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ATL Stories: Leaders, partners launch collaborative to fight human trafficking

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By Jennifer Ogunsola Communications Manager Hartsfield-Jackson officials and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens were joined by Georgia’s First Lady Marty Kemp, Attorney General Chris Carr and a host of state, county and local partners to launch the new multijurisdictional human trafficking collaborative, “Not in My County.” The collaboration between ATL and the Airport community brings dedicated […]

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ATL Stories: Mayor Bottoms hosts another successful 5K on the 5th Runway

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Thousands of dollars raised for the Mayor’s Youth Scholarship Program By Anika Robertson Senior Public Relations Manager The unique event welcomed runners and walkers of various ages and abilities for the predawn start on Oct. 16. Over 1,600 runners and walkers returned to Runway 10-28 with Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms during her final round […]

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ATL Stories: #ATLStrong

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By Jennifer Ogunsola Communications Manager In early March 2020, the world began shutting down, and the world’s busiest airport instantly became quiet, and for the first time ever, rather empty. On April 9, 2019 there were 62,770 passengers. This number includes originating passengers as well as those connecting through Atlanta. On that same day this […]

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ATL Stories: Employees Making a Difference

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By Doug Strachanxxx Do you know DOA (Department of Aviation) employee Amany Fanous (a-Man’-y fa-Noos’)? You may recognize her as a familiar face when traversing the DOA’s Executive Offices; and you may even know that she is the DOA’s contracted social media manager for Customer Engagement, and that she splits her time between Steve Mayers in […]

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Saving Thousands of Species, One Click at a Time

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Saving Thousands of Species, One Click at a Time By Jennifer Ogunsola Communications Manager Life’s toughest situations often reveal one’s true purpose, making way for remarkable things. Nearly 14 years ago, award-winning photographer, author, conservationist, and 2018 National Geographic Explorer of the Year Joel Sartore encountered this very dynamic. That’s when he took some time […]

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5 Ways to Ease the Stress of Holiday Travel at ATL

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By Jennifer Ogunsola Communications Manager Traveling under normal circumstances can be stressful. But what happens when you add the busiest holiday season at the world’s busiest airport to the mix? Most likely, the first things that come to mind are thoughts of delayed and canceled flights, of clogged roadways, and lines stretching beyond the horizon. […]

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ATL: VIEWS FROM THE TOP

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By Jennifer Ogunsola Communications Manager For all of the iconic structures that enhance the beauty of Atlanta, few are as unique and captivating as Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, aka ATL. With roughly 900,000 flights in and out of ATL annually and over 107 million passengers on those flights, ATL is busy (in fact, it’s the […]

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Armored with a Legacy of Service and Love

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Drawing the connection between fighting fascism abroad and racism at home, 97-year-old WWII hero honored—for the first time ever—76 years after his homecoming By Jennifer Ogunsola Communications Manager The year was 1943. Franklin D. Roosevelt was in the White House, facing massive race riots that shook cities like Detroit, Harlem, and Los Angeles to their [...] Read More