A public information meeting on the state proposal to add bike lanes to a portion of Peachtree Road in Buckhead drew a large crowd Thursday that seemed evenly divided among proponents and opponents.
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Palmetto Pipeline sponsor earns good credit rating, expands in Savannah
Kinder Morgan, Inc., the company that wants to build the Palmetto Pipeline project along the Savannah River and Georgia coast, has received a positive credit report from Moody’s Investors Service.
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Atlanta BeltLine seeks ideas to jumpstart redevelopment at Murphy Triangle, next to Westside Trail
Three years after no one offered to buy the old Atlanta Farmers Market, in southwest Atlanta, the Atlanta BeltLine is seeking a full analysis of what will be necessary to kindle redevelopment of the market parcel and adjacent neighborhoods.
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GE watching Ex-Im Bank vote in Congress; Georgia delegation likely to be split
As Atlanta and Georgia leaders seek to convince General Electric to move its corporate headquarters here, they can learn a lesson from Texas.
One issue near and dear to GE’s heart these days is the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank – a government entity that finances and insures foreign purchases of U.S. goods for customers unable or unwilling to accept credit risk.
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John Stephenson stepping down as CEO of College Football of Fame for job at Chick-fil-A
John Stephenson Jr., the founding CEO of the College Football Hall of Fame, is leaving his post to become director of strategic partnerships and special projects for Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Stephensen has been involved with the College Football Hall of Fame since its inception, first serving as its legal counsel and then as its president and CEO.
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Georgia to expand Brunswick port, raising stakes in East Coast competition
Georgia is raising the stakes in the competition among East Coast ports by announcing a 10-year plan to invest $152 million in improvements to the state port in Brunswick.
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Fort McPherson to open Saturday for fall festival, workshop to plan area redevelopment
The second community workshop to discuss the long-range plans for redeveloping Fort McPherson and its surroundings is scheduled for Saturday and is to coincide with a fall festival that’s aimed at building good will with the community.
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HOPE scholarship deters college students from majoring in STEM fields: GSU report
Fear of losing a HOPE scholarship may be one reason college students are steering away from a degree in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields, according to research conducted by a professor at Georgia State University.
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One DeKalb County neighborhood quietly winning annexation into Atlanta
One DeKalb County neighborhood took a big step Monday toward getting itself annexed into Atlanta, thereby taking itself out of play in the ongoing debates about creating a new city in DeKalb and having Atlanta annex east through Druid Hills.
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Home Depot’s Craig Menear upbeat about company’s future
When introducing her boss at Monday’s Rotary Club of Atlanta, the Home Depot’s Kelly Barrett admitted that she was a little worried when Craig Menear became CEO following Frank Blake in November 2014.
“Craig had tremendous shoes to fill as our beloved CEO retired,” said Barrett, who is vice president of internal audit and corporate compliance for the company. “The stock was trading at an all-time high.”
But Barrett went on to say that Menear has not missed a beat. “Our stock is trading at an all-time high,” she said.
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Cox Foundation provides $25 million to enhance patient-centered care in serious health situations
After emerging cancer-free from treatments for prostate cancer diagnosed in May, Jim Kennedy has provided a $25 million grant from the family foundation he oversees to Emory University to improve patient treatment and outcomes.
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Atlanta creates program to teach skills needed to get good jobs in film/TV industry
It took almost a year from the time the first such recommendation was made, but Atlanta now has a pilot program to teach the skills folks need to compete for jobs in the burgeoning film industry.
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Georgia firm misses top award, but reaches big sustainability audience at Ocean Exchange
In the end, an Athens-based company didn’t win a big award for its intelligent lighting system to grow plants indoors. But the company did make it to the Top 10, which introduced it to thought leaders from around the world who gathered in Savannah for the international Ocean Exchange competition.
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Atlanta Fed reports mixed bag of economic indicators that could factor into rate hike debate
Sluggish economic growth reported Wednesday by the Atlanta district of the Federal Reserve adds to the notion that the central bank won’t raise interest rates at a meeting this month, and perhaps not at its final meeting of the year, in December.
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Big Bethel to join with Benoit/Russell on $120 development on Auburn Avenue
The historic Big Bethel AME Church on Auburn Avenue is launching a $120 million redevelopment project in partnership with the Benoit Group and Russell New Urban – two Atlanta-based firms.
The project – to be built in four phases over four years – will include the rehabilitation of Bethel Towers, the building of a parking deck with up to 850 spaces, the development of a mixed-use 1,000-bed student housing complex with 30,000 square feet of retail, and the refurbishment of the church’s administrative offices along Auburn Avenue.
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Atlanta Civic Center redevelopment plans revealed
Weingarten Realty Investors on Tuesday gave the public a first look at the reimagined Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center.
Houston-based Weingarten was expected to release the renderings and plans during a Community Development/Human Resources Committee meeting of the Atlanta City Council.
Weingarten is planning a nearly $300 million redevelopment of the Civic Center.
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Task Force celebrates 30 years of global health equity and compassion
The past, present and future were on full display Monday at the Task Force for Global Health’s 30th anniversary celebration.
The Task Force’s founder – Bill Foege – the revered godfather of global health. Foege was given a special tribute by current president and CEO Mark Rosenberg, who succeeded Foege in 1999.
At the beginning of 2016, another transition will take place.
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Atlanta cites SCOTUS ruling in repealing restriction on street photography
Atlanta is citing a ruling in June by the U.S. Supreme Court as the reason it is repealing a city code, which has pitted Mayor Kasim Reed’s administration against members of the national media, that makes it a crime, in certain circumstances, to take a photo of a person outside a business for the purpose of selling the photo.
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MARTA, GDOT convene meetings to report progress on transportation plans
MARTA and the Georgia Department of Transportation are advancing efforts to improve mobility around the I-285/Ga. 400 interchange and northward along Ga. 400.
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Atlanta’s new bike officer led effort to redevelop Rev. James Orange Park
Atlanta’s newly appointed chief bicycle officer has a background of collaborating with neighborhood leaders that she gained in what became the $2 million effort to rebuild the Rev. James Orange Park in the Oakland City community of southwest Atlanta.
