For the last consecutive three years, the local Goodwill has been recognized as the top in the nation for connecting people to jobs.
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16,000 Georgians found work last year, thanks to Goodwill of North Georgia
By Hannah E. Jones Whether you’re searching for a new outfit, a great deal on home goods or the next step in your career, Goodwill has your back. Between all the Career Centers in the state, the company helped employ one in six of the roughly 161,000 Georgians who were hired last year. Notably, a […]
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Celebration of life for MARTA’s Jeff Parker a plea for more mental health support
An overflow crowd attended the Celebration of Life memorial service for Jeffrey Parker at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church Saturday morning.
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A conversation with Keith Parker President and CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia.
By King Williams Keith Parker is the current President and CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia. He is also known to many in Atlanta as the former CEO of MARTA, who for five years oversaw one of the greatest turnarounds in the organization’s history. Parker is a long-time industry veteran who has worked in transit […]
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Column: Awards luncheon spotlights Georgia’s film industry success
Georgia’s film industry took top honors at Georgia Trend’s 100 Most Influential luncheon Jan. 22.
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Column: Friendship Initiative will live on after passing of co-founder Bill Nordmark
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Aug. 17, 2018
The Atlanta Friendship Initiative will live on, despite the sudden death of one of its co-founders – William G. Nordmark III.
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Column: Goodwill of North Ga. hits goal of putting 100,000 people to work
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on June 29, 2018
Goodwill of North Georgia has met its five-year goal of connecting 100,000 people to jobs — in the nick of time.
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In his new job at Goodwill, Keith Parker is focused on income inequality
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on January 5, 2018
When Keith Parker was a junior at Virginia Commonwealth University, he would buy his clothing and furniture from Goodwill.
That sparked his affinity for Goodwill — he has been a regular donor since graduating from college, and he has served on the boards of the Goodwill of San Antonio and Goodwill of North Georgia.
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MARTA (always) Matters. So Now What?
By Lyle V. Harris
We told you so. Or at least we tried.
Remember when MARTA was mostly treated as a punchline and a punching bag for anti-transit haters? I sure do.
About eight years ago, my former MARTA colleagues and I brainstormed a public awareness campaign to counter the trash-talking naysayers by extolling the untold virtues of the buses, trains and dedicated MARTA employees who help to keep the Atlanta region moving forward.
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MARTA selects another Parker to be its next CEO
MARTA’s Board of Directors Thursday selected Jeffrey A. Parker as its choice to be the agency’s next general manager and CEO.
Parker, who worked at MARTA as senior director of transportation operations from 2005 to 2008, currently is vice president of HNTB Corp., an infrastructure solutions firm that has worked closely with MARTA over the years.
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As Keith Parker exits MARTA and Nat Ford leads APTA, transit holds key to Atlanta’s and nation’s future
By Maria Saporta At 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Keith Parker’s tenure as MARTA’s general manager and CEO ended as he started his new role as the CEO of Goodwill Industries of North Georgia. The timing was significant. During his last week at MARTA, Atlanta hosted the annual meeting and Expo of the American Public Transportation […]
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MARTA – a jewel in metro Atlanta’s economic development future
All of a sudden, nearly everybody wants MARTA.
Metro Atlanta and Georgia have always been obsessed with economic development – attracting new companies to town or getting existing companies to expand.
So when Amazon says it wants to locate its second headquarters in a place with transit, it is sending a message loud and clear to our state and local officials that metro Atlanta needs to expand its regional transit system.
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Keith Parker leaving MARTA better than he found it
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Sept. 8, 2017
The impending departure of MARTA General Manager and CEO Keith Parker the transit agency announced Sept. 5 comes at a pivotal time in the system’s history.
After 25 years in the transit industry — including five years at MARTA — Parker will be leaving this fall to become president and CEO of Goodwill of North Georgia.
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For MARTA’s future, culture is everything
MARTA recently hosted its latest hack-a-thon, a high-tech competition inviting participants to create their own “hacks” or improvements to make the transit agency more effective, efficient and customer friendly.
Hack-a-thons aren’t new; large companies have been holding them for years. But for MARTA, they’re a really big deal. As the agency starts searching for its next CEO, that person should understand how such events foster a culture of openness and innovation that’s critical to MARTA’s forward trajectory.
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Chief Counsel Elizabeth O’Neill named interim MARTA leader
MARTA Chief Counsel Elizabeth O’Neill will temporarily l take over leadership of the agency as it searches for a new permanent leader to replace outgoing General Manager and CEO Keith Parker.
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MARTA, City of Atlanta and Relay Bikes seek to close ‘last mile’ gap
MARTA and the City of Atlanta are teaming up to provide the elusive “last mile” for people seeking alternative ways to get around.
MARTA and the city’s Relay bike sharing program launched their partnership on July 14 with an actual bike relay from the Colony Square bike station to MARTA’s Arts Center Station. MARTA and city employees “competed” in an effort to “win” the relay.
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MARTA-streetcar terms expected in coming weeks
The Atlanta Streetcar is heading for MARTA management and ownership, but the document that will list the details of the transfer from the city to the agency is still some weeks from publication.
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MARTA Breaks Ground on Chamblee TOD
Pictured L to R: MARTA Sr. Director of TOD Amanda Rhein, MARTA Chief-of-Staff Rukiya Thomas, Chamblee Mayor Eric Clarkson, MARTA Board Member William Floyd. Lynn Pattillo. MARTA Board Member Robert Dallas MARTA GM/CEO Keith Parker and Pattillo Real Estate COO/CFO Josh Harrison, CPA $25M “Trackside” Project Marks MARTA’s Latest Transit Oriented Development The Metropolitan Atlanta […]
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Photo Pick: Inman Park Neighborhood Association hosts Urban Conversations on T-Splost & MARTA
Join Urban Explorers of Atlanta at the Historic Trolley Barn in Inman Park for a special edition of “Urban Conversations” as they discuss two measures that could shape the future of Atlanta in a significant way. A team of distinguished of city leaders who will explain what two referendums that City of Atlanta residents will vote on on […]
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President Obama appoints MARTA’s GM/CEO to infrastructure council
President Obama has announced his intent to appoint MARTA GM/CEO Keith Parker to a national council that advises the president on issues related to the security and resilience of the country’s critical infrastructure systems.
