Business

Business December 9, 2021

Security company seeks to fill 500+ positions

Allied Universal will hold an open house hiring event at their regional office in Cobb County for the purpose of filling more than 500 openings, and the company also has…

Thomas Sherrer, Jr., 2021 Marietta Citizen of the Year, poses with John Loud, 2021 Cobb Chamber Chairman

Business December 8, 2021

Thomas Sherrer Jr. named Marietta Citizen of the Year by Marietta Area Council

The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release: ATLANTA (December 8, 2021) – Today, the Cobb Chamber named Thomas Sherrer, Jr., Co-owner and Pharmacist in Charge of Poole’s Pharmacy, as…

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Business December 5, 2021

Lockheed Martin turns toward space business

Lockheed Martin, a major employer in Cobb County, has turned a great deal of its attention toward matters related to the space business. On November 30 the company announced that…

Business November 30, 2021

Cobb District Attorney Flynn Broady to speak at Chamber’s Marietta Area Council

Cobb County District Attorney Flynn Broady will be the featured speaker at this year’s final Marietta Area Council of the Cobb Chamber, to be held December 8. The press release…

Business November 29, 2021

Amanda Shiver hired by CROFT & Associates

Kennesaw-based CROFT & Associates announced the hiring of engineer and Marietta resident Amanda Shiver. The announcement from the company is reprinted below: KENNESAW, GA — October 25, 2021 — CROFT…

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Business November 26, 2021

Taylor English Duma announces five new hires

Taylor English Duma, a high-powered law firm headquartered in the Cumberland area of Cobb County, announced five new hires in a press release, including two new partners to be based…

Cobb County government building in article about rental assistance

Business November 26, 2021

Cobb Small Business listening session on ARPA funds

On Monday, November 29, from 3-4:30 p.m. the Cobb County government is holding a listening session for Small Businesses on the remaining American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The county…

Standing in a line left to right: Sharon Mason, CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Tommy Allegood, Mayor of Acworth; Tia Amlett, 2021 Acworth Citizen of the Year; John Loud, 2021 Cobb Chamber Chairman

Business November 25, 2021

Cobb Chamber area council for Acworth, Kennesaw and West Cobb chooses Citizens of the Year

The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release announcing the Citizens of the Year for Acworth, Kennesaw, and West Cobb: The Cobb Chamber’s Northwest Cobb Area Council, which represents Northwest…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business November 20, 2021

Home Depot announces Q3 earnings, $1.65 dividend

According to a press release issued Tuesday, Cobb County-headquartered international home improvement retail giant The Home Depot reported sales of $36.8 billion for the third quarter of fiscal 2021, an increase of $3.3 billion,…

(l to r) Sharon Mason, President and CEO of the Cobb Chamber; Bob Ott, 2021 East Cobb Citizen of the Year; John Loud, 2021 Cobb Chamber Chairman.

Business November 18, 2021

Bob Ott named Chamber’s East Cobb Citizen of the Year

Former District 2 Commissioner Bob Ott has been named Citizen of the Year by the Cobb Chamber‘s East Cobb Area Council. The Cobb Chamber issued the following press release about…

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Education November 23, 2024

What would it mean if President-elect Trump dismantled the US Department of Education?

by Kevin Welner, University of Colorado Boulder, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In her role as former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, Linda McMahon…

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Disability November 23, 2024

Georgians With Disabilities Are Still Being Institutionalized, Despite Federal Oversight

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