Greater Atlanta Chamber Foundation

Choose atl - marketing campaign 1) works to attract and retain the next generation talent to metro Atlanta. 2) atl tour: provides an opportunity to bring students from universities across the country to Atlanta for a deep dive into culture and our industries. 3) after 5: host more than 1000 atlanta-based interns each summer for a series of after work experiences that help illustrate Atlanta's rich sense of community and culture. 4) atleaders: our young professional group that provides Atlanta's future leaders with access to the business community and a networ of peers. 5) support a i-nav a digital platform for internships and entry level job opportunities to 38 regional colleges and universities.

Transportation (1) hosted regional business coalition of metropolitan Atlanta (rbc) airport tour. (2) our team successfully drove passage of (a) hb 105, sets the sales tax rate for taxis, limos and rideshares at 50 cents per ride, 25 cents for pooled rideshare rides. (b) hb 244, authorizes the public service commission to set pole attachment fees charged by electric membership corporations for communications equipment, including broadband. (c) hb 511, makes administrative changes to grta and atl authorities and extends indexing of motor fuel tax to 2025. (d) hb 820, create a freight rail program at gdot. (e) hr 935, re- authorizes the Georgia commission on freight and logistics through december 31, 2022.

Education (1) funded learn4life initiative and support executive director. (2) formed a robust business & education coalition to help shape the implementation of Georgia's essa plan which affects tens of thousands of children's education each year. (3) our team successfully drove passage of: (a) senate bill (sb) 288, restricts access to certain criminal records when employment background check are performed while ensuring employer liability protection, thus providing second changes to georgians. (b) sb 294, expands alternative investment options for the teacher retirement systems of Georgia. (c) sb 367, reduces the number of standardized tests required for k-12 students. (d) house bill (hb) 444, makes modest changes to the dual enrollment program to help ensure sustainable growth. (4) hosted opportunity atl virtual career fair and offered programs such as opportunity match program and skillz to succeed. (5) hosted national skills coalition. (6) due to covid-19, we offered the program virtually and for free to interns at metro atlanta-based companies. We scaled the virtual program back to offer four events over four weeks that would introduce interns to metro Atlanta's careers, community and culture. (7) updated internship toolkit on mac site and choose atl website (8) provided 1,500 internship and entry-level job opportunities to our 38 regional colleges and universities thru i-nav. (9) updated and released yourtalentyourfuture report.

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Diversity equity & inclusion

Environmental - e3 awards

Workforce development

Choose atl after 5

Public policy program operations