1+ week, 4+ day ago   (612+ words) Raising outside capital can feel like guesswork for entrepreneurs. Especially when a great product isn’t enough on its own. Founders who don’t understand what investors are actually evaluating often walk away from pitch meetings confused about what went wrong. On…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1056+ words) Wednesday, Aug. 19 — Kindergarten immunization rates are falling, and vaccine exemptions are on the rise, according to data from the CDC released this week. In Georgia, the vaccination rate sits around 89%, slightly up from last year. 🌤️ Partly sunny with a high…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (301+ words) Solutions Not Punishment Collaborative (SnapCo.), a Black trans-led organization building safety and political power for Black and brown trans people in Atlanta, is raising money to build a permanent home for the organization. SnapCo. celebrated 13 years with the Forever Paradise…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (441+ words) FEMA approved new grants to Georgia for Hurricane Helene recovery, funding debris removal, utility repairs and mitigation projects across several counties....

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (500+ words) 40 Courtland St., NEAtlanta, GA 30303 This Small Business Month, United Way of Greater Atlanta is celebrating the entrepreneurs shaping our region by investing directly in their success. Through this year’s SPARK Prize competition, the culminating event of our Building Resilient Entrepreneurs…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (269+ words) ATLANTA (WJBF) – Now that the 2026 legislative session has wrapped up, some education advocacy groups are shifting their focus toward next year’s budget discussions, calling for increased funding support for Georgia charter schools. Charter schools in Georgia are tuition-free public schools…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1706+ words) Citation: Wiggins, Danielle. “The Unfulfilled Promises of Andrew Young’s Enterprise Zones”. Atlanta Studies. May 25, 2026. https://doi.org/10.18737/atls20260525 One of the hallmark policies of The Atlanta Way has been public-private partnerships, whether in the form of tax incentives or subsidies, or preferential treatment…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (400+ words) Manually reviewing contracts is an immensely time-intensive task for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Without a dedicated legal team, it consumes considerable human capital and still often leaves gaps. However, companies can now mitigate these bottlenecks by leveraging AI-powered contract…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (181+ words) The Cobb County CDBG Program Office will hold a Public Review Meeting at 11:30 a.m. on June 3, 2026 to receive public comments regarding the second additional allocation in the amount of $386,644.00 awarded to Cobb County by the Georgia Department of Human Services (DHS)…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (614+ words) Updated on: May 11, 2026 / 3:35 PM EDT / CBS News Washington — The Senate is returning to Washington on Monday from a week-long recess as Republicans prepare to take the next steps in their plan to fund immigration agencies under the Department of Homeland…...