ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- Constangy, Brooks, Smith and Prophete, a law firm, issued the following news release: Constangy partners Angelique Lyons and David Steffen will speak at the 2024 Tax Collector Conference. Angelique's session on compliance with disability and leave laws is scheduled for Tuesday, August 27th from 10 - 10:50 a.m. David will present an employment law update in the same time slot on Wednesday, August 28th. Angelique leads Constangy's Tampa and Port St. Lucie o  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 16, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced the hire of former Cobb County Assistant District Attorney Timothy Ruffini to lead Georgia's first statewide Organized Retail Crime Unit. Ruffini will oversee a team of prosecutors and investigators dedicated to combating the criminal networks that are engaged in recurring thefts and acts of violence targeting businesses throughout the   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 -- The Georgia Department of Driver Services issued the following news release: Please take notice that on September 23, 2024, at 9:00 am at the Department of Driver Services, 2206 East View Parkway, Conyers, Georgia, a public hearing will be held for the presentation of the proposed administrative rule changes, which are hereunto attached and incorporated by reference. The proposed Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. rule changes are listed below: Amended: 375-3-3-.23: Pauper's Af  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Georgia Tech's record $5.3 billion economic impact for 2023 underscores its leading role in driving Georgia's economic growth and job creation, with the highest state impact and employment contribution. * * * For Fiscal Year 2023, Georgia Tech has achieved a record economic impact of $5.3 billion, the highest of any public university in the state, according to a new report by the University  more

KENNESAW, Georgia, Aug. 17 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: While leading an education abroad experience to Ireland this past summer, Kennesaw State University Assistant Professor of Marketing Prachi Gala was invited to visit the historic Irish College Leuven in Belgium, where she was offered a faculty fellowship that is already leading to international education opportunities for KSU students. As part of Gala's partnership with Irish College Leuven, she is laun  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 16 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * New research suggests U.S. states with clean energy policies provide benefits to their neighbors, including states without their own renewable energy policies. * * * While the U.S. federal government has clean energy targets, they are not binding. Most economically developed countries have mandatory policies designed to bolster renewable electricity production. Because the U.S. lacks an enf  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Aug. 17 (TNSres) -- The University of South Alabama issued the following news release: Julia Nelson, a University of South Alabama mechanical engineering graduate, has been selected as a 2024 Phi Kappa Phi recipient. She is one of 54 students nationwide receiving an $8,500 fellowship for graduate study. Nelson will begin pursuing her Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Georgia Tech this fall. Founded in 1897, Phi Kappa Phi is the nation's oldest, largest and most selective hono  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 16 -- Spelman College issued the following news: Two Spelman College students were recently named 2024 White House HBCU Scholars by the White House Initiative on Educational Equity, Excellence and Economic Development through Historically Black Colleges and Universities. The initiative recognizes scholars who have not only exhibited outstanding academic prowess but have also shown a profound dedication to serving and leading within their communities. Alexandra Nelson, C'  more