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| Type | Weekly newspaper |
|---|---|
| Founder(s) | Bob Gray and Mike Weingart |
| Publisher | American City Business Journals |
| Editor | Doug Sams |
| Founded | 1978 |
| Language | English |
| Headquarters | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Circulation | 22,740 (as of 2022)[1] |
| Website | bizjournals |
TheAtlanta Business Chronicle is a weekly newspaper covering business news inAtlanta, Georgia, published byAmerican City Business Journals. The paper has both a weekly print edition and an online edition.[2][3]
TheAtlanta Business Chronicle was founded in 1978 by Bob Gray and Mike Weingart.[4] Gray, the publisher, and Weingart, the newspaper's first editor, had previously founded theHouston Business Journal.[3][5]
In 1980, the companyScripps Howard (nowE. W. Scripps Company) bought the Cordovan Corporation, which owned theAtlanta Business Chronicle and other business newspapers. From 1980 to 1983, Carol Carter served as the paper's editor. In 1986, thepaper was sold to American City Business Journals.[3]
In 1988, theAtlanta Business Chronicle was the first to break the major story that theSumitomo Life Insurance Company was buying theIBM Tower (One Atlantic Center) for $300 million. At the time, the editor of the paper was Anita Sharpe. Under Sharpe, twoGerald Loeb Awards were won by the paper forinvestigative reporting.[3]
In the 1990s, theAtlanta Business Chronicle was also first to report many major stories, such as the ventures of theISPMindSpring (nowEarthLink) and communications companyScientific Atlanta. Other first stories included the introduction of the 770telephone area code to Atlanta. In 2007, the paper had a staff of 66.[3]
Annually, theAtlanta Business Chronicle gives out awards for "40 under 40," which is 40 people under the age of 40 who are professionals that have demonstrated leadership and social responsibility in Atlanta.[6]
TheAtlanta Business Chronicle has a paid circulation of 23,275, along with 729,899 monthly online readers.[7]