Category: ATL Business Chronicle

By Maria Saporta
Friday, July 10, 2009

Since its founding in 1928, Genuine Parts has only had four CEOs. No other major public company in metro Atlanta can make such a claim.

We now have a good clue of who could be the fifth CEO of the company.

By Maria Saporta Friday, July 3, 2009 A public-private partnership is seeking as much as $300 million in federal stimulus funds to pay for the development of the Atlanta Streetcar project. The city of Atlanta, MARTA, and the community improvement districts (CIDs) of Central Atlanta Progress and the Midtown Alliance are busy working on an […]

By Maria Saporta Friday, July 3, 2009 It’s unusual for a nonprofit to be thinking about expansion, but Junior Achievement of Georgia hopes to grow its metro Atlanta services by 50 percent in the next three years. Jack Harris, president of Junior Achievement of Georgia, said the campaign was launched at the organization’s annual meeting […]

By Maria Saporta Friday, June 26, 2009 The tough economy took its toll in the Woodruff Arts Center’s annual corporate campaign. But the damage was less thanit could have been. After adding up all the pledges anddonations, Woodruff raised $8.6 million for its 2008-2009 corporate campaign, about $400,000 short of its record $9 million goal. […]

By Maria Saporta Friday, June 19, 2009 For many children with disabilities and illnesses, the highlight of their year is when they are able to spend a week or two at Camp Twin Lakes in Rutledge, Ga. And now, Camp Twin Lakes is nearly doubling its pleasure. The organization has entered into an agreement with […]

Woodruff Arts campaign slips, but is upright The tough economy took its toll in the Woodruff Arts Center’s annual corporate campaign. But the damage was less thanit could have been. After…… Atlanta Business Chronicle by Maria Saporta on June 26, 2009 Agreement will send 1,000 more kids to camp For many children with disabilities and […]