Listen to the Third Quarter (Q3) Earning calls from some of Georgia's major public firms - The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, UPS, NCR, and Equifax - and how they aim to address industry impacts from COVID-19. Additionally, leaders in these industries discuss their Q3 performance measures and address how new business models and strategies will lead to future success in times when current market trends are uncertain. Q3 Earning Calls were extracted from The Motley Fool Transcripts. To learn more about these earning calls, or if you'd like to access each transcript in its entirety, you can ..read more

Alan Yadav, Georgia Tech student and researcher for the COVID-19 Economic Research Team, tested positive for the virus. Reflecting on his personal symptoms, Yadav explains what it's like to have COVID-19 as a college student and how he got through the sickness with the help and support of family, friends, and the Institute's surveillance technologies. Yadav compares his surveillance testing experiences at Georgia Tech to those experienced at traditional drive-in swab tests, as well as the pros and cons to each testing platform. He concludes with thoughts that are geared toward the Georgia Tec ..read more

Cullen Stockmeyer and Connor Wood interview the Fraternity Chapter Presidents of SAE and ZBT at Georgia Tech to see how Greek Life has been impacted since the coronavirus outbreak in Spring of 2020. The presidents discuss the communication efforts being implemented between the Institute, IFC, and individual campus chapters to ensure safety measures and regulations are being followed both on and off campus. With major shifts in the traditional social cultures of Greek Life, the presidents also address the impact of their executive actions on campus through the support of their National Advisor ..read more

Dr. Bradley Hepler, practicing Dentist and owner of Atlanta Center for Dental Health, discusses the personal impacts COVID has had on his business. Topics highlighted in this discussion include the swift changes that occured in the dental business model amid COVID, how office behaviors and practices have adapted due to these changes, and the impact SBA loans have had on sustaining business. Dr. Hepler also provides an optimistic outlook on the dental industry's future, post-COVID ..read more

Listen to how Georgia Tech's Mental Health Service Divisions in Student Life have effectively supported the local student population in addressing mental and physical well-being concerns during COVID-19, and how they intend to introduce hybrid in-person and virtual counseling services post-COVID. Guest speakers include Dr. Tiffiny Hughes-Troutman, Director of the Center for Assessment, Referral and Education (CARE) division and Carla Bradley, Director of the Georgia Tech Campus Counseling Center. Work and services conducted by Dr. Shannon Croft, Lead Psychiatrist for STAMPS Health Services, w ..read more

Listen to the Second Quarter (Q2) Earning calls from some of Georgia's major public firms - The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, UPS, NCR, and Equifax - and how they aim to address industry impacts from COVID-19. Additionally, leaders in these industries discuss their Q2 performance measures and address how new business models and strategies will lead to future success. Q2 Earning Calls were extracted from The Motley Fool Transcripts. To learn more about these earning calls, or if you'd like to access each transcript in its entirety, you can visit their website at: https://www.fool.com ..read more

Kari Watkins, Frederick Law Olmsted Associate Professor in Georgia Tech's School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, discusses the impact real-time transit information has had in sustaining urban communities and their economies through her OneBusAway Program. Additionally, Watkins describes the long-term effects pre-COVID and post-COVID trends in human behavior will have on Atlanta's future transit ridership - particularly with its bus ridership. Rethinking how sustainable transit practices in Atlanta can foster a more livable urban density is currently what Watkins is researching, leadin ..read more

MARTA's David Springstead, Chief of Rail Operations, and Collie Greenwood, Chief of Bus Operations, discuss the future of mass-transit in the City of Atlanta with regard to mobility as the driving force for the regional economy. In order for Atlanta to thrive, David and Collie envision a future MARTA with blended services and options which leverage pilot technologies as a solution to the regional economy. To learn more about the MARTA Heroes, visit: https://www.itsmarta.com/heroes.aspx ..read more

Joseph DeNardi, Managing Director in the Equity Research Department at Stifel, discusses the competitive dynamics airlines currently face with regard to their existing and future liquidity as well as the loyalty programs which help finance their industry ..read more

Howard Wertheimer, Executive VP and Chief Operating Officer for the Piedmont Park Conservancy, discusses the present and future impacts public infrastructures have on the local and regional economies of metropolitan cities like Atlanta and New York City ..read more