February 2016 News

February 29, 2016

• Muscogee County School District Breaks Ground for $36M Arts Academy

• Delta to Contribute 1% of Net Income to Charitable Organizations

• UGA Training Prepares Newly Elected City Leaders to Govern Effectively

• 14th VCM Report Highlights Vogtle Progress through End of 2015

• Georgia House Backs Exemption on Super Bowl Ticket Sales Tax

• Governor Deal Appoints 11 to State Boards

• Verizon Customers in Georgia are the Real Winners in Newest RootMetrics Wireless Network Performance Report

• Comments on Changing Weather Patterns on Baby Boomer Relocation Trends in the Southeast

• Survey: American Businesses Struggling to Hire STEM Talent Due to Increasing Scarcity, Higher Costs and Government Fees

• Freelancing On the Rise: New Infographic Shows Freelancers Optimistic as Work Style Becomes More Common

February 26, 2016

• Home for Good: The Alliance to End Homelessness Releases Point-in-Time Count Numbers

• Aflac Incorporated to Webcast Presentation at VirtualInvestorConferences.com

• TSYS and Ethoca Empower Card Issuers and Merchants to Combat Fraud

• Drone Legislation Takes Flight In Georgia General Assembly

• Southern Company Leading Global Carbon Capture Research and Development Network for U.S.

• Barbecue in the Southeast: Some of the Region's Best

• Fed's Lockhart Says Rising Rates to Create Risks for U.S. Banks

• Equifax Completes $1.9B Acquisition of Veda Group Limited

• Sen. Isakson Receives Distinguished Public Service Award from American Legion

• Mohawk Industries Record 4th Quarter Earnings

• Hiring Decisions: Big Data Isn't Enough

• ATA Truck Tonnage Index Slides 1.4% in January

• Confidence Wanes as Uncertainty Builds in the Q4 2015 Biopharma CEO Confidence Index

February 25, 2016

• Southern Company to Acquire PowerSecure International, Inc. for $431M

• UGA Helps Small Businesses Break into Georgia’s Burgeoning Film Industry