Russell Stokes, president and CEO of GE Energy Connections, is moving up his year as chairman of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to 2018 in order to fill the vacancy created by AT&T’s Glenn Lurie’s move to Dallas. Although just a year-and-a-half into his CEO position, Stokes has quickly emerged as a strong corporate, community and philanthropic leader. The elevation of this impressive young executive overseeing an $11-billion business has the boats of GE Energy Connections and the Metro Chamber definitely RISING…
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Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was joined this week by Speaker Jon Burns, R-Newington, and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in calling for an acceleration of the state’s scheduled income tax cuts. Last year’s HB 1437 set in motion a reduction of the state’s income tax rate from 5.75% to 4.99%, to be rolled out over several years. But with a $16 billion surplus, Kemp said he will push to accelerate that process which could save Georgians $1.1 billion in 2024. The move would have Georgians’ wallets RISING…
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