Posted on 5/26/20
Boxlight Receives $1.0M Loan Under the Paycheck Protection Act
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL), a leading provider of interactive technology solutions for the global education market, today announced it has received loan proceeds of . . .
Posted on 5/26/20
Railfanning.org Launches New Western & Atlantic Railroad Section
Railfanning.org has launched an updated section dedicated to the history of the Western & Atlantic Railroad. The site is online at Railfanning.org/history/warr/. The State of Georgia . . .
Posted on 5/26/20
Where Will Coca-Cola Be in 1 Year?
Down 28% from its February peak, Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) stock is performing significantly worse than the rest of the stock market, which has rallied off its March . . .
Posted on 5/26/20
States with the Biggest Increases in Unemployment Rates Due to COVID-19 – WalletHub Study
With the unemployment rate now at 14.7% due in large part to the coronavirus, WalletHub today released its report on the States with the Biggest Increases . . .
Posted on 5/22/20
Ebony Led Coalition Celebrates Early Release For Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick
Kwame Kilpatrick, former Detroit Mayor, has been granted early release after spending 7 years of a 28-year sentence. Kilpatrick, convicted in 2013 of perjury, obstruction of . . .
Posted on 5/22/20
Blue Ridge Sales & Operations Planning Achieves ‘Built for NetSuite’ Status
Blue Ridge, a provider of comprehensive, cloud-native supply chain planning solutions,today announced that its Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) solution has achieved the ‘Built for NetSuite’ . . .
Posted on 5/22/20
The Fight Against Situational Homelessness Continues During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic will have a long-lasting effect on situational homelessness as people struggle to find work even as the world and the economy works to . . .
Posted on 5/22/20
Bay Point Advisors Provides $7.5M DIP Loan to Cryptocurrency Mining Facility in Atlanta
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bay Point Advisors announces it has entered into a senior secured debtor-in-possession financing agreement with a network of blockchain mining companies comprising VC Mining Enterprises . . .
Posted on 5/22/20
Southeastern Railway Museum Matches $50,000 Grant
$100,000 total to go toward renovating education spaceThe Southeastern Railway Museum has matched a $50,000 grant from the Hudgens Family Foundation.The museum plans to use the . . .
Posted on 5/21/20
How Can the World Change Online Learning? Atlanta-based Experience Design Group Aims to Shape the ‘Future Normal’
Parents are in the middle of a forced, nationwide experiment for virtual learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. While no one wrote a playbook for the scenario, . . .
Posted on 5/21/20
Sharecare and National Alliance Partner
The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, a non-profit dedicated to driving innovation, health and value across the country, and Sharecare, the digital health company that . . .
Posted on 5/20/20
2020’s Best & Worst Cities for Staycations – WalletHub Study
With the travel and tourism industries gutted by COVID-19 and travelers opting to stay close to home this summer, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its . . .
Posted on 5/20/20
Unemployment Is Hitting Low-Income Households the Most
In April, U.S. unemployment levels reached an ugly milestone. The rate of unemployed workers hit 14.7%, which is the highest level on record since the Great . . .
Posted on 5/19/20
Providential Legacy Group Opens in Metro Atlanta
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--P.Q. Le, a seasoned financial advisor and leader, has formed Providential Legacy Group, an independently owned firm offering comprehensive financial strategies to individuals and businesses . . .
Posted on 5/19/20
Atlanta Ranks as Big City Where Residents Spend More on Housing
Housing costs are the largest expense for the average American family and can be particularly burdensome for residents in major U.S. cities where the cost of . . .
Posted on 5/19/20
Rutgers Professor and Harvard Student Co-Author New Book: ENGAGING GEN Z
Despite being separated in age by more than 30 years, a Rutgers University professor and a Harvard University student discovered they had much in common when . . .
Posted on 5/19/20
Recessions and Mergers & Acquisitions
With the stock market experiencing extreme volatility, I think of the old Wall Street quote used by traders: “Never catch a falling knife.”
Posted on 5/19/20
States with the Fewest Coronavirus Restrictions – Updated WalletHub Study
With most states partially reopened after closing down non-essential businesses earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released updated rankings for the States . . .
Posted on 5/18/20
Trevelino/Keller Moves Up in National Rankings as Atlanta’s Fastest Growing Firm
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Trevelino/Keller, a full-service, digital public relations and marketing firm, follows a successful 2019 as Atlanta’s fastest growing firm among peer firms*, third fastest in the . . .
Posted on 5/18/20
Sparkfly Honored as Silver Stevie Award Winner in 2020 American Business Awards
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sparkfly was named the winner of a Silver Stevie® Award in the Business Technology category in The 18th Annual American Business Awards® today.The American Business . . .
Posted on 5/18/20
PulteGroup’s Built to Honor Program Named 2020 Hearthstone Award Recipient
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today PulteGroup announced that its Built to Honor® program was named a 2020 Hearthstone Award Winner. This is the second time the program has been . . .
Posted on 5/18/20
Intercontinental Exchange Prices $2,500M in Senior Notes
ATLANTA & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, announced today . . .
Posted on 5/18/20
SBA Southeast Leads 100,000 Strong Entrepreneurship Recovery Effort Across the South
SBA Regional Administrator Ashley D. Bell & Rapper, Entrepreneur Tip "T.I." Harris Reach 100,000 Minority Entrepreneurs to Talk about COVID-19 Recovery EffortsOn Wednesday, May 20th at . . .
Posted on 5/18/20
Avalon to Host Drive-through Graduation Celebration this Friday
Cue the Pomp and Circumstance Marches because Avalon, the Alpharetta mixed-use destination, is inviting 2020 High School graduates to experience a special drive-through graduation ceremony along . . .
Posted on 5/18/20
Preferred Apartment Communities Announces Loan Investment in Raleigh, North Carolina Multifamily Development
Preferred Apartment Communities, Inc. (NYSE: APTS) today announced that on May 14, 2020 it closed on a loan investment of up to approximately $10.0 million in . . .
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