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The mystery is now solved.

Doug Shipman, who recently announced he would be stepping down as the founding CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights – without disclosing his next move, will be the new CEO of BrightHouse LLC.

BrightHouse is the Atlanta-based “purpose-driven” consulting firm founded by Joey Reiman, a veteran marketing professional in Atlanta for decades.

Here is the interesting twist.

The Boston Consulting Group announced on Thursday that it is buying BrightHouse to “create a unique offering to help clients define their true purpose….”

Leadership Atlanta has selected 55 community leaders to join its 2016 LEAD Atlanta Class – a program that empowers young leaders early in their careers.

The LEAD Atlanta program seeks to teach the young professionals the skills and knowledge they will need to create enduring positive change in the community.

Atlanta’s quest to host the 2015 Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates has taken yet another twist falling just short of a final decision.

The last week could be described as one where the Summit moved two steps closer and one step back with receiving a final green light to move forward from all the necessary players.

One of Atlanta’s highest-profile companies – Intercontinental Exchange Inc. – held its annual shareholders meeting Friday morning, but the press was not allowed in the meeting.

ICE, the owner of the New York Stock Exchange, has the legal right to close off the meeting to the press.

But for a company that wants to play in the big leagues, it needs to start acting like the public entity that it is and open up its doors to the outside world.

Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves is asking Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens to weigh in on the “potential ethical violation regarding the appointment of City of Atlanta Councilwoman Keisha Lance Bottoms to serve as executive director of the Atlanta-Fulton County Recreation Authority.”

Eaves delivered a letter to Olens on Thursday asking for an investigation by the AG’s Law Department to “determine whether any ethical or legal provisions have been or may be violated by such appointment.”