Georgia Trend, at its 100 Most Influential luncheon Jan. 29 at the Georgia Aquarium, highlighted John Haupert, president and CEO of Grady Health System, for his contributions in strengthening the leading trauma hospital in the state. The Georgia Trend luncheon is one of the most important gatherings of the year, when top leaders in the […]
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Georgia Chamber revives Blanchard Award, giving it to Shan Cooper
Jimmy Blanchard has been one of the leading voices in the Georgia business community advocating for the practice of servant leadership among CEOs. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce recently decided to give greater visibility by reinstituting and renaming the Blanchard Servant Leadership Award. It revived the award on Aug. 20 at the Chamber’s 2025 Congressional […]
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Grady Health Foundation raises $114 million to meet growing needs
Over the past 15 months, the Grady Health Foundation has had a quiet $110 million “Power of Grady” campaign for a host of projects to meet critical healthcare needs in the community. Today, at the first “State of Grady” event at the Commerce Club, foundation leaders are announcing they are $4 million above the goal, […]
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Beloved Benefit raises $6.3 million for local nonprofits
By Maria Saporta After a two-year hiatus, the 2022 Beloved Benefit filled the field of Mercedes-Benz Stadium with more than 2,000 attendees representing all sides of Atlanta. The July 7 dinner, hosted and presented by Atlanta philanthropists Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, and Dan Cathy, chairman of Chick-fil-A, has raised a total of […]
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Atlanta Committee for Progress names Kathy Waller as new executive director
Kathy Waller, retired chief financial officer of the Coca-Cola Co., has been named executive director of the Atlanta Committee for Progress in what is one of the most influential civic roles in the city.
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We can do better Atlanta by adding more diversity to our corporate ranks
Atlanta may be the cradle of the civil rights movement, but it has ways to go to have diversity on its corporate boards and within its executive suites.
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Race barrier broken at two of Georgia’s Fortune 500 companies
Two of Georgia’s Fortune 500 companies – one of the oldest and one of the youngest – elected their first-ever African-American directors. The shareholders of Genuine Parts elected Richard Cox, chief information officer for Cox Enterprises, on Monday. And Veritiv elected Shan Cooper, executive director of the Atlanta Committee for Progress, at its virtual annual meeting Wednesday morning.
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Mayor Bottoms convenes Atlanta executives for coronavirus briefing
Key members of Atlanta’s business and civic community met with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms Friday morning to develop strategies on how best to respond to the coronavirus.
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Column: Cathy, Blank and Young team up for March 2019 Beloved Benefit
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Oct. 5, 2018
Atlanta’s version of New York City’s Robin Hood Foundation Benefit will be held March 21, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with three key leaders serving as honorary co-chairs: Dan Cathy, CEO of Chick-fil-A; Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank; and former Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young.
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Column: Bank deal will lead to new name for Chastain Park Amphitheatre
As published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle on Aug. 3, 2018
State Bank & Trust Co. announced on April 4 that it had secured naming rights sponsorship of Chastain Park Amphitheatre in a multi-year deal with Live Nation to “help drive better awareness” of the bank in the Atlanta market and Georgia.
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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.
