Brookhaven has snared the Atlanta Hawks’ new practice facility and team headquarters. The Hawks are to partner on the facility with Emory Healthcare and a California-based company that specializes in improving the performance of athletes.
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Ga. Tech picked to coordinate nation’s research in nanotechnology
The National Science Foundation on Monday named Georgia Tech to coordinate the nation’s new effort to promote nanotechnology, which is the control of super tiny structures to solve problems and create new products.
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Execution of power: Even governor’s ally couldn’t alter outcome of Palmetto Pipeline
In the end, not even lobbyists who work with a firm led by the vice chairman of Gov. Nathan Deal’s transition team in 2010 were able to defend the Palmetto Pipeline. The pipeline company has suspended the project, and won’t say if it’s dead or merely delayed.
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Atlanta may create citizens’ commission to promote safe walking, bicycling networks
Atlanta is poised to create a citizen’s commission to advise city officials on on-going efforts to promote safe walking and bicycling networks in Atlanta.
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Texas city offers lesson for Georgia as renewable energy debate unfolds
Dale Ross is fond of saying that a business decision is at the root of the plan in Georgetown, Texas to switch over to 100 percent solar and wind energy in 2017. Ross says renewable energy is a better deal for residents of the city he serves as mayor.
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Credit analysts slam Southern Co.’s planned purchase of AGL Resources
Southern Co. plans to take on so much debt to buy AGL Resources that its faces the biggest potential financial nightmare of any of the three utility holding companies that are buying gas companies, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service.
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To keep current, lifespan of buildings seems to be about 30 years in metro Atlanta
The lifespan of commercial buildings now seems to be about 30 years in metro Atlanta, judging from two redevelopment projects in Atlanta and one under review in Peachtree Corners.
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‘Street of Dignity’ could become nickname for Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Drive may be taking on a new moniker as the city’s “Street of Dignity,” if language catches on that appears in the city’s announcement of progress on the plan to retool the roadway into a complete street.
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The Segway, a feature of downtown Atlanta, protected by federal trade ruling
The maker of Atlanta’s beloved Segways have just received an ounce of prevention from the federal government, which shut down the import of devices built with technology stolen from Segway.
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Savannah port continues to mark record growth in container volume
The Port of Savannah continues a trend of record-breaking growth in handling containerized trade, the Georgia Ports Authority reported Monday.
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Six percent of Georgia’s electricity produced by renewables, an oft-overlooked detail
As Georgia Power proposes to expand its use of renewable energy resources, one part of the conversation that gets scant attention is the considerable amount of energy already being generated from renewable resources.
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Metro Atlanta forecast to be a target for real estate investors
One thing that makes the market forecasts by CBRE so interesting is that they showcase the appetites of investors in real estate, which is the heart and soul of metro Atlanta’s economy. Investors see a lot of potential in metro Atlanta in 2016.
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Atlanta Police Chief Turner criticizes federal cutbacks in funding of law enforcement
Atlanta Police Chief George Turner testified Tuesday before a Congressional subcommittee to oppose proposed cutbacks in federal funding to local law enforcement – including terrorist prevention programs.
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Countdown to start for public comment on GRTA’s first major overhaul of bus service
Starting next week, the public will have its final chance to comment on GRTA’s first major overhaul since its bus service started in 2004. GRTA plans to implement new bus routes that affect all service corridors on Sept. 6.
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Coca-Cola Co. among 60 corporations backing federal ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation
Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Co. is among 60 major corporations that have the launched the Business Coalition for Equity Act, which is to promote passage of civil rights legislation that seeks to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, according to the Human Rights Campaign.
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New Atlanta forum to seek strategies to improve city
Atlanta has an additional citywide forum to discuss civic concerns, this one created by Atlanta City Councilmember Michael Julian Bond to focus on policy affairs.
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Fate of historic preservation program up for talks Thursday at House panel
A House Transportation subcommittee on Thursday is slated to reconsider a proposal that archaeologists say would cripple historic research and preservation on roadway projects.
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North Carolina building bridges to boost economy, access along Outer Banks
BEAUFORT, N.C. – North Carolina is building four bridges to improve access to the Outer Banks, slivers of sand with economic value as tourist destinations and communities of commercial fishing.
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North Carolina building seaports, bridges to spur economy along remote coast
WILMINGTON, N.C. – North Carolina is expanding its seaports and bridges in a comprehensive effort to promote economic development in shipping and tourism along its remote coastal communities.
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Georgia’s new road funding could obliterate historic sites
A consequence of the transportation funding bill approved in 2015 by the General Assembly has prompted archaeologists to present their opposition Monday at the Capitol to a measure they say would cripple historic research and preservation.
