STATESBORO, Georgia, April 25 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Georgia Southern University's Alumni Association recognized the highest levels of achievement and service among the University's alumni during the 2024 Alumni Awards ceremony, held at The Foxhall in Statesboro on April 19. "Today, we recognize alumni who exemplify the values and very best of our University," stated Georgia Southern President Kyle Marrero. "We are proud that our network is now more   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- Microsoft issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: ATLANTA and REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. and The Coca-Cola Company on Tuesday announced a five-year strategic partnership to align Coca-Cola's core technology strategy systemwide; enable the adoption of leading-edge technology; and foster innovation and productivity globally. As part of the partnership, Coca-Cola has made a $1.1 billion commitment to the Microsoft Cloud and its generative AI capab  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on April 23, 2024: * * * Today, in response to Governor Kemp signing S.B. 233, which siphons public dollars away from public schools in order to subsidize vouchers for unregulated private institutions, Tolulope Kevin Olasanoye, DPG Executive Director, released the following statement: "Kemp's signature on Republicans' voucher scheme - which defunds public schools to siphon taxpayer dollars to unaccoun  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: On Monday, Governor Kemp signed SB 362 -- a direct attack on workers, organized labor, and businesses. In a violation of the 1935 National Labor Relations Act, the bill disqualifies any business that voluntarily recognizes a labor union in their workplace from receiving state economic incentives. The new law is certain to spawn a lawsuit that some speculate "will cost Georgia taxpayers millions of d  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- Duane Morris, a law firm, issued the following news release: Duane Morris partner Matthew C. Gaudet was selected as a Distinguished Leaders honoree by the Daily Report. The honor is part of the publication's 2024 Southeastern Legal Awards, which celebrate achievement and excellence for lawyers who have left an indelible mark on the legal community in the Southeast and beyond through their unwavering dedication to the profession. The honorees will be recognized at  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 (TNSres) -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions issued the following news release: LexisNexis(R) Risk Solutions unveiled the findings of the seventh edition of its annual LexisNexis(R) True Cost of Fraud(TM) Study: Financial Services and Lending Report -- U.S. and Canada Edition. The report, based on a commissioned study conducted by Forrester Consulting, reveals 63% of financial firms reported an overall fraud increase of at least 6% within a 12-month period, with digital chan  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: Governor Brian P. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, members of the General Assembly, and state and local leaders, signed a series of bills focused on improving recruitment and supporting veterans, military service members and their spouses as they look to utilize their skills and abilities to fulfill the numerous opportunities available throughout the state. With this package of legislatio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Yesterday, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Senate Bill 464, sponsored by Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education and Youth Sen. Clint Dixon (R-Gwinnett), into law. This measure mandates the State Board of Education to establish a program for the Department of Education to allocate funds for eligible teachers to purchase school supplies online. It also provides for universal reading sc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: This week, Sen. Nabilah Islam Parkes (D-Lawrenceville), Georgia's youngest female state Senator, celebrated a legislative landmark following the signage of her first bill, SB 144. Sen. Islam Parkes celebrated her first signed piece of legislation saying, "I am honored that this is my first measure to be signed into law. My experience on the Senate Committee on Veterans, Military and Home  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, April 25 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Georgia Southern University's American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) student chapter clutched several top finishes, including multiple first place honors for engineering at the 2024 ASCE Southeast Symposium held in Orlando in March. The Symposium is an annual event that gathers civil engineering students from universities across a designated region to compete, collaborate and learn. It   more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, April 24 -- Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced the commencement of customer deliveries for the all-new Gulfstream G700. The first two G700 aircraft have been delivered and are now in service with Gulfstream customers. "Beginning G700 customer deliveries less than one month after achieving Federal Aviation Administration type certification marks an incredible milestone in Gulfs  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- Hawkins Parnell and Young, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hawkins Parnell & Young partners Matthew Barr and Carl Anderson, Jr. obtained summary judgment in favor of the corporate healthcare provider TransformHealthRx (THRX) in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Georgia. This victory for Hawkins Parnell's client follows ten years of litigation. The original lawsuit was a civil rights and tort action against the Effingham County Jai  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, April 24 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Kennesaw State University has named engineering leader, researcher and practitioner Lawrence Whitman as dean of the Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering and Engineering Technology (SPCEET), effective July 1. Whitman currently serves as dean of the Donaghey College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). During his tenure at U  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: In response to Georgia Governor Brian Kemp following Donald Trump's playbook and doubling down on his refusal to expand Medicaid, DNC spokesperson Jackie Bush released the following statement: "Extreme Republican Brian Kemp put his hypocrisy on full display as he took credit for health care gains in Georgia thanks to President Biden's work building upon the Affordable Care Act - while attacking Medica  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Chris Rozell traveled to Washington, D.C. to share the impacts of the past decade of brain research funded by the NIH BRAIN Initiative with Congress -- and share with local representatives how Georgia Tech is playing a key role in leading the charge. * * * For the past 10 years, the National Institutes of Health have led an unprecedented effort to revolutionize our understanding of the hu  more

ATHENS, Georgia, April 24 -- Piedmont issued the following news release on April 23, 2024: Piedmont Athens Regional today was identified as one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals(R) according to an independent quality analysis provided by PINC AI(TM), the technology and services brand of Premier, Inc., and reported by Fortune. To create the list, an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top hospitals in the United States. The primary purpose o  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- Spelman College issued the following news release: Spelman College students took home the first place $1 million grand prize at the Goldman Sachs Market Madness Competition on April 22, 2024. Spelman has won the competition three times in four years. Victoria Cain, C'2026, Makhi Frempong, C'2026, Olivia Rivera-Spann, C'2026 and Symone Thompson, C'2027, competed against 26 other teams representing 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Over the co  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, April 25 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: The Spring 2024 Symposium of Student Scholars drew more than 1,000 attendees last week, providing a stage for undergraduate and graduate students at Kennesaw State University to present their impactful research projects. The biannual event, which is hosted by the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR), featured 319 projects submitted by 587 students under the guidance of 180 different faculty research m  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 24 -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release: ATLANTA and REDMOND, Wash. -- Microsoft Corp. and The Coca Cola Company on Tuesday announced a five-year strategic partnership to align Coca Cola's core technology strategy systemwide; enable the adoption of leading-edge technology; and foster innovation and productivity globally. As part of the partnership, Coca Cola has made a $1.1 billion commitment to the Microsoft Cloud and its generative AI capabilities. The colla  more