Atlanta honors legacy businesses, as some face challenges

A group of people holding a large check standing on a rooftop.
The City of Atlanta celebrated 20 of its longstanding local businesses with a luncheon on the rooftop of Roosevelt Hall and a commemorative coin. (Marlon Hyde/WABE)

The City of Atlanta is celebrating 20 of its longstanding local businesses as many face an uncertain future.

Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development authority, and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, who serves as chair of the Invest Atlanta board, hosted a luncheon on the rooftop of Roosevelt Hall.

Each business was awarded a commemorative gift, the first edition of the Atlanta Legacy Coin.