Bernie Marcus made a huge impact on Atlanta and the world. Maria Saporta shares some of her favorite memories of Marcus.
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Eight public companies in Georgia have as many women on their boards as men
Georgia now has eight major public companies with at least as many women on their board as men. As recently as 2021, there were zero Georgia companies with gender parity on their boards.
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Self-Help Credit Union opens first Georgia branch in West End
Self-Help Credit Union opens its first Georgia branch in Atlanta’s West End community to help serve residents and businesses in underserved areas.
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Integral’s Egbert Perry on Wellstar project: ‘We see this as re-knitting a part of the city’
Integral executives speak exclusively with SaportaReport about their plans to redevelop the Atlanta Medical Center site.
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Open Hand settling into its new home, seeking to build community
The words in the front lobby of Open Hand’s new headquarters says it all: “We Cook. We Deliver. We Teach. We care.”
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William Cope Moyers — saving lives by facing his own addictions
It was exactly 30 years ago this week when the family of William Cope Moyers found him in a crack house on Boulevard near the corner of Ponce de Leon Avenue.
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What a week for Arthur Blank!
Arthur Blank had quite a birthday week starting Sept. 22 when he was inducted into the Atlanta Falcons’ Ring of Honor.
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Let’s leverage our loss of the Sundance Film Festival into action
We had a real opportunity to attract the Sundance Film Festival to Georgia.
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Celebrating being a step closer to becoming a Spanish citizen
For more than a decade, I have longed to become a Spanish/European citizen. It was a dream my sister, Elena, and I had shared over the years.
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Health Connect South to spotlight Georgia’s opportunities
The 2024 gathering of Health Connect South will take place Sept. 18 at the Georgia Aquarium.
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Atlanta needs to improve its unsafe crosswalks
Paint is the cheapest way to improve pedestrian safety.
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Seeing New York City through an Atlanta lens
Metro Atlanta leaders returned from a three-day trip to NYC full of ideas and observations of how our region can evolve into a vibrant metropolis.
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens ‘thinking big’ while on NYC LINK trip
On Mayor Andre Dickens’ third LINK trip, the mayor clearly was impressed by the scale and scope of New York City, the most populous metropolitan area in the country.
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Rallying support for an intown Atlanta Jewish cultural center
Several key Jewish leaders are reviving efforts to create a vibrant Jewish arts and cultural hub in the heart of Atlanta – an idea that has been floated since 2018.
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Metro Atlanta leaders going to NYC for 2024 LINK trip
About 145 regional leaders from Atlanta will visit New York City from Aug. 14 to Aug. 17 – the largest group ever to go on a LINK trip.
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CAP’s Stitch project moving forward as Connector park in Midtown put on hold
Three proposals to cap over Atlanta’s highways – the Stitch, the Connector and HUB404 – are now down to two.
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Atlanta Housing ramping up efforts to preserve, build new housing
After years of relative inactivity, Atlanta Housing (AH) has a sense of urgency to develop more affordable housing to meet its goal of 10,000 more units over the next six years.
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Drastic cuts proposed for ATL’s Xpress bus service as metro traffic only gets worse
A proposal to slash the Xpress commuter bus system in half is creating angst to hundreds of riders who rely on the system to get from the suburbs to the city.
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Celebrating ‘Atlanta’s finest day’ – AJC Peachtree Road Race on July 4
The Atlanta Track Club turned 60 years old this year; and the Peachtree Road Race celebrated its 55th year running.
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Metro Atlanta’s position as a Fortune 500 company city finally clear
At long last, we know without question how metro Atlanta ranks as a hub for Fortune 500 companies.
