Doing Good Work
Atlanta is getting worldwide recognition, the likes of which the city hasn’t…
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Creating a Beloved Community
It’s hard to imagine a more powerful affordable housing effort than Atlanta’s Westside Future Fund. With over $100 million in philanthropic investment and impact funds to date, it could provide a model for similar initiatives, but it’s also difficult to…
Perimeter Area: Revitalized Region
It was nearly a decade in the making, but the massive reconfiguration of the interchange at Interstate 285 and…
Downtown Renaissance
Downtown Atlanta is going through a bit of a metamorphosis, with the transformation of the 2 Peachtree Street office building, a massive renovation of Georgia State…
2025 Georgian of the Year | Andre Dickens, Mayor of Atlanta
It was the job he always wanted – but first there was a hurdle to get over. No problem for the Georgia Tech grad who approaches every challenge with an engineer’s mindset. Still, when Andre Dickens won the runoff for…
Red, Blue & You: More Transit Needed
The U.S. Interstate Highway System is partly funded by the federal government but owned and maintained by individual state governments. We like to think of ourselves as a nation of big ideas – a nation of innovators, entrepreneurs and leaders…
Ripple Effect
Some construction and redevelopment projects are much larger than themselves, as their impact expands in ripples around their original footprint. These transformational projects, typically mixed-use developments, rewrite the built environment around them entirely. Around the state, a number of such…
Georgians Get a Ticket to Ride
Whether it’s futuristic traffic lights that talk to cars, trendy statewide electric vehicle chargers or functional bus rapid transit (BRT) stations, the new Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will benefit Georgians for decades to come. The historic law that passed Congress last…
Economic Developments Around the State
Monticello Agri-science: Profile Products is investing $35 million to open a campus in Jasper County. The sustainable agri-science manufacturer’s new facility will produce wood-based erosion control technologies and horticulture substrates, creating 80 jobs. The first phase of development opened in…
Perimeter Area: Strong Rebound
Creating city centers, connecting trails and green spaces and courting corporate headquarters – these are a few of the Perimeter area’s favorite things. Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and Brookhaven are all undergoing a major shift in how suburban areas like those…
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