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• CDC and FDA Recommend Pause On Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations

  14-04-2021 03:18 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CW44 News At 10) – UPDATE: Tuesday, the CDC and Food and Drug Administration announced they are recommending states and vaccine providers pause disbursement of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
  On Tuesday, the CDC and FDA announced they identified six women between the ages of 18 and 48 who were diagnosed with a rare and serious blood clot called Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis, paired with a blow blood platelet count. Unfortunately, of the six, one woman has died.
  According to the CDC,
  
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• Rebuilding Together Atlanta Awarded National Grant For Westside Revitalization Projects

  13-04-2021 22:41 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW6 News at 10) — A $150,000 grant is breathing new life into Atlanta’s Westside, including the homes of some seniors and veterans.
  Cheryl Grier says her family had trouble getting her 87-year-old mother, Ella Mitchell, down the steps outside her home of more than 50 years. “We knew we couldn’t afford to pay for the type of ramp and equipment she needed.” Grier came across the non-profit volunteer-run Rebuilding Together Atlanta. “Not o
  
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• DPH Follows FDA And CDC Guidance Pausing J&J Vaccinations In Georgia

  13-04-2021 21:11 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10)
  PRESS RELEASE:
  Following the guidance and recommendations of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) is pausing J&J (Janssen) vaccinations in Georgia until further notice. The FDA and CDC are reviewing data involving six reported cases of a rare and severe type of blood clot occurring in women aged 18-48 about a week after vaccination. None of the six cases ar
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Is A Fourth Relief Payment Coming?

  13-04-2021 02:42 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS DFW) — The country is speculating about a possible fourth stimulus check, even as the third round of economic relief is still reaching eligible Americans. Around 156 million payments of up to $1,400 per person have been issued in over the last few weeks. That’s most of the $422 billion allotted in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. Paper checks and EIP cards continue to arrive by mail.
  These relief payments are part of a broad effort to cushion COVID
  
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• Researchers Launch ‘Rapid-Response Team’ to Track Environmental Impacts of Piney Point Leak

  13-04-2021 00:30 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  Manatee County (CW44 News At 10) – Last week, CW44 News sat down with national environment advocacy nonprofit Ocean Conservancy as they called on Environmental Protection for a solution to the Piney Point leak. Now they’re working with researchers to launch a rapid response team to track those impacts.
  As efforts in finding a solution to the Manatee County reservoir leak continue, environmental experts from the University of Florida and Ocean Conservancy are working to get ahead
  
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• Wild Ride: Suspects Identified In Carroll County Police Chase

  12-04-2021 22:04 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10/CNN) – New details have emerged in the police chase and shooting in Carroll County Monday morning.
  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) reports that three officers were injured, one man is dead and One is in custody.
  Aaron Jajuan Shelton, age 22, of Birmingham, Alabama is in custody.  He has has been charged with 5 counts of aggravated assault and 3 counts of aggravated battery.  The deceased is Pier Alexander Shelton, age 28, of Birmingham, Ala
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Is A Fourth Relief Payment Coming Your Way?

  12-04-2021 19:24 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS DFW) — The country is speculating about a possible fourth stimulus check, even as the third round of economic relief is still reaching eligible Americans. Around 156 million payments of up to $1,400 per person have been issued in over the last few weeks. That’s most of the $422 billion allotted in President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. Paper checks and EIP cards continue to arrive by mail.
  These relief payments are part of a broad effort to cushion COVID
  
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• Deal Between Battery Firms A Big Lift For Georgia

  12-04-2021 18:11 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10/CNN) – An intellectual property settlement deal between two major makers of lithium batteries used for electric ends a dispute that threatened to curtail the supply of batteries needed to step up US production of EVs.
  The deal reached Sunday between South Korean companies LG Energy Solution and SK Innovation will have SK pay LG 2 trillion Korean won, or $1.8 billion, apportioned into lump-sum payments and a running royalty.
  The deal also means that S
  
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• UPDATE: One Suspect Dead, Three Officers Injured During Carroll County Police Chase

  12-04-2021 17:45 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10/CNN) – The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) reports that three officers were injured, one man is dead and another is in custody after a Carroll County police chase early Monday.Update: Three officers are injured. One man is dead. One man is in custody. Our public affairs office will issue a written press release today. https://t.co/tKf138iZQD
  — GA Bureau of Investigation (@GBI_GA) April 12, 2021The officers from the Carroll County Sheriff’s Of
  
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• BREAKING: Three Officers Shot During Carrol County Police Chase

  12-04-2021 15:45 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10/CNN) – The Georgia Bureaus of Investigation (GBI) reports that three officers were injured, one man is dead and another is in custody after a Carroll County police chase early Monday.
  The chase was initiated by the Georgia State Patrol, and “multiple agencies joined the pursuit,” said Ashley Hulsey, a spokesperson for the sheriff’s office.
  “There were multiple officers shot resulting in multiple injuries,” Hulsey told CNN Monday.
  
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• Braves Chief People Officer on how to heal from ASG move: 'Honor where people are with their feelings'

  11-04-2021 19:00 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Atlanta Business Chronicle catches up with Braves executive DeRetta Cole Rhodes about her career path, having a growth mindset and how her organization is healing from the All-Star Game relocation.
  
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• UPDATE: St. Pete Man Identified In Fatal Saturday Shooting

  11-04-2021 16:50 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday afternoon in St. Pete.
  Credit: Google Maps | CW44 News At 10
  Investigators with the St. Petersburg Police Department are searching for answers following a shooting that happened shortly after 1 pm. Authorities say a 30-year-old man was shot on Freemont Terrace South and 32nd Street.
  The victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. SPPD released an update just after 4pm Saturday t
  
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• Sneak peek at $30M immersive entertainment venue coming to the Atlanta Beltline

  11-04-2021 04:52 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  "People are going to come not just from Atlanta but from all over the Southeast," Illuminarium Experiences CEO Alan Greenberg said.
  
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• Pasco Schools May Eliminate Mask Requirement For Students By The End Of April

  10-04-2021 23:50 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  PASCO COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – The Pasco County School district announced it might not enforce mask-wearing by the end of April 2021.
  The announcement comes after the Pasco County Government decided to end its local mask mandate on Monday. The decision has parents in Pasco County divided.
  Rachel Foley says, “My son shouldn’t have to wear a mask to school if I don’t say that he doesn’t have to. I think it should kind of be a parent’s choice at this poin
  
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• Career Criminal Allegedly Burglarizes Goodwill, Leads Deputy On Chase

  10-04-2021 23:40 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  LAKELAND, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – A career criminal is behind bars yet again after allegedly burglarizing a Goodwill and leading a deputy on a chase.
  Credit: PCSO | CW44 News At 10
  The Polk County Sheriff’s Office say they arrested arrested a man late Tuesday night, April 6, 2021, after he burglarized a Goodwill Store in Lakeland then attempted to elude deputies.
  At about 11:40 PM, a deputy noticed 53-year-old Charles Gozzola of Lakeland, arrive at the Goodwill store at 5411 So
  
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• New Healthcare Initiative Supports Permanent Telehealth Services in Florida

  10-04-2021 23:20 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CW44 News at 10) – Friday, local advocates for Florida’s legislative policies launched a new initiative to highlight the growing grassroots support for permanent telehealth services across the state.
  “On March 9th, I had my third back surgery. It was a spinal fusion. The surgery went well. I was fortunate to be able to come home relatively quickly,” explained Robert Buckels, a resident of Fort Myers, Florida. For the last 13 months, millions of Florida residents became s
  
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• Piney Point Reservoir: Engineers Shift Focus To Cleaning Remaining Wastewater

  10-04-2021 22:40 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Manatee County Administrator Dr. Scott Hopes says the flow of water from Piney Point has stopped and companies are preparing to clean the water that remains in the pond.
  Piney Point Wastewater Leak in Florida
  The Piney Point reservoir started off with roughly 480 million gallons of water and over the last week has steadily decrease to 240 million, with a lot of that wastewater being emptied into Tampa Bay.
  Manatee County Administrator Dr. Scott Hope
  
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• UPDATE: St. Pete Man Killed In Shooting Saturday Afternoon

  10-04-2021 22:18 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday afternoon in St. Pete.
  Credit: Google Maps | CW44 News At 10
  Investigators with the St. Petersburg Police Department are searching for answers following a shooting that happened shortly after 1 pm. Authorities say a 30-year-old man was shot on Freemont Terrace South and 32nd Street.
  The victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries. SPPD released an update just after 4pm Saturday t
  
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• Florida Man Sentenced To 40 Years For Sexual Battery Of A Child

  10-04-2021 22:05 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – A Beverly Hills, Florida Man will be spending the next 40 years of his life behind bars for molesting and sexually assaulting a child.
  Credit: CCSO | CW44 News At 10
  Thursday, the honorable Judge Richard “Ric” Howard sentenced 33-year-old Eric Scott King of Beverly Hills to 40 years in prison for Sexual Battery on a Child.
  On December 18, 2019, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) was contacted in reference to a past sexual ass
  
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• Fatal Pedestrian Accident, 2 Struck While In Crosswalk

  10-04-2021 21:10 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Two pedestrians were struck by a pickup truck on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg while in a crosswalk.
   
  Credit: Google Maps | CW44 News At 10
  Later in the evening on Friday, April 9, 2021, a Ram truck, driven by 50-year-old Michael William Parker, was westbound on Central Avenue when it hit two pedestrians, as they crossed the street in the crosswalk in the 2000 block.
  Robert Theodore Surprenant Jr. (61) and Darlene Marie Surprenant (61) were
  
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• St. Pete Man Injured In Shooting Saturday Afternoon

  10-04-2021 20:47 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – Police are investigating a shooting that happened Saturday afternoon in St. Pete.
  Credit: Google Maps | CW44 News At 10
  Investigators with the St. Petersburg Police Department are searching for answers following a shooting that happened shortly after 1 p.m.. Authorities say a 30-year-old man was shot on Freemont Terrace South and 32nd Street.
  The victim was taken to the hospital with critical injuries.
  CW44 News At 10 will provide further updates as
  
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• Fisher Phillips names new regional managing partner

  10-04-2021 19:01 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  The new managing partner joined the Louisville office of Fisher Phillips in January 2010 as a junior associate. She said her progression up the ladder at the employment law firm has given her the opportunity to see it from all angles.
  
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• WeWork to go public via SPAC led by Sacramento Kings owner and Tibco founder Vivek Ranadive

  10-04-2021 17:54 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  WeWork has agreed to go public through a merger with a Menlo Park-based blank-check firm led by Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur Vivek Ranadive that includes NBA great Shaquille O'Neal as an adviser.The deal isn’t expected to directly impact any market where WeWork operates, including Atlanta, according to a WeWork spokesperson.The office-sharing startup said March 26 it plans to merge with BowX Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:BOWX), which is led by Ranadive, the founder of Palo Alto-based Tibco
  
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• Atlanta Braves Fans Honor Hank Aaron, Celebrate Milestones At Home Opener Game

  10-04-2021 15:06 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — Hours before the Atlanta Braves Home Opener, fans filled The Battery at Truist Park, celebrating several milestones. It was the first home game without baseball legend Hank Aaron, the first game since SunTrust Park was renamed Truist Park, and this year is the Braves’ 150th anniversary.This is at the @Braves Home Opener @TruistPark in Atlanta. (photo: Sean Corona) pic.twitter.com/3ojgmP4ncQ
  — Valencia E. Jones (@vjreports3) April 10, 2021&l
  
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• WATCH: Girl Challenges Pittsburgh Police Officer And Former Pitt Football Player To Race

  10-04-2021 13:00 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  By: KDKA-TV News Staff
  PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A girl who challenged a Pittsburgh Police officer to a foot race had no clue she was up against a former Pitt football player.
  Police shared a video on social media Friday of the race.They say during a community walk in Sheraden, a young girl challenged Officer Aundre Wright to a foot race.
  What police say she didn’t know was that Officer Wright is a former Pitt football player.
  
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• Brock Built Homes plans 25-acre mixed-use project in Alpharetta

  09-04-2021 20:56 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Called Morrison Park, it would be at the intersection of Haynes Bridge Road and Morrison Parkway, just north of the Haynes Bridge Road crossing of Georgia 400.
  
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• New Jersey developer plans a 31-story tower for Atlanta teachers

  09-04-2021 20:50 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  The apartments are to be marketed to teachers currently not able to afford to live downtown and closer to their jobs.
  
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• Stimulus Check Update: Should You Expect A Fourth Relief Payment?

  09-04-2021 20:48 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS DFW) — A possible fourth stimulus check has become a popular topic of speculation, even as the third round of economic relief is still going out to eligible Americans. About 156 million payments of up to $1,400 per person have been issued in over the last few weeks. That’s well over three quarters of the $422 billion allotted in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. Paper checks and EIP cards continue to arrive in mailboxes everyday.
  These relief payments are part of a bro
  
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• Severe Storms Heading For Georgia Saturday

  09-04-2021 20:48 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CNN)-Nearly 80 million people in the South, including Georgia, are facing the risk of severe weather Friday into Saturday, with the threat of tornadoes, destructive winds and large hail.
  Nearly 80 million people in the South are facing the risk of severe weather Friday (April 9) into Saturday (April 10), with the threat of tornadoes, destructive winds and large hail. Credit: CNN Weather
  The storm system triggering an anticipated severe weather outbreak will continue to trek east, forcing the th
  
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• Skeletal Remains Found On CSX Property

  09-04-2021 17:27 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) – CSX Railroad Police Department requested the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) to investigate skeletal remains found on CSX – Fairburn Ramp property, in Fairburn.
  Personnel associated with CSX found the remains in a wooded area.  GBI agents collected the remains and turned them over to the Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office.  No identity of the deceased or cause of death has been made at this time.
  The investigation is active
  
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• Meet Kathryn O'Day, the newest partner at Atlanta Ventures

  09-04-2021 16:59 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  "The Atlanta startup flywheel is just getting going. We’re going to see that exponential growth."
  
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• FL State Senators Consider Adding $200M Towards Piney Point Cleanup

  09-04-2021 16:33 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – State senators are currently considering a budget amendment that would cleanup and close the stacks at Piney Point in Manatee County.
  CW44 News At 10
  If passed, the new budget amendment could put up to $200 million towards the cleanup of Piney Point to avoid another leak from occurring.
  Manatee County resident, Nanette Eubanks, says “We grew up playing on the Bay. My children grew up playing on the Bay.”
  Eubanks has lived near Port Manat
  
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• Executive Profile: Malik Leaphart of Stream Realty confronts CRE's lack of diversity

  09-04-2021 16:16 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Leaphart is a senior associate for Stream Realty, one of Atlanta's 25 largest commercial real estate brokerages. The 30-year old Atlanta native joins an industry that in recent years confronted its lack of diversity, equity and inclusion. That discussion grew more urgent amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
  
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• ‘Georgia, Keep Knocking’: Arrested Rep. Park Cannon, Attorneys Plan Next Steps After Case Closed

  09-04-2021 13:24 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — State Representative Park Cannon faced up to eight years in prison, before Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis decided not to prosecute her.
  “I want to thank God. For it is by His grace that I can stand here today,” said Cannon, who was joined by her attorneys and supporters at Liberty Plaza, across from the State Capitol. “The joy that I feel for the dismissal of the charges I faced is tempered by the fact that I should have
  
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• Atlanta Inno: Logistics startup Stord raises $65M Series C

  09-04-2021 12:00 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  
  Erin Schilling's notebook includes details on an Atlanta logistics startup that's raised $100 million over the last six months.
  
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• Pandemic hit but did not knock out Atlanta's co-working sector

  09-04-2021 11:45 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  The co-working office still has a future, especially in Atlanta, but the sector may not grow as fast as it has recently — and it could face new competition.
  
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• Viewpoint: Remembering Henry Aaron on the anniversary of his 715th homer

  09-04-2021 11:00 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  A.J. Robinson, president of Central Atlanta Progress, remembers late baseball champ Henry Aaron on the anniversary of his April 8, 1974, 715th home run.
  
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• 'Vibrant' mixed-use redevelopment planned for Smyrna office building

  09-04-2021 00:57 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  The project could include the first section of a multi-use trail that could eventually extend south to The Battery, the mixed-use development built around the Atlanta Braves' Truist Park.
  
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• Six Floridians Charged In Multi-Million Dollar Nationwide Fraudulent Stocks Scheme

  08-04-2021 22:44 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  MIAMI, Fla. (CW69 News at 10) – Six Florida residents were indicted by a federal grand jury on charges that they allegedly defrauded investors of approximately $21 million, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida.
  The complaint charges the defendants falsely claimed that the investors’ money would go towards the development of a lucrative mobile gaming application that never launched and generated no revenue.
  The alleged fra
  
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• Restaurants & Hospitality: Acclaimed Inman Park restaurant 'had a great run,' permanently closes

  08-04-2021 22:03 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Chris Fuhrmeister's notebook includes details on why lauded Inman Park restaurant One Eared Stag closed.
  
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• Kemp Rolls Back COVID Restrictions

  08-04-2021 21:03 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) – Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order effective April 8, 2021 that roll back remaining COVID-19 restrictions in Georgia.
  The executive order:Eliminates the Gatherings ban
  Eliminates Shelter-in-Place requirements
  Removes the critical infrastructure distinction and collapses all organization suggested measures into one main list, with a small number of additional industry-specific requirements remaining
  Reduces any remaining distance requirements
  
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• Atlanta startup Ascend Medical pivoted to mobile clinics and telehealth during the pandemic

  08-04-2021 20:28 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Ascend Medical sprang out of growing trend in the healthcare industry to give patients more options for treatment beyond the traditional, brick-and-mortar option, which was accelerated by the pandemic.
  
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• 381 Atlantans set to lose jobs as Mondelēz bakery prepares to close

  08-04-2021 19:50 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Nearly 400 Atlantans are set to lose their jobs starting in June when Chicago-based baking giant Mondelēz International closes its Atlanta Bakery.Mondelēz's plan to close the bakery at 1400 Murphy Ave. in southwest Atlanta was announced Feb. 4. In a March 30 notice to the Georgia Department of Labor, the company says a total of 381 jobs will be cut.
  The bakery is expected to close on or before June 18. The first round of cuts will be on June 4, and a second round on June 18. Then a fin
  
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• HCPS To Cut More Than 1,000 Positions Due To Ongoing Funding Issues

  08-04-2021 19:42 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – In a one-on-one interview with CW44 News, Hillsborough County Superintendent Addison Davis addressed the future of the district and job cuts due to financial setbacks. After highlighting a one hundred million dollar deficit, among other ongoing funding issues, district officials are looking to cut more than a thousand positions.
  “In Hillsborough County, our expenditures have outweighed what we actually generate in revenue,” said Sup
  
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• New Roswell hotel to be Residence Inn rather than Element

  08-04-2021 17:34 via feeds.bizjournals.com
  Because of the change in brands, the hotel will get a new look.
  
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• Stimulus Check Latest: Will You Receive A Fourth Relief Payment?

  08-04-2021 17:28 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  (CBS DFW) — Many are already asking about a fourth stimulus check, even as the third round of economic relief is still being distributed to eligible Americans. About 156 million payments of up to $1,400 per person have been issued in the current round. That’s well over three quarters of the $422 billion allotted in the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. Paper checks and EIP cards continue to arrive in the mail everyday.
  These relief payments are part of a broad effort to cushion
  
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• APD Looking For Two Missing Juveniles

  08-04-2021 17:28 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) – The Atlanta Police Department (APD) is looking for two runaway children.
  The two children, Aylissa Mosley, 13 and Kaliyah Miller, 12, left Aylissa’s home at 960 Constitution Rd SE at around 12:30am. Because of their young age investigators are concerned for their safety.
  Kaliyah is 5’4” tall and was seen wearing a Champion white shirt, and blue jeans. Aylissa is 5’3” tall and was last see
  
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• Metro Atlanta Sheriffs, Agencies Join Shaquille O’Neal For Community Outreach Initiative

  08-04-2021 14:27 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  HENRY COUNTY, Ga. (CW69 News at 10) — The Henry and Fulton County Sheriff’s Offices, Dr. Shaquille O’Neal, Pepsi Stronger Together and Close The Gap Foundation announced a new partnership to bridge the gap between law enforcement and their communities.
  “There’s a tremendous gap between law enforcement and the community, and people, quite frankly, are tired of us talking,” said Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett. “The time is now. We need to sto
  
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• Park Cannon Won’t Be Charged: Fulton County DA

  07-04-2021 22:53 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ATLANTA, Ga. (CW69 News at 10/CNN) — Georgia state Rep. Park Cannon will not be charged with 2 felonies stemming from her arrest while protesting the state’s new election law her lawyer confirmed to CNN on Wednesday.
  Cannon’s lawyer, Gerald Griggs, told CNN that they had learned about the decision through a phone call earlier Wednesday and that receiving the news was “emotional.”
  “Facts and evidence showed to the world that Rep. Cannon committed no crime and s
  
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• USF Researchers Lead First Cruise To Study Piney Point Wastewater Leak

  07-04-2021 21:56 via atlanta.cbslocal.com
  
  ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (CW44 News At 10) – A team of scientists at the University of South Florida is working to find out more on the Piney Point wastewater leak. Researchers boarded the first research cruise dedicated to studying the environmental impacts of that water breach in Manatee County on Wednesday.
  The wall-liner of a Manatee County reservoir continues to release millions of gallons of toxic wastewater into Tampa Bay. Local environmental experts remain concerned and say the toxic w
  
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