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The first Atlanta Chamber of Commerce was founded in 1859, and was chiefly concerned with fighting railroad rate discrimination and with sustaining commercial ties with the North. After secession , it focused its attention on direct trade with Europe, which was part of an overall Southern goal of achieving economic independence from the North.
Allen Sr. was also a founding member of the Atlanta Rotary Club, served as president of the new Atlanta Convention Bureau (1913–1917), president of the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce (1917), two years as senator in the Georgia state legislature (1918–1919), and was the treasurer of the Georgia Democratic Party in 1936. [4]
Herman J. Russell died on November 15, 2014, at the age of 83, in Atlanta Georgia and was buried at South-View Cemetery. [9] After his death, DNA proved that Russell fathered a daughter out of wedlock, Joycelyn Alston.
Atlanta mayor Andre Dickens issued a statement mourning Ehmer’s loss. ... and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce, according to Georgia Tech. He is survived by his wife, Kara, and children ...
During Wednesday's meeting, Golden Isles Chamber of Commerce officials discussed the event that attracted business leaders and elected officials from Camden, Glynn and ... Chamber plans Atlanta ...
Robert R. Snodgrass was born on July 12, 1902, in the Indian Territory [3] to John R. Snodgrass, who was a baseball player. [4] He attended law school at the University of Michigan and later moved to Atlanta in 1930. [5]
Charles Forrest Palmer (December 29, 1892 - June 16, 1973) was an Atlanta real estate developer who became an expert on public housing and organized the building of Techwood Homes, the first public housing project in the United States. He would later head up both the newly created Atlanta Housing Authority and the Chamber of Commerce. [1]
Allison+Partners' C-Factors Survey Ignites Discussion Among Communicators in Atlanta ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- This past quarter Allison+Partners' Atlanta office conducted two presentations ...