Georgia Lottery debuts Decades of Dollars
The Georgia Lottery is introducing a multi-state game with the opportunity to win millions of dollars. Decades of Dollars is a new game with a top prize of $250,000 every year for 30 years. Read More
WIT Foundation Awards $28,000 in Grants to Local High Schools and Robotics Program
Women in Technology's WIT Foundation is announcing today the winners of $28,000 in grants provided to local high schools and Georgia FIRST Robotics program. Read More
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival Celebrates 11th Year
AM 1690 and Newstalk 1160 sponsor Atlanta Jewish Film Festival in the event's 11th year. Read More
GAGOP Foundation Breakfast:The Current State of Agriculture, GA's Largest Industry
Featuring Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, Senator John Bulloch, Representative Tom McCall and Representative Mike Keown Read More
The 25th Annual AMA Collegiate Conference and Job Fair is Near
In this era of thousands of applicants for only a few hundred jobs, we must learn to hone in on our skills and develop strategies to market ourselves as the best candidate for the job. How are you to do that? Read More
TiE Atlanta Welcomes Rajeev Dhawa, Director of Economic Forecasting at Georgia State
Plan to attend this event and learn more on the economy in 2011 as Dr. Rajeev Dhawan presents "The Future of the American Economy - Bright Spots with a Few Clouds." This is the first of TiE's Crystal Ball Series for 2011, co-sponsored with GIACC. Read More
New Downtown Arts Venue to Host Central Atlanta Progress/ADID
Pemberton Place, adjacent to the World of Coca-Cola, will serve as this year's venue for the Annual Meeting of Central Atlanta Progress and the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District, Tuesday, March 15th at 8 a.m. Read More
PRSA Feb. 18 Meeting: Chick-fil-A Turns Up the Heat: How Buzz Can Spice Up a New Product Launch
Learn how Chick-fil-A and Jackson Spalding developed a multifaceted campaign for the launch of the Spicy Chicken Sandwich, the company's first new sandwich in 20 years. Read More
An Evening with Max Cleland
Max Cleland, Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission and former U.S. Senator from Georgia will speak at a special evening program on Monday, February 7. Cleland will sign copies of his book, Heart of a Partriot. Read More
NARI Atlanta, and Southface EarthCraft Renovation Team Join Forces
NARI Atlanta is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with Southface and the EarthCraft Renovation program. Read More
Federal Reserve Chief Dennis Lockhart Addresses Forum on Managing Public Debt
February 10th panel features Swiss, British and Canadian perspectives as well as our own. The event brings together economic policy makers for a lively discussion. Read More
One Path Summit Announces Final Speakers including Suzanne Somers
This integrative conference facilitates collaboration between traditional and complementary medical practitioners that leads to optimal healthcare practices. Attend the One Path Summit and share dialogue with medical experts! Read More
The date is approaching quickly for the 2011 Atlanta ADDY Awards
Be sure to experience Atlanta's premiere awards ceremony which focuses on innovation and creativity in all areas of advertising. Read More
Private Bank of Buckhead's Laverde chosen for MS Leadership Class
Private Bank of Buckhead's Carlos Laverde is one of 50 corporate leaders chosen for this year's MS Leadership Class, an effort of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Georgia Chapter. www.PrivateBankOfBuckhead.com Read More
'Spin to End (AIDS)' indoor cycling fundraiser slated for February 12
Spin to End (AIDS) 2011: Indoor cycling fundraiser benefits Action Cycling Atlanta and AIDS vaccine research - Noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, February 12, at Emory's woodPEC cycling studio. www.SpinToEnd.org Read More
EarthShare of Georgia Announces 2011 Earth Day Leadership Breakfast Keynote Speaker
Rhett Turner to speak at the 2011 EarthShare of Georgia Earth Day Leadership Breakfast Read More
Ashton Woods Woodbridge Crossing Community Now Open
Ashton Woods Homes, one of Atlanta's premier new home builders announces the opening of Woodbridge Crossing, its fourth new home community to open since December. Read More
Percentage of energy, consumed by the average household, that comes from natural gas: 52%.
From electricity: 37%.
From propane: 5%.
(Newsweek)
Percentage accuracy rate of Punxsutaeney Phil: 39%.
Number of text messages sent every second: 815,000.
Projected percentage increase in cellular data usage by 2016: 26x.
(The Daily)
Milestone that will soon be reached by the world's population: 7 billion.
Number of square miles required to hold every inhabitant of the world standing shoulder to shoulder: 500.
The approximate size of Los Angeles: 500 square miles.
(National Geographic)
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Chick-fil-A on the Hot Seat: Social media cuts both ways
Thu, 03 Feb 2011
The sudden emergence of a story that accuses Chick-fil-A of being anti-gay shows why it’s so important to respond quickly.
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