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Georgia Power Provides $20,000 in Support of TechBridge’s Mission to Break the Cycle of Generational Poverty Georgia Power has provided a donation of nearly $20,000 to TechBridge, a nonprofit dedicated to alleviating the causes of poverty with technology that allows community organizations across metro Atlanta and the state to expand the impact of their mission… Read more »

Delta renames Atlanta headquarters building in honor of Ambassador Andrew Young rtmadminadw March 12, 2021 On March 11, one day before Ambassador Andrew Young’s 89th birthday, Delta CEO Ed Bastian honored Ambassador Young at a surprise ceremony where Delta dedicated one of their Atlanta-based headquarters buildings after him. Formerly known as the A2 Building, it… Read more »

Gov. Kemp Applauds Unanimous Passage of Citizen’s Arrest Overhaul Staff Report Governor Brian P. Kemp today issued the following statement applauding the passage of HB 479, an overhaul to Georgia’s citizen’s arrest statute, following a unanimous vote in the Georgia House of Representatives: “The unanimous passage of HB 479 by the Georgia House is an important… Read more »

Georgia Power Regional Director Mentors Female Engineering Students for APS Governor’s Honors Program A year into the COVID-19 pandemic, many students are continuing to learn in virtual or hybrid environments. To help meet their needs and provide learning and mentor opportunities, leaders from Georgia Power are participating in virtual events to connect with young men… Read more »

Esports Helps Georgia Students Level Up for Jobs of the Future: Video Contributing more than $750 million annually to the state’s economy, esports is big business in Georgia. Thanks to strong partnerships and support at the state and local levels, Georgia’s esports industry has grown exponentially over the past year. Some of the biggest beneficiaries… Read more »

Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Puts Forth Legislation to Address Voting Rights and Modernize City’s Impact Fee Program Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms took the following legislative actions. Voter Suppression Resolution Mayor Bottoms put forth a resolution expressing the City of Atlanta’s opposition to any legislation under consideration by the Georgia General Assembly… Read more »

Delta Teams Up with Operation HOPE to Support Employees Managing their Financial Health Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 Delta is expanding its partnership with Atlanta-based Operation HOPE to help promote financial empowerment and inclusion and give employees the resources they need to achieve financial health. Supporting financial wellness and economic empowerment are significant equity levers in Delta’s… Read more »

CGI Merchant Group Hospitality Fund To Invest In Atlanta HBCU Morris Brown College With $30 Million Hotel Development Project CGI Merchant Group, LLC (CGI) — a minority-owned global investment management firm with a focus in real estate and private equity — announced today it will make a $30 million investment in the historic Morris Brown College to convert existing… Read more »

Airbnb Follows Microsoft Again, Hires T. Dallas Smith For Atlanta Office Search   Courtesy of T. Dallas Smith & Co. T. Dallas Smith & Co. CEO T. Dallas Smith The man who helped bring Microsoft to Atlanta has been tasked with finding Airbnb a metro-area office as well. T. Dallas Smith & Co. CEO Dallas Smith has been tapped by Airbnb to search for… Read more »

Georgia’s Agriculture Industry is Weathering the Storms — with the Help of UGA Support Paige Parvin It’s been a rough three years for Georgia pecan farmers, whose cash crop has been battered by a hurricane, a fungal tree disease, and a global pandemic — all in relatively rapid succession. But many have tapped into the… Read more »