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Although he's been in office less than a month, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens already has done more in a matter of weeks than some have done in years.
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Maria is a longtime Atlanta business, civic and urban affairs journalist with a deep knowledge of our city, our region and state. Since 2008, she has written a weekly column and news stories for the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Prior to that, she spent 27 years with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, becoming its business columnist in 1991. Maria received her Master’s degree in urban studies from Georgia State and her Bachelor’s degree in journalism from Boston University. Maria was born in Atlanta to European parents and has two young adult children.
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Although he's been in office less than a month, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens already has done more in a matter of weeks than some have done in years.
Big changes are underway at Public Broadcasting Atlanta – including the name. This week, Public Broadcasting Atlanta will be replaced by an umbrella brand – WABE – best known as Atlanta’s public radio station.
Few executives in Atlanta can rival the multi-cultural experiences that Dimitris Psillakis has enjoyed. It’s been a little more than a year since Psillakis became president and CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA, which moved its headquarters to Atlanta in July 2015 from Montvale, N.J.
In the heart of the historic English Avenue neighborhood in Atlanta’s Westside, there stands a monumental stone shell of a building – St Mark AME church.
Arthur Blank was only 15 when his father, Max Blank, died of a heart attack, a difficult time for him and his mother, Molly Blank.
Thanks to a longstanding partnership between Park Pride and the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation, Atlanta is creating a more equitable park system that will better serve the city’s lower-income communities.
Following the results of the Nov. 30 run-off election, a drastically different Atlanta City Hall will take office in January.
The Atlanta Committee for Progress – the high-powered blue-ribbon group that advises the mayor of Atlanta – is at a crossroads.
It’s now down to two. Either City Council President Felicia Moore or City Councilman Andre Dickens will be the next mayor of Atlanta.
The number of women on the boards of Georgia’s 119 public companies increased dramatically over the past year, according to the 2021 OnBoard study of women on corporate boards and those serving in executive roles.
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