Saturday - November 23, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Saturday November 02, 2024 ( 15 items )  

Clarke Central Football Senior Jack Mullen Named Piedmont Athens Regional Athlete of the Month
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Athens, Ga. (October 31, 2024) - Jack Mullen, a senior football player at Clarke Central High School, is Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center's Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Athlete of the Month. The Athlete of the Month award is given each month to a student athlete who has shown perseverance while dealing with an injury or illness. Mullen suffered a midfoot injury during a football game in 2023, known as a Lisf  more

CNN and Hyundai Motor Company Join Forces to Launch a New Campaign Celebrating Changemakers and Visionaries
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- CNN issued the following news: CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) and Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor) are partnering on a cross-platform campaign dedicated to showcasing inspiring success stories from around the world. This campaign will offer a dynamic blend of advertising, branded content, and sponsorship solutions, bringing Hyundai Motor's brand vision of "Progress for Humanity" and its entrepreneurial spirit of innovation to life through stories that will  more

Coca Cola Company Announces New Reporting Lines for Costa Coffee and Innocent Businesses to Europe Operating Unit
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: * * * Changes Will Simplify Reporting Structure * * * The Coca Cola Company announced today that innocent Drinks and Costa Coffee will report to the company's Europe operating unit, effective Jan. 1, 2025. These organizational changes are intended to streamline and simplify the current structure. There are no significant numbers of employment changes, as the vast majority of current roles will continue.  more

Ga. A.G. Carr Announces Multimillion Dollar Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers in Multistate Price-Fixing Litigation
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the State of Georgia has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories in reaching two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex. Totaling $49.1 million, the cooperation agreements and settlements resolve allegations that both companies engaged in widespread, long-running conspiraci  more

Ga. Gov. Kemp Announces New Disaster Relief Measure for Georgia Farmers
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Nov. 1, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the Georgia State Financing and Investment Commission (GSFIC) has unanimously approved a proposal redirecting $100 million to the Georgia Development Authority (GDA) for the purpose of providing disaster relief financial support for farmers and debris cleanup for timber producers impacted by Hurricane Helene. This funding will provide essential fin  more

Ga. Gov. Kemp: SOLARCYCLE Accelerates Plans for Polk County Operation
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that SOLARCYCLE, an advanced technology-based solar recycling company, will accelerate its expansion into Polk County to meet increasing demand for solar panel recycling services. The company is investing an additional $62 million to increase its panel recycling capacity to 10 million solar panels per year and create 640 new full-time jobs. "As G  more

Giving Machines Some Perspective: A Conversation with Georgia Gkioxari
PASADENA, California, Nov. 1 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Imagine one day in the future hiring a robot to come clean your home. To accomplish its prescribed task, the robot would need to navigate a potentially extremely cluttered environment, avoid or interact in a safe way with any people or pets moving in the space, and manage to clean and organize a variety of objects. This would likely involve interacting with other machines, and the robot would need   more

Gulfstream Completes Emissions Testing of Sustainable Aviation Fuel With Zero Sulfur
SAVANNAH, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Gulfstream Aerospace, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Preliminary Results Show Positive Progress in Decreasing Overall Environmental Impacts * * * Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. today announced its successful completion of ground emissions testing of 100% neat sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) containing zero sulfur on the all-new Gulfstream G700. Powered by Rolls-Royce Pearl 700 engines, the G700 ground emis  more

Jones Lang LaSalle: Atlanta Industrial Portfolio Sold to COFE Properties
CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 2 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale of Whittier Mill and Cobblestone, a two-property in-fill industrial portfolio * * * ATLANTA, Nov. 1, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale of Whittier Mill and Cobblestone, a two-property industrial portfolio totaling 179,268 square feet, located within the Atlanta, Georgia MSA. JLL represented the sell  more

Kennesaw State Researcher Earns NIH Grant to Investigate Health Factors Related to Obesity Using AI
KENNESAW, Georgia, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported that obesity is prevalent in more than 40 percent of U.S. adults. To combat this, Kennesaw State University assistant professor Liang Zhao aims to use artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to explore health determinants that lead to obesity in rural areas. Zhao's research, supported by a $51,747 National Institute  more

Mercer University: Maternal Health Observership Program Graduates Exhibit Research at Federal Summit
ATLANTA, Georgia, Nov. 2 (TNSres) -- Mercer University issued the following news: * * * Editor's Note: This story was written by Kedrick Williams, D.H.A., M.P.H., a senior rural health project manager for the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center at Mercer University School of Medicine. * * * Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center Maternal Health Observership Program graduates presented their research projects at the Georgia Maternal Health Summit held on Sept. 24 at the Sam Nunn Atlanta Fe  more

Piedmont Walton Presents Social Circle Police Officer David Kain With First Friday Hero Award
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Monroe, Ga. - Piedmont Walton Hospital has named Social Circle Police Officer David Kain the First Friday Hero for November. Officer Kain was nominated by Social Circle Police Sergeant Brian Borek for representing "the very best of modern-day law enforcement and...the Social Circle Police Department." Officer Kain is credited with performing life-saving measures twice in July 2024. In early July, Officer Kain was dis  more

Piedmont: Partnership Between Hospital and School System Helps Student Athletes on and Off the Field
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 1 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Stockbridge, Ga. (October 31, 2024) - Recently, Piedmont Henry Hospital, Piedmont Orthopedics, OrthoAtlanta, and the Henry County Schools announced a partnership that will provide certified athletic trainers to three high schools in the county. In addition to being on the sidelines for athletic events at Woodland, Luella, and Dutchtown, the trainers build relationships with student athletes and their families and focus  more

Piedmont: Public Safety Officer Named First Friday Hero
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Nov. 2 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Columbus, Ga. (November 1, 2024) - Piedmont Columbus Regional has named deputy Chad Haynes with Piedmont Columbus Regional's Public Safety team the organization's First Friday Hero for the month of November. A husband and wife were driving into town when suddenly the wife started to show signs of a stroke. The husband called ahead to the hospital to alert the Emergency Department of their arrival. Once at the hospital  more

Toyota Drives Student Success With $80,000 Donation to Schools in Arizona and Georgia in Support of Music Education
PLANO, Texas, Nov. 2 -- Toyota Motor Sales USA issued the following news on Nov. 1, 2024: Toyota announced today a donation of $80,000 to schools in Arizona and Georgia, providing them with the funds to support the schools' existing music education programs. The benefitting schools include Chandler High School, in Chandler, Ariz., and Fulton County Schools (FCS), Benjamin Banneker High School and Tri-Cities High School in Atlanta, Ga A student event was hosted at Tri-Cities High School with sp  more