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State Tipoffs Involving Georgia Newsletter for Tuesday September 17, 2024 ( 7 items )  

2 Troutman Pepper Attorneys Selected for National Bar Association's Associate Advancement Academy for Excellence
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Troutman Pepper, a law firm, issued the following news: WASHINGTON D.C. -Julian Miller and Natasha Halloran, associates in Troutman Pepper's Consumer Financial Services and Privacy and Cyber Practice Groups, respectively, are among a group of only 20 young attorneys in the U.S. who will participate in the National Bar Association's Associate Advancement Academy for Excellence as a fellow for 2024-2025. The NBA's Associate Advancement Academy for Excellence (Academy  more

DPG Statement on Preventable Death Due to Trump's Abortion Ban in Georgia
ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- The Democratic Party of Georgia issued the following statement on Sept. 16, 2024: * * * ProPublica reporting confirms that at least two women have died as a result of this law, and "there are almost certainly others" * * * ProPublica reported today that a young Georgia mother died after Donald Trump and Brian Kemp's extreme abortion ban prevented her from getting life-saving reproductive care. An official state committee ruled her death preventable, stating that  more

Ga. Banking & Finance Dept.: Order to Cease and Desist Issued to Atlanta Credit Union Bank
ATLANTA, Sept. 17 -- The Georgia Department of Banking and Finance issued the following news release on Sept. 16, 2024: Today, the Department of Banking and Finance, State of Georgia ("Department") issued an Order to Cease and Desist to Atlanta Credit Union Bank. It is unlawful to conduct and/or be affiliated with a banking business in Georgia without a bank charter. It is also unlawful to use the words "bank" in any entity's name without the permission of the Department. The Department has no   more

GOP Candidates for Governor Back Abortion Bans Similar to Georgia Law That Led to Women Dying
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The Democratic Governors Association issued the following news: New reporting from ProPublica outlines the devastating real-life consequences of Georgia's extreme abortion ban including how "[a]t least two women in Georgia died after they couldn't access legal abortions and timely medical care in their state," which bans abortion at six weeks before most women know they're pregnant. The threat to women's health doesn't end there, though, as Republican candidates for gov  more

Kennesaw State Incubator Hatching Startups in Tech, Finance, Agriculture, and More
KENNESAW, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Need to finance a new heating and cooling system for your house? Or maybe you're interested in adding culinary mushroom production to your farm. Perhaps your college-aged child with ADHD could use some support to thrive. Turns out, there's a startup company to help with each of those issues, and they're all growing at Kennesaw State University in the HatchBridge Incubator. HatchBridge opened in July 20  more

Piedmont Augusta Certified to ISO 9001 Quality Management System by DNV
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Augusta, Ga. (Sept. 16, 2024) - Piedmont Augusta Hospital has been awarded by DNV full certification to the ISO 9001 Quality Management System. "Quality and safety are at the core and focus of everything we do at Piedmont Augusta, and the ISO 9001 certification affirms that," says Lily Henson, CEO of Piedmont's Augusta Hub. "This certification shows that we have established failsafe systems and processes to care for  more

Piedmont Opens Additional Urgent Care Clinic in Newnan
FAYETTEVILLE, Georgia, Sept. 17 -- Piedmont issued the following news release: Newnan, Ga. (September 16, 2024) - A new Piedmont Urgent Care clinic is now available in Newnan as a convenient health care option to treat minor illnesses and injuries. Located at the intersection of U.S. Highway 29 and Georgia Route 154 across from Publix, Piedmont Urgent Care opened its 74th location Sept. 16 at 35 Arbor Springs Terrace in Newnan. This new facility joins two other Piedmont Urgent Care clinics in   more