Atlanta's Rosalind Brewer to leave Starbucks for Fortune 500 CEO role

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/27 2:21A Megan Campbell

Atlanta's Roz Brewer is set to be the only Black woman leading a Fortune 500 company.

Two Atlanta startups join Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/27 12:33A Erin Schilling

The 2021 Cox Enterprises Social Impact Accelerator powered by Techstars includes two Atlanta startups.  The second-year social impact accelerator tapped Empowrd Apps and Legal Equalizer along with eight other startups from around the country for...

Buckhead hotel and restaurant set February opening date

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/27 12:16A Chris Fuhrmeister

The Kimpton Sylvan Hotel will open alongside its marquee restaurant, The Betty.

Longtime Atlanta NBA reporter Sekou Smith dies at age 48

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 2:52P Eric Jackson

The NBA community grieved on Tuesday night when it learned that longtime NBA reporter and analyst Sekou Smith passed away at the age of 48. Smith, who reportedly died from Covid-19 complications, worked for Turner Broadcasting in Atlanta. The...

2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival will be virtual and live

Brookhaven Reporter 1/26 1:12P Collin Kelley

The 2021 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival (AJFF) will present its lineup virtually and live with a three-night drive-in experience at the Home Depot Backyard adjacent to Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Downtown. Set to take place Feb. 17-28, this year s...

'Disco Kroger' targeted for demolition as part of shopping center renovation

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 9:40A Dyana Bagby

The updated site plan for Buckhead's "Disco Kroger" would also make a portion of the surface parking lot fronting Piedmont Road allowable for low-rise commercial use.

Morehouse School of Medicine invests in Atlanta medical cannabis company

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 9:00A Grace Donnelly

The company is applying for a license from the state of Georgia to establish a 50,000 square foot cultivating and manufacturing facility to produce medical cannabis products.

Developer confronts rising construction costs for Beltline affordable housing

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 8:16A Dyana Bagby

Rea Ventures Group is asking Invest Atlanta to approve the tax exempt loan to go toward financing the $35 million Madison at Reynoldstown apartment project on Memorial Drive.

Here are the state of Georgia's 25 highest-paid employees in 2020

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 7:25A David Allison

The state of Georgia has just released its new list showing the fiscal 2020 salaries of all of its employees.

Atlanta scheduling startup Calendly raises $350M, surpasses $3B valuation

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 6:09A Erin Schilling

Calendly, an Atlanta-based cloud scheduling platform, is now valued at more than $3 billion.

Sandra Bullock sells homes on Tybee Island but 3 lots still available

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 5:45A Jessica Saunders

The Academy Award-winning actress initially listed the nine-parcel compound for $6.5 million.

Chef Todd Richards sets opening date for new Krog Street Market restaurant

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 5:27A Chris Fuhrmeister

Soul Food & Culture will open soon inside the Inman Park food hall.

Atlanta lender says it's out $2M in 'fraudulent scheme' by LA producer

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 4:44A David Allison

Bay Point Capital claims it was misled into lending the money in 2020 to Hoplite Entertainment Inc.

Black co-founders of Atlanta real estate fund among nation's youngest female hotel owners

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 4:37A Crystal Edmonson

Georgia State alumnae Davonne Reaves and Jessica Myers recently became two of the youngest Black women to purchase a property in a major hotel chain.

Report: Atlanta emerging as potential site to host 2021 NBA All-Star Game

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/26 12:35A Eric Jackson

The NBA All-Star Game may happen after all. The National Basketball Players Association and the league are discussing the possibility of holding an All-Star Game in early March — with State Farm Arena emerging as a potential host site, according...