In less than a year, Ecolyfe has evolved from a student project into a startup managing energy forecasts for a national power grid. Founded in late 2024 by Georgia Tech student Quentin Carter, alongside co-founder Greg Steckel, the company began with a consumer-focused mission to help households reduce energy use.
Category: Bahamas
Posted inCaribbean
Georgia Football Legend Walker Confirmed as Ambassador to Bahamas
University of Georgia football legend and NFL star Herschel Walker has been confirmed as the first U.S. ambassador to the Bahamas in nearly 15 years. Mr. Walker, a 2022 Republican […]
Posted inBahamas
From Sanford Stadium to Sanford Drive: Trump Names UGA Football Legend Herschel Walker Ambassador to Bahamas
University of Georgia football legend Herschel Walker, who lost a close U.S. Senate race in 2022 despite strong backing from Donald Trump, has been revealed as the president-elect’s pick for ambassador to the Bahamas.
Posted inUnited Kingdom
Diplomatic Digest: Unprecedented 10 New Consuls General Took Up Posts in Atlanta During 2022
The post-pandemic shakeup of the Atlanta Consular Corps continued throughout the course of 2022, with a number of new diplomats arriving just as their public schedules could return to normal […]
Posted inBahamas, Consular Conversations
Consulates and COVID-19: How Japan, Bahamas and the United Kingdom Are Coping, Learning
The work of diplomats is personal by nature, but some leaders of foreign outposts in Atlanta are finding during the pandemic era that this need not mean “physical.” In the […]
Posted inBahamas, Education
Atlanta Students Engage in Service Learning on Bahamas Trip
Twelve students and five parents from Brandon Hall School, the private boarding and day school in Sandy Springs, spent their long President’s Day weekend on much more than rest and […]
Posted inBahamas, Consular Conversations, Education, Nonprofits
Bahamas to Pay Forward Dorian’s Recovery Lessons, Deepen Tech Ties With Southeast
When Hurricane Dorian concluded its onslaught on the Bahamas in September, the country was left to face unprecedented destruction. The islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama lost more than 13,000 […]
Posted inBahamas, Culture, Food
Atlanta Night Market’s Taste of Caribbean to Benefit Bahamas Relief
With 200 exhibitors and an expected 60,000 guests representing 75 countries, this weekend’s Atlanta International Night Market may be bringing the world to Alpharetta, but it’s also spreading some benefit beyond […]
Posted inBahamas, Business
Consulate Outlines How Atlantans Can Help the Bahamas With Hurricane Dorian Relief
Just a day after Hurricane Dorian departed the Bahamas, leaving at least seven people dead and untold destruction in its wake, the country’s consulate general in Atlanta has already sprung […]
Posted inBahamas, Economic Development, Global Georgia
Georgia Investment Targeted on Bahamas Roadshow
The Bahamas may be “open for business” from anyone, but the island nation is betting that Georgia companies will be well suited to walk through its front door. “We will take […]