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Maria Saporta, executive editor, is a longtime Atlanta business, civic and urban affairs journalist with a deep knowledge of our city, our region and state. From 2008 to 2020, she wrote weekly columns and news stories for the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Prior to that, she spent 27 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, becoming its business columnist in 1991. Maria received her Master’s degree in urban studies from Georgia State and her Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University. Maria was born in Atlanta to European parents and has two young adult children. She launched SaportaReport in February 2009.
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Dimitris Psillakis leading Mercedes-Benz USA with global flair
Few executives in Atlanta can rival the multi-cultural experiences that Dimitris Psillakis has enjoyed. It’s been a little more than a year since Psillakis became president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, which moved its headquarters to Atlanta in July 2015 from Montvale, N.J.
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Brad Currey (1930-2022): an Atlanta leader like no other
Brad Currey, a great Atlanta leader for more than six decades, died on Thursday evening at the age of 91.
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Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman names committee chairs
By Maria Saporta Perhaps the most important job of the president of the Atlanta City Council is to select the members to serve on the seven Council committees and to decide who will chair each committee. Incoming City Council President Doug Shipman took that responsibility to heart. Even though he was sworn in on Monday […]
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Saving historic St. Mark church will spark revitalization of English Avenue community
In the heart of the historic English Avenue neighborhood in Atlanta’s Westside, there stands a monumental stone shell of a building – St Mark AME church.
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Blank Foundation makes $4 million gift to Atlanta Humane Society
Arthur Blank was only 15 when his father, Max Blank, died of a heart attack, a difficult time for him and his mother, Molly Blank.
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Global health district secures lease at Midtown’s Tower Square
With signing of a 200,000 square foot lease in Midtown, Georgia has taken a major step to create a global health innovation district.
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New Blank Center for Stuttering opens in Atlanta with global plans
Atlanta now has a new center dedicated to stuttering education and research, thanks to a $12.25 million grant from the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
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Seeking greater green equity – Woodruff Foundation and Park Pride
Thanks to a longstanding partnership between Park Pride and the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Atlanta is creating a more equitable park system that will better serve the city’s lower-income communities.
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Pullman Yards to host Emory’s Science Gallery artistic exhibitions
The Science Gallery at Emory University will be partnering with Pullman Yards to serve as its host venue for exhibitions that will feature the collaborative talents of Emory researchers and local artists.
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Rickey Bevington to lead World Affairs Council of Atlanta
The World Affairs Council of Atlanta will have a new president on Jan. 1 – Rickey Bevington, a senior correspondent with Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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New leadership at Atlanta’s City Hall bodes well for closer collaboration
Following the results of the Nov. 30 run-off election, a drastically different Atlanta City Hall will take office in January.
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Norfolk Southern’s Jim Squires to retire May 1; Alan Shaw to become CEO
Norfolk Southern Corp. announced today that Chairman and CEO James “Jim” A. Squires will retire on May 1, 2022. He will be succeeded by Alan H. Shaw, Norfolk Southern’s executive vice president and chief marketing officer.
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City of Atlanta to buy Chattahoochee Brick land to turn into green space
The City of Atlanta will acquire and protect 75 acres of land that was the former site of the Chattahoochee Brick Co.
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Atlanta Committee for Progress reflecting on its role under new mayor
The Atlanta Committee for Progress – the high-powered blue-ribbon group that advises the mayor of Atlanta – is at a crossroads.
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Atlanta mayoral candidates Moore and Dickens vow to bring the city together
It’s now down to two. Either City Council President Felicia Moore or City Councilman Andre Dickens will be the next mayor of Atlanta.
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Goizueta Foundation makes transformational grant to Emory Brain Health
The Goizueta Foundation has made a $50 million grant to establish the Goizueta Institute @Emory Brain Health. The grant renames the Emory Brain Health Personalized Medicine Institute, announced in May, and will take on the Goizueta name.
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Bostic, Donahue, Womack named as next chairs of Metro Atlanta Chamber
The Metro Atlanta Chamber announced the line-up of its board leadership through 2024 at its annual meeting Thursday morning.
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Coca-Cola’s James Quincey to chair Woodruff Arts Center annual campaign
By Maria Saporta In an unprecedented move, Coca-Cola Chairman and CEO James Quincey will chair the 2021-2022 Woodruff Arts Center corporate campaign. The Coca-Cola Foundation also has made a record $2 million leadership gift towards the annual campaign. It is the first time in decades that a top Coca-Cola executive has taken on such a […]
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Women making great strides among Georgia’s public companies
The number of women on the boards of Georgia’s 119 public companies increased dramatically over the past year, according to the 2021 OnBoard study of women on corporate boards and those serving in executive roles.
