Big Blue Friday caters to UWG fans
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013, 7:48am
CARROLLTON, Ga. -- The first Big Blue Friday of the University of West Georgia's athletic year will be held Jan. 11.
Big Blue Friday is a tradition that gives Carrollton businesses the opportunity to show their UWG spirit.
"We are excited about the enthusiasm our fan base has and look forward to another successful Big Blue Friday," UWG senior associate athletic director Eddie Duffey said in a statement.
Certain shops and services will offer discounts to anyone who wears UWG Wolves gear on Big Blue Friday. Participating locations include Advantage Office Solutions, American Pie Pizzeria, The Border Mexican Restaurant, Carroll County Animal Hospital, Chick-fil-A, Harry T's Car Wash, Next Level Sports Center, Ozier Apparel, Papa John's, Shane's Rib Shack and the UWG Bookstore.
Big Blue Friday will follow Thursday's 7:30 basketball game against Valdosta State, and will precede Saturday's tangle with West Florida.
Walmart gives grant to UWG
Monday, December 10th, 2012, 9:18am
CARROLLTON, Ga. -- Students in the Richards College of Business at the University of West Georgia recently learned about the business world from someone on the front lines.
Kelvin Hall, general manager for the Walmart.com facility in Carrollton, spoke to students on the university's ENACTUS team about career paths and current business trends.
"I was really impressed with the way the students were able to take their general knowledge about Walmart as consumers and link it with the corporate information Mr. Hall was providing," Richards College faculty member Monica Smith said after Hall's lecture.
In conjunction with Hall's appearance, Walmart gave UWG a $2,000 grant to split between its Center for Economic Education and its Center for Diversity and Inclusion.
LittlePINKBook.com holds 8th Annual Fall Empowerment event
Friday, November 30th, 2012, 4:06pm
LittlePINKBook.com, the digital platform for career women, hosted its 8th Annual Fall Empowerment Event on November 13. More than 300 professional women attended the luncheon event, at the Atlanta History Center, along with more than 550 unique viewers joining via live stream. Some viewers planned gatherings of 50 or more women and leveraged the event to enhance their own business and networking meetings in cities across the globe.
The executives on the panel candidly answered questions related to their career paths to the C-Suite. Glenda Umaña, anchor at CNN en Español, was the event's moderator. Read LittlePINKBook.com's "Top 10 Takeaways" for favorite thoughts shared by the three panelists:
· Teri List-Stoll, SVP and Treasurer, Procter & Gamble
Kmart closes Athens store for final time
Submitted by Michael H. King, Digital Executive Producer
Tuesday, September 25th, 2012, 5:36pm
ATHENS, Ga. - The Kmart store in Athens along Barnett Shoals Road closed for the final time Sunday.
The store was among a list of 120 stores nationally that Kmart's parent, Sears Holdings, said late last year they would be shuttering nationwide. Locations in Douglasville, Jonesboro and on Cleveland Avenue in Atlanta have already closed.
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Employees in the store were offered the opportunity to apply for positions at other Kmart stores.
Kmart stores in Marietta, Covington, Canton, Mableton, Snellville, Hiram, Peachtree City, Cartersville, Carrollton and Rome remain open.
Bojangles' adding 7 metro Atlanta restaurants
Submitted by Atlanta Busines... on Friday, June 1st, 12:22 pm
ATLANTA -- A chain of chicken restaurants is finding Georgia, and especially metro Atlanta, to be one of its best markets.
Charlotte, N.C.-based Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'N Biscuits expects to add nine new restaurants, including seven in metro Atlanta, by the end of 2012. Locations include Canton, Cartersville, Cornelia, Jefferson, Lithia Springs, Tifton, Toccoa, Villa Rica, and at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Most are franchises, but at least two of the new stores will be company-owned, according to Bojangles' Restaurants Inc. executive vice president Eric Newman.
The chain plans an additional seven stores in 2013.
"The growth has picked up in Atlanta more than any other," Newman said. "It's our No. 1 growth market right now."
Restaurants typically are 3,800 square feet and employ about 15 people, Newman said. Each location requires an investment of about $1.7 million.
Dept. of Labor launches system to improve unemployment insurance
Monday, April 30th, 2012, 12:23pm
ATLANTA -- The Georgia Department of Labor recently rolled out a new electronic system designed to increase efficiency and reduce costs of operating the state's unemployment insurance program.
Georgia is one of 10 states to adopt the State Information Data Exchange (SIDES) E-response. It allows employers to respond promptly to the Department of Labor when a former worker files an unemployment claim, according to state Labor Commissioner Mark Butler.
"This new online capability is part of our continuing effort to make the Georgia Department of Labor more user-friendly and technologically up-to-date," Butler said in a statement. "This will significantly speed communications between the labor department and employers. At the same time, it will help prevent some overpayments to people who might not be eligible for benefits, saving us from having to go back and try to collect money from ineligible applicants."
UHY's David Barton to Share Knowledge on Service Organization Audits February 14
Submitted by msleff on Tuesday, February 14th, 1:35 am
Webinar will focus on data center audit standards and assessments
David Barton will address professional service organizations and their customers and lead a discussion on data center audit standards and assessments during a webinar Tuesday, February 14th from 2:00 – 3:00 p.m.