Two stellar business leaders – Tyler Perry and Jeff Sprecher – will be inducted into the JA Atlanta Business Hall of Fame on Feb. 22, 2020.
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Atlanta Housing board set to vote on Chicago’s Eugene Jones as its next CEO
The board of the Atlanta Housing will meet Tuesday at 3 p.m. when it likely will approve its next CEO – Eugene Jones Jr., CEO of the Chicago Housing Authority for more than four years.
Jones publicly announced his resignation from the Chicago authority on Aug. 20, telling the mayor it would go into effect on Sept. 27.
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Georgia loses one of its great unsung heroes – George Berry
George Berry, one of the Georgia’s greatest public servants, passed away Saturday night.
Whether working for the city of Atlanta, the state of Georgia or Cousins Properties, Berry was one of the most influential leaders in the state for several decades beginning in the 1960s through the 2000s.
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Blank Foundation gives BeltLine largest gift ever for Bellwood Quarry park
The Atlanta BeltLine and the proposed Westside Park at the Bellwood Quarry received major boosts Tuesday morning with the announcement that the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has awarded a $17.5 million grant for the project.
The Blank grant will accelerate the development of parks and trails along the 22-mile circular corridor – especially on the Westside.
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Tyler Perry: ‘Absolutely no interest’ in buying more Fort Mac land
Atlanta film mogul Tyler Perry is not interested in owning any more land at the former Fort McPherson than the 330 acres he currently has.
Perry offered those comments in a telephone interview Monday evening after the board of Fort Mac Local Redevelopment Authority voted to approve the sale of the former U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) building to Easterly Government Properties (NYSE: DEA) for $17 million.
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Gov. Kemp asks Cassius Butts to come back as Fort Mac’s board chair
At the urging of Gov. Brian Kemp, Cassius Butts has agreed to temporarily rescind his resignation as chair of the Fort Mac Local Redevelopment Authority and remain in that volunteer position at least through the next board meeting on Aug. 26.
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Families First picks new CEO
Families First has selected DePriest Waddy as its new CEO – culminating two years of transitional leadership over the past couple of years.
Waddy will begin his new job on Sept. 16, succeeding Marybeth Leamer, who has served as the interim CEO of Families First for the past year.
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Historic magnolia tree cut down in front of Georgia Trust’s Rhodes Hall
A 102-year-old magnolia tree was cut down Thursday on the front lawn of the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation’s Rhodes Hall.
The city of Atlanta determined the tree was damaged and decayed. It was deemed to be a safety hazard and was in danger of falling Consulting arborists and a landscape architect agreed.
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U.S. Attorney BJay Pak ‘pleased with the pace’ of Atlanta corruption probe
U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” Pak spoke briefly Tuesday about the ongoing corruption investigation into the city of Atlanta government.
Asked about the status of the investigation while attending a human trafficking meeting in Atlanta, Pak answered, “We are moving, we are definitely moving. I don’t intend on this to drag on.”
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Preservationists urge Atlanta to stop demolition of two downtown buildings
Historic preservationists are urging the city to issue a “stop-work order” of the proposed Wyndham/Margaritaville Atlanta project in the Fairlie-Poplar district in downtown Atlanta.
The proposed development would result in the demolition of two historic buildings – 141 Walton Street. and 152 Nassau Street.
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Nobel Peace HQ move to Atlanta part of City of Peace vision
Top Atlanta business and civic leaders unveiled a vision Monday morning to turn Atlanta into a living city of peace.
The plans included hosting the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates on a regular, rotating basis; attracting the headquarters of the Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates; and creating a Peace University as a collaboration between Atlanta’s institutions of higher learning.
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Column: Jewish Federation raises $19 million, names chief foundation officer
The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta is defying gravity.
The Federation reached a $19 million milestone with its 2019 campaign (which just ended June 30) – a $1.5 million increase over 2018.
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Column: Junior Achievement of Georgia spinoff raises $27 million to transform high school education
Although it’s only a year old, 3DE – a sister spinoff of Junior Achievement of Georgia – is making inroads in its goal to transform high school education nationally.
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Renowned architect Philip Freelon (1953-2019) leaves his mark on Atlanta, U.S.
Atlanta leaders expressed sadness over the death on July 9 of North Carolina architect Philip Freelon – who designed the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Freelon, 66, was one of the most admired architects in the country, and he was considered the most significant African-American architect of cultural attractions.
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Historic Fountain Hall receives grant from National Trust
Fountain Hall, the historic tower owned by Morris Brown College, has received an important $75,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
In all, the National Trust announced Friday morning it was awarding a total of $1.6 million to 22 sites and organizations through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.
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Column: Junior Achievement of Georgia spinoff raises $27 million to transform high school education
Although it’s only a year old, 3DE – a sister spinoff of Junior Achievement of Georgia – is making inroads in its goal to transform high school education nationally.
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Hotel, housing and nightclub set for Underground Atlanta
A $450 million plan to redevelop Underground Atlanta is expected to take off in 2020 with the construction of a new hotel, apartments and an entertainment venue.
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Column: U.S. economy is growing, but charitable giving is flat, new study shows
A new report by Giving USA shows that 2018 was a record year for giving, with Americans giving a total of $427.7 billion.
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Florida developer proposing controversial plan for homes along Chattahoochee
A developer’s desire to build nearly 1,000 housing units along the Chattahoochee River in the city of Atlanta has become water-logged.
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Atlanta leaders eye mega sporting events, new public funding
Still warm from the glow of hosting a successful Super Bowl LIII, Atlanta regional leaders have drafted a wish list of mega sporting events they would like to host over the next dozen years.
