Banking is changing. How Regions is setting the pace.

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 7:00P Laura Newpoff

Innovation is at the forefront of the banking industry now more than ever. “Not that long ago, it was revolutionary to take a picture of a check and deposit it from your phone. Now, that is a standard feature that people take for granted,” said...

Space planning and capital investment: An executive roundtable

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 6:00P The Business Journals Content St

The office environment is in a state of flux. Some employees have returned to the workplace, but others remain firmly rooted in their home offices. Many companies are giving their employees a choice, creating hybrid work environments that may...

Buckhead cityhood opponents release study on financial impact for Atlanta, school system

Atlanta INTown Paper News 9/16 1:12P Amy Wenk

Opponents of the Buckhead cityhood effort released a study Thursday that claims there would be a substantial financial impact on the city of Atlanta if Buckhead were to secede. The study says that the...

Fulcrum Equity Partners, Panoramic Ventures lead $12M round for Kobiton

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 10:52A Erin Schilling

The funding will accelerate development of Kobiton mobile testing products and enhance the platform.

Minority Business Opportunity Week Schedule of Activities

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 10:00A

During Sept. 20-24, the Georgia Minority Supplier Diversity Council hosts Minority Business Opportunity Week. Included in the week's activities are the virtual Business Opportunity Exchange supplier diversity and small business development...

Viewpoint: Georgia corporations, take the 'One Percent Pledge'

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 10:00A

"We at the GMSDC are challenging our community – 400-plus corporations either headquartered in Georgia or with a significant presence here, and more than 900 minority suppliers with whom they do business – to take steps to accelerate the pathway...

Viewpoint: Investing in minority businesses empowers communities

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 10:00A

"While Fifth Third is not new to empowering entrepreneurs, we are more committed now than ever to equipping minority business owners with the resources they need to successfully compete in the marketplace."

Utility provider and its minority supplier share mutually beneficial relationship

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 10:00A Leslie Johnson

Smyrna-based WM Ventures Inc., a minority/women-owned business enterprise (MBE), specializes in underground utility construction, maintenance and directional boring. Southern Company is a large corporate utility with those needs. Together, the...

'Trust is there' between UPS and its mentee company

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 10:00A Randy Southerland

UPS spends more than $2.8 billion with small businesses, including $1 billion with diverse and minority-owned firms. The company also participates in the Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council program.

Mentor advice helps small tech business nab $32 million contract

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 10:00A Donnell Suggs

“My mentors were excellent," Deme Berry, founder and CEO of Berry Technology Solutions, said of her mentors at Accenture. "If I have a question I want to ask I can get an answer within the day.”

Corporate partnership helps email tech company quadruple its revenue

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 10:00A Randy Southerland

EyeMail’s relationship with Coke gave founder Lisa Jones' product more visibility and helped her develop business skills, both through formal mentoring as well as executive education programs such as at Dartmouth University’s Tuck School of...

Clayton County commuter rail probably dead, MARTA says

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 8:51A Grace Donnelly

Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern has an interest in preserving the right of way for future expansion along the corridor, as e-commerce activity increases and a larger share of goods are moved via rail.

Tim Tassopoulos: CEO transition shows Chick-fil-A is committed to the long term

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 5:49A David Allison

Chick-fil-A's president and chief operating officer says the company's CEO transition announced Sept. 16 is a reflection of a multi-generational business committed to the long term. Tim Tassopoulos, who has served on Chick-fil-A Inc.'s executive...

Incoming Chick-fil-A CEO Andrew Cathy: 'I just love business'

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 5:49A David Allison

The new CEO of Chick-fil-A Inc. is a husband, father of four young kids and outdoor enthusiast who loves business. Andrew T. Cathy, 43, will take the helm of the fast-growing Atlanta-based restaurant chain on Nov. 1, succeeding his father Dan...

Andrew T. Cathy named third CEO of Chick-fil-A

Atlanta Business Chronicle 9/16 5:47A David Allison

One of America’s largest and fastest-growing restaurant chains is getting a new chief executive. Chick-fil-A Inc. announced Sept. 16 that Andrew T. (Truett) Cathy will become CEO on Nov. 1, succeeding his father Dan T. Cathy, 68. Following the...