Participating in the Urban League of Greater Atlanta’s Capital Readiness program last year helped metro Atlanta entrepreneur Tamara Fowler secure enough seed funding to expand Wiggle Giggle, her Marietta-based indoor playground business. The 31-year-old married mother of two said she was disappointed to learn earlier this year that the program’s $3 million grant funding was […]
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From Café to Campus: This Atlanta Founder Creates Hubs For Black Businesses
Providing services ranging from microloans to tech support, Rollins has helped over 150 Black-owned businesses.
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Amazon’s $270 Million Land Deal Sparks Data Center Concerns in Georgia
Last month, Amazon purchased around 1,000 acres of land south of Atlanta for possible data center development as the state continues to be at the forefront of the fast-growing industry of digital storage space. The deal was between a subsidiary of Amazon called Amazon Data Services and High Falls 75 LLC, the developer behind the […]
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APS Board Greenlights Redevelopment of Former Lakewood Heights Elementary Site
Renovations will soon be underway at the former site of Lakewood Heights Elementary after the Atlanta Board of Education voted in favor of addressing deteriorated conditions of former APS learning sites. Board members voted last Tuesday to enter an intergovernmental agreement with the Atlanta Urban Development Corporation to determine recommendations for the former school grounds’ […]
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Maynard Jackson Left Lasting Imprint on Atlanta Airport
This story was originally published by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. It’s likely that only some of the roughly 300,000 people a day who pass through Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal are familiar with Jackson’s story. But the former Atlanta mayor’s persistence and political savvy combined into a legacy that is […]
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Black Residents Want Their Voices Heard on West End Mall’s Future
Sandra Goodwin has been going to Dendera Cosmetic Studio for decades. Goodwin came from Savannah to attend Spelman College in 1988. Like many women who stumbled into The Mall West End as young students of the Atlanta University Center Consortium, she discovered the small storefront that’s known for its eyebrow services. The beauty salon has […]