By Maria Saporta The Mercedes-Benz Stadium is on an accelerated construction schedule so it can open on time, but no one is ready to share the actual date of when it will open. Stadium builders and developers presented a progress report Monday morning to the Development Committee of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority, and […]
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Delta’s Ed Bastian: Castro’s death won’t change Delta’s inaugural flights to Cuba
The death of Cuba’s longtime leader Fidel Castro last week will not impact Delta Air Lines’ plans to inaugurate service from Atlanta to Havana on Dec. 1, according to Ed Bastian, the airline’s CEO.
“Nothing has changed,” said Bastian, who called the Cuban market “fascinating” for the long term. He added the U.S. government is allowing flights into the island before many of the trade restrictions have been lifted, which will make the business model it a bit of a challenge.
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Clark Atlanta receives federal grant for community innovation
Clark Atlanta University has been awarded $432,335 from the U.S. Department of Commerce as part of a $15 million investment by the Economic Development Administration’s Regional Innovation Strategies Program.
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Defending legacy retailers amid the boom in e-commerce
Cyber Monday is expected to launch a record-high e-commerce penetration this holiday season, even as the retail industry tries to protect its legacy malls with new concepts such as one being tested by the owner of Phipps Plaza and Lenox Square.
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Emory University responding to Trump’s plan to deport students who are undocumented immigrants
Hundreds of Emory University students, staff and faculty have asked administrators to ban law enforcement officers from campus if their purpose is to apprehend and deport undocumented immigrants. The president responded Tuesday with a letter titled, “Emory affirms support for undocumented students.”
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Return of 101 Marietta: Rebranding, renovating an iconic Downtown skyscraper
As Downtown Atlanta continues its gradual expansion westward, beyond the new Falcons stadium, an iconic skyscraper near the CNN Center is being renamed and is to undergo its first renovation in 18 years.
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ATL poised to fund grants to businesses along MLK corridor, at Holmes station
Atlanta is poised to begin providing grants to businesses along Martin Luther King Jr. Drive corridor, presuming the Atlanta City Council on Monday votes to provide $600,000 that will increase the grant fund to $900,000.
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Local leaders ‘sleep out’ as way to help homeless youth and Covenant House
More than 100 brave leaders from metro Atlanta are spending the night outdoors tonight (Nov. 17) as part of the Covenant House Sleep Out to help homeless youth.
Even Gov. Nathan Deal and First Lady Sandra Deal showed up to give support to the nonprofit, which has been providing shelter and support to the homeless youth.
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Gov. Deal urges prayers for rain as he restricts water use in drought-ridden NW Georgia
Gov. Nathan Deal on Thursday urged Georgians to pray for rain as he restricted outdoor use of water across most of northwest Georgia, while active forest fires blaze across 27,027 acres in Georgia’s mountains.
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GSU economist expects downturn in Georgia as Trump tariffs slow export sector
In his first forecast after Donald Trump’s election, Georgia State University economist Rajeev Dhawan predicted Wednesday that Georgia’s export economy will slow as the president enacts tariffs.
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Georgia Trust unveils 2017 list of 10 Places in Peril – including four in metro Atlanta
By Maria Saporta The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released its 12th annual 10 Places in Peril – shining the light on historic treasures that need attention. “We hope the list will continue to bring preservation solutions to Georgia’s imperiled historic resources by highlighting 10 representative sites,” said Mark McDonald, president and CEO of the […]
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$4 million grant from JPMorgan Chase to provide jobs, affordable homes in metro ATL
JPMorgan Chase has awarded a $4 million grant to a new tax-exempt partnership in Atlanta that is to help create more than 1,000 jobs and provide more than 700 affordable homes in metro Atlanta, the financial institution announced Tuesday.
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Metro Atlanta Chamber names Deisha Barnett as marketing svp – bringing diversity to senior team
The Metro Atlanta Chamber has named Deisha Barnett as its new senior vice president of marketing and communications – beginning on Nov. 29.
Most recently, Barnett has spent the last nine years working with Walmart Inc., where she rose through the ranks to become the senior director of corporate communications.
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ATL Mayor Reed on death of Gwen Ifill; honored in 2015 by Charlayne Hunter-Gault
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed released a statement on the death Monday of journalist Gwen Ifill, who interviewed Reed for her book, The Breakthrough: Politics and Race in the Age of Obama and hosted him on a 2012 edition of “NewsHour.”
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Feds approve Georgia’s wildlife conservation plan, which lists threats from global warming
Georgia’s updated 10-year wildlife plan, which says global warming threatens plants and animals, has been approved by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
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GSU wins grant for bilingual K-12 project as Trump gives more voice to anti-illegal immigrant wing
Georgia State University has received a $2.7 million federal grant to help teachers improve their work with bilingual students. The timing is of note.
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Jane Fonda, Gloria Steinem share post-election wisdom at AWF lunch
Twenty years ago, actress and activist Jane Fonda and feminist Gloria Steinem kicked off the first annual Numbers Too Big to Ignore – a major fundraiser for the Atlanta Women’s Foundation.
On Thursday, they returned for the 20th anniversary – held only two days after the Presidential election.
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Wall Street favors Atlanta’s MARTA vote; approved in every ATL precinct
The $2.5 billion to $3.5 billion that Atlanta voters approved Tuesday for MARTA are part of a $175 billion funding package voters nationwide approved in new, dedicated taxes to pay for mass transit, according to report Thursday by Moody’s Investors Service.
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Atlanta City Design Project to remain at Ponce City Market for at least four months
The Atlanta City Design Project will continue to convene public meetings at the Ponce City Market in space donated by its developer until the project can be moved to a yet-to-be-disclosed location in the Cascade area.
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Grant Park Conservancy slated to continue to maintain Atlanta’s oldest park
Atlanta is poised to extend its long-standing relation with the Grant Park Conservancy to continue grooming the city’s oldest park, which was created on 100 acres donated in 1883 by Atlanta pioneer Lemuel Pratt Grant.
