The Atlanta region’s 28th LINK trip will be headed to the Greater Washington D.C. area, beginning on Aug. 20 through Aug. 23. The focus this year will be on the suburban communities outside Washington D.C. in Maryland and Virginia. The suburban-focused trip is a stark contrast to the 2024 LINK trip that was held in New […]
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Metro Atlanta leaders going to NYC for 2024 LINK trip
About 145 regional leaders from Atlanta will visit New York City from Aug. 14 to Aug. 17 – the largest group ever to go on a LINK trip.
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Possible contested race for ARC board chair could pit Andre Dickens against Kerry Armstrong
For the first time in a decade, it appears there will be a contested race for the role of board chair of the Atlanta Regional Commission.
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Austin LINK trip with Mayor Andre Dickens is a hopeful sign for region
AUSTIN – A spirit of optimism enveloped the 2022 LINK trip as 120 Atlanta Regional leaders traveled to the capital city of Texas from May 4 to May 7.
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LINK 2022 — fast-growing Austin experiencing growth pains
AUSTIN – “Welcome to the Wild, Wild West!” That was the opening comment from Cynthia Long, chair of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization in Austin (the equivalent to the Atlanta Regional Commission) to a group of about 120 metro Atlanta leaders visiting Austin for the three-day 2022 LINK trip.
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Metro Atlanta leaders headed to Austin on 2022 LINK trip
Metro Atlanta leaders are heading to Austin for the annual LINK trip on May 4 – only six months after going to Chicago to learn how other cities are coping with the same issues as we are.
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Pittsburgh LINK trip will offer Atlanta lessons in equity, innovation and the arts
About 110 Atlanta leaders will be attending the 23rdannual LINK (Leadership, Involvement, Networking, Knowledge) trip to Pittsburgh from May 15 to May 18.The LINK trip will be a little different this year as organizers have decided to make the experience more intentional and more impactful by targeting certain lessons that are particularly relevant to Atlanta.
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Metro Atlanta LINK trip lands in San Diego
The Atlanta delegation arrived in San Diego Wednesday morning – West Coast time – spending its first stop at Liberty Station, a redeveloped Naval training center that has been turned a complex of art galleries, shops, offices and restaurants.
Mark Cafferty, president and CEO of the San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp., told the Atlanta delegation that Liberty Station is one of the most successful redevelopments of a former military complex in the United States.
