It felt like a gut punch. Losing C.T. Vivian and John Lewis on the same day – July 17 – was almost too much to bear. The phrase I kept repeating in my head was: “We are losing Atlanta’s greatest generation.”
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Frank Fernandez: Atlanta well positioned to lead on race and equity
The incoming president and CEO of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta – Frank Fernandez – hopes to unleash the power of collaboration to galvanize metro Atlanta to address issues of inequity in our region.
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A coming home for Paige Alexander – new CEO of the Carter Center
For Paige Alexander, becoming president and CEO of the Carter Center was a coming home in more ways than one.
“Atlanta is like the bookends of my professional and personal life,” Alexander said in a recent interview in her office at the Carter Center. “It really is the only job I would have back to Atlanta for because it capitalizes on all the areas I’ve worked on.”
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Citizens group proposes an alternative tree ordinance for Atlanta
Atlanta may get a new and improved tree ordinance after all. The Atlanta City Council held a Tree Ordinance Work Session on June 25 to discuss a proposed draft ordinance prepared by consultants and released March 20.
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What companies gained, lost by going virtual in 2020
For corporate America, 2020 was the year of virtual annual meetings.
In the past three months – annual meeting season – nearly all of Atlanta’s major companies decided to go virtual rather than convene their shareholders in person.
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Atlanta must continue its quest to be a leader in police reform
“She took one for the team.”
That’s the way Dave Wilkinson, president and CEO of the Atlanta Police Foundation, described the Saturday resignation of Erika Shields as Atlanta’s police chief.
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City of Atlanta needs Eastside TAD – now more than ever
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.
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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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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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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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Now is the time to pass the Georgia Hate Crimes Act
We must make sure Ahmaud Arbery did not die in vain.
We have an opportunity to turn the horrendous shooting of Arbery into something good – having Georgia pass the Georgia Hate Crimes Act when the legislature reconvenes in June.
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APC and GPB successfully put on 10 virtual primary debates
The Atlanta Press Club and Georgia Public Broadcasting pulled off the most challenging series of political debates in the history of their 27-year partnership.
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Gov. Kemp misses opportunity to leverage Georgia’s global health assets
Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement last week that Georgia would start easing restrictions due to the Coronavirus pandemic by opening tattoo parlors, bowling alleys, gyms, hair and nail salons on April 24 and then restaurants and movie theaters on April 27 has put the national spotlight on the state.
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As corporate annual meetings go virtual due to COVID-19, something is lost
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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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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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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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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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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Reflections: Saying good-bye to ATL Biz Chronicle; hello to new journalism ventures
Last week marked the end of my tenure with the Atlanta Business Chronicle.
It’s a strange time to be in transition. The world as we know it has changed as we try to figure out how we can survive during the Coronavirus outbreak, and none of us know what will happen and how we will be impacted.
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Coronavirus challenges how we interact with one another
The coronavirus has thrown me for a loop.
What are we supposed to do? Not shake hands? No hugs? No kisses on the cheek?
