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Articles from the Atlanta Business Chronicle
Atlanta’s YMCA set to move into new HQ with new CEO
Change is in the air at the YMCA of Metro Atlanta.
By the end of April, Atlanta’s oldest nonprofit will have moved into its new home in Vine City, less than two blocks away from Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Column: New initiative launched to battle Atlanta’s income inequality
A group of more than 30 nonprofits – led by the Kendeda Fund and the Annie E. Casey Foundation – are working to change Atlanta’s reputation as the worst major city for income inequality.
UPS’s David Abney reflects on ‘my version of the American Dream’
David Abney, the CEO of Atlanta-based United Parcel Service Inc., remembers the night he became a UPSer for life.
James Quincey set to become chairman at Coca-Cola: ‘It’s another step in a process’
At the annual meeting of the Coca-Cola Co. in Atlanta on April 24, James Quincey will assume the role of chairman in addition to being CEO – consolidating his leadership of the beverage company.
Column: Georgia values corporate generosity, goBeyondProfit study finds
GoBeyondProfit was launched 16 months ago by Jackson Healthcare’s Rick Jackson to encourage more corporate generosity among Georgia companies to strengthen local communities
Column: Atlanta Land Trust picks development team for homes on Beltline
The Atlanta Land Trust has selected the development and construction team for 23 multifamily homes on a 1.8-acre site
Column: Atlanta Habitat’s Lisa Gordon to chair ULI Atlanta
Two Atlanta women leaders will be collaborating to help bring more equitable development to the region.
Chick-fil-A CEO: Inaugural Beloved Benefit brings together ‘incredible tapestry of one Atlanta’
The inaugural “Beloved Benefit” brought together Atlanta’s top CEOs together with community residents from the low-income Westside neighborhoods
Column: Georgia Tech’s Sam Nunn School names new leader
A new leader has been selected as chair of the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech
Gwinnett transit backers want another crack at ballot box
Supporters of extending MARTA into Gwinnett County are vowing to put the proposal back on the ballot as soon as next year.
Column: American Cancer Society HQ marks 30 years in Atlanta
The American Cancer Society made several significant strides last year in its quest to reduce the number of cancer deaths across the nation
Symphony moves to heal old wounds, bring back Yoel Levi
In a move aimed at healing old wounds, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 75th anniversary season will feature a concert with violin maestro Itzhak Perlman and former musical director Yoel Levi on March 11, 2020.
Atlanta Symphony dreaming of new home
With the era of deficits and labor strife over, the Atlanta Symphony is dreaming of a new home
New 3-mile trail will link Beltline to downtown
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on March 8, 2019
A new trail project is planned that will connect downtown’s Centennial Olympic Park to the Atlanta Beltline, near the future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry.
Column: New Boys & Girls Club brings wow factor to West End
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on March 8, 2019A first-of-its-kind Boys & Girls Club opened March 4 in the West End community.The John H. Harland Boys & Girls Club: The Innovation and Expression Studio will seek to enrich the lives of its youth with a broad array of arts, cultural and creative opportunities.
Column: $5 million grant adds momentum to $35 million Vision Safe Atlanta campaign
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on March 1, 2019The Atlanta Police Foundation has received a $5 million grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation towards its $35 million Vision Safe Atlanta capital campaign.
Former Georgia Tech president’s life comes full circle, back to his roots in Georgia
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on February 22, 2019For Wayne Clough – a former president of Georgia Tech and secretary emeritus of the Smithsonian Institution – it is as if his life has come full circle to his youth growing up in south Georgia.
Column: Dan Cathy: Westside Chick-fil-A ‘a real clarion call for other businesses’
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on February 22, 2019When Dan Cathy first began challenging the Atlanta business community to invest in Atlanta’s Westside, businessman Arthur Blank suggested to the CEO of Chick-fil-A Inc. that he should open a restaurant in the community.
Column: Georgia Research Alliance ‘at a pivot point,’ refocusing for the future
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Feb. 15, 2019
Leaders behind the Georgia Research Alliance are seeking to gain traction under the administration of newly-elected Gov. Brian Kemp.