From South Metro Neighbor: An established enterprise is the new winner in an airport-area recognition program launched in March. The 16-year-old Ethic Inc. branding firm provides marketing services like logo and web design from its Cleveland Avenue storefront near East Point City Hall. Read Full Article
The Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance and United Way of Greater Atlanta in South Fulton are combing forces to offer a new solution to address some of South Fulton’s most pressing issues. The two organizations are co-sponsors of the first-ever SPARK Prize benefitting the greater South Fulton community. SPARK is a micro-grant competition awarding up to $15,000 [...]
Woodward Academy President and Alliance Board Member Dr. Stuart Gulley was recently named the Educator of the Year by the Atlanta Business Journal at the 21st Annual Georgia Minority Business Awards dinner ceremony. The Georgia Minority Business Awards committee is mandated to evolve and effect change to sustain and propel the vision in the 21st [...]
Congratulations to Georgia Power Regional Director and Alliance Board Member Lisa Smith on being named the Clayton County Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Business Woman of the Year. Ms. Smith was commended for her leadership with the Chamber in guiding its first strategic planning process. She now assists a group of 16 metro Atlanta Chambers with [...]
Kweku Forstall of the Annie E. Casey Foundation is Director of the Atlanta Civic Site. He has worked for the Foundation for four and half years, and the organization has been an Alliance member since 2016. Professional roles & responsibilities: "I work with and support six colleagues, numerous community partners and stakeholders, and residents of [...]
The Alliance is proud to announce the City of Fairburn as its newest Founder's Circle Investor. Fairburn, located just 15 minutes south of Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, is a city of historic homes, buildings and places of worship with a thriving business community. In 2007, Mayor Elizabeth Carr-Hurst was elected to represent the City of Fairburn [...]
Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance, United Way encourage innovative community services May 8, 2018 (Aerotropolis) - The Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance and United Way of Greater Atlanta in South Fulton are combing forces to offer a new solution to address some of South Fulton's most pressing issues. The two organizations are co-sponsors of the first-ever SPARK Prize benefiting [...]
(from BISNOW) It isn't Hollywood that Y'allywood — a nickname Atlanta's entertainment production hub has earned — has to worry about when it comes to real competition for film and television production. The locations fighting Atlanta for business are more than 7,000 miles away. Read full article
(from BISNOW) The Southside Atlanta market is seeing its first new Class-A office building since Porsche parked next to the airport. Grove Street Partners, in a joint venture with Batson-Cook Development Co., has broken ground on Gateway Center Two, a 51K SF office building that is part of the Gateway Center development. Read full article
(from South Metro Neighbor) For the commercial community surrounding Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, small businesses can be a major force in the region’s overall success. That was the message U.S. Small Business Administration Region 4 Advocate Bruce LeVell recently delivered to the Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance and the Aerotropolis Atlanta Community Improvement Districts. LeVell, based in [...]
