Category: ATL Business Chronicle

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 31, 2014

When the Atlanta community convened for National Philanthropy Day on Oct. 28 at the Georgia Aquarium, it also celebrated the latest ranking by the Chronicle of Philanthropy stating that Atlanta is the fourth most generous city in the United States.

Alicia Philipp, president of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta – the title sponsor of National Philanthropy Day, said the publication ranked the 50 largest metro areas in the United States and determined that Atlanta was fourth in generosity.

By Maria Saporta and Doug Sams
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Oct. 31, 2014

Atlanta’s oldest African American church — known for the blue “Jesus Saves” sign atop its steeple — wants to redevelop about 4 acres on its campus, in hopes of sparking more investment in the Sweet Auburn district — the cradle of the city’s civil rights movement.

Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 24, 2014

Atlanta real estate developer Charlie Hendon will be honored by Elton John in New York on Oct. 28 for his support of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.

The event will be the 13th annual “An Enduring Vision” benefit, which recognizes supporters and friends of the foundation.

By Dave Williams and Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Oct. 24, 2014

The outcome of a Nov. 4 referendum calling for MARTA to expand into Clayton County will echo well beyond Atlanta’s southside.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Oct. 24, 2014

Atlanta real estate developer Jamestown is preserving 12 acres along the Chattahoochee River as part of its Riverview Landing development in Cobb County – planning to make the river the centerpiece of an 82-acre mixed-use project that it hopes will transform that stretch of the river.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Oct. 24, 2014

Sitting in his expansive living room in southwest Atlanta, a subdued Henry “Hank” Aaron reflected about the day 50 years ago when he heard the news the Milwaukee Braves would be moving to Atlanta.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 17, 2014

Three veteran Atlanta business leaders have been selected to enter Junior Achievement of Georgia’s Atlanta Business Hall of Fame.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Oct. 17, 2014

Helene Gayle could have spent the rest of her career as CEO of CARE, the international poverty-fighting organization, knowing she would always be contributing to the causes of social justice and global equity.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 10, 2014

As continued evidence of Atlanta’s role as a center for human rights, the 2014 International Women’s Forum will bring more than 700 of the world’s top women leaders to Atlanta from Oct. 29 to 31.

The theme of this year’s conference will be “Human Rights/Human Responsibility: Toward a Better Future,” and there will be multi-day discussions focused on the critical issues around global human rights.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 10, 2014

As continued evidence of Atlanta’s role as a center for human rights, the 2014 International Women’s Forum will bring more than 700 of the world’s top women leaders to Atlanta from Oct. 29 to 31.

By Maria Saporta and Doug Sams
Published on the Atlanta Business Chronicle website on Oct. 9, 2014

New York based architecture and design firm Perkins Eastman will be the master planner for the redevelopment of the former Doraville General Motors plant. A development team led by Atlanta-based The Integral Group selected the firm. Integral recently purchased the 162-acre site just north of Atlanta along the Perimeter.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 3, 2014

At first it may seem odd that the Metro Atlanta Chamber would display photos portraying poverty in our community on its walls.

Usually, chambers of commerce are much more eager to tout their economic development successes of shiny new buildings, airports and attractive skylines.

By Maria Saporta and Amy Wenk
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on October 3, 2014

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is in the midst of negotiating a deal with a potential buyer who would transform Underground Atlanta into a high-density development above ground.

“I think we will make an announcement about Underground before Dec. 1,” Reed said after the Sept. 26 meeting of the Atlanta Committee for Progress. “And I think we will be talking about an investment in the $100 million to $250 million range.”

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on September 26, 2014

Although it still needs to raise another $3.2 million by the end of the year, the Ronald McDonald House Charities will break ground on Sept. 30 on its new – bigger and better – Peachtree Dunwoody Road House.

The charity already has raised $15.3 million of its $18.5 million campaign for the new house that will better serve families with children being treated at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite. The new house will replace an 11-bedroom home with one that is nearly triple its size with 31 bedrooms.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on September 26, 2014

For the first time in its 24-year history, the Georgia Research Alliance has expanded the number of universities that are part of its member institutions.

The Morehouse School of Medicine and Mercer University now have joined the ranks of Emory University, Georgia Tech, The University of Georgia, Georgia State University, Clark Atlanta University and Georgia Regents University (formerly the Medical College of Georgia).

By Maria Saporta and Amy Wenk
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on September 26, 2014

The future of the Atlanta Hawks, in large part, still rests with Bruce Levenson, the managing owner who is on his way out because of a racially charged email he wrote two years ago.

It is up to Levenson, who owns about 24 percent of the team, to hire an investment banker to market the sale of the team. But it is still unclear how much of the team is for sale and how that would play out in terms of its value and future control.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on September 19, 2014

The Rotary Club of Atlanta’s 16th annual Atlanta Interfaith Business Prayer Breakfast on Oct. 22 at the Hyatt Regency downtown could be one for the history books.

The keynote speaker will be Mary Barra, the CEO of General Motors Co., the first woman to run a major U.S. automobile manufacturer. It is quite a coup for the Atlanta Rotary to get Barra to deliver the keynote address amid all the issues that she has faced at the helm of the top U.S. automobile company.

By Maria Saporta and Dou Sams
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on September 19, 2014

Egbert Perry and his development group plan to begin demolishing the former Doraville General Motors plant within the next month — eventually turning 162 acres just north of Atlanta into 20 blocks of office buildings, housing, stores and restaurants.

Over time, Perry believes the GM redevelopment has the potential to knit Atlanta’s politically and geographically tattered region together.

Amy Wenk and Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on September 19, 2014

As Atlanta vies to be among the world’s most sophisticated wireless cities, Midtown is emerging as the city’s hub for mobile innovation.

It’s already home to Georgia Tech and its incubator Atlanta Technology Development Center, a vibrant startup community and AT&T Inc.’s Mobile and Business Solutions unit.

By Maria Saporta
Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on September 19, 2014

One person who is watching every move of the saga of the Atlanta Hawks is Stan Kasten, president and part-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Kasten, along with Magic Johnson, Peter Guber and Guggenheim Partners, paid $2.15 billion to buy the Dodgers in 2012.