For Immediate Release
March 27, 2024
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Hartsfield-Jackson Hosts 2025 ATLNext Industry Day and Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Legacy Awards
Annual event educates and inspires the small business community
ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) hosted the 2024 ATLNext Industry Day and Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Legacy Awards today, Thursday, March 27, at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC).
The sold-out annual event is designed to educate and inspire small business entrepreneurs, by uniting the construction and construction-related contractor community, Airport leadership, stakeholders and business partners. In addition to the awards luncheon, a networking expo and insightful breakout sessions comprise the one-day conference. This year’s exhibit hall welcomed 500 registrants and 36 exhibitors.
During the sessions, participants learned about updates to ATLNext, the Airport’s multibillion-dollar capital improvement program, contracting opportunities, and tips on doing business with ATL.
“This event speaks to the very foundation of who we are as a city, as a business community, and as a global leader in aviation,” said Interim Airport General Manager Jan Lennon. “Maynard H. Jackson Jr. was a visionary leader who transformed Atlanta into a beacon of opportunity. His unwavering commitment to equity and inclusion reshaped our city’s landscape, ensuring that everyone had a fair chance to succeed. As long as I have the privilege of serving this Airport and this city, I will ensure that we continue to build upon that legacy.”
The Maynard H. Jackson Jr. Legacy Awards honor businesses and individuals who demonstrate a strong commitment to providing equal opportunities to all businesses. Awards and 2025 award recipients are as follows:
TRIUMPH AWARD
This award honors an ATLNext small business owner who has demonstrated a positive commitment to its communities and supports the inclusion of other small businesses on ATL projects. It recognizes exemplary achievements and innovative practices in identifying, utilizing, mentoring and/or growing such firms.
Recipient: Precision 2000
LEADERSHIP AWARD
This award honors an individual who is a recognized leader that embraces diversity and inclusion, applies innovative practices, and consistently demonstrates outstanding commitment towards utilization, growth and development of small (SBE), minority (MBE) and female (FBE) owned firms.
Recipient: Stephanie Lee, Senior Director of Supplier Diversity and Community Outreach, McCarthy Building Companies
SOAR AWARD
This award honors an ATLNext Joint Venture team that consistently demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion by utilizing small, minority, and women-owned firms on ATL projects. The recipient of this award shows exemplary performance by actively participating in ATLNext outreach events and consistently meeting or exceeding the City of Atlanta, Mayor's Office of Contract Compliance SBO/EBO/DBE utilization plans.
Recipient: Turner-Ujamaa Joint Venture
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
ATL is the first airport in history to serve more than 100 million passengers in one year and continues to top passenger totals worldwide. The Airport boasts an annual direct economic impact of $66 billion in the state. A frequent recipient of awards of excellence, ATL is recognized for its leadership in concessions, operations, sustainability, architectural engineering and construction. For more information, visit www.atl.com.
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