Cobb County business

Business July 18, 2021

Kathy Grosskurth makes Insightful Accountant’s Top 100 ProAdvisors for 2021

Austell resident and Quickbooks advisor Kathy Grosskurth was recognized by Insightful Accountant as a Top 100 ProAdvisor for 2021. The list is compiled out of a pool of 400,000 QuickBooks ProAdvisors…

The Home Depot store on Cumberland Parkway

Business November 16, 2020

Home Depot to acquire HD Supply for about $8 billion

Cobb-headquartered retail giant The Home Depot announced in a press release that they have reached an agreement to purchase HD Supply Holdings, Inc. The Home Depot will purchase all outstanding…

Welcome to Cobb County brick sign at Henderson Road on Veterans Memorial

Business May 30, 2020

Eligibility requirements for Cobb’s COVID-19 small business grants to be posted Monday

Cobb County plans to post the eligibility requirements to receive a grant from Cobb’s Small Business Grant Program on the website http://www.SelectCobb.com this Monday, June 1. Applications will be accepted…

Lockheed Martin chairman, president and CEO Marillyn Hewson in article about Lockheed Martin first quarter sales increase

Business April 24, 2020

Lockheed Martin reports increase in first quarter net sales and earnings

Lockheed Martin, whose Marietta plant is one of the largest employers in Cobb County, reported increased sales and earnings compared to the first quarter of 2019. 2020 net sales were…

paving equipement generating smoke and dust in article on weekly travel advisiory

Georgia April 15, 2020

GDOT announces details of SR-20 widening contract awarded to C.W. Matthews

Marietta-based C.W. Matthews Inc. Construction won the contract estimated at $28 for the widening of SR-20 in Cherokee County. In a press release today the Georgia Department of Transportation announced…

Business October 27, 2019

New Cobb businesses for week ending 10/27/2019

This is a report on businesses that took out licenses in unincorporated Cobb County between October 20 and October 27 of 2019. Summary There were 14 new business licenses taken…

Business October 25, 2019

New Cobb businesses for week ending 10/20/2019

This is a report on businesses that took out licenses in unincorporated Cobb County between October 13 and October 20 of 2019. Summary It wasn’t a very heavy week for…

Kennesaw State University August 10, 2018

Birton Cowden named KSU entrepreneurship research director

Birton Cowden has been named the first research director of the Robin and Doug Shore Entrepreneurship Center housed in Kennesaw State’s Michael J. Coles College of Business. Cowden is one of…

C-130 "Ghost Rider" built in 1957 (photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)

Lockheed Martin May 24, 2018

Lockheed Martin names Michele Evans Aeronautics Deputy Executive Vice President

In a May 21 press release, Lockheed Martin announced that effective June 4 Michele Evans will become Deputy Executive Vice President for its Aeronautics business. Evans will report to Executive Vice President Orlando Carvalho and will be…

Local Brewery of the Month November 30, 2017

Local brewery of the month: Reformation Brewery

Reformation’s Brewmaster Nick Downs fell in love with craft beer during his time flying 777 planes for Delta, where he has been piloting intercontinental flights for more than 25 years….

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Kennesaw November 19, 2024

Kennesaw City Council approves emergency stormwater repair, revisits public comment policy

By Rebecca Gaunt Three weeks ago, a Kennesaw homeowner reported to city officials that sinkholes were forming in her yard around an exposed storm drain. The city’s inspection found that…

Economy November 19, 2024

Americans face an insurability crisis as climate change worsens disasters – a look at how insurance companies set rates and coverage

by Andrew J. Hoffman, University of Michigan, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Home insurance rates are rising in the United States, not only in Florida,…

Aging November 19, 2024

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