Mirtha Donastorg

Mirtha Donastorg is a reporter on The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s business team focusing on Black wealth, entrepreneurship, and minority-owned businesses as well as innovation at Atlanta’s HBCUs. Most recently she was the HBCU Innovation Editor at The Plug, exploring research, business and tech innovations coming from Historically Black Colleges and Universities.

Latest from Mirtha Donastorg

Rep. Williams hosts small business summit in Atlanta

World Cup could be a sales boon. Atlanta entrepreneurs are learning how.

An estimated 300,000-plus visitors will be coming to Atlanta for the eight World Cup games the city is hosting.

Cobb snags HQ of major home services company that promises nearly 400 jobs

Authority Brands, a portfolio of 15 home service brands, is moving from Maryland to a new headquarters near The Battery Atlanta and Truist Park.

Company handling more than $6B in payments a year moves HQ to metro Atlanta

The move is the latest in a string of big corporate relocations to metro Atlanta in recent months, including an AI startup and Yamaha Motor Co.

Atlanta Technical College Microsoft data center academy

AI job losses are increasing. Are training programs the answer?

From Atlanta Technical College to statewide data, Georgia faces AI-driven job losses even as training expands. Experts question if skills equal jobs.

A Bitcoin Depot ATM is shown at a Citgo Gas Station on Holcomb Bridge Road in Norcross in February 2020. (Hyosub Shin/AJC 2020)

Atlanta area firm with the most bitcoin ATMs in North America to shut down

Bitcoin Depot was the largest network of bitcoin kiosks in North America, but saw its revenue crater after increased scrutiny.

Conservationists slam Kemp veto of bill to boost Georgia wildland protection

Senate Bill 478, which passed with broad bipartisan support, would have directed more funding to the state's Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund, which protects wildlands.

How Serena Williams went from winning Grand Slams to writing big checks

The 23-time Grand Slam winner has raised more than $110 million and invested in over 90 companies.

AJC poll: Georgians concerned about inflation, economy as midterms loom

Republican and Democratic voters in Georgia agree on at least one thing: inflation is the most important issue facing the state.

Wells Fargo gives nearly $3 million to Atlanta organizations for housing, small business

The Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta and Invest Atlanta have both gotten grants from Wells Fargo and its foundation to support initiatives across the city.

He built an empire that helped build Atlanta. A new marker honors him.

H.J. Russell & Co. built many of Atlanta’s most iconic structures, from Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Mercedes-Benz Stadium.