ALPHARETTA, Georgia, May 10 -- Agilysys, a provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software solutions and services, today announced Marriott International has selected the Agilysys point-of-sale platform InfoGenesis as an option for hotels in its portfolio across the U.S. and Canada. Hotels across Marriott's Luxury, Premium and Select tiers   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: Alston & Bird has enhanced its Litigation & Trial Practice Group with the addition of partner Scott Schirick, resident in the New York office. Scott focuses on complex federal and state litigation, securities enforcement and regulatory investigations, and white-collar criminal defense matters. "As we continue to grow our top-tier litigation capabilities, Scott brings incisive legal skills and impressive  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, May 10 (TNSres) -- Columbus State University issued the following news: Through their studies in Columbus State University's Honors College, Mary Lewza and Emily Crews can now add "internationally published author" to their resumes. Lewza, an elementary education major, and Crews, a biology major, partnered with Dr. Aaron R. Gierhart, a 2023-24 Honors College faculty fellow, to research book banning's educational, cultural and political implications. Their research--an ext  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 9 -- Discovery Education, a division of Discovery Communications, issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: Georgia Cyber Academy (GCA) today announced an extension of its multi-year collaboration with global edtech leader Discovery Education creating dynamic digital learning environments statewide. Through the continuation of this partnership, teachers in the Georgia Cyber Academy's K-12 classes will continue to integrate Discovery Education's dynamic dig  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: Attorney General Chris Carr is challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) unconstitutional power plant rule that threatens the reliability of energy production nationwide. The new regulations include costly and unattainable emissions standards, such as unrealistic compliance timelines, in an attempt to kill coal-fired units while endangering the construction of natural gas plants  more

ATLANTA, May 10 -- The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance issued the following news: On May 9, 2024, Orders to Cease and Desist issued by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance ("Department") to Money Magnet JB LLC, JB Networking Systems LLC, and Tiffany Brandy Johnson became final. The Orders to Cease and Desist were issued by the Department after it obtained evidence that Money Magnet JB LLC, JB Networking Systems LLC, and Tiffany Brandy Johnson engaged in residential mortgage   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- The Georgia Department of Community Affairs issued the following news: The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has awarded over $13 million in grant funds to 19 local communities around the state through the Community HOME Investment Program (CHIP). The CHIP funds are part of an annual allocation of HOME Investment Program funds received from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. "Affordable housing is a critical need in Georgia," said DCA   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, Lt. Governor Burt Jones issued a statement on his Red Tape Rollback Initiative. The Initiative includes five bills that were signed into law, and once in effect, will cut government regulation and boost business growth and economic development throughout Georgia. "As a business owner, I understand the barriers that government red tape can cause for businesses in our state, parti  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Members of the Georgia General Assembly convened this week to welcome the executive directors from all sixteen of Georgia's Regional Education Service Agencies (RESAs). During the meeting, legislators and the executive directors proposed a plan to execute the literacy expectations established in House Bill 538 and House Bill 916, the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget. The proposed plan includes dra  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) recently served as the keynote speaker at the Underwood University Commencement Ceremony in Suwanee. "I am honored to have been chosen as the keynote speaker for the 2024 graduating class of Underwood University," said Rep. Mainor. "President Richard Yoon, faculty and staff celebrated students who earned their bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees alongside their   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 9 -- Georgia State University's College of Arts and Sciences issued the following news release: A project on Daufuskie Island in South Carolina is helping to record and preserve Mary Field Cemetery, which has been in use since the late 1800s and is the largest Gullah cemetery on the island. The Gullah Geechee people are descendants of Africans who were enslaved on the rice, indigo and cotton plantations of the lower Atlantic Coast. The project began in 2022 through a gra  more

SAVANNAH, Georgia, May 10 -- Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced Kirsten Menza has been promoted to division vice president of Sales for Western United States, Western Canada and Latin America. Menza joined Gulfstream in 2017 as regional sales manager and has more than 20 years of industry experience. She began her aviation career in aircraft ramp operations at San Jose Mineta Inte  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, May 9 (TNSres) -- High Point University issued the following news release: Members of the High Point University community frequently conduct, publish and share research and creative works in a variety of ways. Below is a recap of recent research and innovative initiatives. HPU Robotics Club Wins Second Place in Regional Competition A team from HPU's Robotics Club recently won second place for its robot at the 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- LexisNexis Risk Solutions issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: LexisNexis(R) Risk Solutions, a leading provider of data and analytics, today announced that its LexisNexis(R) Health Equity and Inclusion Insights has been selected as the winner of the "Best Healthcare Big Data Solution" award in the 8th annual MedTech Breakthrough Awards, an independent market intelligence awards programs that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 9 -- CNN issued the following news: CNN today named Meena Duerson a correspondent. She will be based in New York. Duerson was previously a correspondent for VICE News, reporting for Vice News Tonight, where she covered a wide range of key issues across the nation from education to housing, health care and climate. Her work, including coverage of the George Floyd protests and investigations into sexual abuse and school surveillance, has garnered 3 Emmy awards and 5 nominat  more

MACON, Georgia, May 10 -- Mercer University issued the following news: Four Mercer University professors recently won the 2024 Southern Gerontological Society Media Award. The award recognizes an outstanding media product that has demonstrated evidence of significant contribution to the field of aging and the development of gerontology in the region. The initiative brought together faculty from three programs and two colleges: * Dr. Leslie Taylor, professor of physical therapy, College of Hea  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to announce the launch of the firm's Workplace Violence Prevention Practice Group. The group, led by Sacramento shareholders Karen Tynan and Robert Rodriguez, advises and counsels employers on a broad cross-section of workplace violence and threat assessments and response. "There is a patchwork of st  more

STATESBORO, Georgia, May 10 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Rylee Stanton, a Georgia Southern graduate from Phoenix, Arizona, says she's grateful to have had Statesboro as her home away from home for the past four years. She's a traveler. And anything closer wouldn't do. "My family has always made traveling a priority," said Stanton. "So that was something that was a priority for me going into college. I wanted to be able to study abroad and study something t  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 10 (TNSres) -- Spelman College issued the following news release: Spelman College is pleased to announce that senior Alexis Campbell, C'2024, has been awarded an English Teaching Assistant Award by the Fulbright Scholar Program. Starting in August, Campbell will travel to New Taipei City in Taiwan for 11 months to teach English as part of Fulbright's English Assistant Program. The Fulbright Program is the United States government's flagship international educational and c  more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, May 10 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: Valdosta State University recently awarded tenure to 13 faculty members. The award of tenure constitutes permanent status as a member of the university faculty. At VSU, tenure may be awarded, upon approval of the president, after a faculty member has completed a probationary period of at least five years of full-time service at the rank of assistant professor or higher. VSU's 2024 faculty tenure recipients are   more