In days of normalcy, most meetings take place in person – giving shareowners the rare opportunity to be in the presence of company executives and directors. But these days, nothing is normal.
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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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Global Health Crisis Coordination Center gets launched in Atlanta
Atlanta is capitalizing on its unique role as the center for global health with the launch of the national Global Health Crisis Coordination Center.
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Community Foundation, United Way announce latest round of COVID-19 grants
The fourth round of grants from Greater Atlanta COVID-19 Response and Recovery Fund was announced Tuesday – a total of nearly $1.8 million that will be distributed to 18 organizations for emergency response.
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Environmentalists, builders seek more density without cutting down trees
If Atlanta is to save its precious tree canopy, there’s a lesson to be learned from the adversaries-turned-friends experience between environmentalist John Noel and developer Adam Brock.
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Coronavirus pandemic spurring collaboration among Atlanta’s nonprofits
The COVID-19 crisis has had at least one positive impact in Atlanta – an unprecedented level of cooperation among local nonprofits.
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Bank of America and other groups are providing support to Grady Hospital
By Maria Saporta Business and civic organizations are stepping up to support Grady Hospital as it seeks to meet the medical needs of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bank of America awarded Grady Health System $500,000 to expand critically-needed treatment and testing capacity to support growing patient numbers amid the coronavirus pandemic. The grant will support Grady’s […]
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UT Austin’s president – Gregory Fenves – named Emory’s next president
Emory University has selected Gregory L. Fenves as its 21st president.
Emory’s Board of Trustees announced Tuesday that Fenves, president of the University of Texas at Austin was selected in a unanimous vote of the board. He will begin his tenure at Emory on Aug. 1.
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Truist continues its support of the Westside with $10 million investment
The Westside Future Fund will receive a $10 million equity investment from Truist (the bank formed out of the merger between SunTrust and BB&T) to go towards the development of affordable housing.
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Trees at Grady High
By Maria Saporta Last week, several large trees were cut down at Grady High School – some anticipated and some not. Grady is undergoing an expansion, and the way the new building was designed, it meant that two magnificent trees would have to go. That happened last week. But at the same time, three other […]
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Tensions on city advisory group cloud Mayor’s commitment to planning director Tim Keane
A storm has been brewing within the Atlanta Planning Department’s Technical Advisory Committee (TAC).
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SBA’s Ashley Bell on a mission to save small businesses, nonprofits
For Ashley Bell, the world has totally changed in the past month.
Bell, the regional administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration, now finds himself in the bullseye in the fight to maintain the economic health of small businesses and nonprofits in the Southeast and beyond.
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goBeyondProfit: Georgia companies are defined in times like these
How companies respond during the current Coronavirus pandemic will impact the way they are viewed by employees, customers and the community.
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During pandemic, ServeScape seeking to plant seeds of hope and joy
Mario Cambardella is a man of firsts.
Cambardella was the first person to hold the title of urban agriculture director of a major city in the United States.
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Atlanta’s Asian-America community shows love with donation of medical masks
In a show of unity, the Chinese-American community in Atlanta arranged for the donation of 11,000 medical mask to Grady Hospital on Thursday.
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Emergency fund set up to help Georgia’s urban and rural farmers
Local food organizations have created a coalition to help Georgia’s urban and rural farmers weather the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Carter Center urges its donors to give to others impacted by COVID-19
At a time when charitable organizations are making appeals for donations, the Carter Center sent out an email that stood out above the rest.
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Invest Atlanta offering loans to small businesses as part of city’s response to COVID-19
Invest Atlanta has created a new $1.5 million loan fund for small businesses that have been disrupted by the new Coronavirus pandemic.
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Renovation of historic Fountain Hall gets major boost with grant for a new roof
Morris Brown’s Fountain Hall will get a new roof, thanks to a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service African American Civil Rights Grant.
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Carol Tomé on becoming CEO of UPS: ‘Lots of glass was broken’
The naming of Carol Tomé as the next CEO of UPS is a major breakthrough for women running major public companies in Georgia.
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Atlanta groups meeting virtually to continue connecting community
It’s time for the Atlanta community to be creative.
During this period of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Atlanta institutions are finding creative ways to continue convening – virtually rather than in person.
