The 2021 Georgia Logistics Summit was held virtually last week. Presented by the Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Georgia Centers of Innovation, the online summit drew hundreds participants from around the state. They heard from industry experts about the…
Georgia’s small businesses – those having fewer than 500 employees – employed 1.7 million Georgians before the COVID-19 pandemic and accounted for 99% of the total number of businesses in the state. Programs designed to help keep these businesses…
The Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC), which serves 29 counties, recently announced the ATL Action for Racial Equity initiative. The multi-year, multi-step action plan is designed to help address the ongoing effects of systemic racism. More than 150 companies in…
Atlanta-based Newell Brands, a global consumer goods company, has earned a score of 100% on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s annual Corporate Equality Index (CEI). The company has also been named one of the Best Places to Work for…
At the Gwinnett Chamber’s recent Small Business Awards program, 11 recipients were honored for their best business practices and entrepreneurial spirit. According to President and CEO Nick Masino, more than 90% of the Gwinnett Chamber’s 2,200 members have 50 or…
Another baton has been passed, this time to new Georgia Power chair, president and CEO Chris Womack, from current leader Paul Bowers, who announced his retirement today. Womack will serve as president effective Nov. 1, and assume the additional roles…
Google for Startups is awarding $5 million to 76 promising Black entrepreneurs across the U.S. to help grow their businesses. Of those, 35 are located in Metro Atlanta, the highest number of recipients among all states. The Georgia-based Black-owned businesses…
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Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has announced the launch of the Resurgence Grant Fund to help small businesses recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The fund will deliver grants to cover pandemic-related costs like providing personal protective equipment (PPE), cleaning supplies…
The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) established earlier this year as part of the federal government’s Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, has provided more than $519 billion to small businesses across the country. Implemented by the Small Business…
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