Public officials are consistently working to find innovative solutions to complex issues. Invest:Insights sat down with Jim Gilvin, mayor of the City of Alpharetta, to discuss how he creatively approaches his community’s more divisive issues and what it takes to try and find solutions that can appease the majority. He
While adaptation and innovation are not new ideas for community banks, Craft Bank has taken on the challenge of reinventing the community banking model. Ross Mynatt, president and CEO of Craft Bank, sat down with Invest:Insights to discuss the opportunities and challenges of being a de novo bank in its
Writer: Caty Hirst 2 min read April 2022 — The Atlanta financial market is booming, with success stories ranging from Fortune 500 companies to local banks, and from traditional mortgages and small business loans to venture capital firms diving into fintech. Banks announcing relocations or expansions in the Atlanta metro
https://youtu.be/6_WjPnpBIOg Being a community partner is a key component of success for chambers of commerce and the leaders who run them. Chris Clark, president and CEO of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, sat down with Invest:Insights to discuss factors that influence his leadership style, how the chamber is creatively
Writer: Keaona Gray-Outlaw 2 min read March 2022 — Women leaders are playing a significant role in reshaping and growing Atlanta’s economy. Focus: Atlanta had the privilege of meeting and speaking with some of these women leaders that are making strides in their industry and creating a more robust future
Writer: Keaona Gray-Outlaw 2 min read March 2022 — Georgia is well on its way to a full recovery from the pandemic, with the success of its largest city, Atlanta, leading the way. The fast rebound is spurring high expectations for the region’s future. According to Invest Atlanta, job growth
Writer: Liz Palmer 2 min read February 2022 — Emergency measures were taken in 2020 to ensure that those who needed to seek out healthcare could do so without the risk of spreading COVID-19, primarily by way of telehealth. Two years later, experts have begun making connections between telehealth and
Writer: Caty Hirst 2 min read February 2022 — Atlanta’s office market is tackling high vacancies in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting change in attitude toward communal workspaces, ending 2021 with the highest office vacancy rate in a decade. The high vacancy rate — 16.7% at
Writer: Jerrica DuBois 2 min read January 2022 — As all industries continue to work through the uncertainty of the pandemic, the education sector consistently finds itself reevaluating and making quick decisions to adjust. The end goal is what is in the best interest of the student, but there isn’t
Writer: Caty Hirst 2 min read January 2022— With prices remaining high, from homeownership to apartment rentals, and available homes in short supply, Atlanta is facing a severe lack of affordable housing. Georgia had some of the highest rent price increases in the country for 2021, with a survey conducted
