Articles from the Atlanta Business Chronicle
By Maria Saporta and Douglas Sams
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Jan. 9, 2015
As demolition of Doraville’s 165-acre General Motors plant revs up, a picture is emerging of a proposed “city within a city” on the Atlanta Perimeter with transit, towers, plazas and parks.
In an exclusive Jan. 6 interview with Atlanta Business Chronicle, renowned New York-based architecture and design firm Perkins Eastman unveiled its initial vision for the multi-billion dollar development.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Jan. 2, 2015
As the year drew to a close, Larrie Del Martin celebrated a symbolic bookend. Martin, president and CEO of Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, on Dec. 30 celebrated six families paying off their mortgages on homes that they purchased more than 20 years ago.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Jan. 2, 2015
Two of Atlanta’s top business leaders and their wives — Kelly Loeffler and Jeffrey Sprecher, CEO of the Intercontinental Exchange Inc.; and Mary and John Brock, CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. — are exploring an ownership stake in the Atlanta Hawks.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Dec. 19, 2014
A leadership transition is underway at Coxe Curry & Associates, the most prominent fundraising consulting firm in Atlanta.
Ann Curry, who has owned and run the firm for the past 22 years, has been telling her clients this week that she will pass the reins to David Eidson on Jan. 1.
By Douglas Sams and Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 19, 2014
On the heels of an agreement to buy Underground Atlanta, city officials have at least three proposals to spark another major redevelopment — the 20-acre Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Dec. 19, 2014
The question people keep asking T. Scott Smith is why would he tackle the redevelopment of Underground Atlanta.
Smith, a retail developer from Mount Pleasant, S.C., outside of Charleston, has entered into an agreement with the City of Atlanta to buy a 12-acre Underground Atlanta site for $25.75 million.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 12, 2014
Central Atlanta Progress will shine the spotlight on two community leaders – Bill Bolling and Greg Block – at its annual breakfast meeting on March 31.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 5, 2014
Once again, business leaders stand ready to oppose any legislation that will send a message that Georgia would discriminate against anyone — including gays and lesbians.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 5, 2014
As an ultimate endorsement of its recent changes in governance and leadership, the Woodruff Arts Center is receiving the largest gift in its 46-year history–$38 million – from its top benefactor, the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 28, 2014
As part of the build up to the 2015 Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Atlanta next November, an influential “pre-summit” on Health-Technology-Education will be held in the spring.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 28, 2014
When you ask Craig Richard what he does for a living, he’ll tell you right off the bat that he’s an economic developer.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 21, 2014
Few couples have had as much impact on education as Neil Shorthouse and Patty Pflum – the husband and wife team who, until this summer, headed Communities in Schools of Georgia and Communities in Schools of Atlanta respectively.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 21, 2014
In a major new expansion, Fernbank Museum of Natural History will be opening up its doors to embrace the 75 acres of woods in its backyard for visitors to enjoy a unique outdoor experience.
By Doug Sams and Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 21, 2014
Georgia State University President Mark Becker believes a barren stretch of Atlanta’s Capitol Avenue can flourish, becoming a stronger link between school’s growing downtown campus and its proposed redevelopment of Turner Field.
By Maria Saporta and Doug Sams
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 21, 2014
Georgia State University, receiving its largest gift ever, will enliven a “dead” space overlooking Woodruff Park to create a new interdisciplinary creative media institute to bolster Georgia’s growing movie and communications industry.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 14, 2014
Georgia’s status as a nexus for nonprofits has slipped slightly since last year, but it still is an undisputed hub for charitable organizations in the country, according to the latest Philanthropy 400 ranking.
Instead of having five nonprofits in the top 20 nationally, Georgia now has five in the top 25.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 14, 2014
In what is being called a “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunity, Zoo Atlanta has received an historic grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation.
By Maria Saporta and Doug Sams
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 14, 2014
With hundreds of millions of infrastructure dollars possibly at stake, Atlanta economic development boosters want to make sure city and state leaders don’t overlook the 8.5-mile stretch of Peachtree — from the heart of downtown to Buckhead.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 7, 2014
When the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre opened in 2007, there was a parallel nonprofit foundation with a similar name established to provide arts education and outreach.
By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on November 7, 2014
After several years of steady gains, the presence of women on the boards of Georgia’s public companies declined in the past year, according the latest annual study by OnBoard, which has been tracking these statistics for more than 20 years.
