Groups work together to decrease homelessness

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 10:45P Tonya Layman

The number of people living on the streets of Atlanta has declined, in part due to several organizations partnering on a common theme: to lead the charge to make homelessness in Atlanta rare, brief and non-recurring. Over the last decade, there...

Viewpoint: Are the cards stacked against Georgia voters?

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 10:45P A.J. Robinson

As preparations begin for the upcoming legislative session, State lawmakers are once again contemplating the legalization of casinos and pari-mutuel betting in Georgia. Georgia is no stranger to the ongoing casino gaming debate, as hearings in...

Centennial Park District established downtown

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 10:45P Doug DeLoach

The area downtown formerly known as the Luckie Marietta District has been rebranded as the Centennial Park District, a 501(c)(6) organization under the auspices of Central Atlanta Progress (CAP). An eight-member CPD advisory committee includes...

CAP recognizes three community leaders with awards

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 10:45P

As part of its annual meeting scheduled for Jan. 16, Central Atlanta Progress is recognizing three community leaders with awards: Tally Sweat, legislative chairman of the Garden Club of Georgia and founding member of Park Pride, winner of The Dan...

Downtown’s new arts district is lit

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 10:45P Randy Southerland

It is not big and gaudy like Times Square, but downtown Atlanta now features an Arts & Entertainment (AE) District, an area with large-scale light displays and outdoor art that provides a look at the city’s rich artistic and cultural landscape....

State of the State: Gov. Kemp pledges teacher raise, tripled adoption credit, Parkinson’s research...

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 10:00P Jessica Saunders

Gov. Brian Kemp pledged to pursue another teacher pay raise, to triple the adoption tax credit, and to create a Parkinson’s research professorship in honor of retired U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson. Isakson and his wife were in the audience at Kemp’s...

WNBA star thriving in expanded analyst role at Turner Sports

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 10:00P Eric Jackson

Candace Parker has started business ventures in real estate and media production outside of her duties as a studio analyst.

Trip to the Grammys aims to boost city's, state's profile in music industry

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 9:00P Maria Saporta

There are at least 22 musical artists from Georgia who have been nominated for the 2020 Grammys, and most of them are in the hip hop and R&B genre.

Chick-fil-A at center of chicken farmers' court battle with Pilgrim's Pride

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 11:30A Chris Fuhrmeister

At the crux of the dispute is Chick-fil-A Inc.'s move to cut all antibiotics out of its supply chain, a move the company said it acheived in 2019.

Judge gives final approval to billion-dollar Equifax data breach class action settlement

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 10:57A Jessica Saunders

A federal judge in Atlanta has given final approval to a billion-dollar settlement of a class-action lawsuit against Equifax Inc. by consumers damaged by its 2017 data breach. In orders entered Jan. 13, U.S. District Judge Thomas W. Thrash Jr....

Enrollment openings for Georgia Connections Academy through Feb. 7

Atlanta Tribune Magazine 1/16 10:25A Roz Edward

F ull-time, tuition-free, virtual public school offers innovative school choice for 6 th , 7 th and 10 th Grade Students A limited number of enrollment spots are available for the 2019-2020 school year at Georgia Connections Academy, a statewide...

At the Art Moderne-inspired Sophia townhomes, first resale costs $850K

Curbed Atlanta 1/16 10:07A Josh Green

The airy main living space at the Sophia community’s 1493 Red Fox Drive NE. | Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty ; photography by Nick Hoisington The three-level end-unit near Emory...

One South African restaurant moving, another hoping to

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 9:13A Chris Fuhrmeister

Piedmont Heights South African restaurant Cape Dutch is shutting its doors. Cape Dutch will close at 1782 Cheshire Bridge Rd. NE at the end of service Saturday, Jan. 25. The restaurant is "actively seeking a new Atlanta location" and hopes to...

Southwest joins others in axing 737 Max from its network until June

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 8:18A Evan Hoopfer

In what was an expected move, Southwest Airlines Co. (NYSE: LUV) again pushed back the projected return of the 737 Max to its schedule. The beleaguered plane is now out of Southwest's network through June 6, the Dallas-based carrier said Jan. 16....

Coca-Cola pledges $11M 'river clean-up' initiative, but Greenpeace remains unimpressed

Atlanta Business Chronicle 1/16 8:14A Eric Mandel

The Coca-Cola Co. has pledged millions of dollars toward river cleanup and research around the world, its latest attempt to address criticism that it's a major polluter. Detractors say it's not enough. Coke will spend $11 million on the...