ATLANTA, Georgia, May 21 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: Alston & Bird represented Piedmont Bancorp, the parent company of The Piedmont Bank, in its $267 million acquisition by United Bankshares, the parent company of United Bank, making United the 39th-largest banking company in the United States based on market capitalization. Piedmont is a $2.1 billion asset bank holding company headquartered in Georgia. Through The Piedmont Bank, Piedmont operates 16 loca  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 21 (TNSres) -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy is a proud sponsor of NetDiligence's Cyber Claims Study, which spotlights the actual costs of data breaches and other cybersecurity incidents based on data from real cyber insurance claims. Last week, NetDiligence released the final portion of the 2023 study, the Spotlight on Ransomware Report, which analyzes over 2,600 ransomware claims from 2018-2022. The rep  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 21 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following news release: As 11Alive reported this weekend, the Democratic Party of Georgia is ramping up its voter protection operation amid continued Republican attempts to make it harder to vote. Last month, Governor Kemp signed S.B. 189 into law, which encourages mass voter eligibility challenges by conservative activists. "Republicans know they can't win elections if everyone votes, which is why they continue to obstruct  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 21 -- Fulton County Schools issued the following news: Azuloy Life, who joined the staff of Sandtown Middle School in 2020, was named the 2024-2025 Fulton County Schools (FCS) Teacher of the Year. "Ms. Life is completely dedicated to the students at Sandtown," said Sandtown Principal Miranda Freeman. "She goes above and beyond to provide support for her students as well as her colleagues." Life has been a teacher since 1992. She believes effective classroom management, c  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 21 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Researchers etch nano-sized textures and add copper ions to create a naturally antibacterial material for hospitals and other shared settings. * * * By Joshua Stewart An electrochemical process developed at Georgia Tech could offer new protection against bacterial infections without contributing to growing antibiotic resistance. The approach capitalizes on the natural antibacterial propert  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 21 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Piedmont Atlanta Hospital and Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center are two of America's Best Maternity Hospitals, according to Newsweek. Hospitals on the list received either four or five ribbons to further distinguish quality of care; Piedmont Atlanta and Piedmont Athens are the only two hospitals in Georgia to earn five ribbons. "We are pleased to see our Women's Services team recognized for the safe and personalized   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 21 (TNSres) -- Spelman College issued the following news release: Spelman College, in partnership with Tapestry Networks' Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity in Action (IDEA) initiative, will host Reimagining the Future of Talent, a dialogue on the convergence of talent, technology, corporate culture and workforce equity as mobilizers of business strategy. Given profound differences between Fortune 100 directors and students entering the workforce, and rapidly changing employ  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 21 -- Acuity Brands, a provider of lighting and building management solutions, issued the following news release: Acuity Brands, Inc. (NYSE: AYI) announced today that 21 lighting, controls, and components solutions were selected for the 2024 LEDs Magazine BrightStar Awards, which acknowledge innovation in solid-state lighting components, controls, and finished luminaire systems for general lighting and specialty applications. A panel of industry experts reviewed each submi  more