Board Member Lisa Smith Named Business Woman of the Year
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 […]
Board Member Spotlight: Kweku Forstall
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 […]
Welcome New Alliance Investor – City of Fairburn
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 […]
New SPARK Prize Offers Cash Incentives for South Fulton Solutions
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 […]
‘Y’allywood’s’ Dominance Facing Threats From Abroad
(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
Southside Sees First New Class-A Office Since Porsche
(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
SBA to Aerotropolis: small business matters
(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 […]
Need For Speed: Southside Developers Race To Get Projects Started Before Next Recession
(by Jarred Schenke, Bisnow Atlanta) One of the biggest redevelopment efforts south of Atlanta is pushing to get started very soon in a bid to get ahead of the next recession. Leaders of the Fort McPherson LRA are expected to roll out a new master plan for the future redevelopment of a 145-acre portion of […]
Airport area alliance, CIDs report south Fulton results
(From South Metro Neighbor) An aerotropolis – a business district encircling an airport – is an international concept taking flight in south Fulton. Two entities are working together to cultivate a more vibrant community in the 160 square miles surrounding Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Read Full Article
Union City restaurant earns inaugural Aerotropolis award
(From South Metro Neighbor) A nearly 30-year-old attraction with a history older than Union City itself has won the first of a series of awards from the four-year-old Aerotropolis Atlanta Alliance. Alliance board chair Shannon James Sr. recently announced the Historic Green Manor Restaurant as the inaugural recipient of its small business of the month […]