                                                  Monday, May 8, 2023   Fulton County Chairman Robb Pitts to Deliver 2023 State of the County Address on May 10 Over 400 Expected at Flourish Atlanta for First State of Fulton in Four Years FULTON COUNTY, GA – The Council for Quality Growth and Fulton County… Read more »

Women of State Transportation Board and Georgia DOT Named to Most Influential List in Engineering  Engineering Georgia magazine has announced its annual listing of the “100 Most Influential Women in Georgia Engineering” which included the women of the State Transportation Board (STB) and the Georgia Department of Transportation (Georgia DOT) for the sixth consecutive year. Nominated and… Read more »

Secretary of State “Money Talks” Program Partners with Fulton County Schools for Financial Literacy Month Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is announcing the success of the Money Talks financial literacy program to educate Georgia students on personal finance skills. Participating schools included Centennial High School, Langston Hughes High School, Northwestern Middle School, Cambridge High School,… Read more »

Georgia Tech Wins Two Notable Awards at Georgia Procurement Conference Staff Report Thursday, May 4th, 2023 Georgia Tech won two notable awards at the Georgia Procurement Conference, hosted by the University System of Georgia (USG) this week. This event highlights the achievements of various schools within the system and awards those who meet the strenuous requirements of their awards submissions process. The first award was presented to the Procurement and Business Services department on April 24 for their work in the research-intensive (i.e.,… Read more »

Operation HOPE Wins Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Award Operation HOPE, the nation’s leading non-profit in financial literacy and economic inclusion, today announced that its 1 Million Black Businesses Initiative (1MBB) has been named the winner of Fast Company’s World Changing Ideas Award in the Enduring Impact category. The World Changing Ideas awards honor products, concepts, companies, policies,… Read more »

Representatives From Georgia’s 12 International Offices Convene for 2023 Visit The Georgia Department of Economic Development welcomed its representatives from the state’s international offices abroad for a weeklong visit to Georgia during the last week of April. They joined to connect and engage in-person with their colleagues and economic development partners from across the globe… Read more »

What to Know: Georgia $250-$500 Surplus Tax Refund Payments The Georgia Department of Revenue provided some of the top misconceptions concerning Georgia’s special tax refunds as the state prepares to issue a new round of checks. See more. Courtesy of Metro Atlanta CEO, published April 27, 2023.