Monday, June 1, 2015

Home Depot asks court to dismiss consumers' data breach lawsuit

The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) on Monday asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit filed by consumers claiming they were hurt by the company's massive data breach. "All of the claims alleged in the complaint suffer from the same fatal defect found in the vast majority of other breach cases ... they have suffered no actual or imminent economic injury that is fairly traceable to Home Depot's alleged conduct," the company says in its filing. The consumers filed a consolidated complaint against…

Google to announce $300M+ data center expansion in Douglas County

Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) plans to disclose, Wednesday, details about a major data center expansion in Douglas County. The Internet giant plans to sink more than $300 million in an expansion of its 500,000-square-foot data center in Lithia Springs, Ga. The project will initially create 25 data center jobs, but that number is expected to grow. Consider this: When Google first opened the data center ten years ago, it said it would create 100 jobs. Today, the data center employs more than 350. Read…

UPDATE: Hawks confirm new secondary logo, new unis coming

No worries, Atlanta Hawks fans -- Pac-Man isn’t going anywhere and new uniforms will debut before the 2015 NBA draft. But the secondary logo Atlanta Business Chronicle was first to break the news about last week is also here to stay. On Monday, the team reported the iconic and classic team mark used from 1972-1995 as well as during this year’s record-setting season is the team’s primary logo once more. Fans call this mark the “Pac-Man Logo.” But as you can see in the picture, the new…

Atlanta food events: June 1-7

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MARTA to host technology job fair

MARTA will host a job fair June 13 aimed at adding workers to the agency’s technology team. Available positions include: Manager IT Project Manager Manager Enterprise Network Operations Senior Technology Service Engineer Senior Information Systems Analyst Quality Assurance Engineers Information Systems Analyst The job fair will be held from 9 a.m. until noon at MARTA Headquarters Atrium, 2424 Piedmont Road, NE, Atlanta, Ga. 30324. Professional business attire is required. Candidates will have…

12 $1 million homes planned near Kennesaw Mountain

The Marietta City Council is scheduled to vote June 10 on a developer’s plan to build 12 homes starting at $1 million near Kennesaw Mountain, northwest of Atlanta. The Estates at Parkside is planned by developer John Elliott, reports Marietta Daily Journal. The 15-acre tract is on Gilbert Road, near Stilesboro Road, the paper reports.

5 Easy Waterfall Hikes for Georgia Families

Summer is a time for exploring in nature. Add these five easy waterfall hikes to your adventure bucket list. Anna Ruby Falls. Two falls are visible from the observation deck, merging into a beautiful creek. The paved walk (stroller-friendly) is … Continue reading

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