By Anita Ward, President Operation HOPE, Inc. A new era for small business emerged a few years ago and most aspiring entrepreneurs missed it. Still reeling from a decade during which the U.S. experienced a dramatic 36% drop in new start-ups, many prognosticators and small business owners alike were caught unaware and unprepared. The […]
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City of Atlanta Holds the Key to Dramatically Increase Needed Greenspace
By Ryan Gravel, founder and president, Sixpitch We slipped through the fence at the street’s edge and within seconds, a shroud of oaks absorbed the city sounds and cast a cool shade on our adventure. I was working on the Atlanta City Design and got to tour the near-mythical Honor Farm. It’s a 300-acre reforested […]
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Building philanthropy through professional influence: PALI call for applications now open
By Christy Eckoff, managing director and philanthropic counsel, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta Are you a financial, legal, wealth management or accounting professional who wants to learn more about guiding your clients on a path to greater philanthropy? Apply to be a part of the 10th PALI class today! The Philanthropic Advisor Leadership Institute (PALI) […]
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MARTA TO HOST STATION YOGA, HEALTH & WELLNESS FAIR, IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL “GET ON BOARD” DAY
Advocacy Day at Five Points Touts Health Benefits of Transit The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will mark national Get on Board Day Thursday, April 25, from noon until 2 p.m. at Five Points Station with activities celebrating the health benefits of using public transit. Get on Board Day is the American Public Transportation […]
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Outputs to Outcomes
By Charles Redding, MedShare CEO & President Several years ago, MedShare made an important transition. We shifted our focus from outputs to outcomes in an effort to expand our mission and better serve communities in need. Two of the most important questions we had to answer for ourselves were what is our intended impact, and how […]
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‘The Chaperone’ – predictable tale of a prude who loosens up
“The Chaperone” is a rigged shell game. It lures you in with Louise Brooks, the charismatic silent-film legend best known for “Pandora’s Box,” and proceeds to tell you this tedious fictional tale about the woman who accompanied Brooks from Wichita to New York where the incipient Ultimate Jazz Baby found – what else? –fame and fortune.At least the movie can claim truth in advertising. It is, after all, called “The Chaperone.”
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Nipsey Hussle, new developers Ryan Gravel, Donray Von and transforming The Mall West End
By King Williams “When we speak of place-making, we assume that the place being made was devoid of life, culture and context. Place-making indicates that nothing exists. It is inherently colonialist. Place-keeping uplifts an area’s culture, provides resources and enriches.” – Miranda Kyle, Atlanta Beltline Arts and Culture Program Manager On the afternoon of Sunday, […]
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APS: city of Atlanta late in making $10 million payment on TAD agreement
The city of Atlanta is more than three months late in making a $10 million payment to the Atlanta Public Schools as part of the comprehensive agreement both governments reached Jan. 7 on the city’s tax allocation districts.The agreement was considered pivotal in the financing plan for CIM’s redevelopment of the railroad gulch in the heart of downtown.
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Water Quality in South River – Root of the Problem
By Guest Columnist JACQUELINE ECHOLS, Ph.D., board president, South River Watershed Alliance
As we celebrate Earth Day, we are all likely reminded of a special place where nature comes to life in all of its grandeur that we celebrate on this day, this month, and all year long. That special place for me is the South River. Rather than being known for Panola Shoals or Albert Shoals, two massive and magnificent rock outcroppings, or one of its other unique natural features, the South River is best known for its long struggle with pollution.
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Fatal bird-building collisions: Metro Atlanta ranks in Top 10 in Spring, Fall
Despite efforts to halt the deaths, a new report puts metro Atlanta in the nation’s Top 10 for the number of birds that blinded by light pollution and fly to their death into buildings the Spring and Fall migration seasons.
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High hopes expressed for Atlanta’s task force to promote public trust
Judging by the responses posted on social media, expectations are great that the Atlanta Task Force for the Promotion of Public Trust will produce results that fulfill its name.
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Genuine Parts honors the late Wilton Looney and Larry Prince with a garden
Had he lived 11 more months, Wilton Looney would have celebrated his 100thbirthday on April 18.Looney became president of Genuine Parts in 1955 before becoming its CEO six years later – remaining in that role until his retirement in 1990.He was succeeded by Larry Prince, who served as CEO of the Fortune 500 company’ until 2005.Tragically, Prince died of cancer on March 5, 2019 at the relatively young age of 80.
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Georgia Bio CEO: Investment in life sciences has produced 14.9 percent growth in jobs
Georgia’s life science industry has experienced a 14.9 percent growth in employment during the past decade, according to the results of the 2019 Georgia Life Sciences State of the Industry Report released Wednesday morning.That was nearly double the growth of life sciences employment nationally – 7.7 percent – over the same decade (2007 to 2017).
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College students promote sustainability in world’s challenged communities
From helping cocaine farmers in Columbia shift to other products, to providing efforts to aid and repatriate migrants at the U.S. southern border, college students from metro Atlanta and across the Americas met Wednesday via Skype to discuss shared efforts to improve the world’s sustainability.
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Antonio Brown claims seat in Atlanta City Council special election
With 53 percent of the vote in a special election, Antonio Brown is set to join Atlanta City Council taking his first job in politics, representing part of the Westside.
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Short funds for road, bridge and other works, Atlanta council OK’s diminished project list
A vote by Atlanta City Council on Monday made it official: some of the road, bridge and other public works promised to voters via special programs in 2015 and 2016 will not happen any time soon.
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YWCA’s 36th Annual Salute to Women of Achievement
Intro by John Ahmann Recently, I had the honor of joining the YWCA of Greater Atlanta’ Salute to Women of Achievement, the annual event celebrating women leaders throughout Georgia whose professional and civic lives embody the organization’s mission to eliminate racism and empower women. I am grateful to this great organization, and the leadership of […]
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HOPE Global Forum: Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator
Power-packed with propelling inspiration and meaningful collaborative work, 150 participants will access coaching, industry influencers, tools and resources, a business pitch, and networking. The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator targets the best and brightest innovators, change agents and creators from across the country. Collectively, these women will transform their communities and, by extension, the larger economy through […]
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The Slogans of Management
Photo above: Members of the Synchronicity Staff. From left to right – Rachel May Producing Artistic Director, Emma Calabrese Development Director, Maddie Mahood Marketing Manager, Celise Kalke Managing Director and Ashley Earles-Bennet Social Content Director. Celise Kalke, Managing Director, Synchronicity Theatre www.synchrotheatre.com This summer I made a career pivot from work within the literary world […]
