Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed moved up four spots to No. 6 on The Root 100 for 2012. The annual list recognizes the most influential African-Americans. This year, honorees were ranked based on a mathematical formula that combined reach (media and Internet mentions, plus Twitter followers) and substance (a score determined by The Root’s editorial team [...]
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Ranked 6th Most Influential African-American by ‘The Root’
September 25, 2012 | Posted by
Sneak Peek: Atlanta’s New Streetcars
August 18, 2012 | Posted by
A spokesman for Mayor Kasim Reed confirms that the photo, which was posted on the Atlanta subreddit this morning (Wednesday) with the tease “Atlanta…say hello to your new streetcar! (sneak peek),” depicts the vehicle that will coast between the King Center and Centennial Olympic Park starting in late 2013. He says the photo was taken [...]
Atlanta’s Economic Development Agency Launches ‘Start Up Atlanta’
August 15, 2012 | Posted by
Kasim Reed loves startups. And he wants you to know it. Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development agency, is launching Start Up Atlanta, a program aimed at boosting entrepreneurship. The initiative will host a web-based platform that visually maps out entrepreneur resources, such as incubators, accelerators, service providers. The City of Atlanta is open to [...]
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Warns that MARTA Jokes Could Harm Tourism, Jobs
July 23, 2012 | Posted by
Kasim Reed – “Moving Africans Rapidly Through Atlanta,” is what one racial joke says MARTA stands for. MARTA, actually the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, is a vital part of the city and anything that diminishes its capacity to service the city ultimately diminishes Atlanta is a point that Mayor Reed pushed in his welcoming [...]
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Faces Pressure to Support Same Sex Marriage
June 10, 2012 | Posted by
President Barack Obama has openly endorsed same sex marriage, but Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed is still “wrestling” with the idea in his head. According to the AJC, Reed has recently been rather quiet about his stance on the issue to prevent drawing attention to his possibly opposing views with the President. There has been a [...]
Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed Accused of Cronyism
May 31, 2012 | Posted by
Atlanta’s Mayor Kasim Reed has been accused of “cronyism,” or favoritism, in the distribution of several high-paying contracts at Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. SSP America, the accuser in this case, claims that its bid to place its restaurant properties in the Atlanta airport’s new international terminal was rejected without merit, so that the “the mayor’s friends” could [...]
