Four cement sculptures that are part of Atlanta artist Fred Ajanogha’s series, “Strong Roots, Wide Branches,” are to be installed at Pittman Park as part of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s efforts to promote economic development in Southwest Atlanta.
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UPS Foundation, Arthur Blank each drop $1 million for Hurricane Florence relief
Updated with info on donations and support from the Home Depot, the CDC Foundation, the Atlanta Humane Society and the TOUR Championship.
The UPS Foundation announced Monday that it will provide more than $1 million to help disaster relief and long-term recovery assistance to communities impacted by Hurricane Florence.
Eduardo Martinez, president of the UPS Foundation, made the announcement Monday morning at the VII Atlanta Global Health Summit: Health, Resilience & Natural Disasters at the InterContinental Hotel in Buckhead.
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Supply Chain Council Talks Digital and Artificial Intelligence
Metro Atlanta is a hub for logistics. In fact, Deloitte ranked Atlanta as the #2 metro area for digital supply chain, ahead of five major U.S. metros. With companies like The Home Depot, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, UPS, Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines and others, Atlanta has transformed into a supply chain city. From highways to rails […]
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Collaboration is the Key to a Healthy World
by Tamara Barker, UPS Chief Sustainability Officer From our global headquarters in Sandy Springs, we can now see the traffic on 400. Although our LEED Gold-certified campus includes 33 acres of woods, when a wide swath of trees along the highway easement was cleared this past winter, our view changed radically. It’s a reminder of how […]
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Atlanta Courts Companies and Investors in NYC and Declares Itself “Center of Holiday Shopping and Entertaining”
More than 30 executives from leading Atlanta companies, such as UPS, The Home Depot, First Data, Intercontinental Exchange and Mercedes-Benz USA, convened in New York City to celebrate the region’s success in business, talent attraction and innovation. With Fortune 500 and high-growth companies represented, metro Atlanta is the first U.S. region to gather at the […]
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Join CARE’s Walk in Her Shoes to Help End Poverty for Women and Girls
By Nicole Harris, CARE Media Relations Manager For more than 20 years of our 70-year history, CARE has been headquartered in Atlanta. From our bright orange building at the corner of Piedmont and Ellis St, we help provide women, girls and their families with the information, resources and skills needed to reach their full potential […]
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Commentary: Georgia’s a central city for global health
The Task Force for Global Health – the largest nonprofit based in Georgia – received a significant endorsement this month. The Conrad N. Hilton Foundation awarded the Task Force with its 2016 Humanitarian Prize – which comes with a $2 million grant.
