Behind this week’s announcement of an Atlanta-Fulton County “Repeat Offender Tracking Unit” is an effort to fix enormous criminal-record data gaps about such offenders. Maybe the biggest: a staggering backlog of 1.6 million felony-charge outcomes, ...
Brad Currey, a great Atlanta leader for more than six decades, died on Thursday evening at the age of 91.
The Metro Atlanta Chamber announced the line-up of its board leadership through 2024 at its annual meeting Thursday morning.
The proposal to carve out a City of Buckhead out of the City of Atlanta would be detrimental – financially, politically and psychologically.
The Atlanta state legislative delegations’ declaration of war against Buckhead cityhood is being blasted as “hyperbolic drivel” by advocates, but reinforced by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, which calls secession a “crippling blow” to ...
By Maria Saporta Dwayna Haley has been named the new chief brand and communications officer for the Metro Atlanta Chamber beginning July 26. In her role, Haley will be part of the Chamber’s senior leadership ...
Last fall, Gov. Brian Kemp boasted about Georgia’s consecutive No. 1 rankings as the top state for business. And yet in the past couple of weeks, that same governor is lambasting two of Georgia’s highest ...
Atlanta’s evolution as a global center for business came into focus on March 11, when Delta CEO Ed Bastian hosted a surprise birthday celebration for Young (a day before his 89th birthday) at the company’s ...
The issues of public health, economic recovery and racial equity dominated Thursday’s virtual annual meeting of the Metro Atlanta Chamber.
Insurance Provider Donates $180,000 to Promote Atlanta’s Economic Stabilization By Metro Atlanta Chamber CareSource, a leading multi-state managed care plan, announced Monday a donation of $180,000 from the CareSource Foundation for the RESTORE ATL Fund, ...
By Metro Atlanta Chamber The Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) in partnership with 100,000 Opportunities Initiative and the United Way of Greater Atlanta and Goodwill of North Georgia will host the third annual Opportunity ATL Job ...
Attributed to Deisha Barnett, Chief Brand and Communications Officer, Head of Diversity and Inclusion, Metro Atlanta Chamber It’s been a tough month. Watching what has happened in our own state, our own city and across ...
Several key economic development leaders are making a new claim: Atlanta is THE center for global health. That's a step up from what we used to say – that Atlanta is “a” center for global ...
By Metro Atlanta Chamber Last week, Fortune released its annual 2020 Fortune 500/1000 list of America’s largest companies based on revenues. Thirty companies headquartered in metro Atlanta are among the 2020 Fortune 1000, of which ...
By Metro Atlanta Chamber On April 15, the Metro Atlanta Chamber (MAC) launched RESTORE, a critical initiative aimed at accelerating our state’s recovery from the current economic crisis. John Rice, Chairman of GE Gas Power and ...
Canceled Championship Still has Positive Impact on Community By Metro Atlanta Chamber Despite the cancellation of the NCAA® Men’s Final Four®, the Atlanta Basketball Host Committee (ABHC) and its partners created significant positive community impact ...
By Metro Atlanta Chamber OUR COMMUNITY: NEIGHBORS HELPING NEIGHBORS In tough times, Atlanta shows up for its neighbors. Stories of unity and collaboration have been an inspiration to us all as we continue to navigate ...
It’s time for the Atlanta community to be creative. During this period of the COVID-19 pandemic, several Atlanta institutions are finding creative ways to continue convening – virtually rather than in person.
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