International law firm Dentons has been named this year’s goBeyondProfit Champion for its enduring commitment to civic engagement – an ideal the firm has held fast to since long before it even got its current name. Dating all the way back to when the firm was Long, Aldridge & Norman, it has been a fixture in the Atlanta community, from helping with the founding of MARTA to working to secure the 1996 Olympic Games. And now under the Dentons banner that commitment hasn’t wavered, earning it the respect of the business community and the award from goBeyondProfit this year. RISING…
Bottoms ignored metro Atlanta counties
It’s shocking to learn that former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms never became a board member of the Atlanta Regional Commission because she never attended a single ARC board meeting during her tenure. Beyond missing the board meetings, the Democrat also refused to join ARC’s regional leadership visits to other metropolitan areas to examine city planning and technical infrastructure best practices. This contrasts sharply with her successor, Mayor Andre Dickens. He engaged with the bipartisan commission and later became ARC board chairman, emphasizing a desire for closer regional connectivity. A spokesman for Democrats for Jackson (GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson) queries: “She could care less about metro Atlanta but now she wants to be governor?” Bottoms is SINKING…
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