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State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Thursday October 24, 2024 ( 11 items )  

CNN En Espanol Launches FAST Channel for US Hispanic Market
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- CNN issued the following news on Oct. 23, 2024: CNN en Espanol has launched CNN Xpress, a new free, ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel that will offer key US Hispanic audiences a fresh new way to engage with CNN en Espanol's award-winning content from around the world, available today on Amazon Prime Video and Freevee. CNN Xpress will provide the latest news content tailored for Latino audiences through a curated playlist of short-form content featuri  more

Coca Cola Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results and Provides Updated Guidance
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: * * * Global Unit Case Volume Declined 1% Net Revenues Declined 1%; Organic Revenues (Non-GAAP) Grew 9% Operating Income Declined 23%; Comparable Currency Neutral Operating Income (Non-GAAP) Grew 14% Operating Margin Was 21.2% Versus 27.4% in the Prior Year; Comparable Operating Margin (Non-GAAP) Was 30.7% Versus 29.7% in the Prior Year EPS Declined 7% to $0.66; Comparable EPS (Non-GAAP)   more

Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute: Partnership With Center for New Medicines Will Expedite New Cancer Treatments
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute issued the following news release: A new partnership between Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University and the Center for New Medicines (CNM) at Emory University School of Medicine, announced last spring, will expedite the drug discovery pipeline that translates fundamental biological discoveries into next generations of lifesaving treatments for patients with cancer. The CNM's first six funded projects focus on cancer  more

Ga. Gov. Kemp Announces Plans for Third Special Tax Refund for Hardworking Georgians
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, Speaker of the House Jon Burns, and members of the Georgia General Assembly, today announced plans to return over $1 billion to the taxpayers of Georgia via a third special tax rebate. The proposed one-time, special refund would mirror previous rebates, returning $250 to single tax filers, $375 to  more

Ga. Gov. Kemp: New American International Group Office Hub to Create 600 Metro Atlanta Jobs
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 23, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that American International Group, Inc. (AIG), a leading global insurance company, will establish a new innovation hub in DeKalb County. The facility will triple AIG's current Atlanta-area office space to accommodate over 1,000 employees, including the creation of more than 600 new roles over the next five years. "Again and again, job creators a  more

Georgia Southern University Receives $26K Grant to Fund Programming Aimed at Reducing Substance Abuse
STATESBORO, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Georgia Southern University's Office of Student Wellness & Health Promotion has been awarded a grant from the Governor's Office of Highway Safety (GOHS) with federal funds from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The $26,558.73 grant will be allocated during the FY25 grant year, which runs from Oct. 1, 2024, to Sept. 30, 2025. It will fund substance use harm reduction strategi  more

Joseph McNelis Joins Constangy's Philadelphia Office as Newest Cyber Team Partner
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy is pleased to announce that Joseph McNelis has joined the firm's Cyber Team as a partner. He will be based in the firm's Philadelphia office. Joe joins the Cyber Team, where he will represent clients in class action matters arising from data security incidents, wire fraud claims, and other privacy-related litigation. He has served as incident response counsel in over 150  more

Kennesaw State Undergraduate Researcher Tackles End-of-Life Communication
KENNESAW, Georgia, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Kennesaw State University student researcher Ella Smith is exploring how death and the final words between parents and children impact self-esteem and closure in mourning. A KSU Journey Honors College student from Cartersville, Georgia, Smith has focused on end-of-life communication through the university's First-Year Scholars Program. The research is deeply personal, because she has experienced  more

Meet Dr. A. Ligia Focsan, Winner of VSU's 2024 Presidential Excellence Award for Research
VALDOSTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: Dr. Richard A. Carvajal, president of Valdosta State University, recently honored Dr. A. Ligia Focsan with the 2024 Presidential Excellence Award for Research. The Presidential Excellence Award for Research recognizes a faculty member with a strong record of creative scholarship. Focsan joined the faculty of VSU's College of Science and Mathematics in 2011. She currently serves as a professor in the Department   more

Troutman Pepper's Brett Ashton Mason Honored With Richard H. Krochock Award by DRI for Exemplary Leadership and Mentorship
ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 24 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: Brett Ashton Mason, a partner in Troutman Pepper's Health Sciences Litigation Practice Group, has been awarded the Richard H. Krochock Award by DRI. The award honors an individual who has "provided exemplary leadership to the DRI Young Lawyers Committee through sponsorship or participation in its programs and activities, who has provided guidance, support, and service as a mentor to the members of the Young Law  more

UC-Riverside: Uncertainty as Nov. 5 Election Looms - 'Too Close to Call'
RIVERSIDE, California, Oct. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UCR expert Andy Crosby says the polls show swing states divided between Harris and Trump, but within the margin of error * * * Polling and surveys expert Andy Crosby with the UCR School of Public Policy has analyzed polls throughout the 2024 election cycle. With two weeks to go, he looks in this article in particular at what polls are telling us about the "swing states" -  more