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Panel discussed need for all civic partners to collaborate on smart city technology

August 15, 2018, 6:25 pm/2 Comments

A whopping 80 percent of a cross-section of metro Atlanta leaders who gathered at a panel discussion on smart cities convened by Bank of America Merrill Lynch thinks reducing roadway congestion is the most pressing transportation challenge that digital technology can address in the region.

Proposed ‘Gulch’ development designed to suppress car use, promote alternative transit

August 14, 2018, 6:14 pm/11 Comments

The planned 27-acre development in the “Gulch” in Downtown Atlanta has won support from an array of governmental entities for its concept of building a mini city above the network of parking lots and a parking deck stretching between CNN Center and MARTA’s Five Points Station.

Most metro Atlantans think global warning is happening, manmade, Yale survey shows

August 13, 2018, 4:17 pm/5 Comments

A majority of metro Atlanta residents think global warning is happening, is caused by human activities and is affecting the weather. A majority thinks global warming will harm future generations, according to a new survey by an affiliate of Yale University.

GSU pioneered a system to help all students complete enrollment process

August 12, 2018, 4:46 pm/0 Comments

As college students head to campus this month, administrators across the country are mindful of Georgia State University and a program it tested to help students who have been accepted actually enroll and attend classes.

Below-normal hurricane forecast comes as rivers, lakes already flush with water

August 10, 2018, 3:43 pm/1 Comment

Federal weather forecasters have lowered their prediction for hurricanes in the Atlantic Ocean this year, which is welcome news in Georgia as water levels in many rivers and lakes are at or above normal and recovery continues from last year’s Hurricane Irma.

Southern Co. retains credit rating in part by selling assets exceeding $4.7 billion

August 9, 2018, 5:18 pm/4 Comments

The Southern Co.’s aggressive sales of assets helped it retain its credit rating, despite financial losses at Georgia Power that relate to Plant Vogtle. Those losses prompted Moody’s Investors Service to downgrade Georgia Power’s credit rating.

Planned hotel in Midtown implements aesthetics espoused in ‘Atlanta City Design’

August 6, 2018, 6:06 pm/1 Comment

Atlanta has never been bashful about allowing old buildings to be razed and replaced by new ones, sometimes with little consideration of the aesthetics of the new structure. That era is over, at least for the moment, and the outcome of Atlanta’s new emphasis on beauty is to be built along Peachtree Street in Midtown.

Georgia Tech grad to lead NASA’s testing of commercial crewed spacecraft

August 5, 2018, 7:49 pm/0 Comments

A Georgia Tech grad was named to the nine-member team of astronauts who are to serve aboard the first commercial crew flight tests of a spacecraft designed to transport humans to the International Space Station and other low-orbit destinations.

New GBPI poll shows strong support for new taxes to boost education, families, health

August 1, 2018, 5:14 pm/1 Comment

A new poll commissioned by the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute shows a majority of those polled support programs and additional taxes in order to improve the state’s public schools, train workers, provide child care for working families, and expand health coverage.

Atlanta Audubon wins grant for garden in Washington Park, intern to study wildlife, plants

July 31, 2018, 5:19 pm/0 Comments

The Atlanta Audubon Society has won a national grant totaling $23,950 that it is to use for two purposes – paying an intern to work in the wildlife sanctuary program, and building a garden in historic Washington Park, Atlanta’s first greenspace dedicated to African Americans.

The toughest IT job to fill in Georgia is one farmers could use

July 30, 2018, 5:25 pm/1 Comment

The hardest tech job to fill in Georgia may be one that’s needed the most. Experts in artificial intelligence help devise tools that one agricultural user says can enable farmers to, “feed the world without wrecking the climate.”

Non-profit climate group campaigns for new taxes to combat rising sea levels

July 29, 2018, 5:17 pm/2 Comments

The passage of a $192 million bond referendum in Miami last year established that taxpayers are willing to shoulder debt to ward off rising sea levels. A group that helped fund that campaign is connected to a digital company that now offers free science-based predictions on rising sea levels along Georgia’s coast.

Sea turtle nesting on Georgia’s coast off last year’s pace

July 28, 2018, 4:22 pm/0 Comments

As the sea turtle nesting season winds down along Georgia’s coast, the number of nests appears to have dropped by about 21 percent compared to this time last year, according to preliminary data compiled by seaturtle.org.

Bacterial testing of river water a new feature of Float on the Flint this autumn

July 26, 2018, 8:44 pm/0 Comments

The fifth annual Fall Float on the Flint River event this autumn offers a new attraction – the monitoring of bacterial levels in the river in light of the release of up to 1 million gallons of raw sewage into the river this summer from sewage facilities in Albany.

DeKalb County’s fiscal posture improving, but not out of the woods, Moody’s reports

July 24, 2018, 8:17 pm/1 Comment

Analysts with Moody’s Investors Service thought enough of DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond’s promise to balance the county’s budget to include the promise in their credit analysis of the county.

It’s only only a passing comment. But given the gravity of these credit analyses, its inclusion in the July 18 report is noteworthy:

A holistic approach to provide affordable houses in distressed South DeKalb

July 23, 2018, 6:08 pm/1 Comment

A new, $20 million initiative that’s to provide 100 affordable homes – and improve the quality of life – in South DeKalb County could become a model for supporting distressed suburban neighborhoods, which have emerged as the epicenter of poverty since the Great Recession.

Proposed $6 million track a focus of debate over Decatur’s plan for former children’s home

July 22, 2018, 4:43 pm/0 Comments

The ink is barely dry on Decatur’s “unified concept plan” for retooling the 77-acre site the city purchased from the United Methodist Children’s Home, and already there’s a lively online conversation about which aspects of the plan should developed first.

Fed’s Beige Book notes shift in employers’ choices for filling vacant jobs

July 20, 2018, 4:13 pm/0 Comments

Jobs remain hard to fill in metro Atlanta and across the Southeast, though business leaders continue to resist raising wages to attract employees, according to the latest federal report on the economy.

Federal funding to improve city sewage system overwhelmed by Kia plant

July 19, 2018, 5:16 pm/4 Comments

The federal government has provided its second round of funding to help improve the sewage treatment system in Hogansville, where growth in population and industry related to the nearby Kia manufacturing facility has overwhelmed the city’s sewage system, according to the statement announcing the latest loan.

Augusta lock, dam may be demolished to make way for fish passage to spawning grounds

July 16, 2018, 5:34 pm/2 Comments

The 1937 lock and dam across the Savannah River in Augusta would be demolished in four of the five proposals from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in order to build a new fish passage that’s a requirement of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project.

Sustainable Communities

Voting for the Future of Recreation: The Georgia Outdoor Stewardship Act
By Pamela Henman, Southface From the Ridge and Valley to the Lower Coastal Plain and in cities and c...
Global Health

Serving Safely
By: Jan Batchelder, CTC, Raptim Humanitarian Travel Duty of Care and Risk Management – are they th...
Region Matters

Six Takeaways from ConnectATL Summit on Future of Mobility and Smart Communities
ConnectATL Summit Helps Local Governments Understand What’s Next in Transportation, Workforce, Com...
Metro Business

CNN Fellowship Program Brings Together International Assembly in Atlanta
Journalism in 2018 is at a crossroads, with heightened scrutiny placed on the industry. Within this...
Transit

MARTA TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPER BOWL PREPAREDNESS MEDIA EVENT
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will participate in a Super Bowl preparedne...
Law & Public Policy

Lawmakers, start your batteries: public policy for the car of the future
By Eric Tanenblatt [Ed. note: This article originally appeared in Insider Advantage.] The days of t...
Financial Inclusion

OPERATION HOPE PARTNERS WITH RBC BANK TO PRESENT HOUSING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY EXPO
Operation HOPE, in collaboration with RBC Bank, will host its biannual Housing & Financial Lit...
Arts & Culture Seen

The New Normal – Niche Organizations Creating Macro Impact
Tiffany LaTrice, Executive Director, TILA Studios According to Forbes, “one of the biggest media t...
Historic Westside

Building Strong Foundations for the Westside’s Next Generation
Intro by John Ahmann: Thanks to Justin Carr, Director of Partnerships, Westside Future Fund (WFF), f...
Poverty & Equity

BRINGING HOME BABY
By John Berry, Chief Executive Officer, SVdP Georgia Bringing home a new baby should be a joyous e...
Philanthropy

Building better community advocates
United Way of Greater Atlanta’s VIP program has transformed volunteers into leaders for more t...
Leadership in Action

Tools for Success
By: Tameeka Law Walker, MD, Director of Capacity Building, The Junior League of Atlanta, Inc. The J...
Higher Education

Georgia State And Georgia Tech Awarded $2.25 Million Grant To Establish Atlanta Global Studies Center
Georgia State University and Georgia Institute of Technology have established the Atlanta Global Stu...
People, Places, Parks

Conservation Funding in Georgia – An Easy Choice
By Georgia Conservancy President Robert Ramsay Georgia’s economic success is inextricably connecte...

Operation HOPE

Georgia Global Health Alliance

Georgia State University

Dentons

Arts & Culture Seen

Metro Atlanta Chamber

Georgia Conservancy

United Way of Greater ATL

St Vincent de Paul of Georgia

Atlanta Regional Commission

Southface

MARTA

Historic Westside

Junior League of Atlanta

Maria’s Metro

David Pendered

Jamil’s Georgia

Eleanor Ringel Cater

Tom Baxter

Lyle Harris

Seen in Atlanta

Photo Picks

WABE

ATL Business Chronicle

Stories of Atlanta by Lance

Maynard Eaton

Moments by Chris Schroder

Michelle Hiskey & Ben Smith

Saba Long