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On Common Ground NewsJuly 29, 2021

Guest speaker Aundria Richmond DECATUR, GA—DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson will host T.H.R.I.V.E. in Biz virtual fireside chat on Thursday, Aug. 12, at 7 p.m. The Technology, Health, Readiness, Infrastructure, Vulnerable Populations and Economic Opportunities (T.H.R.I.V.E.) in Biz will focus on encouraging people to keep going in business, how to go from surviving to […]

On Common Ground NewsJuly 20, 2021

TUCKER, GA—After a postponement in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the City of Tucker is ready to host the 2021 Manufacturing Day on Aug. 25 at Stone Ridge Event Center, 1750 Stoneridge Drive, Tucker. The event, which takes participants behind the scenes of Tucker’s busy industrial corridors, will feature insights from […]

On Common Ground NewsJuly 15, 2021

Robert Croom, program director for Air Conditioning, Building Automation and Commercial Refrigeration at GPTC (left), and student Adam Lovell collaborate on a building engineering project at the college’s DeKalb Campus in Clarkston. Photo provided by GPTC. CLARKSTON, GA — Georgia Piedmont Technical College (GPTC) received a $95,000 grant as part of […]

On Common Ground NewsJuly 7, 2021

HENRY COUNTY, GA—Purple Innovation, Inc., a comfort technology company known for creating the Purple® Mattress, is expanding its operations in McDonough. The expansion will create an additional 500 jobs across production, fulfillment, customer care, and other areas of the business. and comes on the heels of the company’s […]

On Common Ground NewsJune 23, 2021

ATLANTA— Freshly Inc. is more than doubling its planned workforce in Georgia and investing $52 million by expanding to Clayton County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced. The new distribution facility will create 665 jobs in Ellenwood, Georgia, officials said. “It’s great to see Freshly continue to find success in Georgia and expand […]

On Common Ground NewsJune 15, 2021

Henkels & McCoy Inc. attempted to disguise wages as reimbursement payments BLUE BELL, PA – Following a Pennsylvania federal court order that upheld the findings of a U.S. Department of Labor investigation, oil and gas industry contractor Henkels & McCoy Inc. paid more than $1 million in back wages to hundreds of employees for violating […]

On Common Ground NewsJune 9, 2021

Pictured: Lorenzo Burns, the first customer at the Stonecrest Lidl store grand opening, is ready to shop. Burns was in line at 4:30 a.m. on June 9, 2021. Photos by Edwina Clanton STONECREST, GA—City officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony today (June 9) for the grand opening of […]

On Common Ground NewsJune 3, 2021

PEACHTREE CORNERS – Soliant, which provides health care and education staffing services to hospitals and schools around the U.S., will further expand its Gwinnett County operations. The expansion is expected to created 200 new jobs in Peachtree Corners, Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp announced today (June 3). “Soliant’s expansion in Georgia […]

On Common Ground NewsJune 2, 2021

Stores under construction in Conyers and Cumming LOGANVILLE, GA—pOpshelf, Dollar General’s newest retail store concept, is opening a new store at 4032 Atlanta Highway in Loganville. pOpshelf touts itself “as a new retail store with the vast majority of items priced at $5 or less that offers customers an affordable and fun shopping experience.” The Loganville location […]

On Common Ground NewsJune 1, 2021

Minorities encouraged to apply LAWRENCEVILLE—Gwinnett will start accepting applications this summer for membership in the Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center, an incubator for startups and small businesses looking to grow. The program, which provides facilities and coaching for beginner business owners, will accept between 30 and 40 Gwinnett-based members. The center is encouraging applications from minority […]

Category: Business

DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson to host “T.H.R.I.V.E. in Biz” virtual fireside chat

Tucker CID sets 2021 Manufacturing Day to share success stories, tour and panel discussion

GPTC receives $95K Johnson Controls Community College Partnership Program grant

Purple Innovation to double workforce in McDonough, expansion will create 500 new jobs

Freshly Inc. expands in Georgia, creating 665 new jobs

U.S. DOL recovers more than $1M for gas pipeline workers in Georgia and four other states

Stonecrest city officials host ribbon-cutting ceremony for new Lidl grocery store

Soliant healthcare services expanding Gwinnett County headquarters, creating 200 jobs

pOpshelf celebrates opening of new store in Loganville

Gwinnett Entrepreneur Center incubator accepting applications for startup businesses

Browns Mill Aquatic Center now open weekends

DeKalb County to begin repairing aging sewer pipes along S. Columbia Drive starting Aug. 2

Lawrenceville, GA native Lyan Martinez-Casiano is serving aboard USS John P. Murtha

Browns Mill Aquatic Center now open weekends

DeKalb County to begin repairing aging sewer pipes along S. Columbia Drive starting Aug. 2

Lawrenceville, GA native Lyan Martinez-Casiano is serving aboard USS John P. Murtha