A tight labor market remains a big story in metro Atlanta and the Southeastern United States, and the latest economic survey by the Federal Reserves shows employers remain resistant to raising wages to attract workers.
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Georgia cities to Congress: We need some public works spending
The nation’s mayors have infrastructure on their minds, according to a new report from the National League of Cities. But mayors aren’t the only ones calling on Washington, D.C. to help out with paying for things like water works, roads and broadband.
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As e-bikes loom as commuting option, Atlanta scrambling to regulate their use
Atlanta is trying to get a handle on the use of electric bicycles, which are proliferating in the city and presenting new threats to pedestrians when the pedal-assisted e-bikes are ridden or parked on sidewalks, trails and in parks. The debate is to begin Wednesday in the Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee.
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New home for chimney swifts to open in Piedmont Park’s bird-friendly habitat
The Atlanta Audubon Society has embarked on addressing a housing crisis encountered by the once-common chimney swifts – a lack of nesting places in tree cavities and the chimneys that gave the birds their name.
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English Avenue residents concerned about proposed Brock development
For more than two years, residents of the Westside hashed out a land-use vision for their community with nationally-renowned planners.
Their vision – the Westside Land Use Framework Plan – was adopted by the Atlanta City Council in December giving residents and neighborhood advocates some comfort that their community was going to be developed in a way that would enhance the area yet not overwhelm it.
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2018 farm bill: Two Georgia groups represent divide over partisan proposal
Two organizations in Georgia are among those that represent the split opinions over the farm bill that Congress is to take up when it returns from recess on June 4 – the Georgia Farm Bureau and the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute.
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Margaritaville, hotel development slated to demolish two historic buildings
Two historic buildings will be demolished if the proposed development of a 21-story hotel and Margaritaville resort and restaurant overlooking Centennial Olympic Park is approved.
The Downtown Development Review Committee met Thursday morning at the offices of Central Atlanta Progress where architects described why the developer is seeking six zoning variances for the proposed design.
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Plant Vogtle: Construction status reports by Georgia Power, Moody’s Investors Service
A new report on the construction status of the Vogtle nuclear plant, released Wednesday by Moody’s Investors Service, provides greater detail than a May 10 statement released by Georgia Power and cites a number of risks that could further delay the plant’s opening date.
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City panel agrees: Patterson Spring Hill funeral home in Midtown is a “landmark”
At first glance, it’s easy to think the two-story white building set in little gardens on Spring Street is a house. But it’s still what it’s been for about 90 years: a funeral home. And a city panel says it’s worth protecting, even as skyscrapers rise around it.
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First sign of the ATL: Xpress bus system moving to Breeze cards in 2018
The Xpress commuter bus system that operates in 12 metro counties is phasing out its magnetic ticket system as of Dec. 31 and shifting to the Breeze card. The move is an early step in the effort to unify the transit systems that serve metro Atlanta.
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Building at 881 Ponce will be saved thanks to historic designation
A century-old building on Ponce de Leon Avenue has a new lease on life.
The property owners of 881 Ponce de Leon had applied to the City of Atlanta for a demolition permit for the building at the corner of Ponce and Barnett streets so a JP Morgan-Chase bank branch could be built on that site.
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Atlanta Community Foundation reaches $1.1 billion in assets
The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta has reached a new milestone – it now has $1.1 billion assets, according to its unaudited 2017 Annual Report released on Tuesday.
The annual report also states that the Foundation awarded $100 million in grants to 3,100 nonprofit organization – locally, nationally and internationally. More than 70 percent of those grants were made to nonprofits in the 23-county metro Atlanta region, the Foundation’s area of expertise.
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Atlanta City Council OKs $20.4 million for part of Piedmont Park expansion
Atlanta City Council voted to spend some $20.4 million on about three acres of Midtown land that’s part of a planned expansion of Piedmont Park and the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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Parkland student leaders get inspiration from Atlanta’s history
The Power to Inspire fundraising for the Center for Civil and Human Rights Thursday night bridged the nonviolent student movement of the 1960s with the anti-gun violence student moved of today.
Three of the student leaders from Parkland, Fla. joined members of the Atlanta March for our Lives student leaders to tour the Center before the gala dinner.
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Shareholder proposal on diversity receives surprising support, catches Home Depot’s attention
A shareholder proposal at Home Depot’s annual meeting today received 48 percent support – a showing that caught the attention of the company’s board and management.
The shareholder proposal, presented by the Congregation of Benedictine Sisters of Boerne, Texas, urged the company to prepare a diversity report on its workforce.
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Illegal immigration dominates GOP gubernatorial debate
As the day of the primary election gets closer, Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial hopefuls are looking to grab the attention of people headed to the ballot boxes. The candidates are talking a lot about illegal immigration.
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Potential state takeover of Atlanta’s airport among issues raising concerns at City Hall
Three measures approved by the state Legislature this year are triggering concerns among members of the Atlanta City Council – a study committee to evaluate the state takeover of Atlanta’s airport; a call for Atlanta to permanently close a portion of Mitchell Street adjacent to the Capitol; and carving out a piece of Stockbridge to create a City of Eagle’s Landing.
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No word out of Invest Atlanta meeting on review involving related nonprofit
The board of Atlanta’s development agency has held its first meeting since setting up an internal review of an agency-linked nonprofit, but there’s no word yet on any findings or any report.
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Atlanta City Council panel balks at $20.5 million for three acres of Piedmont Park expansion
A tough cross-examination looks likely at Atlanta City Council for a plan to spend up to $20.5 million for about three acres of a proposed expansion of Piedmont Park and the Atlanta Botanical Garden.
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Atlanta councilmembers, mayor’s staff to discuss ‘honest government’ legislation
The Atlanta City Council intends to repair breaches in the city government’s protocols on transparency and honesty, and on Wednesday a council committee agreed to meet with Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms’ staff to work out the details. A meeting date was not set.
