Archives: June 2025

Leadership: Garrett Rutledge, Athens Rock Lobsters

Press Release: Athens Rock Lobsters Appoint Garrett Rutledge as General Manager and Head Coach for 2025–26 Season

Athens, GA — The Athens Rock Lobsters are proud to announce the hiring of Garrett Rutledge as the organization’s new General Manager of Hockey Operations and Head Coach for the upcoming 2025–26 season. Rutledge brings a wealth of experience, a player-focused development philosophy, and a championship pedigree to one of the fastest-growing franchises in the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)….

Georgia Trend Daily – June 4, 2025

June 4, 2025 Augusta Chronicle Fortune 500’s biggest corporations in US includes 17 in Georgia. How much are they worth? Miguel Legoas reports that Georgia is home to some major companies, and according to Fortune, that includes some of the very biggest. On Monday, this year’s Fortune 500 list was released ranking the 500 largest corporations in America ranked by…

Georgia Trend Daily – June 3, 2025

June 3, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal Cupid Highlights Economic Growth, Transit and Stormwater Needs in State of the County Address Isabelle Manders reports that Lisa Cupid, chair of the Cobb Board of Commissioners, touched on healthcare access, education, transportation and stormwater in her State of the County address to the Cobb Chamber of Commerce Monday. Similar to her community State…

How a modernized health plan is lowering total cost of care and improving employee experience

  Bryan Palmer – Chief Executive Officer at UnitedHealthcare of Georgia and Alabama Like any good startup, the copay-only Surest® health plan came from a group of innovators discontent with the status quo. These veteran insurance innovators asked themselves, what if health insurance could work like other helpful consumer services? What if provider options and clear costs were available before members sought…

Georgia Trend Daily – June 2, 2025

June 2, 2025 Saporta Report Lights, camera, taxes: Georgia looks to maintain production powerhouse status as Kemp signs new tax break into law Mark Lannaman reports that Gov. Brian Kemp signed House Bill 475 (HB 475) earlier this month, ushering in a new age of tax credits that reflects the ever-changing film and TV industry. Notably, it made specific provisions for…