A new study from Georgia State University reveals that Georgia generally attracted lower income taxpayers during the boom of the 1990s and through the Great Recession, to 2011.
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Georgia was a magnet for lower income folks over the past 20 years
A new study from Georgia State University reveals that Georgia generally attracted lower income taxpayers during the boom of the 1990s and through the Great Recession, to 2011. Specifically, the report determined that individuals moving into the state had lower adjusted gross income than those leaving the state. In addition, individuals moving into Georgia had […]
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Florida stops funding film incentives, Georgia poised to benefit
Florida is bracing for a slowdown in the film industry because the state Legislature voted in June to stop funding tax incentives. Georgia is winning some of the business, and the shift underscores Gov. Nathan Deal’s trade mission to Hollywood in May, and to England in January.
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Ga. Supreme Court ruling casts pall over Cobb County funding of Braves stadium
In a ruling Monday that validated the sale of bonds for the Braves stadium, the Georgia Supreme Court said the deal “may push the law as far as it can go.” The order also raised the question of political ramifications of the transaction.
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Metro Atlanta ranked 4th in green buildings as certification rates dip nationwide: CBRE report
Metro Atlanta ranks fourth nationally on a green building adoption index, according to a new report by CBRE that also revealed a slump in the national growth rate of certification for sustainability or energy efficiency in office buildings.
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I-285/Ga. 400 reconstruction to improve mobility, is part of GRTA’s expansion plans
Priced at about $1 billion, the reconstruction of the interchange of I-285 and Ga. 400 is to cost almost a third of some estimates for building the $3.6 billion transit system envisioned for the Atlanta Streetcar and Atlanta BeltLine.
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Children, families at center of new Casey Foundation report on Atlanta’s future
A new report, this one by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, puts children and families at the center of findings that reaffirm I-20 as the dividing line of household wealth in Atlanta.
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Progress at Atlanta city jail recognized by statewide award issued to top jailer
The statewide recognition Wednesday of Atlanta Detention Center Chief Patrick Labat reminds of how far the jail’s administration has come since the days when trials were delayed because the suspect was, “Lost in Jail.”
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DNR report cites climate change as, ‘central and defining wildlife conservation issue’
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is predicting in a draft report that climate change will eliminate habitat in Georgia for some species by 2050, even as man-made “sprawl zones” create tremendous challenges for other critters and plants.
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Atlanta poised to adopt $3.65 billion transit plan for BeltLine, Streetcar
Atlanta’s $3.65 billion proposal for transit along the Atlanta BeltLine and Atlanta Streetcar could soon be adopted into the city’s comprehensive transportation plan, following a public hearing scheduled for Tuesday at Atlanta City Hall.
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Annual Paddle Georgia event begins Saturday, to pass site of environmental victory
About 400 paddlers are scheduled to depart Saturday from the Statesboro area in the 11th annual Paddle Georgia fundraising event, and their route will take them down a waterway where environmentalists won a major victory.
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Atlanta’s planning department outlines initiatives in new report
A new report by Atlanta’s planning department promises the city will monitor the city’s tree canopy and update the tree ordinance, address blight and promote affordable housing, and make sure the planned bike share program starts this year.
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Atlanta BeltLine negotiating sale of 1.5 acres near Piedmont Park with up to five entities
The Atlanta BeltLine, Inc. is continuing negotiations, with perhaps up to five experienced real estate developers or practioners, to sell 1.5 acres of land that’s adjacent to Piedmont Park and now is a parking lot next to Park Tavern.
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52 miles of managed lanes being built with plans to serve expanded transit bus system
In a new approach to road construction in Georgia, the state is adding 52 miles of managed lanes in metro Atlanta with the intention of using them to serve a growing number of transit buses filled with passengers.
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Visioning plan for Atlanta’s first black suburb reveals anxiety about Falcons stadium, hope for BeltLine
A new visioning plan intends to guide the revitalization Atlanta’s first suburb developed for African Americans, a neighborhood where two thirds of residents who took a survey think the new Falcons stadium will have a negative impact on their community.
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Local initiative to address foreclosure crisis receives national Housing Visionary Award
Piece by Piece, a regional initiative to address metro Atlanta’s foreclosure crisis, received a national award Thursday for its comprehensive approach that brings together 155 public and private partners.
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State likely to continue transit funding, as it plans to dispense $75 million for transit hardware
Georgia is likely to provide money in the future to support transit, in addition to the $75 million the Legislature provided this year, Jay Roberts, the governor’s recently appointed transportation planning director, said Wednesday.
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Atlanta steps up to help Georgia Tech promote pedestrian-friendly Eco Commons
A committee of the Atlanta City Council voted Tuesday to help Georgia Tech advance its plans to improve the pedestrian nature of the central campus, while ensuring vehicles can still traverse the campus, as Tech pursues plans to create an Eco Commons that is to speak to Tech’s social and environmental ambitions.
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Metro Atlanta’s new economic development plan evokes ties to mythical phoenix
Given that Atlanta’s symbol is the phoenix, it’s only natural that the region’s latest economic development plan begins by emphasizing the worst. Implicitly, the plan calls on the “can do” attitude of locals to fight back from wrack and ruin.
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GRTA’s Xpress bus service up for major overhaul; final plan to be presented Wednesday
The first official step toward the first major overhaul of GRTA’s Xpress bus service in a decade is on track to be formally presented Wednesday to the board that oversees the regional transit agency. The board is to vote on the proposal in August.
