Healthy, wealthy and wise. The three qualities seem to go together, and not just because they ended up in the same proverb. Let’s take a look at some recent reports and rankings — there may not be progress, but there are always reports and rankings — to see how Georgia is doing on the h-w-w spectrum.
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Posted inColumns, David Pendered, Main Slider
New report highlights metro Atlanta’s bright future in growing sector of data centers
A new market analysis by CBRE Group, Inc. suggests that metro Atlanta will continue to grow as an enterprise data center – largely because of findings that rank the region as a low-cost market.
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Robber barons, Methodists, and a new university in Atlanta
This week, guest columnist GARY HAUK of Emory University tells the story of the school’s beginning.
The brother of a Methodist bishop, Atlanta’s Asa Candler pledged $1 million to establish a Methodist university in the South that would rival the one founded by robber barons in Nashville.
Posted inLatest News, Maria Saporta
Newell Rubbermaid CEO: merger with Jarden will create ‘one of the most impactful consumer products companies’
Atlanta-based Newell Rubbermaid Inc. (NYSE: NWL) has struck a deal to buy rival Boca Raton, Fla.-based Jarden Corp.(NYSE: JAH), for $15.4 billion in cash and stock, the companies reported early Monday.
The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016 and will create a $16 billion, Atlanta-based consumer goods company.
Posted inColumns, Eleanor Ringel Cater, Main Slider
‘Macbeth’ has dreadful power, but portrayed as violent academic thesis
Tackling Shakespeare on film is always a risky proposition. Done well, it can be revelatory — not only a new way to approach the Bard, but also a way to make the Bard newly approachable to audiences.
However, Aussie filmmaker Justin Kurzel’s “Macbeth” so favors blood — buckets of blood — over poetry, it may as well have a number after the title. “The Scottish Play IV,” a la “Friday the 13th” or “Final Destination.” Make no mistake; this is the splatter “Macbeth.”
Posted inLatest News, Maria Saporta
CDC Foundation names Judith Monroe as its new CEO
The board of the Atlanta-based CDC Foundation has named a new president and CEO – Judith A. Monroe – someone who is no stranger to global health.
Monroe currently works for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where she leads the federal agency’s Office for State, Tribal, Local and Territorial Support.
Posted inMain Slider, Stories of Atlanta
It was an actual proposal
It is a common occurrence for cities to change the name of streets and Atlanta is no exception to that practice. With the passage of time, the old street names mean less to the newer generations than to previous generations and there is a natural desire to want to honor the contributions of more contemporary individuals.
Posted inATL Business Chronicle
Column: Newly refreshed Children’s Museum reopens on Dec. 12
By Maria Saporta
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Decmber 4, 2015
When the Children’s Museum of Atlanta reopens on Dec. 12, visitors will find a completely refreshed attraction aimed injecting education with play.
“Everything is upgraded and updated,” said Jane Turner, executive director of the 12-year-old museum. “As we got our bearings over the first decade, we realized the opportunities for play and art are really diminishing. We began viewing the Children’s Museum as a haven for play — learning through play.”
The Children’s Museum launched a campaign that raised $8.2 million to renovate the facility and set aside funds for an operating and capital reserve fund.
Posted inLatest News, Main Slider, Maria Saporta
City of Atlanta and APS getting closer on BeltLine tax negotiations
For years, the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta Public Schools have been at an impasse over how much money the city owes the school system in payments over the Atlanta BeltLine.
But leaders on both sides are encouraged by recent negotiations, and they believe they could finalize an agreement in the near future.
Posted inColumns, Guest Column, Main Slider
Climate change – making a business case for action
By Guest Columnist GORDON KENNA, director of business development for Consensus Energy, an Atlanta-based environmental services company
To the surprise of most observers, the climate change conference in Paris produced a historic consensus document that resembles meaningful progress.
It is remarkable that nearly 200 nations were able to agree on a common position.
Posted inDavid Pendered, Latest News, Main Slider
Atlanta takes another step toward reducing energy, water use in public buildings
By this time next year, Atlanta should have a cogent plan to reduce consumption of water and energy at 181 city-owned buildings, including some at Atlanta’s airport.
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Fall on the ground by Kelly Jordan
This week’s theme is “Fall on the ground”
Posted inKelly Jordan, Seen in Atlanta
Fall on the ground by Kelly Jordan
This week’s theme is “Fall on the ground”
Posted inDavid Pendered, Latest News, Main Slider
Company that offered best financial package chosen to rebuild interchange at Ga. 400/I-285
North Perimeter Contractors came in with the hands-down best financial proposal of the four companies vying to be selected to rebuild the interchange at Ga. 400 and I-285 – and this appears to be the reason the state selected the company.
Posted inATL Business Chronicle, Main Slider
Human Rights Center names Derreck Kayongo as its new CEO
By Maria Saporta
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on December 4, 2015
The new CEO of the Center for Civil and Human Rights — Derreck Kayongo — is a living embodiment of the Center’s mission.
As a native of Uganda, he and his family fled the country because of the tyranny of its former president, Idi Amin. They became refugees living in Kenya for five years until Kayongo was able to come to the United States as an international student in 1995.
