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10th Annual Marietta/Cobb Career Expo Set for Sept. 19

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will assist the City of Marietta and Cobb County with its 10th annual career expo Wednesday, Sept. 19. The expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cobb County Civic Center, located at 548 South Marietta Parkway. The expo will feature more than 25 …

Awareness

Anisa International Celebrates Partnerships that Build Foundations

Atlanta-based beauty company gives back to its community ATLANTA (September 10, 2012) -- Anisa International, the beauty industry’s leading global cosmetic brush, bag and accessory design and manufacturing company, celebrates partnerships with Atlanta-based non-profits, Families First and LifeLine …

Government

GDOL Will Help Flexible Staffing and UCall & IHaul Recruit Workers in Cobb County

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will conduct recruitments to help Flexible Staffing Solutions and UCall & IHaul Moving Services fill a number of jobs in Cobb County. Both recruitments will be held at the GDOL’s Cobb-Cherokee Career Center, located at 465 Big Shanty Rd. in Marietta. On …

Promotions

Fall Arts Festival on Ponce

“Fall Festival on Ponce” will host up to 175 (mostly) local artists and crafters September 15-16, 2012 in the chain of parks along Ponce de Leon Ave.  This is second year the famed Olmsted parks will be feted with art. What will this festival be like?  Visitors will enjoy fine art and crafts, a …

Volunteers Needed

Volunteer Opportunities for the 2012 Art & Design Show House Tour and Terrace Level Art & Jewelry Gallery

Volunteer Opportunities for the 2012 Art & Design Show House Tour and Terrace Level Art & Jewelry Gallery The Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art (MCMA) is thrilled to announce the arrival of the second annual Art & Design Show House. The 2012 Art and Design Show House, benefiting the MCMA, will highlight …

Awareness

Cobb EMC warns members of utility scams

Utilities throughout the southeast have been pestered with scams by imposters dressed as utility employees. To help protect members, Cobb EMC is keeping them informed by revealing some common scams.   SCAM: Individual at your door needs a small service fee to repair your meter. TRUTH: Cobb EMC does…

Awareness

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Launches New Website with Tools for West Cobb Parents to Fight Childhood Obesity

Did you know that Georgia ranks second out of the 50 states and Washington, D.C., for our rate of childhood obesity? September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and it’s the perfect time to address this issue that directly affects the West Cobb community. As the largest clinical care …

Awareness

Test Your Knowledge With Ready Georgia Facebook Contest

Think you know some of the common supplies needed to survive a disaster? If so, put your Ready kit knowledge – and, perhaps, eyesight – to the test and participate in the “What’s in the Kit?” Facebook contest. Organized by the Georgia Emergency Management Agency/Homeland Security’s Ready Georgia …

Local Connections

Cobb Opens New Senior Wellness Center

  • Sep 5, 2012

Local officials, U.S. Congressman David Scott and hundreds of seniors gathered recently to officially open the new Senior Wellness Center at 1150 Powder Springs St., Marietta. It is the first center of its kind in the region and a successful redevelopment effort. This once vacant shopping center is…

Government

GDOL to Assist Diversity Hiring with Cobb Career Expo

The Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) will assist Diversity Hiring with a career expo in Cobb County Wednesday, Sept. 12. The expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Cobb Galleria Centre, located at Two Galleria Parkway. The expo will feature as many as 60 employers, educational …

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