A judge is starting to consider legal objections to a deal for the city, state and county to forego tax money that would instead subsidize a private development in Atlanta’s Gulch.
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Q and A with Erika Smith, Atlanta’s new Southside community and economic development manager
Atlanta’s got a new Southside community and economic development manager. Erika Smith says she’s looking at things for the Southside from destination dining to helping out mom-and-pop small businesses.
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The suburbs are becoming more urban
By King Williams At the end of this post there will be a survey on what do you think about the suburbs, I hope you fill it out, let me know how you feel and share it. No one actually knows what a suburb is. No one. But neither does the federal government, which classifies […]
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Lessons from Amazon HQ2 – let’s invest in our state and create our own
By King Williams After weeks of rumors, Amazon, the second trillion dollar U.S. company, confirmed that it would be selecting not one but two U.S. cities for its North American second headquarters known colloquially as ‘HQ2’. The search for HQ2 was publicly announced at 6 a.m. on Sept. 17, 2017, spawning a litany of 238 […]
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FedEx opens super-sized distribution center in once-rural Jackson County
FedEx is to cut the ribbon today on a distribution center in Jackson County that is large even by the latest standards of super-sized warehouses. Its location underscores Jackson’s emerging role as a major transit hub in metro Atlanta and its current effort to update its long-range transit and transportation plan.
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Northwest express lanes to open Saturday in bid to boost mobility for commuters, truckers
Georgia’s major initiative to ease traffic congestion along I-75/I-575 in Cobb and Cherokee counties is to open this weekend. The Northwest Corridor Express Lanes are slated to open mid-day Saturday, Gov. Nathan Deal announced Tuesday.
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Atlanta receives $60 million to spur development, create jobs in low-income areas
Atlanta received more federal tax credits to spur development in the round of awards announced Tuesday than it did in the previous round, awarded in 2016. Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms heralded the latest award as one of the largest in the country.
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Make a $1 billion investment in Georgia’s youth, workers, families and communities
By Guest Columnist TAIFA S. BUTLER, executive director of the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute
You’ve no doubt heard many times Georgia is the No. 1 place to do business, but what if the state can also be the top place to settle and raise a family? That is the audacious vision the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute unveiled at its Jan. 25 policy conference under the banner “People-Powered Prosperity.”
Georgia needs a people-first strategy to build a stronger, more inclusive economy.
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Next Atlanta mayor must have plan to promote child care
By Guest Columnist PAM TATUM, CEO of Quality Care for Children
No doubt the City of Atlanta has a lot going for it. The new mayor will take charge of a vibrant city with a reputation as a great place to do business – a city with a growing population that’s a major destination for young college grads. But with all Atlanta has going for it, it may not be the best place for young people to start a family and educate their children.
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Fed reports no upward pressure on wages in coming year across Southeast
The latest report on jobs and wages in the Southeast continues to tell the story of a tight labor market, but one that’s not tight enough to drive up wages, according to the Federal Reserve’s economic report.
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Georgia voices vie for attention during NAFTA talks
The NAFTA talks slated to conclude Monday have transpired as an array of Georgia voices have sought to be heard: The Georgia Chamber of Commerce and five local chambers; small farmers seeking protection from competitors based in the U.S. and Mexico; and Sonny Perdue, a former Georgia governor now serving as U.S. agriculture secre
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Metro traffic congestion to be eased as seaport cargo shifts from truck to rail
Metro Atlanta commuters can find solace in a factoid nestled in a report released Thursday by the Georgia Ports Authority. Some 50,000 trucks a year are to be removed from the region’s highways once an inland port served by rail opens next year in Chatsworth, officials say.
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MARTA – a jewel in metro Atlanta’s economic development future
All of a sudden, nearly everybody wants MARTA.
Metro Atlanta and Georgia have always been obsessed with economic development – attracting new companies to town or getting existing companies to expand.
So when Amazon says it wants to locate its second headquarters in a place with transit, it is sending a message loud and clear to our state and local officials that metro Atlanta needs to expand its regional transit system.
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Big freighter due in Savannah hours before port is to close for Hurricane Irma
Hurricane Irma isn’t helping the Port of Savannah as huge ships come and go. The good news is that largest ship ever to call on the East Coast departed Sunday from Savannah. The not-so-good news is that a large vessel is due to arrive Friday at 2 p.m. – just 10 hours before the port is to close.
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The Incalculable Value of a Public Research Institution
By James Weyhenmeyer The first day of a new school year is marked by excitement and expectation, and today thousands of new and returning students are buzzing through Georgia State University’s campuses from downtown Atlanta, to Decatur and Dunwoody. Yet Georgia State is not just a place where the next generation of nurses, teachers, artists […]
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Georgia’s gamble on film industry continues to pay off
Gov. Nathan Deal’s trade mission to Hollywood in 2015 evidently continues to reap benefits. Deal announced the film industry generated $9.5 billion of economic impact for the fiscal year that ended June 30. That’s up from the $7 billion in economic impact for the previous fiscal year.
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Turkey season opens: ATL’s old wealth is heading to the woods
Georgia’s season for turkey hunting opens Saturday. The hunt is a major economic driver in communities that rely on connecting hunters with prey.
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Georgia State Prepares The Next Generation Of Problem Solvers In Business and Society
Georgia State University is preparing the next generation of entrepreneurs who will lead in business and address problems facing society.
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Ala. trade deal with Cuba could impact Georgia port; Fla. balks under pressure from governor
Cuba and Alabama signed a deal Thursday to explore opportunities to grow trade between the state port in Mobile and Cuba. A similar deal planned for two ports in Florida was cancelled following threats by Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott to cut state funding to any state port that signed a deal with Cuba.
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Atlanta can expect tax windfall from 2019 Super Bowl, if prediction for Houston pans out
Atlanta, host of the 2019 Super Bowl, can take heart in a report issued Thursday by Moody’s Investor Service. Moody’s predicted that the Super Bowl in Houston will raise tax revenues that are pledged to repay bonds issued to build NRG Stadium.
