CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA RANKED AMONG TOP 100 EMPLOYERS FOR NINTH YEAR IN A ROW BY FORTUNE MAGAZINE
Tweet Largest Pediatric Healthcare System in the U.S. Continues to Provide Personal and Professional Opportunities for Employee Base ATLANTA (January 16, 2014) – Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has been ranked among FORTUNE magazine’s elite list of “100 Best Companies to Work For” in America. It is the ninth consecutive time the not-for-profit pediatric healthcare system [...]
Read More →GeorgiaInfo, the state’s online almanac based at the University of Georgia, has launched a redesigned website
Tweet Athens, Ga. – GeorgiaInfo, the state’s online almanac based at the University of Georgia, launched a redesigned website Jan. 21. GeorgiaInfo is part of the Digital Library of Georgia, and is hosted by GALILEO and the University of Georgia Libraries. GeorgiaInfo was created in 1996 by UGA’s Carl Vinson Institute of Government. In 2008, [...]
Read More →GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS, INC. HOLDS ITS SECOND PUBLIC POLICY LUNCHEON WITH STATEWIDE ELECTED OFFICIAL
Tweet Special to the Journal In an unprecedented gesture, Rep. Dee Dawkins-Haigler, Chair of the Georgia Legislative Black Caucus, Inc. (GLBC) was presented with keys to Cities and Counties from over 250 jurisdictions. This act of solidarity and commitment from the Chairs of the Georgia Conference of Black Mayors, Inc. (GCBM) and the Georgia Association [...]
Read More →If Farmworkers Earned More, Could We Afford What They Pick?
Tweet INS Veteran Shares Economic Benefits of Tighter Immigration Control Income inequality and the minimum wage have become national buzzwords, but noticeably absent from the conversation is the economic plight of American farmworkers. “Almost half the people laboring in our fields are U.S. citizens and legally authorized immigrants, but Americans tend to think they’re all [...]
Read More →Red Cross Calls For Blood and Platelet Donations
Tweet Special to the Journal As severe winter weather begins to subside, the American Red Cross is asking all eligible blood and platelet donors to help offset a weather-related shortfall in donations. Since the beginning of January, winter storms and freezing temperatures have resulted in more than 600 Red Cross blood drive cancellations and nearly [...]
Read More →U.S. Migration of Monarch Butterflies Shrinks Again Under Inhospitable Conditions
Tweet By MICHAEL WINES Faltering under extreme weather and vanishing habitats, the yearly winter migration of monarch butterflies to a handful of forested Mexican mountains dwindled precipitously in December, continuing what scientists said was an increasingly alarming decline. The migrating population has become so small — perhaps 35 million, experts guess — that the prospects [...]
Read More →Score a sober driver for this year’s Super Bowl
Tweet Special to the Journal ATLANTA – As the Seahawks and Broncos battle it out in New Jersey for one of America’s most highly anticipated sports events, friends and family will gather in homes, bars and restaurants to celebrate the Super Bowl. As football fans congregate for the big game, the Governor’s Office of Highway [...]
Read More →DECAL and Georgia Food Bank Offering Grants to Serve More Children in Summer Meal Program
Tweet Special to the Journal ATLANTA – Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) is hoping to serve more nutritious meals to children this year through its Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), administered by DECAL and funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Beginning February 1, 2014, the agency [...]
Read More →LP Georgia Chairman Doug Craig Issues Statement on Winter Storm and Response
Tweet Special to the Journal This week has been a tough one for many in Georgia. Tuesday saw snow and ice cover most of metropolitan Atlanta, closing businesses, schools, and roads across the region. While the emergencies and inconveniences are tragic and preventable, this storm and the response showed us that we should not depend [...]
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