How does a 65-year-old company grow younger fast? Find out at BMA Atlanta on Oct. 14
Chris Hood of Manheim Specialty Auctions presents a B2B Case Study on Driving Sales with Integrated Marketing Read More
HSMAI-GA 14th Annual Chinese Auction
Toss your quarters in the bucket, waive your numbered auction paddle, listen for the GONG, and be prepared for lots of fun and laughter as we celebrate The Year of the Tiger - HSMAI Georgia fashion. Read More
Stone Mountain Park's Pumpkin Festival Introduces New Family Scavenger Hunt
Fall adventure is close by as families are invited to soak in autumn colors, local adventure and good old-fashioned family entertainment and activities at Stone Mountain Park's 8th Annual Pumpkin Festival to take place each weekend during October. Read More
Atlanta Ad Club - Evening with Joel Lunenfeld, CEO, Moxie Interactive
Learn from Joel Lunenfeld, CEO, as he shares how technology is blending creativity. Read More
Atlanta Community Remembrance Celebration
The Atlanta community will honor the life and legacy of activist Margaret 'Peggy' Harper at 2 p.m. Saturday, October 9 at the 755 Club at Turner Field, located at 755 Hank Aaron Drive, SW. Read More
In the Battle Against Breast Cancer, Fight Like a Girl!
Join Gwinnett Medical Center and Partnership Gwinnett Friday Oct. 22, from 7:30 to 9 a.m. at Gwinnett Technical College. Win day-spa certificates & more raffle prizes - RSVP at gmc-rsvp.org or 678-312-3452 Read More
Womenetics presents the Georgia Pacific Scholarship - $9000 to five bright students
GA Pacific partners with Womenetics to promote scholarship, ideas and action surrounding global women's issues. Read More
Belk to Unveil New Exterior Store Signage
New Belk logo signage on exterior of flagship store at Phipps Plaza will be unveiled in a special presentation. Belk will also make a check presentation to one of its longstanding community partners, Junior League of Atlanta. Read More
Hispanic Pastor, Advocate First Lecturer for Mercer's Center for Theology and Public Life
Mercer University's Center for Theology and Public Life will host The Rev. Gabriel Salguero, a leading Hispanic progressive Protestant pastor, for a series of lectures on Oct. 11 and 12 in Atlanta. Read More
Home Buyers Incentives Abundant on Atlanta Real Estate Forum
Are you in the market for Atlanta real estate? Start your search by reviewing the home buyers incentives on Atlanta’s favorite source for real estate news. Read More
Percentage of home sales, April-June, that involves foreclosed homes: 25%.
Number of foreclosures approved by just one GMAC team last December without verifying their accuracy: 10,000.
Percentage of foreclosure paperwork that is faulty, according to one prominent foreclosure attorney: 75%.
(BusinessWeek)
Percentage of respondents that says social networking is a waste of time: 36%.
Who say fantasy sports are a waste of time: 25%.
Watching TV: 23%.
Shopping: 9%.
(60 Minutes/Vanity Fair)
At $54 billion, rank of Bill Gates among the wealthiest Americans: 1.
At $45 billion, rank of Warren Buffett: 2.
At $27 billion, rank of Larry Ellison: 3.
At $12.5 billion, rank of Anne Cox Chambers: 19.
At $6.2 billion, rank of James Cox Kennedy: 38.
At $1.6 billion, rank of Truett Cathy of Chick-fil-A: 252.
At $1.5 billion, rank of Bernie Marcus: 269.
At $1.2 billion, rank of Arthur Blank of the Atlanta Falcons: 332.
(Forbes)
"A ship in harbor is safe - but that is not what ships are for."
- John A. Shedd, Salt from My Attic
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Kristi Porter, Orange;
Christy Nutter, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children;
Laura Nolte, Green Theory, LLC;
T. Lenae Love, Starr Gal Enterprises, Inc.;
Robyn Lacasse, Love For Kids.
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