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Hello Kennesaw! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How new funding will open doors for Kennesaw-area entrepreneurs
  • How a KSU master’s is reshaping one CNN journalist’s global reporting
  • How Kennesaw State’s new aerospace alliance could shape local careers

Also on today's calendar: Classic Staging LLC Warehouse Sale! and 7 more events.

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Today's riddle: I once read a book about anti-gravity. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

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  • Friday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 60 and low of 39 degrees.
  • Saturday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 59, low: 34.
  • Sunday: Sunshine and colder, with a high of 39 and low of 16 degrees. ⛄️ Brr!

📰 News we're reading

• ACE Program Announces New Projects to Expand Entrepreneurial Opportunities (kennesaw.edu) — Kennesaw State University’s ACE program, run with MUST Ministries, is expanding its support for local entrepreneurs in Cobb County thanks to new backing from Coca-Cola and Notre Dame’s UPBI. The initiative will broaden access, add a Second-Chance Cohort Pathway, and boost post-program coaching and tools so more residents from underrepresented and economically disadvantaged backgrounds can grow sustainable small businesses.
   

• CNN Journalist Advances His Career with Radow College Master's Degree (kennesaw.edu) — A CNN content producer is advancing his global journalism career through Kennesaw State’s Radow College master’s program, blending classroom insight with real-world reporting. Studying integrated global communication in Kennesaw is helping him better understand international politics, culture, and elections, and he says the back-and-forth between KSU and CNN is reshaping how he covers major world events.
   

• Georgia Today: Effort to extend Affordable Care Act fails; Coca-Cola gets new CEO; Yaupon tea (gpb.org) — Kennesaw State University is joining Georgia Tech, UGA, and Georgia Southern in a new aerospace and defense workforce alliance with Mercer, potentially opening doors for local students in high-demand technical fields. The podcast also covers failed efforts to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, a pending Georgia execution, Coca-Cola’s CEO change, job trends, and an emerging native Yaupon tea industry.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

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