DHG Welcomes Kate Leverone as Managing Director in Private Equity and Transaction Advisory Practices

Fintech

Dixon Hughes Goodman LLP, a U.S. top 20 public accounting and advisory firm, is pleased to welcome Kate Leverone as a Managing Director in its Private Equity and Transaction Advisory practices.

Read More

Money Mart Enables Mobile Check Cashing to Over One Million Customers with Alogent’s Hosted Mobile Deposit Services

Fintech | Mobility

Alogent announced today that Money Mart Financial Services has implemented its Mobile Check Cashing Service, powered by Alogent’s Mobile Deposit Services (MDS) offering, a fully hosted mobile check acquisition and processing platform.

Read More

Jewel Burks Solomon Named U.S. Head of Google for Startups

Corporate Development | CRM & CX

Jewel Burks Solomon has been hired as the first Head of Google for Startups in the U.S. and will be based in the Atlanta office.

Read More

Comcast NBCUniversal Launches SportsTech, A Global Accelerator for Sports Technology Startups

Media & Entertainment

SportsTech will feature an unprecedented partnership of three of Comcast NBCUniversal’s sports brands – NBC Sports, Sky Sports and Golf Channel – alongside NASCAR and two US Olympic sports organizations: U.S. Ski & Snowboard and USA Swimming.

Read More

City of College Park Turns to Comcast for Smart City Capabilities

Smart Communities & Sustainablility | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

The City of College Park announced it has partnered with Comcast to install sensors that will alert the municipality when its trash receptacles are nearing full capacity.

Read More

Windham Brannon Starts 2020 with the Naming of Three New Principals

Fintech

Growing Firm Continues to Develop Top Tax and Accounting Talent

Read More

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona and Sharecare team up to empower all Arizonans to improve health and well-being

Digital Health

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, the state’s largest locally based healthcare insurer, and Atlanta-based digital health company Sharecare announced a strategic partnership to empower every Arizonan, regardless of insurance coverage, to improve their holistic health and well-being. Additionally, this deal provides exclusivity to BCBSAZ as the only Arizona-based health plan to offer the Sharecare platform to members or commercial customer groups.

Read More

PDI Releases New Study On Evolving Consumer Preferences Towards Loyalty Programs And Rewards Currencies

Cloud | Marketing | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

The ‘Road to Rewards 2019’ Report Uncovers Changing Consumer Priorities, Retailer Challenges and Mobile Technology Shifts

Read More

“Connected Roads” Lane Markings on The Ray to Improve Driver Safety  & Facilitate Safe Testing of Self-Driving Vehicles  

Infrastructure | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

All lanes of the 13 miles of Interstate 85, from the Georgia-Alabama border to Exit 13-LaGrange, are now marked with 3M’s Connected Roads All Weather Elements striping technology.

Read More

AmeriPro EMS Continues Southeast Growth & Expansion with Strategic Acquisition

Digital Health | Transportation Tech

AmeriPro EMS has invested in the latest cutting-edge technologies to provide a premier patient experience through stringent quality control measures, driver safety tracking software and efficient communication platforms with receiving facilities.

Read More

Sharecare wins eight Digital Health Awards in Fall 2019 Competition

Cloud | Digital Health | Mobility

Sharecare, the digital health company that helps people manage all their health in one place, today announced it was honored in the Fall 2019 competition of the Digital Health Awards for its platform, as well as its features, interactive tools and engaging multi-platform content.

Read More

Genomind joins forces with Sharecare to improve mental health outcomes

Digital Health

Genomind brings expertise in mental health education and pharmacogenomics services to Sharecare’s comprehensive digital health platform

Companies create joint venture to provide actionable, targeted mental health solutions that empower patients, improve access to resources, and lower costs of care

Read More

LocatorX Names Pat Pickren Chief Technology Officer

Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

LocatorX (www.locatorx.com), which provides accurate, inexpensive and flexible tracking technology to companies across a variety of industries, announced today that Pat Pickren has been named Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

Read More

nView Expands its Leadership Team

Digital Health

nView, a leading behavioral health solutions company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Maurice Rosenbaum to the role of Chief Product Officer. As the company expands its portfolio of software solutions, Rosenbaum will be responsible for incorporating the rapidly changing dynamics of the behavioral health market into nView’s product and company growth strategy.

Read More

LGIS Launches Commercial Real Estate Industry’s First Deposit Assurance Service to Grow Deposits and CRE Loans

Fintech | Information Security

LGIS launches its Deposit Assurance Service, providing financial institutions with an effective, compliant path to grow their deposits and CRE loans.

Read More

Aptean Strengthens Commercial Leadership, Adding Nicole O’Rourke, CMO, to its Executive Leadership Team

Marketing | Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

Aptean, a global provider of mission-critical enterprise software solutions, today announced the appointment of Nicole Timan O’Rourke as its Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), effective immediately. O’Rourke brings nearly 25 years of success in building strategic marketing organizations and will be responsible for leading Aptean’s global marketing and communications efforts.

Read More

PDF Software Made in Atlanta on Display at the Small Business Expo

Southeastern Software Association

Qoppa Software was exhibiting their PDF software at the Small Business Expo 2019, at the Cobb Galleria Centre, in Atlanta, on November 14 2019.

Read More

AEV Establishes Headquarters for Atlanta Reign, Atlanta’s First Professional Esports Team

Media & Entertainment

“We are proud to see Atlanta Reign expanding their footprint in Midtown with the opening of this new headquarters,” said Governor Kemp. “Atlanta is quickly becoming a hub for esports in the United States, and this announcement speaks to the strength of Georgia’s vibrant tech and entertainment industries.”

Read More

Stratix Corporation Names Louis M. Alterman as Chief Executive Officer

Fintech | Mobility

Stratix Corporation (“Stratix”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Louis M. Alterman as President, CEO and member of the Board of Directors. Mr. Alterman assumes his new responsibilities on December 1, 2019.

Read More

Tech Visionary Bruce Culbert Joins Grapevine6 as Board Member and Senior Advisor on Strategy

Fintech

Grapevine6, a mobile-first, enterprise content engagement platform for digital selling, announces Bruce Culbert has joined the firm as a Board Member and Senior Advisor on Strategy.  Bruce is a SaaS visionary with more than three decades of experience in the enterprise software industry helping companies drive revenue.

Read More

Carmichael Recognized as the North Atlanta Best Business IT Service Provider

CRM & CX | Mobility

Carmichael Consulting Receives Best of North Atlanta Honor for Sixth Consecutive Year

Read More

Gov. Kemp Announces Partnership With SANS Institute for Cyber Workforce Development

Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced Georgia’s second year of partnership with the SANS Institute. This partnership will provide high school girls with the opportunity to develop their skills and explore careers in the cyber industry through Girls Go CyberStart.

Read More

Code Authority Merges with Improving

Marketing | Southeastern Software Association

Improving has acquired Code Authority, a custom software development and digital marketing firm headquartered in Frisco, Texas with a unique and innovative emphasis on entrepreneurship and startups.

Read More

The Ray Selected as Newsweek’s Top 100 Smart City Partner – Momentum Awards

Infrastructure | Smart Communities & Sustainablility | Transportation Tech

The 100 Smart City Partners award recognizes “partners taking action, whose initiated projects are enacting real change. Whether it’s integrating sustainable infrastructure, taking savvy approaches to micromobility, or using big data analytics to inform legislative policy for the betterment of all, each partner is doing something bold and unique that is leading us into the land unknown.”

Read More

Improving has acquired Code Authority, a custom software development and digital marketing firm headquartered in Frisco, Texas with a unique and innovative emphasis on entrepreneurship and startups.

Supply Chain, Logistics & Manufacturing

Supply Chain Now Radio today announced that the second annual Atlanta Supply Chain Awards will be held March 10, 2020 at the Georgia World Congress Center during MODEX 2020— one of the largest supply chain trade shows in North America. The Atlanta Supply Chain Awards are presented by Supply Chain Now Radio, along with its partners the Metro Atlanta Chamber, CSCMP Atlanta Roundtable and APICS Atlanta.

Read More

Technology Association of Georgia Announces the Top 40 Innovative Technology Companies in Georgia

Fintech

TAG’S Top 40 Awards, sponsored by Cherry Bekaert,  recognize Georgia-based technology companies for their innovation, financial impact, and their efforts at spreading awareness of the state’s technology initiatives throughout the U.S. and globally.

Read More

The Summit 2019 Announces Innovation Evangelist, Best-Selling Author as Keynote Speaker

Fintech

Salesforce Lead for Global Customer Growth to Headline State’s Largest Tech Showcase

Read More