Michelle Obama’s book tour opens Tuesday in Chicago with Oprah Winfrey as moderator, and Obama doesn’t get much closer than that to Atlanta. Ticket prices are reportedly through the roof – approaching $100,000 for the show in London.
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Norfolk mayor: Norfolk Southern’s move to Atlanta may not occur quickly
Norfolk Southern’s plan to secure up to $600 million in funding for a new office building from Invest Atlanta, the city’s development arm, was deferred Thursday. In addition, Norfolk’s mayor was quoted Thursday saying the company’s move from Norfolk may not happen as soon as some think, and the company’s latest federal financial report portrays it as being in a strong financial position in the booming transportation sector.
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Gulch gets another greenlight; Invest Atlanta approves tax incentive deal
Three days after Atlanta City Council approved public financing for a developer planning a huge rebuild in the Gulch, the city’s economic development authority ratified financial and development deals to advance the project.
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Telework Week offers incentives to join alternative commute options
Gov. Nathan Deal has proclaimed Nov. 12 through Nov. 16 as Telework Week, and again this year the event provides incentive programs that encourage drivers to log their alternative to driving to work alone in a vehicle.
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Georgia Trust’s 2019 ‘Places in Peril’ list includes two Atlanta theaters
Two historic theaters in Atlanta made it on the Georgia Trust of Historic Preservation’s 2019 Places in Peril list – the Madison Theatre in East Atlanta and Rhodes Center in Midtown.
The formal presentation of the list will occur Wednesday evening at a reception at Rhodes Hall at 1516 Peachtree St. N.W.
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A running log from HQs of Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp
SaportaReport is on the scene Tuesday night at the campaign headquarters of Republican Brian Kemp in Athens and Democrat Stacey Abrams at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta.
Maggie Lee is in Athens. Maria Saporta in Atlanta.
Stay tuned….
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ATL, with or without Amazon, poised to cement its role as a major tech region
Regardless of where Amazon locates its HQ2 and its possible HQ3, metro Atlanta has a bright future in the tech sector. With one caveat: The region needs to get its story in front of a broader section of the tech sector in order to fully build out tech’s potential, Michael Sengbusch, of Georgia Tech’s technology incubator, said Tuesday.
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Atlanta City Council approves partially publicly financed Gulch redevelopment
Atlanta City Council has OK’d a deal that will let a developer tap something approaching $2 billion in tax money that will be collected in the Gulch over decades to build up the Gulch itself.
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Gov. Deal: ‘We’re not going to have our hearts broken’ if state doesn’t land Amazon HQ2
By Maria Saporta Despite recent media reports indicating that Amazon has picked northern Virginia for its second headquarters, Gov. Nathan Deal has not given up that the company may pick Georgia. Amazon selected Atlanta as one of 20 cities that were finalists to win Amazon’s second headquarters, which eventually could lead to 50,000 jobs and […]
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An Analysis: Scholars Landing helps save Atlanta’s $30 million Choice grant
The groundbreaking of Ashley 1 at Scholars Landing in the Atlanta University Center campus on Nov. 2 broke more than ground.
It broke the ice that had existed for the past nine years between the City of Atlanta, the Atlanta Housing authority and the Integral Group, a development company specializing in community transformations.
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Airport interfaith chapel to be named in honor of lifelong minister, educator
An interfaith chapel at the world’s busiest passenger airport is soon to be named in honor of a Civil Rights leader who has received the highest honor awarded a woman in Africa, and who’s been recognized for her work in the Rev. Martin Luther King’s Chicago movement and a lifetime of achievements in ministry and academia.
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Trout stocking program in North Georgia offsets shortfall from calcium deficiency
The famed trout fishing spots in North Georgia will continue to provide opportunities for anglers following an agreement for the federal government to continue funding for three fish hatcheries that stock streams in Tennessee and Georgia.
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Mayor Bottoms: Would be ‘travesty’ to lose Norfolk Southern deal
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Friday morning it would be a “travesty” to lose the relocation of Norfolk Southern’s corporate headquarters to the city.
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Norfolk Southern CEO warns Atlanta HQ move will be derailed without Gulch deal
Norfolk Southern CEO Jim Squires says that if the Atlanta City Council fails to approve CIM’s Gulch deal at its meeting on Nov. 5, the railroad company will not be moving its headquarters to Atlanta.
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Poll: Metro Atlantans vexed by transportation, housing prices
Metro Atlanta is still fed up with traffic and folks in parts of it are pretty willing to pay more for expanded transit, according to the latest edition of a long-running regional survey. Also, pretty much everyone everywhere thinks they’re paying too much for housing.
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Georgia nuclear plant vote gets day in court, brought by folks asking for more days in court
A judge is deciding what future there may be in a court case over how state regulators acted when they voted to continue the life of a late, over-budget nuclear power plant expansion.
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Midtown’s 15th Street extension to improve east-west links; plan to be presented Nov. 8
The public will have a chance next week to offer opinions on the long-awaited plan to improve east-west connectivity in Midtown by extending 15th Street from West Peachtree Street to Williams Street. Bike lanes and easy access to MARTA’s Arts Center Station, and other destinations, are cornerstones of the plan.
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Crop loss in one Georgia county speaks to import of special legislative session
A heartbreaking report about the crop devastation Hurricane Michael inflicted on one Georgia county came out a few days after Gov. Nathan Deal announced his plans to call a special legislative session for the state to respond to catastrophic crop loss.
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MARTA’s Kensington Station up for development, if zoning can be resolved
MARTA is seeking a developer to build a mixed use project, complete with affordable housing, at its Kensington Station, which is located in eastern DeKalb County between Avondale Estates and I-285. One potential stumbling block is the existing zoning of the property.
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Atlanta Housing authority to vote on Wednesday on land sale to Southface
The board of the Atlanta Housing authority is looking to sell 1.8 acres of its Civic Center property to Southface Energy Institute, the environmental organization that promotes green building practices in metro Atlanta and Georgia.
According to the posted agenda of its meeting on Oct. 31, the housing authority is seeking “authorization to seek disposition approval” from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and “authorization to consummate the sale” of 1.8 acres of the Civic Center site.
