ALPHARETTA, Georgia, April 25 -- Agilysys, a provider of next-generation hospitality software solutions and services, issued the following news release: Agilysys, Inc. (NASDAQ: AGYS), a leading global provider of hospitality software solutions and services, announced at their just concluded Inspire user conference the release of IG Fly, a mobile all-in-one ordering and payment solution that combines the power of InfoGenesis POS functionality with the ability for staff to serve customers "on the  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 27 -- The Arizona Democratic Party issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Since last Saturday - when Kari Lake said in Idaho that "'unfortunately' Arizona isn't enforcing [the] 1864 abortion ban" - Lake has been to Georgia, Alabama, Florida and even Hungary (virtually) and has plans to be in Indiana and Illinois this weekend. On Saturday, Lake will be headlining the St. Joseph County Republicans' Lincoln Day dinner in South Bend, Indiana. On Sunday, Lake   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- Blackstone, an investment firm, issued the following news release on April 24, 2024: Atlanta, GA and New York, NY -- Blackstone announced today that private equity funds managed by Blackstone ("Blackstone") have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Tropical Smoothie Cafe, a leading franchisor of fast casual restaurants, from Levine Leichtman Capital Partners. This would be the first transaction from Blackstone's most recent vintage of its flagship private  more

COLUMBUS, Georgia, April 27 -- Columbus State University issued the following news: In yet another step toward making graduate school more accessible to the nation's military, graduates of the U.S. Army Adjutant General School at Fort Jackson in South Carolina now qualify for nine hours of master's-level course credit at Columbus State University. A new agreement between the Georgia-based university and the U.S. Army underscores Columbus State's commitment to supporting military education and   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Emory University's School of Law issued the following news release: Brill Publishers has released a book of essays in honor of John Witte, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, McDonald Distinguished Professor of Religion, and faculty director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion at Emory University. The collection is edited by Rafael Domingo, Gary S. Hauk, and Timothy P. Jackson, former colleagues and enduring friends of Witte. The book is free and open   more

VALDOSTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Valdosta State University issued the following news: Valdosta State University is harnessing the wisdom of horses to help students develop the essential skills needed to achieve their educational, professional, and personal goals. VSU's new STRIDES (Students Together Reaching Individual Development and Educational Success) Equine-Assisted First-Year Student Experience is designed to help students develop self-awareness, goal-setting strategies, as well as proble  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Fulton County Schools issued the following news on April 26, 2024: The Fulton County Board of Education (FCBOE) met on Thursday, April 25, 2024, for its regularly scheduled Board meeting at the South Learning Center. The full agenda is available online (https://go.boarddocs.com/ga/fcss/Board.nsf/Public). All items approved are available via BoardDocs (https://go.boarddocs.com/ga/fcss/Board.nsf/Public). Meetings are streamed live on the district's homepage (https://  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 -- The Georgia State Senate issued the following statement on April 25, 2024, by State Sen. Derek Mallow, D-Savannah: * * * Today, Sen. Derek Mallow (D-Savannah) gave the following statement on Orange Crush, a Tybee Island beach party dating back to the 1980s by students from Savannah State University. "As we reflect on the recent Orange Crush weekend, it's imperative that we focus on the positive aspects of the event. While there may have been isolated incidents, w  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: When U.S. Rep. Earl L. "Buddy" Carter from Georgia's 1st District visited Atlanta recently, one of his top priorities was meeting with the experts at Georgia Tech's 20,000-square-foot Advanced Manufacturing Pilot Facility (AMPF). Carter was recently named the House Energy and Commerce Committee's chair of the Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee, a group that concerns itself prim  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Yesterday, Speaker of the House Jon Burns (R-Newington), State Representative Steven Sainz (R-St Marys), chairman of the House Special Rules Committee, and other legislators joined Governor Brian Kemp in Brunswick, Ga. as he signed House Bill 1341 into law. Sponsored by Rep. Sainz and a priority of the First Lady of the House Dayle Burns, this legislation designates White Shrimp as the official   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Lauren Daniel (R-Locust Grove) recently joined Governor Brian Kemp as he signed House Bill 1046 (https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66339) into law. This legislation creates the Georgia Commission on Maternal and Infant Health, a key priority for Rep. Daniel during the 2024 legislative session. Rep. Daniel originally sponsored House Bill 1073 to create this commission, and that legislation   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative David Clark (R-Buford) recently joined Governor Brian Kemp as he signed House Bill 1046 (https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66339) into law. This legislation grants advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants the authority to complete and sign death certificates under the supervision of a physician and creates the Georgia Commission on Maternal and Infant Health. "I am thr  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: State Representative Mesha Mainor (R-Atlanta) will hold a press conference to announce the lawsuit she has filed against Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 10 a.m. at the South Wing Steps of the State Capitol in Atlanta. During the press conference, Rep. Mainor will also address oversight of prosecutors in Georgia, along with statistics concerning Fulton   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: State Representative Sharon Cooper (R-Marietta), chair of the House Public Health Committee, recently joined State Representative Scott Hilton (R-Peachtree Corners) at the State Capitol as Governor Brian Kemp signed House Bill 218 into law. This bill, co-sponsored by Rep. Cooper, provides a precise definition of "mentally incapacitated," especially concerning Georgia's elders, and includes provisions allowing out  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- The Georgia House issued the following news release: House Speaker Pro-Tempore Jan Jones (R-Milton) announces that Governor Brian Kemp recently signed House Bill 1010 (https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/66255) in to law. This legislation sponsored by Pro Tem Jones, increases the number of hours of annual paid parental leave for state employees and teachers and school personnel from three to six weeks. "This significant legislation demonstrates our commitment to   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Aerospace Engineering's Mavris is awarded the highest honor given to a Georgia Tech professor. * * * By Brittany Aiello and Steven Gagliano In 1980, Dimitri Mavris left his hometown of Athens, Greece, for Atlanta, Georgia, to pursue a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering. He did not realize it at the time, but his first day of class at Georgia Tech would mark the beginning of a career that w  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 26 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: Georgia Institute of Technology and the Trammell Crow Company are transforming Atlanta's booming skyline with the launch of the first phase of Science Square, a pioneering mixed-use development dedicated to biological sciences and medical research and the technology to advance those fields. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for April 25. "The opening of Science Square's first phase represents   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of the 33,133-square-foot unanchored retail center, Jones Bridge Triangle, in Johns Creek, Georgia, for $8,375,000. "The demand for unanchored essential service retail centers in strong demographic corridors has  more

MACON, Georgia, April 27 -- Mercer University issued the following news: Mercer University senior Jamyah Janise Combs has been awarded a CDC John R. Lewis Undergraduate Public Health Scholars (Lewis Scholars) position at the University of Pittsburgh this summer. The Pitt Public Health Undergraduate Scholars Program's (PHUSP) goal is to advance health equity by increasing public health workforce diversity. The eight-week residential program is designed to encourage historically underserved coll  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 25 -- Sage Group, a provider of cloud business management solutions, issued the following news release: Sage, the leader in accounting, financial, HR, and payroll technology for small and medium-sized businesses, has contributed $100,000 to Morehouse College, the nation's only historically Black liberal arts institution dedicated to educating and developing men. The funds will support the launch of a new entrepreneurship course, which will train enterprising students how  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to share the findings from the firm's fourth annual benchmarking report, Strategies and Benchmarks for the Workplace: Ogletree's Survey of Key Decision-Makers. The 2024 report comprises responses from more than 1,300 in-house counsel and senior HR professionals at companies of all   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 27 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Trammell Crow Company (TCC), a global real estate developer, and Georgia Advanced Technology Ventures (GATV), an affiliate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, have completed construction on the first phase of Science Square, a mixed-use development that spans 18 acres and is adjacent to Georgia Tech's campus in Atlanta, Georgia. The first  more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, April 27 -- Western Kentucky University issued the following news: Dr. Martha Sales, WKU's Dean of Students and Interim Vice President of Student Experience, was inducted into the Franklin-Simpson Hall of Fame on Thursday evening (April 25). "I was totally surprised, humbled and honored," said Dr. Sales, a native of Franklin and a 1987 graduate of Franklin-Simpson High School. "For me, this recognition was a reminder that even when you don't realize it -- people are wa  more