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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Two pending projects threaten dream of Riverwalk Atlanta Park
Second column in a two-part series on the Chattahoochee River
Cities rise and fall on their ability to dream and implement “big” ideas.
For Atlanta, turning five miles of the Chattahoochee River into an easily accessible waterfront is one such big idea that could change the city’s profile.
But two pending projects could severely limit Atlanta’s ability to turn the Chattahoochee River into a linear park.
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Atlanta: Old is the new hot
How does “fastest-aging metro area in America” sound as a slogan?
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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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Community benefits need to be part of Turner Field deal
By Guest Columnist JASON S. DOZIER, an Atlanta native and resident of the Mechanicsville neighborhood
Fifty years ago, Atlanta’s late Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. famously quipped, “We built a stadium on ground we didn’t own with money we didn’t have for a team we hadn’t signed.”
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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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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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Atlanta’s waterfront is the Chattahoochee River; we just can’t get there from here
Remember 17 years ago when the Atlanta BeltLine was just a glimmer in Ryan Gravel’s mind?
Now imagine the Chattahoochee River as reinventing the western edge of Atlanta in the same way the BeltLine has transformed our communities.
The two stories are strikingly similar.
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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.
Posted inDavid Pendered
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.
Posted inDavid Pendered, Latest News, Main Slider
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.
Posted inDavid Pendered, Latest News, Main Slider
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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Robert Putnam and Atlanta leaders seek to bridge ‘opportunity gap’
Atlanta prides itself as being the birthplace of the civil rights movement and a place where people of different races can succeed.
But it’s hard to reconcile that truth with the harsh reality that Atlanta in the 21st Century has had the largest, most rapidly growing gap between rich and poor of any major American city.
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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.
Posted inLatest News, Main Slider, Maria Saporta
United Way’s downtown campus eyed for sale, redevelopment
The United Way of Greater Atlanta is exploring options for its downtown campus that could include the sale of the 4-acre property, as developers and their capital partners continue gravitating back to the city’s urban core.
Posted inDavid Pendered, Latest News, Main Slider
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.
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Let’s develop affordable housing for all of Atlanta’s residents
By Guest Columnist HATTIE DORSEY, a concerned citizen who is a former president of Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership
A policy for affordable housing has been a long time arriving.
Soon the Atlanta City Council will deliberate a proposed policy on inclusionary housing to be submitted by Councilmember Andre Dickens, chair of the City’s Community Development Committee.
Posted inMaria Saporta, WABE
Commentary: Planners eye Atlanta’s potential growing pains
What does Atlanta want to look like when it grows up? That’s a question city planners are faced with.
They’ve launched the “Atlanta City Design Project,” which aims to be pro-active about how we handle future growth and development. For decades, we’ve been reacting to proposals from developers and market forces rather than setting our own course.
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Atlanta’s design project to unfold as a movable feast in three sites around city
The first six months of public meetings for the upcoming Atlanta City Design Project will occur at Ponce City Market in space donated by its developer, pending approval of legislation the Atlanta City Council is expected to adopt Monday.
