ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 -- Alston and Bird, a law firm, issued the following news release: Alston & Bird represented the underwriters in Abacus Life's public offering of its common stock, generating gross proceeds of approximately $100 million, including $80 million raised in the primary offering by the company and $20 million paid in connection with shares sold by certain stockholders of the company in a concurrent secondary offering. The Alston & Bird team was led by partners David Brown, M more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 -- Emory University's Candler School of Theology issued the following news: Candler School of Theology at Emory University and LaGrange College have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will offer LaGrange students the opportunity to earn both their bachelor's degree and master of divinity degree in six years--one year less than if the degrees are pursued separately. Called "the 3+3 Accelerated Ministry Track," the program is designed to allow students to pr more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr has filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) following the agency's continued refusal to allow state and local law enforcement to jam the signal of contraband cellphones in prisons and jails. Specifically, Carr is seeking all inter-agency correspondence related to his June 4, 2024, letter urging t more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on Dec. 5, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today the next round of grant recipients for the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative, totaling more than $5 million in infrastructure development and supporting 140 housing units in three communities. All award recipients demonstrated strong collaboration and partnership with real estate developers. "We are not resting on our laurels when it comes to sup more PR

STATESBORO, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Georgia Southern University issued the following news release: Researchers at the Institute for Water and Health (IWH) at Georgia Southern University initiated a new project in Marion, Alabama, to address the city's aging water infrastructure and its impact on human health with a focus on community-based research, workforce development and environmental justice. The pilot project in Marion, Alabama, is a collaborative effort between Georgia Southern and  more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 6 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP advised the underwriters on an SEC-registered offering by Georgia Power Company ("Georgia Power") of $600 million aggregate principal amount of Series 2024D 4.55% Senior Notes due March 15, 2030 (the "Series 2024D Senior Notes"). The net proceeds of the Series 2024D Senior Notes will be used to repay all or a portion of Georgia Power's outstanding commercial paper borrowings, if any.  more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 6 -- Jones Lang LaSalle, a real estate and investment management company, issued the following news release: * * * JLL Capital Markets arranged the sale-leaseback of 3059 Premiere Parkway in Duluth, GA * * * ATLANTA, Dec. 5, 2024 - JLL Capital Markets announced today the sale and leaseback of 3059 Premiere Parkway, a 169,252-square-foot industrial facility in Duluth, Georgia, part of metro Atlanta's Northeast submarket. JLL, in partnership with Hailey Realty Company, more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Dec. 6 -- Kennesaw State University issued the following news release: Kennesaw State University is launching a new Rural Management concentration for its Evening Master of Business Administration program in Fall 2025. The program, which is the first rural management MBA program in the country, will empower rural communities to create economic opportunities and improve the quality of life for their residents. The University System of Georgia this week approved two new concen more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 6 (TNSres) -- Georgia Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * The College of Sciences at Georgia Tech has launched Science for Georgia's Tomorrow, a new center focused on improving the lives of Georgians and their communities. * * * The College of Sciences at Georgia Tech is proud to launch Science for Georgia's Tomorrow, a new center focused on research that aims to improve life across the state of Georgia. "From resilient communities and agricultu more PR