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Hidden IT gems: From bootcamps to internal skills marketplaces, companies are discovering tech talent where they wouldn’t expect it.

Capital One has designed several internal programs to upskill employees to fill skills gaps and to give anyone inside or outside of IT the resources to become a software engineer.

Banks tiptoe toward their cloud-based future

Cloud computing is slowly changing how Wall Street banks handle their business, but concerns with security remain.

Fitness stations and new pavilions coming to Dawsonville’s Main Street Park City council unanimously approves park improvement projects, IGA for park hiking trails The walkways and green spaces of Main Street Park in Dawson County are now officially open for public use. - photo by Erica Schmidt Dawsonville City Council members voted to approve several new additions and projects at Main Street Park in Dawso...

Mindy Ferguson, a managing vice president at Capital One, discusses the importance of senior leaders fostering a feeling of belonging, which is often missing from diversity and inclusion efforts.

Dawsonville City Council advances townhome development with non-unanimous vote At a meeting of the Dawsonville City Council on Monday night, council members approved a zoning amendment request with a non-unanimous 3-2 vote, allowing the construction of 24 townhomes off Hwy. 9 in Dawsonville.  In its zoning amendment request, Tanco Investments LLC asked the city to rezone 4.09 acres at 315 Hwy. 9 N and 373 Hwy. 9 N from Highway Business District (HB) to Multiple-Family Residenti...

Dawsonville City Council indefinitely postpones annexation request Dawsonville City Council members have voted to indefinitely postpone voting on a request to annex nearly 75 acres of land into the city limits. On Tuesday night, Jan. 19, the city was set to hold a public hearing in reference to the annexation, which has been put forward by Allen Street Properties LLC and B&K Turner Family LLP, and would allow for the nearly 75 acres to be annexed into the city and to be rezoned ...

Dawsonville City Council approves construction of 67 homes in Thunder Ridge development On Jan. 4, the Dawsonville City Council approved the final plat of Phase 1 of the Thunder Ridge development, which will allow for the construction of 67 new homes. - photo by Erica Schmidt At the Jan. 4 meeting of the Dawsonville City Council, council members approved the final plat of the Thunder Ridge Phase 1 development, which will allow ...

Dawsonville Council recommends raising city owned rental prices for 2021 At the Dec. 21 meeting of the Dawsonville City Council, council members discussed lease renewals and rent changes for the city’s rental properties, a matter which will be voted upon at the next city council meeting.  According to Council Member Stephen Tolson, he, City Manager Bob Bolz and city staff have been in talks with several local businesses and properties to learn what the common rental rate for ...