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First Lobbyists, Eventually Voters: How A Legislation-Tracking Platform Could Boost Civic Engagement

Statistics rolling in from midterm election early voting shows that, if there’s anything this contentious political era has produced, it’s heightened civic engagement. Americans have turned out to vote in record numbers across the country, with the Washington Post reporting that votes in at least 17 states have

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Content Marketing Startup RootsRated Energizes With Re-Brand to Matcha

Content marketing platform RootsRated Media has re-branded to better reflect its focused vision to empower small and mid-sized business’s marketing teams. The newly-named Matcha, headquartered in Atlanta, will continue to grow its team in sales, marketing, success, product and engineering. RootsRated was founded in 2012 as

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New LaunchTN Leader Margaret Dolan Will Aim For "Critical Mass" of Innovation In the Southeast

When Charlie Brock stepped down as President and CEO of Launch Tennessee, many wondered who would succeed him. The leader of the publicly-funded entrepreneur support non-profit had to be able to interact with an extremely diverse group of stakeholders — early-stage entrepreneurs, corporate executives, public officials and politicians,

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A New Kind of Real Estate Startup Helps Individuals Compete With 'iBuyers' — By Buying Your New Home

Zillow, Opendoor and other tech-enabled real estate companies, sometimes referred to as 'iBuyers', are no doubt making the process of selling a home far faster and more pleasant. Opendoor essentially facilitates the entire home sale so sellers don't have to spend time coordinating with agents

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Brightwell Helps Cruise Ship Crews Get Ship Done With Their Paychecks — All From a Mobile App

Working on a cruise ship seems like the Eloise at the Plaza version of an adult’s dream, right? See the world, with unlimited entertainment and food on-board, and get paid while you do it. The reality is quite different. While cruise lines do offer employees free room, board

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How We Work: These Ex-Googlers Built A “Grown Up" Startup That Makes Sure Employees Know the FullStory

This is part of our How We Work series, which focuses on how successful southeastern tech companies are developing authentic work cultures. “‘Culture’ is just novel ways of doing creative, random stuff,” COO Bruce Johnson shares as he walks around FullStory’s current office in Atlanta’s Armour Yards complex.

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Metro Atlanta Chamber's Alex Gonzalez On Bringing Accountability to Innovation

“‘Innovation’ is kind of fluffy, right? So when it comes to innovation strategy, you've got to create this massive blend of diverse thinking, creative thinking, dynamic thinking, and then be accountable to results.” Alex Gonzalez was on week one of his new position as Chief Innovation Officer at