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.
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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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.
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Atlanta’s 2020 ParkScore climbs two spots – from 42 to 40
Atlanta continues to make steady progress in its “ParkScore,” according to the Trust for Public Land’s annual index among the nation’s top 100 cities.
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Atlanta arts organizations receive $580,000 in grants
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta – through its Metropolitan Atlanta Arts Fund – announced a total of $580,000 in grants to 11 metro arts organizations impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Atlanta Ballet’s new head of advancement joins in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic
Mary Grace Herrington, a fundraising executive with a deep media background, is the new chief advancement officer for the Atlanta Ballet.
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Doug Hertz – trying not to cry over 60 million ounces of spilt beer
The first half of April should have been a nirvana of sports and entertainment in Georgia.
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2020 Beloved Benefit canceled; gala event to resume in 2021
A signature event, the Beloved Benefit – planned for June 4, is being postponed until 2021.
