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The MyWorkChoice app empowers hourly production employees with flexibility

Full time hourly employees can enjoy the benefits of a flexible schedule in today's manufacturing and warehouse environments

MyWorkChoice partners with Boston Scientific to bring flexible scheduling options and recruitment services to hourly workers in Alpharetta, GA.

We provide employees with the flexibility they need to balance work and personal responsibilities and help employers meet their staffing needs in a more efficient and cost-effective way.”

— Tana Greene

ALPHARETTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES, February 10, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ -- MyWorkChoice, the leading flexible workforce management company, today announced a partnership with Boston Scientific, a global leader in the medical technology industry. The collaboration aims to bring a new level of empowerment and work-life balance to Boston Scientific's hourly employees.

The MyWorkChoice platform provides flexible scheduling options and recruitment services for hourly production workers.

With this innovative solution, hourly workers can easily pick up or drop shifts, swap shifts with colleagues, and adjust their schedules 24/7 from their smartphones. This flexibility is designed to provide greater balance for employees to manage their work commitments alongside their personal lives.

"We are excited to partner with Boston Scientific to bring our innovative work solutions to the hourly workforce in Alpharetta, Georgia." Said Tana Greene, CEO and Co-founder of MyWorkChoice, "Our goal is to provide employees with the flexibility they need to balance work and personal responsibilities and to help employers meet their staffing needs in a more efficient and cost-effective way."

With unemployment at historic lows and companies looking for an edge in a competitive hiring market, MyWorkChoice's platform offers a significant advantage in retaining existing hourly workers along with appealing to a new generation of production workers who value work-life balance over any other existing benefit. In addition to raising worker morale, implementing flexibility has been shown to reduce labor expenses related to excessive overtime, absenteeism, and turnover.

Lizel R., a mom working at American Eagle, said, "I love the flexibility to adjust my schedule right from my phone. When my son's daycare is unexpectedly closed, I just go into the MWC app and drop the shift. MyWorkChoice is flexible, innovative, and most importantly, EASY."

Those interested in applying for full-time, flexible work in Alpharetta are encouraged to apply here.

Manufacturing and Distribution companies interested in implementing flexibility can learn more here.

About Boston Scientific Boston Scientific is a global medical technology leader that develops, manufactures, and markets innovative products and therapies to improve the health of patients around the world. The company has a strong commitment to enhancing the lives of its employees, as well as its patients.

About MyWorkChoice MyWorkChoice is the leading provider of flexible scheduling solutions for hourly workers. The platform's user-friendly interface and advanced technology make it easy for employees to manage their schedules on the go. The company's mission is to improve the work-life balance of hourly workers by giving them the flexibility they need to succeed. For more information contact marketing@myworkchoice.com or visit myworkchoice.com.

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THE FLATS – Former Georgia Tech standouts Brandon Gold (Alpharetta, Ga./Johns Creek) and Jake Esch (St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall) were named members of World Baseball Classic teams for this year’s tournament, the WBC announced this week.

Gold joins 29 players from the Major and Minor Leagues on Team Israel, including two-time All-Star and former Atlanta Brave Joc Pederson, while Esch will join Great Britain’s inaugural World Baseball Classic team.

In 117 starts over 140 appearances in the Minor Leagues, Gold has worked to a 5.13 career ERA with 39 victories in 663.1 innings of work. The right-handed pitcher spent the last two years in Triple A with the Albuquerque Isotopes.

Selected in the 12th round by the Colorado Rockies in 2016, Gold was an impressive two-way talent for the Yellow Jackets that saw him earn All-Region in 2016 and multiple all-ACC selections. Gold started 100 games in his career, with 28 on the mound.

At the plate, the Alpharetta native worked to a .252 average with 76 hits, 17 doubles, two triples and three home runs for 35 RBI. On the mound, Gold pitched to 16 victories and a 2.83 career ERA, striking out 152 batters in 191.0 innings. His best year game as Georgia Tech’s ace in 2016, where he went 9-3 with a 2.48 ERA, surrendering just 29 earned runs in 105.1 innings.

Gold currently ranks seventh in program history in career ERA (2.83) and ninth in fewest walks per 9 innings (2.64).

Esch played in both the Marlins and the San Diego Padres organizations. From 2011-17, he made 140 appearances on the mound and 111 starts, recording a 4.10 ERA with 36 victories. Esch struck out 483 batters over 688 innings of work with four complete games in his career. He made three starts for the Marlins in the Major Leagues, recording a 5.54 ERA over 13 innings and made one appearance for San Diego.

Esch was selected in the 11th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Florida Marlins after a fine career in the White and Gold as a two-way player. In three years on The Flats, Esch hit .304 over 122 starts, recording 29 doubles, two triples and nine home runs for 79 RBI. For his career on the mound, he sported a 4.18 ERA with 20 relief appearances, striking out 25 batters in 23.2 innings of career work.

His best year came in 2011 when he finished with a .319 batting average and 1.80 ERA en route to being named a team captain and a semifinalist for the Brooks Wallace Award for nation’s top shortstop.

Successful on and off the field, Esch was named an Academic All-American in 2011. Esch also ranks tied for seventh in program history for doubles in a single season (23).

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11Alive spoke exclusively with Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin who said he would love to see the idea come to fruition.

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Chatter of the National Hockey League's potential return to Atlanta had sports fans in Georgia swirling on social media over the past week amid the buzz.

One tweet brought the attention of the entire NHL world down on Georgia last Friday.

It came from ESPN hockey anchor John Buccigross, who hinted at an NHL team coming back to Atlanta -- more specifically Alpharetta.

NHL team coming to Atlanta again…stay tuned. Alpharetta. #wafflehouse #thirdtimeisacharm #like pic.twitter.com/VXHicgV1xa

— BucciOT.Com (@Buccigross) March 3, 2023

Since the tweet, 11Alive's Maria Martin has been tracking updates and developments behind the rumblings. If the NHL does approve a return to Atlanta, the proposal would be designed to build a new complex in the suburbs, with Alpharetta being the target spot.

Both an expansion team or having a current NHL team relocate to Atlanta are both on the table, according to 11Alive's Maria Martin.

Per my sources: IF hockey returns to Atlanta, the proposal is for it to yes, be a new facility/complex in the suburbs. #NHL

— Maria Martin (@Ria_Martin) March 4, 2023

11Alive spoke exclusively with Alpharetta Mayor Jim Gilvin who said he would love to see the idea come to fruition, despite having not yet spoken directly with anyone from the league.

'We think it makes sense here. Private sector will be the ones who make the decision," Gilvin said. "But we want to be in a position that we know what we're doing if the opportunity arises."

Gilvin also noted the city hired a council to look into not only a potential NHL franchise, but other potential sporting ventures.

"We hired a sports consulting firm a few months ago to look into this because we were getting proposals from different leagues and different sports and things like that and we wanted to know the viability," Gilvin said. "So, we're hopeful to get some type of information from that consultant in the next month or two that we can share publicly."

The Alpharetta mayor was also sure to state he has had zero conversations with the NHL about this possibility and said there is nothing "coming soon" from his current understanding.

"It'd be great if it were true, and if they want to come to Alpharetta, we'll do everything we can to make it successful," Gilvin explained. "We think it's a great location for something like that."

11Alive's Ric Garni spoke in full with the mayor Thursday morning and also noted to keep an eye on the North Point Mall redevelopment as a potential site.

This comes after the Alpharetta City Council rejected a redevelopment plan on Nov. 7 to revitalize the formerly hopping mall. Gilvin was among those who rejected the plan.

It would have included 315,000 feet worth of new retail and restaurant space, including a hotel, as well as tearing down much of the current mall to create an outside "walkable village." The space was also set to include apartments and townhomes. According to the Atlanta Business Chronicle, the project would have cost about $550 million.

Listen to more with Gilvin below:

Alpharetta mayor Jim Gilvin says he's not talked w/the NHL about a team coming here. But he's heard chatter on social media (s/o @Buccigross & @Ria_Martin) and he'd be all for it. He told me it would absolutely work in Alpharetta. Keep an eye on the North Point Mall redevelopment pic.twitter.com/wNWy7K0tFY

— Ric Garni (@RICGARNI) March 9, 2023

The NHL has been in metro Atlanta twice. The Flames left in 1980 for Calgary and in 2021, the Trashers took off for Winnipeg.

In both cases, the teams were sold to Canadian owners, which led to the moves.

Located in an area where you wouldn’t typically expect to see a castle of any kind, lies Alpharetta’s Dwarf Castle – a place you won’t want to miss

Without being a legitimate fairy-tale princess, or living somewhere in England or Ireland, not many of us get to see an actual castle – and that’s especially true for people passing through the affluent Atlanta suburb of Alpharetta. However, a truck driver with some very eclectic tastes decided to change all that.

According to county records, construction on the house began in 1950. It was built by Rudy and Ruth McLaughlin. Rudy was a long-haul truck driver who told his wife he would build her a castle and kept his word. It was heavy work, to be sure. Mortar and concrete for the roof had to be hefted in five-gallon buckets.

Today, the castle is surrounded by a wrought iron fence and features gnomes (which are sometimes called dwarves – hence the name of the castle) who guard the grounds. A large swimming pool also surrounds the castle home which also doubles as a modern type of moat. Altogether, the two-bedroom house is a little over 1400 square feet and has two garages which are only accessible by traversing a drawbridge – just like it works in any respectable North Georgia castle.

Since this is a private home, it’s not open for tours, but it is still pretty cool to see from the road.

Most of us can remember a time when we dreamed of living in a castle. Either being a princess high in some tower, or a knight clad in shining armor, wandering the halls. No matter what: castles rock!

To be sure, Georgia does have a few different castles scattered throughout the state, each with its own unique history.

Should you ever happen to find yourself passing through Alpharetta, and deciding to forego the photos and feast your eyes on The Dwarf Castle for yourself, you can do so by plugging this address into your GPS:

12570 Arnold Mill Rd, Alpharetta, GA 30004

Just keep in mind that while this castle is a sight to see and worthy of a trek, it is private property and trespassing will not be tolerated. Make sure when you visit to snap some photos to share!

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Momentum continues to build for a MARTA project that would introduce bus rapid transit service high into the northern reaches of Fulton County, echoing similar efforts in Atlanta and the metro’s southside.

Officials with the North Fulton Community Improvement District, founded 20 years ago as an economic development tool, have announced a partnership with MARTA to conduct studies as a means of expanding BRT into Alpharetta and Roswell. Another goal is to determine exactly where stations should be placed, and how they would function, along Ga. Highway 400.

A project rep tells Urbanize Atlanta the cost estimate for building the north Fulton BRT line is $360 million. The NFCID and MARTA would equally spilt the cost of the study that would precede construction. [CLARIFICATION: 5:41 p.m., March 1: A NFCID reps sends the following clarification to the earlier report: "The $360 million number is for the buildout of the Ga. Highway 400 BRT system. The study cost is $220,000, and that is what the NFCID and MARTA are splitting. The full construction funding is currently being identified by MARTA."]

Courtesy of MARTA/2021

The funding was approved in December, and an intergovernmental agreement was inked the following month, according to NFCID officials. Engineering firm Kimley-Horn will lead the station area planning study, for which a kickoff meeting was held in February.

Collie Greenwood, MARTA general manager and CEO, said the agency “is excited to advance this high-capacity express lane transit project along one of our region’s busiest travel corridors” in a prepared statement.

Quick background: MARTA officials determined BRT was the most viable solution for extending transit services northward, as opposed to new rail lines, following an environmental impact analysis in 2019. Plans call for installing dedicated lanes for BRT vehicles and several stations from MARTA’s North Springs transit hub up to Windward Parkway in Alpharetta, a distance of about 13 miles.

Courtesy of MARTA/2021

With the MARTA partnership officially in place, the North Fulton boosters hope to soon create a plan that details station design concepts, options for transit-oriented development near stations, and ideas for first and last-mile connectivity between stations, people’s homes, and popular destinations.

The BRT expansion, if approved, would be installed during the Georgia Department of Transportation’s new express lane construction on the highway.

Courtesy of MARTA/2021

Brandon Beach, NFCID’s executive director and vocal proponent of last year’s Buckhead City movement, said his team will spend the next six months engaging with commercial property owners and city staff from all three municipalities in the CID boundary (Alpharetta, Milton, and Roswell). He expects the expanded transit option to be “transformational” for the full Ga. Highway 400 corridor in northern Fulton County.

“This study,” said Beach in Tuesday’s announcement, “will serve as a catalyst for further enhancing the quality of life afforded to those who work, live, and play in North Fulton.”

MARTA officials have proposed building four stations along the BRT route in Roswell and Alpharetta. Those would be at Holcomb Bridge Road, near North Point Mall (and concert mecca Ameris Bank Amphitheatre), at Old Milton Parkway, and at Windward Parkway.

At last check, GDOT hoped to open its Ga. Highway 400 express lanes sometime in 2027.

Courtesy of MARTA/2021

Elsewhere in the metro, MARTA is moving forward with BRT transportation (in most cases instead of earlier plans for rail) along the Clifton Corridor near Emory University, on Campbellton Road in Southwest Atlanta, and in Clayton County.

But the first line predicted to go under construction is a five-mile, 14-stop BRT loop linking downtown to Summerhill and other neighborhoods. MARTA now expects that project to break ground in May, with service beginning in 2025.

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