Three words dominated Thursday’s annual meeting of the Metro Atlanta Chamber – inclusive, innovation and transit.
Those words were repeated by outgoing Chairman Larry Gellerstedt III, CEO of Cousins Properties; incoming Chairman Jenner Woods, corporate executive vice president of SunTrust Bank; and MAC President Hala Moddelmog.
Researchers at Georgia State University think they’ve found a better way to detect prediabetes, a condition that can be a precursor of diabetes – the seventh leading cause of death in the United States.
The Georgia Department of Transportation on Thursday is slated to announce the apparent winner of the competitive bid to build the most expensive highway project in state history – the $1.1 billion reconstruction of the interchange at Ga. 400 and I-285.
Two of Atlanta’s signature design firms are joining forces.
The Cooper Carry architectural firm is forming a partnership with the Johnson Studio, a leader in restaurant design, effective Jan. 1, 2016.
The integrated practice will enhance both firm’s ability to serve the design needs of the hospitality industry.
Atlanta is slated to pay a penalty of $46,500 for violating its duty to properly manage its sewer system; the violations illustrate the narrow margin of error in the management of the sewer system that’s stipulated in the federal consent decree.
On Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s second day in Paris to attend the 2015 Paris Climate Conference, his press office released a statement Friday outlining his schedule of events and to talk up sustainability efforts taken during his administration.
San Diego – San Diego built what a plaque says is the nation’s first leash-free dog beach, in 1972, at a time the beachfront community was blossoming into a surfing capitol and the Haight-Asbury of southern California.
SAN DIEGO – One fascinating aspect of the tourist attractions in San Diego is that a fair number of them are as much fantasy as those 100 miles north, in Disneyland.
Although the City of Atlanta has an agreement to sell the 19-acre Civic Center property to Houston-based Weingarten Realty Investors, the plans for the project are subject to change.
In a brief interview, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed made it clear he still hopes the project will evolve beyond the current plans.
“That story is not over yet,” Reed said.
Another major corporate partner has joined the effort to help revitalize Atlanta’s westside neighborhoods.
Dentons, the world’s largest law firm that acquired Atlanta-based McKenna Long Aldridge, has announced that it will provide up to $375,000 in legal and public policy council over the next three years.
The City of Atlanta is preparing to acquire additional land to extend the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, by condemnation if necessary.
The Sixth Annual Turkey Giveaway on Wednesday was a family affair for Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.
Reed was joined by his wife – Sarah-Elizabeth Reed, and their daughter – Maria Kristan Reed, who is now 17 months old.
But the real star of the day was rapper and actor – T.I., who has been participating in a City of Atlanta Turkey Giveaway for many years.
There’s one major reason Georgia State University is viewed as a front-runner in the effort to redevelop Turner Field – GSU has been implementing a vision to redevelop its neighborhood into a walkable community since the 1990s.
Atlanta became the first city in Georgia Monday to establish a solar plan to install solar panels on public buildings, a major move in the city’s efforts to become more sustainable.
Olga Casteleiro de Goizueta – one of the grandest ladies in Atlanta – passed away Nov. 16.
Fortunately for Atlanta, the legacy of Mrs. Goizueta and her late husband – former Chairman and CEO of the Coca-Cola Co. Roberto Goizueta – will live on through their family foundation and their children.
Mrs. Goizueta relished her privacy, but once in awhile she would open up with me – show her intelligence, grace and humor.
Following the success of building a new Ben Massell Dental Clinic, the Jewish Family and Career Services of Atlanta is preparing to complete its campus in Dunwoody as it continues to collaborate with other social service agencies.
The president of the Human Rights Campaign – Chad Griffin – came to Atlanta Wednesday to highlight U.S. companies with the best records of inclusion for the LGBT community.
In Georgia, 13 companies reached a perfect score of 100 in the 2016 Corporate Equality Index assessing inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals. There were only 11 Georgia companies with a perfect score a year ago.
Rajeev Dhawan had the good fortune Wednesday to see a prediction he made in the morning be proven true that afternoon, when the Federal Reserve telegraphed that a rate hike is likely in December.
A former eye sore of a gas station in Decatur is to be rejuvenated into a community park once the soil is remediated in a process that could begin as early as Wednesday.
It appears that General Electric Co. (NYSE: GE) will not be moving its corporate headquarters to Georgia.
The company, which ranks No. 8 on the Fortune 500 list, apparently will stay in the Northeast – either in its current home of Fairfield, Conn., or two other Northeast contenders – the greater New York City area or Boston.
