Georgia news and trends

Today in Crypto: DOJ Seizes $34M in Crypto From S. Fla. Dark Web Dealer; Will...
Cryptocurrency // April 05, 2022

U.S. federal prosecutors in the southern district of Florida have seized around $34 million in cryptocurrency tied to illegal dark web activity, a press release said Tuesday (April 5). Law enforcement agents have identified a South Florida resident who had been reportedly bringing in millions...

Georgia To Build $440 Million Convention Center Hotel
Real Estate // March 28, 2021

The authority that owns Atlanta’s George L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center sold $440 million in municipal revenue bonds through a series of transactions last week, according to regulatory filings. The funding is for a new 975-room Hilton hotel next to the Mercedes Benz...

Walmart Expands Healthcare Services
Walmart // October 01, 2020

Walmart‘s partnership with insurance startup Clover Health to aid Georgia seniors marks the retail giant’s foray into privately-managed Medicare Advantage plans, Bloomberg reported. Under the plans, seniors will have access to new Walmart Health centers around the Atlanta area, which will use Clover’s technology to...

A Month Into Reopening And Georgia Jobs Have Yet To Return
Economy // May 25, 2020

Two out of five people in Georgia — 40.3 percent of its workforce — have filed for unemployment since the state reopened its economy on April 30, the first to do so. But people are still staying close to home, making it harder for jobs...

Quick Reads
Georgia Department Deploys ClassWallet Platform to Distribute Federal Funds

March 02, 2023
ClassWallet’s digital wallet technology platform is now being deployed in early childcare and preschool markets. Already used for state agencies, family scholarships, private schools and K-12 school districts, the platform has entered these new markets with a contract in which it will be used by the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) to […]

Today in Crypto: DOJ Seizes $34M in Crypto From S. Fla. Dark Web Dealer; Will...

April 05, 2022
U.S. federal prosecutors in the southern district of Florida have seized around $34 million in cryptocurrency tied to illegal dark web activity, a press release said Tuesday (April 5). Law...

Georgia To Build $440 Million Convention Center Hotel

March 28, 2021
The authority that owns Atlanta’s George L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center sold $440 million in municipal revenue bonds through a series of transactions last week, according to regulatory...

Walmart Expands Healthcare Services

October 01, 2020
Walmart‘s partnership with insurance startup Clover Health to aid Georgia seniors marks the retail giant’s foray into privately-managed Medicare Advantage plans, Bloomberg reported. Under the plans, seniors will have access...