Seriously? The administration of Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has proposed to drain all the city’s dollars in the Eastside Tax Allocation District to plug a hole in its budget.
Author Archives: Maria Saporta
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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Georgia Research Alliance – funder of life-saving research – turns 30
Thirty years ago – on June 6, 1990 – the inaugural board meeting of the Georgia Research Alliance took place – a pivotal moment for universities, the state and businesses.
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WRS’ Scott Smith urges Invest Atlanta, ABI to reconsider Murphy Crossing deal
T. Scott Smith, CEO of WRS Realty, said in a telephone interview Friday morning that Invest Atlanta and Atlanta BeltLine Inc. need to revive Place Properties’ proposed Murphy Crossing development.
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WRS not part of Murphy Crossing development team for months
South Carolina developer WRS Realty had not been part of the Murphy Crossing development team since Christmas.
Cecil Phillips, the CEO of Place Properties, said Thursday that T. Scott Smith, CEO of WRS, had stepped back from the project last December.
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Atlanta BeltLine and Invest Atlanta cancel $200 million plan for Murphy Crossing
It’s back to square one for Murphy Crossing.
The Atlanta BeltLine Inc. has terminated a memo of understanding that it had with the development team that had proposed investing $200 million to transform a 20-acre site on the southern part of the BeltLine.
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Chick-fil-A’s Dan Cathy: Time to act with compassion and empathy
Now is the time to speak out against the injustices that exist in our society. That’s the message Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy shared during an exclusive interview Tuesday afternoon.
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Equifax and Salary Finance form a new partnership
Equifax and Salary Finance, a global provider of financial education and salary-linked benefits for employees, will announce a new partnership that willl work with companies to help them improve the economic health of their employees.
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Project Light shines bright as Atlantans seek to drive out hate, darkness
As we emerge from one of the darkest weekends in Atlanta’s history, a light is shining bright.
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Community Foundation tells black arts groups: ‘We hear you’
A social media exchange among black arts organizations has taken the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta to task.
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Lisa Robinson named president of OnBoard nonprofit
One of Georgia’s most influential organizations advocating for more women in the corporate world – OnBoard Inc. – has named Lisa Robinson as its new president, effective June 1.
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Jewish Federation has given away $12.7 million during pandemic – so far
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta has stepped up its game in response to the coronavirus pandemic – giving a total of $12.7 million to hundreds of organizations.
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Local leaders boldly say Atlanta is THE center for global health
Several key economic development leaders are making a new claim: Atlanta is THE center for global health. That’s a step up from what we used to say – that Atlanta is “a” center for global health.
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Column: Atlanta’s Friendship Force launching major global growth plan
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 20, 2019
Atlanta-based Friendship Force International says it’s launching a major global growth plan in 2020 with a goal of raising more than $421,000 and increase its membership from 15,000 to 25,000.
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Woodruff grant bolsters long ties between Berry College and Coca-Cola
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 20, 2019
A recent $4 million grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation to Berry College for a new animal science building accentuates the unique relationship between Coca-Cola interests and the college located just north of Rome, Ga.
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Jeffrey Sprecher may scale back civic roles as Loeffler heads to Senate
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 13, 2019
Gov. Brian Kemp’s naming of Kelly Loeffler as Georgia’s next U.S. senator is making ripples for her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, CEO of the Fortune 500 company Intercontinental Exchange Inc., which owns the New York Stock Exchange.
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Column: Influential Atlanta Committee for Progress wraps up ‘year of transition’
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 13, 2019
One of the most influential business groups in town – the Atlanta Committee for Progress – reflects the changing face of leadership in town.
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Column: Atlanta’s global health community gets a new theme song
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 6, 2019
It’s a family affair. Earlier this year, Judy Monroe, CEO of the CDC Foundation, asked her songwriting daughter – Kelley Elle – if she could write a song for global health.
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Column: Atlanta execs get first-hand look at homelessness at Sleep Out
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 29, 2019
One of the 200 business leaders who participated in the Covenant House Sleep Out-Executive Edition knew first-hand what it’s like to be a homeless teenager.
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How Havertys is bucking retail trends to succeed at 135 years old
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 29, 2019
Furniture retailer Havertys will celebrate its 135th anniversary on Dec. 4 at a dinner at the Atlanta History Center.
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Column: Another change at Community Foundation; Captain Planet rocks
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 22, 2019
Another key leader of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta will be leaving the organization.
