Milton Kirby
- Community , Business & Finance , Politics
- October 17, 2025
- 11 minutes Read
Moratorium, Monitoring, and Modernization: DeKalb’s Careful Approach to Data Centers
DeKalb residents packed the Porter Sanford Center to learn how data centers impact energy, water, and community life—and what new policies could mean for local neighborhoods.
- Education , Business & Finance
- October 13, 2025
- 3 minutes Read
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation Commits $50 Million to Atlanta’s HBCUs
Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation will invest $50 million over 10 years to help nearly 10,000 Atlanta HBCU students complete degrees through need-based “gap scholarships.”
- Community , Business & Finance
- October 12, 2025
- 3 minutes Read
National Black Farmers Association Sets Course for 2025 Birmingham Conference
By Milton Kirby | Birmingham, AL | October 12, 2025 The National Black Farmers Association (NBFA) will convene its 2025 Annual Conference in Birmingham, Alabama, from October 31 to November…
- Community , Black History , Business & Finance
- October 11, 2025
- 7 minutes Read
Uncle Nearest: A Billion-Dollar Brand, a $25 Million Question & The Unanswered Future
Uncle Nearest’s receiver plans to sell its Cognac, France château amid questions over asset value, investor stakes, and whether creditors aim to recover—or acquire—the brand itself.
- Community , Business & Finance
- October 10, 2025
- 3 minutes Read
Council for Quality Growth to Honor Tommy Holder with 2025 Four Pillar Tribute
By Milton Kirby | Atlanta, GA | October 10, 2025 Atlanta to Celebrate a Legacy of Leadership More than 1,400 business and civic leaders will gather Thursday, October 16, 2025,…
- Community , Business & Finance
- October 7, 2025
- 2 minutes Read
Five Points MARTA Station to Close Peachtree Entrance Oct. 13 as Transformation Project Advances
By Milton Kirby | Atlanta, GA | October 7, 2025 MARTA’s $230 million transformation of Five Points Station enters a major new phase next week. Beginning Monday, October 13, the…
- Business & Finance , Black History , Community
- October 5, 2025
- 5 minutes Read
Receiver’s Report Says Uncle Nearest Can Be Reorganized Non-Core Assets May Be Sold
Court filings show payroll now stabilized under Genesis Global as Receiver Phillip G. Young Jr. manages costs, consultants, and $2.5 million in immediate receivership expenses at Uncle Nearest.
- Business & Finance , Events
- September 30, 2025
- 2 minutes Read
FraserNet PowerNetworking Experience & Expo Returns to Atlanta
By Milton Kirby | Atlanta, GA | September 30, 2025 The PowerNetworking Experience & Expo, one of the world’s leading conferences for Black entrepreneurs. The event in its 24th year,…
- Community , Business & Finance
- September 28, 2025
- 3 minutes Read
Hartsfield-Jackson Loses $37M FAA Funding Over Refusal to Abandon Minority Contracting Program
Atlanta forfeited $37.5M in FAA funding after refusing to abandon DEI programs, raising questions about airport projects, federal policy, and Mayor Dickens’ reelection-year decisions.
- Community , Black History , Business & Finance
- September 21, 2025
- 7 minutes Read
Uncle Nearest at Legal Crossroads: Debt, Receivership, and What Comes Next
Uncle Nearest faces receivership and $108M debt, but CEO Fawn Weaver rallies support with faith, leadership, and booming sales in Illinois, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, and Alaska.
- Community , Business & Finance
- September 18, 2025
- 2 minutes Read
City of Atlanta Launches ATL BIZ: New Platform Set to Simplify Permits, Taxes, and Payments Services
Atlanta launches ATL BIZ, a user-friendly online platform replacing ATL CORE, streamlining business licensing, taxes, permits, and payments with faster processing and a centralized dashboard.
- Politics , Business & Finance
- September 14, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
Presidency Boosts Trump’s Net Worth By $3 Billion In A Year
Donald Trump lost money during his first term. Out of office, he found a formula for profiting off politics—now he’s piling up billions. By Dan Alexander | Forbes | September…
- Community , Business & Finance
- September 1, 2025
- 8 minutes Read
Too Pricey to Protect
Tips for dealing with rising home insurance premiums By Kerri Anne Renzulli | August 31, 2025 Living in an oceanfront condo on Florida’s Space Coast was Jim McGuigan’s retirement dream,…
- Business & Finance , Business Profiles
- August 21, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
From Costa Rica to Krog Street: The Journey of Xocolatl
Atlanta’s Xocolatl crafts award-winning bean-to-bar chocolate, ethically sourced from small farms, blending bold flavors with social justice, sustainability, and community impact in every handmade bar.
- Business & Finance , Health , Politics
- August 20, 2025
- 4 minutes Read
From Pecans to Hospitals: Warnock Highlights Tariff and Health Care Struggles in Georgia
Senator Raphael Warnock visited Georgia farms, hospitals, and small businesses, warning Trump tariffs and GOP tax cuts threaten farmers, rural hospitals, and small business survival statewide.
- Community , Business & Finance , Politics
- August 18, 2025
- 5 minutes Read
Exports, Tariffs, and Tradition, Pecan Farmers Seek Relief in Global Market
Georgia pecan farmers met with Senator Raphael Warnock to discuss tariffs, exports, and resilience as the state leads U.S. production and expands into global markets
