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Monday, July 21, 2008
Bernie Marcus to guest host CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Bernie Marcus, Home Depot co-founder turned philanthropist, is doing a one-day stint as a talk-show host on Tuesday morning’s “Squawk Box” on CNBC in New York City. From 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., Marcus will be a guest host on the popular business show doing his own interviews.
On the line-up: Ken Langone, another Home Depot co-founder who also served as a director of the New York Stock Exchange; and Frank Blake, Home Depot’s current CEO. This will be Blake’s first extended television interview since he became CEO in January, 2007.
The idea for Marcus to guest host “Squawk Box” came up in May when the show came to Atlanta to broadcast from the new World of Coca-Cola and the Georgia Aquarium. As the benefactor of the Georgia Aquarium, Marcus was interviewed on the show along with several other local executives.
The show’s producers asked Marcus if he would be willing to be a guest host in the near future. Marcus jumped at the chance, and even offered to invite a few of his colleagues.
Marcus spokeswoman Donna Fleishman said Langone will talk about why they could not repeat the Home Depot success story if they were starting out today. Blake will talk about the current and future issues facing Home Depot.
Also Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) will call in to talk about the Employee Free Choice Act. Marcus will then close out the program by talking about the Share Initiative with the Shepherd Center on their efforts to help the military wounded with brain or spinal injuries.
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Civil rights museum picks exhibit design firm
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A national design firm has been selected as the master planning and exhibition firm for the Atlanta’s proposed Center for Civil and Human Rights.
Gallagher & Associates, which is based in Bethesda, Md., was awarded the contract through a competitive bidding process. The firm has designed exhibits at the Jamestown Settlement in Williamsburg, Va; the Gettysburg National Military Park and Visitor Center in Gettysburg, Pa; and the National Archives Experience exhibit in Washington, D.C.
Doug Shipman, executive director of the Center for Civil and Human Rights Partnership, said in a statement that Gallagher’s project team will create “an immersive visitor experience” for the center.
Other consultants on the Gallagher project team include: Dr. Deborah L. Mack of Savannah and Atlanta-based Turner Associates, led by architect Oscar Harris.
The team will develop preliminary plans for the interior space and the exhibit design. Interested citizens also will have an opportunity to participate through a series of publlic meetings.
Patrick Gallager, principal with the desing firm, said in a statement that “there is a critical need to find a common voice to communicate across generational and cultural lines about civil and human rights experiences and our responsibilities for the future.”
Gallagher added that the “Center will have national resonance and will make Atlanta the nucleus of dialogue for change worldwide.”
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How do we expand regional transit?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When voters in Gwinnett were asked whether they would support a one-cent sales tax to expand MARTA in their county, the outcome showed growing acceptance for regional transit.
Democrats overwhelmingly supported the non-binding MARTA vote while Republicans decisively rejected the idea. When the results were combined, the measure lost by only 53 to 47 percent.
The outcome of the MARTA vote in Gwinnett could hold clues on how we can expand transit in our region. Currently, MARTA rail lines only exist in Fulton and DeKalb, the only two counties that have been supporting the transit system for 35 years.
To read my column on the Gwinnett vote…
Few question the need to expand transit throughout our region — be it light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, express buses or local buses.
But how do we get there?
Can we have one agency oversee all public transit operations in our region?
(Currently, MARTA’s buses serve Fulton and DeKalb. There are separate bus systems in Cobb, Gwinnett and Clayton. And the Georgia Regional Transit Authority operates its own regional bus service: the Xpress coaches).
The Transit Planning Board, which includes representation from all of the above, has been reached consensus on a plan for the region called “Concept 3.”
Now the board is working on a regional governance structure for transit and whether there should be one agency delivering transit to the entire region.
What are your thoughts?
Should we have one transit agency to serve all of metro Atlanta?
If so, what should it look like and what should it be called?
What role should MARTA, which handles more than 90 percent of all our region’s transit trips, play in that new agency?
Let me hear from you….
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