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Lisa Sun, Founder And CEO Of Gravitas New York, To Keynote 2021 Impact Leadership Dinner Friday, May 28, 2021 Julie Davis The Chattanooga Women’s Leadership Institute (CWLI) announced that Lisa Sun, founder and CEO of Gravitas, will keynote the 16th annual IMPACT Leadership Dinner, which will take place on Sept. 9 from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. CWLI also announced that Julie Davis and Sharon Law will serve as co-chairs for Impact 2021 as well for the all day Symposium on Sept. 10 from 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at the Chattanooga Convention Center. 2021 marks the 25th Anniversary of CWLI. The org...

That old adage about making lemonade when you’re presented with a difficult situation applies perfectly to Alabama’s Gulf State Park Pier. Just as one of the Gulf of Mexico’s premier piers was set to reopen after a substantial renovation last September, Hurricane Sally made a direct hit on the Alabama Gulf Coast and the pier was significantly damaged. A 200-foot section near the octagon on the end of the pier collapsed. Thankfully, the Alabama State Parks staff went to work on the portion of the pier that could be safely repaired, and in January the pier past the middle restroo...

By Dennis Washington March 10, 2021 Dan Bates created Litter Gitter to collect floating trash in smaller streams and creeks. (Dennis Washington / Alabama NewsCenter) Don Bates loves his job. His official title is “Founder and Owner” of Osprey Initiative (OI) but his business card lists him as CLG. “Chief Litter Gitter,” Bates said with a grin. “The day I get to put my hip boots on and go to work is a great day.” Bates’ story doesn’t start with trash but rather is rooted in the swamps around Manchac, Louisiana, where he grew up. “My family is all commercial fishermen from Lou...

Thompson Foundation Marks $1 Million In Giving Tuesday, March 2, 2021 Thompson Engineering, a multi-disciplined engineering firm with offices in eight Southeastern states, announced Tuesday that the Thompson Foundation, the charitable fund of affiliated companies Thompson Engineering, Watermark Design, and Thompson Consulting Services, awarded its millionth dollar. The Thompson Foundation awards grants to non-profits and scholarships to students across the affiliated companies’ footprint. “The Thompson companies have a long history of community service and philanthropic giving an...

Share this article Share this article BATON ROUGE, La., Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Daniel Thornhill, P.E., has been promoted to Office Manager for the firm's Baton Rouge, Louisiana, office. In his new role, Mr. Thornhill will focus on creating new business opportunities and providing operational management, staff management and project oversight for the office. "Daniel joined Michael Baker last year as Department Manager – Transportation, a continuation of his 24-year caree...