Get Inside the Food Studio at Taste of Atlanta
Catch Atlanta's Culinary Talent at Inside The Food Studio - an educational foodie seminar Read More
More than 100 Professionals Attend Premier Social Media Integration Conference
Representatives from top Atlanta companies - Home Depot, the Atlanta Falcons, Georgia Public Broadcasting, The Weather Channel, Georgia Pacific, and many more - come together to take social media skills to the next level Read More
GMSDC Makes History as Three Georgia Companies Win Regional Awards
Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council Companies Shine With Regional Honors In Miami Oct 27 Read More
Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall celebrates employee's transition from homelessness
Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall celebrates employee's transition from homelessness to full employment Read More
Just 4 Days Until Taste of Atlanta 2010
If you purchase VIP or General Admission Tickets before Friday, Oct 22 at midnight, you get a discount Read More
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, Women's Rights Icons Gather at Spelman
Join Cosby Chair Shirley Franklin for "A Conversation: Women of Conviction and Courage Who Changed the Law," Wednesday, Oct. 20. Reception at 6 p.m., program at 6:30 p.m. Read More
Karen Handel To Speak at Oct. 22 Pocketbook Politics Luncheon
Learn what former Secretary of State Karen Handel has heard from women throughout the state and from her peers across the nation Read More
Downtowners at Sweet Auburn Curb Market October 17, 2010
Meet me at the Market! Downtowners is a free monthly event to experience restaurants or venues in Downtown. This month enjoy a complimentary drink and tastings from restaurants in the Sweet Auburn Curb Market. Read More
Fellowship in Leadership for Physicians Open House: 10/29/10
Coles Executive Education Programs launches Fellowship in Leadership for Physicians in January Read More
City of Atlanta and Southeast Environmental Leaders to Dialogue on Atlanta's New Sustainability Plan at EXPO
The City of Atlanta's Sustainability Plan, "Power to Change," will be presented to environmental leaders throughout the Southeast region in an in-depth forum at the upcoming GreenBusiness Works EXPO: "Poised for Prosperity." Read More
Awards Results for TiE Atlanta Gala 2010 - Celebrating Entrepreneurs!
Annual gala event hosted by entrepreneurial, non-profit organization, TiE Atlanta, featured keynote speaker Michael Coles, founder and Chairman Emeritus of the Great American Cookie Company Read More
Cadence Group Chosen by Centers for Disease Control as Information Management Vendor
Cadence Group will provide a broad range of information technology services that support the global health mission of CDC. The contract enables CDC to order services from Cadence Group for the next ten years. Read More
Chilean Camenere Wine Dinner at Legal Sea Foods on November 2
With Juan Sabja, winemaker, Conca y Toro Wine Estates - $65 Read More
Networking in the Digital Age - AMA Marketing Tech Breakfast
Whether you're looking to land a job, close a deal, find new talent or discuss hot topics with peers, social networks are the new way to build and leverage relationships in today's digital age. October 28, 2010 Read More
DMA-Atlanta Luncheon | Tue, Oct 26th, 11:30 AM -1:30 PM | Web Revolution
Join Deb Pasquale, Client Partner @ Razorfish for an enlightening discussion of what's new and actionable in the ever-changing digital marketing world! Read More
EarthShare of Georgia Announces New Employee Giving Campaigns
EarthShare of Georgia has raised nearly 4 million dollars for its environmental member groups through employee giving campaigns. Read More
NPR CEO, Vivian Schiller, Discusses the Organization's Success Story at the Atlanta Press Club
Vivian Schiller, President and CEO of NPR, will be the featured speaker at the Atlanta Press Club's Newsmaker Luncheon on Thursday, October 21. This event is co-sponsored by Georgia Public Broadcasting and Public Broadcasting Atlanta. Read More
Number of years since Blockbuster opened its first store: 25.
Number of years it took Blockbuster to begin rent-by-mail after Netflix began offering it: 6.
Number of Netflix customers today: 15 million.
Estimated number of Blockbuster stores that will close now that it has filed for bankruptcy: 66 percent.
(Time)
Percentage of teenagers with a job in 2001: 45 percent.
In 2010: 26 percent.
Number of people under the age of 25 who've lost their jobs since 2008: 2.75 million.
Percentage of the 7 percent jobless over the age of 55 who have been out of a job for more than six months: 50 percent.
Decline in home equity among US homeowners since 2006: -48 percent.
(Marketwatch)
Number of FORTUNE 500 CEOs who are women: 12.
Number who have children: 11.
For every dollar earned by a male manager, amount earned by a female manager: 79¢.
(Wall Street Journal)
"Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
- George Burns
Leah Peterson has been promoted to Vice President of Client Development for the award-winning digital agency, Response Mine Interactive (RMI). Her responsibilities include new business development, strategic planning, and marketing for the Atlanta-based agency. Peterson joined RMI in 2007 as an account supervisor who managed a team of 16 on the day-to-day responsibilities for The Home Depot's paid, affiliate and natural search efforts. In 2009, Peterson was promoted to director of client development and now serves as one of the agency's vice presidents.
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