September 2023 Features

• Annual Fundraiser for Grady Health System Returns to Downtown Atlanta

  September 29, 2023

  Grady Health System's annual ride/run/walk fundraiser, Move For Grady, is returning to downtown Atlanta in 2024, with four different cycling distances and three run/walk options all starting and finishing at Georgia State's Center Parc Stadium.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Jasmine Crowe-Houston, Founder & CEO of Goodr

  September 29, 2023

  Goodr and their founder and CEO, Jasmine Crowe-Houston were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion award for developing innovative business solutions that bring countless companies into the fight against hunger and food waste.

• UPS Recruits 100,000 Seasonal Workers For The 2023 Holiday Season

  September 29, 2023

  UPS announced it will hire more than 100,000 seasonal employees to serve the 2023 holiday rush. As the industry leader in on-time delivery performance for five consecutive peak seasons, UPS is positioned again to deliver the reliable service that customers depend on year-round, especially during the important holiday shopping season.

• GRA President & CEO Susan Shows to Retire with 22-Year Legacy

  September 28, 2023

  A driving factor in the development and success of the Georgia Research Alliance over a tenure that has spanned more than two decades, President and CEO Susan Shows announced her retirement from the Alliance at the fall meeting of GRA’s Board of Trustees.

• 2023 GAgives on GivingTuesday Highlights the Power of Giving Back with #GAgivesThanks

  September 28, 2023

  With schools well into their new academic year and the lingering heat of summer still in the air, Georgia nonprofits find themselves gearing up for the upcoming season of giving. This year, the importance of this season is magnified due to a challenging landscape: a nationwide drop in donations juxtaposed with a significant surge in the demand for their vital services.

• InnovATL2023 Turns a Spotlight on Metro Atlanta’s World-Class Innovation Ecosystem

  September 27, 2023

  InnovATL2023 kicks off this week, launching a month-long series of events that will showcase the entrepreneurs, innovators, creators and influencers pushing metro Atlanta to the next level of global innovation.

• Georgia's Graduating Class of 2023 is Sixth in a Row to Beat National Average on SAT

  September 26, 2023

  Georgia's public-school class of 2023 recorded a mean score of 534 on the Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (ERW) portion of the assessment, and a mean score of 511 on the math portion. That's compared to averages of 510 and 493, respectively, for students in the nation's public schools.

• The Lola Appoints Dana Xavier Dojnik as CEO to Foster Growth of Atlanta's Leading Diverse Women's Community and Coworking Hub

  September 25, 2023

  The Lola announced that Dana Xavier Dojnik will be named Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1st. Following her role as Chief Operating Officer at CreateATL, a collaborative and equitable space for small businesses in Southwest Atlanta, Dana Xavier Dojnik's upcoming stewardship of The Lola marks a pivotal transition for The Lola.

• Carol Tomé & Dr. Louis Sullivan Named 2024 Georgia Trustees

  September 22, 2023

  The Georgia Historical Society announced that Carol Tomé, CEO of UPS, and Dr. Louis Sullivan, founding Dean and President of the Morehouse School of Medicine and the 17th Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be inducted by the Georgia Historical Society and the Office of the Governor as the newest Georgia Trustees.

• Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Board of Directors Approve More Than $24M in Grants

  September 22, 2023

  During its September board meeting, the board of directors of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation approved six grants totaling more than $24 million.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms

  September 22, 2023

  In part 2 of our conversation with goBeyondProfit Champion Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms, we discussed expanded definitions of flexibility – both in leadership and in manufacturing – and how flexibility in mindset and practice positioned Sunnyland Farms for greater success.

• Georgia State University, City of Atlanta Partner On New Community Research Grant

  September 21, 2023

  A multidisciplinary team led by the City of Atlanta’s Department of Transportation and Georgia State University’s Urban Studies Institute was recently announced as one of four statewide winners of the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation’s 2023 Community Research Grant.

• Stephanie Fischer Named President and Chief Executive Officer of Georgia Restaurant Association

  September 21, 2023

  The Georgia Restaurant Association announced that it has appointed Stephanie Fischer as the association’s new president and chief executive officer. Fischer will succeed longtime president and CEO Karen Bremer, who recently announced her retirement. Fischer brings 25+ years of hospitality experience to her new role.

• Ideas United Celebrates 20 Years of Storytelling

  September 20, 2023

  Atlanta-based creative studio Ideas United is celebrating two decades of changing the way stories are told. The company, founded by Emory University students in 2003, grew out of their Campus Movie Fest initiative, which is now the worldʼs largest student film festival.

• Cultivating Success Through Culture – Aprio’s Approach to Client Work, Acquisitions and Strategic Partnerships

  September 20, 2023

  For financial consulting, accounting and professional services firms, the role of culture is sometimes overlooked, yet serves as a pivotal factor of organizational success. As Chief Growth Officer of Aprio, a premier, full-service business advisory and accounting firm that advises on key business issues and builds wealth for clients with headquarters in Atlanta, I’ve had the opportunity to witness this firsthand.

• Georgia Grows While the UAW and the Big Three Fight

  September 20, 2023

  The United Auto Workers has initiated strikes against all members of “The Big Three” U.S. automobile manufacturers, asking for 40% pay raises for union members as well as a 32-hour work week, among other demands. The path from here to the strike’s resolution is worth watching for both economic and political ramifications.

• GSU Forecaster: U.S. Economy is in a White-Collar, Middle-Management “Recession”

  September 20, 2023

  Job compression in sectors ranging from corporate to transportation resulting in fewer homeowners moving up to bigger and better jobs, combined with a reluctance to take on higher-rate mortgages, has put the nation in a white-collar, middle-class, middle-management “recession."

• Georgia Ranks as the Second Most Entrepreneurial State in America

  September 19, 2023

  Data has revealed that Florida is the most Entrepreneurial states in America, and Georgia ranked near the top.

• Compassionate Atlanta Announces Annual Interactive & Community-Based Compassion Festival, CompassionCon, in Legacy Park

  September 19, 2023

  Compassionate Atlanta, a grassroots community-building nonprofit that seeks to raise awareness about the benefits of compassionate action throughout the Greater Atlanta area and beyond, is back for its annual festival focused on building compassion, equity, respect, and inclusion across communities.

• U.S. Soccer to Move Headquarters, Build Training Center in Atlanta

  September 18, 2023

  The U.S. Soccer Federation is moving its headquarters from Chicago to Atlanta and building the first-ever National Training Center in the metro area, the organization announced Friday.

• USG Foundation Raises $827,000 for Need-Based Student Scholarships

  September 18, 2023

  The 19th annual Regents’ Scholarship Gala on Friday, Sept. 8, raised $827,000 from generous sponsors to support and provide need-based scholarships for University System of Georgia (USG) students across the state.

• Georgia’s Job And Labor Market Soar To All-Time Highs

  September 18, 2023

  Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson announced that Georgia's August unemployment rate was 3.3 percent, up one-tenth from a revised 3.2 percent in July. The unemployment rate was five-tenths lower than the national unemployment rate of 3.8 percent.

• Michelin Guide Validates Atlanta’s Culinary Scene, Georgia Tech Experts Say

  September 15, 2023

  Joining the ranks of the top culinary scenes around the world, Atlanta will become the ninth U.S. destination to receive an evaluation from the anonymous Michelin Guide inspectors before the launch of the city guide this fall with the assistance of the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau.

• Consultants Rank the “Top States for Doing Business” — Georgia Ranks #1

  September 15, 2023

  Area Development, the leading site selection and facility planning publication, announces the results of its 2023 Top States for Doing Business survey of location consultants.

• goBeyondProfit CEO Interviews: Alex Willson, CEO of Sunnyland Farms

  September 15, 2023

  Sunnyland Farms and its CEO Alex Willson were recently awarded the goBeyondProfit Champion award for their comprehensive, generational approach to generosity. Evidence that this notion of going beyond profit, infuses a company with enduring qualities that helps everyone around them prosper.