For decades, the Commerce Club served as a focal point for Atlanta’s business and civic leaders seeking to guide the city through changing racial and economic challenges.
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Camp Twin Lakes raises $22.5 million, breaking ground on new campus
Camp Twin Lakes will mark two milestones on Tuesday. First, it will have an in-person ground-breaking ceremony for its third year-round campus. And it will announce the public launch of its “Growing Together” campaign to raise $22.5 million.
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Doug Shipman to leave Woodruff Arts Center, Hala Moddelmog to step in as interim CEO
In a surprise announcement, the Woodruff Arts Center on Thursday said its current president and CEO – Doug Shipman – will be stepping down on Aug. 31 after three years in the role.
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Doug Hertz – trying not to cry over 60 million ounces of spilt beer
The first half of April should have been a nirvana of sports and entertainment in Georgia.
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Leadership Atlanta 2020 – the 50th anniversary class
I have joined a cult – in the best sense of the word.
This past weekend, I attended the opening retreat of Leadership Atlanta’s 2020 class, and I will add the mandatory – best class ever.
Our weekend experience has shifted my whole attitude about my decision to apply and participate in this nine-month-long adventure – from trepidation to excitement.
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Atlanta Brings Super Bowl LIII to NYC
By Hala Moddelmog, President and CEO, Metro Atlanta Chamber Super Bowl LIII is only a week away. In celebration, Atlanta and the entire region wrapped up an amazing day in New York with another strong appearance at the New York Stock Exchange. A delegation of more than 100 Atlanta-based CEOs and leaders joined us to […]
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Atlanta Committee for Progress facing leadership change
Duriya Farooqui, executive director of the Atlanta Committee for Progress, will be leaving at the end of her contract on Dec. 31.
ACP serves as a blue-ribbon cabinet of influential business and civic leaders to advise the mayor of the City of Atlanta. It was founded by former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, and it has remained in place during the Kasim Reed administration and during Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms tenure.
