Partnering with Fira de Barcelona, Smart City Expo Atlanta will “redefine smart” Smart City Expo Atlanta (SCATL), in partnership with Fira de Barcelona, today announced its debut from September 11-13, 2019 at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC). SCATL is the first, and only, U.S. edition of Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the world’s leading conference and expo on smart […]
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MARTA TEAMS WITH ATLANTA REGIONAL COMMISSION TO STUDY RIDERSHIP
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is partnering with the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) to conduct surveys on system ridership. ARC contractors will board buses and trains this spring and again in the fall to study customer usage. The survey personnel will be wearing blue vests (as shown in the flyer) and a badge […]
Posted inPhilanthropy, Thought Leader, Uncategorized
Have you donated or volunteered for Shoebox Project yet?
Between now and May 1, United Way of Greater Atlanta will collect, deliver and distribute more than 30,000 shoeboxes to agencies across its 13-county region. The annual Shoebox Project has been in existence since 2006. Each of these shoeboxes is filled by local volunteers with donated toiletries like shampoos, soap, toothpaste— also items like washcloths […]
Posted inStories of Atlanta
Planning for the W&A
He was everybody’s cousin. Nobody’s fool. And the richest 21-year old in town. It’s the story of the railroad man who built a community that became a city on this week’s Stories of Atlanta.
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Let’s start talking highway removals in Atlanta
By: King Williams What started as an initial tweet on my Twitter timeline concerning freeway removals has led to a great online conversation on what to do concerning our highways. So hear me out before you say “we don’t have money for X, Y, and Z.” The city and state are willing to spend money […]
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Solar ready homes could be Atlanta’s next step toward 100 percent clean, renewable energy
By Guest Columnist JENNETTE GAYER, director of Environment Georgia
When you look at a rooftop, what do you see? A protective shelter for a family or a business, sure, but do you also see a missed opportunity? I do.
In a world facing so many environmental challenges – from polluted air and water that threatens the health of our communities, to a rapidly changing climate – our existing infrastructure must be a part of the solution.
Posted inLatest News
Cancer patients to gain options, non-profit hospitals to disclose assets under pending law
A for-profit cancer treatment center in Newnan will be allowed to treat more Georgia patients and non-profit hospitals will be required to highlight their expenses – ranging from the cost of naming rights for an amphitheater to salaries paid to C-suite executives – under breakthrough changes to Georgia’s healthcare laws passed by the Legislature amid support from the governor and lieutenant governor.
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Federal aid for Plant Vogtle doesn’t ease fallout for halted S.C. sister project
The very low interest rates provided in a federal loan guarantee to Georgia’s Plant Vogtle nuclear plant ease the project’s financing and cost pressures. But the nightmares around a shuttered sister plant in South Carolina continue for those caught up in the bankruptcy of the former contractor for both plants, Westinghouse Electric Co., according to federal court records.
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Georgia Senate panel narrows medical cannabis cultivation bill
Medical cannabis advocates think a rewrite of a House-approved medical cannabis cultivation bill is mainly unworkable and contains some poison pill provisions. But a key state Senator says the original might have had unintended consequences.
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What’s Ahead For Autonomous Vehicle Test Driver Regs
Ed. note: This article was originally published in Law360 and may also be found on Dentons’ Driverless Commute blog. Autonomous vehicles are layered with complex, still-emerging technology. As a result, what makes driverless cars tick is a mystery for virtually the entire public. That dynamic itself shouldn’t be all that’s concerning: We routinely interact with technology […]
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Atlanta’s housing authority selects new leader from Cincinnati
After about 10 months with an interim leader, Atlanta’s housing authority has selected as its new president and CEO Gregory Johnson. Johnson is CEO of Cincinnati’s housing authority.
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ARC still accepting responses to 2019 Regional Commuter Survey
Metro Atlanta commuters who received a postcard about a survey being conducted by the Atlanta Regional Commission still have time to respond and enter to win one of 50 Amazon gift cards valued at $250. The deadline is Sunday, March 31.
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AVLF receives grant to fight unhealthy housing
With the grant, AVLF will expand its work in the health realm: curbing instances of asthma in children, which can be caused by substandard living conditions.
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Atlanta preparing to help residents cross digital divide for 2020 Census
Atlanta’s digital divide will present challenges to getting an accurate count in the 2020 Census, a city official said Tuesday. Another challenge is to get residents to overcome aversion to participating in the Census, an Atlanta City Councilmember said at the same meeting.
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Elevating The Women of Atlanta
JLA hosts 5th Annual Women’s Leadership Forum By Heather Turney, Women’s Leadership Forum Chair, The Junior League of Atlanta Inc. The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. (JLA) is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. With our […]
Posted inHistoric Westside, http://leadership.saportareport.com/historic-westside/, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership
A Philanthropic Lift for Deep Affordability for Residents of Historic Westside Neighborhoods
By John Ahmann, Westside Future Fund, Inc. Last week, WFF celebrated three big wins: a milestone $5M gift from the SunTrust Foundation, Invest Atlanta’s award of 4 multi-family properties to WFF, and the extraordinary success of the Beloved Benefit fundraiser, which raised more than $5M for Westside community partners. These wins show that we can […]
Posted inhttp://leadership.saportareport.com/people-places-parks/, People, Places & Parks, Thought Leader, Thought Leadership, Uncategorized
Wild for Georgia’s Conservation Past, Present and Future
By Yolanda Adrean, volunteer, The Nature Conservancy Georgia’s conservation community is as broad and diverse as our beautiful state. Georgia is home to an incredibly rich, diverse environment including mountains, rivers, streams, lakes, coastal shores and forests, all full of incredible endemic species of flora and fauna. Georgians from every corner of the state play […]
Posted inArts & Culture Seen, Thought Leader
What Happens When Women Don’t Tell Their Own Stories? Wikipedia’s Massive Gender Gap and How to Change It.
By Eva Berlin, Digital Content Specialist, High Museum of Art Wikipedia is the world’s largest and most popular online research tool. The web-based encyclopedia offers a wealth of well-cited information contributed by people like you and me. And it’s all available for free. So, what’s the problem? Women’s voices and stories are too often […]
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In effort to regulate electric scooters, lawmakers are so far dockless
In little more than a year, electric scooters have made a mark on America’s urban landscape. Just as impressive, in its way, is the speed with which this freebooting young industry has taken on the governmental trappings of more established businesses, complete with lobbyists and competing legislation.
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Leadership in Atlanta continues to change and evolve
In the 1960s, a small group of about a dozen white businessmen held a tight grip on power in Atlanta.
That group included Robert Woodruff of the Coca-Cola Co., the top Atlanta bankers of the day – Mills B. Lane of Citizens & Southern; Billy Sterne from Trust Company Bank; James D. Robinson Jr. of First National Bank; Jack Tarver of the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution; Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. (who ran the office supply business started by his father); Larry Gellerstedt Jr. of Beers Construction; the top executives of Southern Bell, Georgia Power, Atlanta Gas Light among others.
