The Atlanta Community Food Bank Announces Open Registration for 12th Annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy Registration for the 12th annual Georgia Legal Food Frenzy is now open. Participants who register now through April 1st will receive 100 bonus points to increase chances of earning top honors. The Georgia Legal Food Frenzy, an annual two-week virtual fundraising… Read more »
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Norfolk Southern Announces Six-point Safety Plan
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced Monday a six-point plan to immediately enhance the safety of its operations. The initiatives are based on the preliminary findings of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) following the East Palestine, Ohio, derailment. “Reading the NTSB report makes it clear that meaningful safety improvements require a comprehensive industry effort… Read more »
Micro-credential Initiative
Kennesaw State Nationally Recognized for Micro-credential Initiative Kennesaw State University has received recognition from the nation’s leading university professional development organization for an initiative that creators say has helped students and professionals better market their skills. The University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) awarded KSU the 2023 UPCEA Innovation in Alternative Credentials Association Award…. Read more »
Department of City Planning’s Permitting Process
Department of City Planning Launches Improved, Simpler Permitting Process Beginning March 7, 2023, the Department of City Planning will introduce Phase 1 of a streamlined permitting process offering reduced wait times for permits, a central point of contact and an improved, user-friendly portal. In this first phase, all permitting customers can submit applications directly into one… Read more »
Georgia’s High Job Numbers and Steady Unemployment Rate
Georgia Enters the New Year with All-Time High Job Numbers & Steady Unemployment Rate Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced today that Georgia’s January unemployment rate was 3.1 percent, unchanged from a revised 3.1 percent in December. Job numbers reached another all-time high, increasing by almost 17,000 from December. Georgia’s unemployment rate was three-tenths of… Read more »
2023 Georgia Logistics Summit
2023 Georgia Logistics Summit Delivers Port, Logistics Strategies, Insights in Savannah The Georgia Center of Innovation, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), hosted more than 800 attendees at the 2023 Georgia Logistics Summit, where experts offered insights on the intersection of the economy, technology, and growth of Georgia’s ports. Now in its 14th year of bringing… Read more »
Top 7 Takeaways – Latest Budget for International Affairs
Top 7 Takeaways from the Administration’s Latest Budget for International Affairs March 10, 2023 #1 The Topline: As Global Instability Threatens American Interests, A Smart and Strategic Proposal for Development and Diplomacy With global instability continuing to find its way to America’s shores, the Administration’s budget request calls for strengthened resources to “renew and revitalize… Read more »
East Palestine School District Receives $300K
Home › News › Feb 2023 Norfolk Southern Donates $300,000 to East Palestine School District Norfolk Southern Corporation announced Friday an initial $300,000 donation, without condition, to the East Palestine City School District to support the district’s academics, athletics, extra-curricular activities, and its long-term contingency planning regarding the impacts of the derailment. The donation comes after Norfolk Southern President and CEO Alan H…. Read more »
Transportation Board of Georgia
Stacey Key Re-elected to State Transportation Board of Georgia On Tuesday, February 21, 2023, a caucus of state representatives and senators from Georgia Congressional District 5 held elections for the State Transportation Board (STB). Stacey Key, who currently represents Congressional District 5, was re-elected to serve her third term. Congressional District 5 is comprised of… Read more »
Hartsfield-Jackson Hosts Ambassador of Zimbabwe
Hartsfield-Jackson Hosts H.E. Tadeous Chifamba, Ambassador of Zimbabwe Staff Report Monday, February 27th, 2023 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) General Manager Balram “B” Bheodari and Airport officials hosted H.E. Tadeous Chifamba, Ambassador of the Republic of Zimbabwe to the U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 23. Facilitated by the Airport’s Office of International Affairs, the visit served… Read more »