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• Atlanta No. 1 mobile speed, data in America

  

  According to a new report by RootMetrics, Atlanta landed at the top spot among the 125 U.S. cities in mobile performance in both the speed and data categories.

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• August 8-12: What's ahead this week in Atlanta business

  

  A busy and traffic-jammed week is ahead as many metro Atlanta school systems start a new year. Here's a look of some of what's ahead this week in Atlanta ...

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• Nick Kyrgios, Zeballos and Molteni claim BB&T Atlanta Open titles

  

  For the first time since 2012, the BB&T Atlanta Open has a new singles champion.Nick Kyrgios defeated No. 1 seed John Isner 7-6 (3), 7-6 (4) on Sunday afternoon. The second ATP tournament title for the 21-year-old Australian also breaks Isner’s three-year run as the tournament’s champion.“I knew it was going to be tough from the get go,” Kyrgios said. “I knew that I had to come out with some special stuff today, and I thought I did in the tiebreaks. It was a couple lucky points here and there, a..

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• One Tank Wandering: Atlanta attractions via MARTA

  

  Atlanta's Sweet Auburn Market, formerly known as Municipal Market, hosts 24 individually owned businesses including fresh food, eateries, retailers and sweets.

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• 11 districts return to school across metro Atlanta

  

  by: Nicole Emmett Updated: Aug 8, 2016 - 7:30 AM ATLANTA — A new school year starts today, as 11 more districts return to begin a new year. Gwinnett, DeKalb, Fulton, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Polk, Rabun, White, Whitfield counties, as well as the city of Calhoun, start Monday. CHECK YOUR SCHOOL - Complete list of more than 50 school district starting dates Gwinnett County, one of the state’s largest school districts, is welcoming new ways of educating their students at their newest ..

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• Former Piedmont Bancshares CEO lands new gig as SouthCrest ...

  

  In addition to being the former president and CEO of Piedmont Bancshares, Schmitt was previously Atlanta Market CEO and director of M&A for Heritage Bank of ...

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