This week’s Courier Herald column: The battle for 2018’s Economic Development Super Bowl, an effort to land Amazon’s HQ2 and the potential 50,000 high wage 21st century jobs that will come with it, has become a bit of a Rorschach test for those watching the General Assembly. This despite there being no specific legislation to
This week’s Courier Herald column: A bill working its way through the Georgia General Assembly is causing a bit more of a stir than expected for an otherwise narrowly focused piece of legislation. House Bill 410 seeks to raise the cap homeowners associations can charge for a closing letter. Current law places the cap at
Governor Nathan Deal tweeted out a press release announcing a partnership with Waymo to test self-driving trucks in Atlanta. We’re excited to partner with @Waymo in testing self-driving trucks in Atlanta. As we look to the future of innovation, self-driving technology is at the forefront of enhancing roadway safety and making the transportation of American
Former State Representative Amy Carter is on the move. After leaving the legislature to join the Technical College System of Georgia, her availability combined with her background and talent got some additional notice. As such, she’s going to be taking on a higher profile role as the point person within Georgia’s Economic Development agency to
This week’s Courier Herald column: Several questions will be answered this week in the Georgia General Assembly that will have an impact on Georgia’s long term future. These will bleed into upcoming campaigns and, with most statewide offices up for election, will thus send an early signal of how Georgia will be governed as well
Congressman Buddy Carter conducted a tax reform tour last week with constituents across the 1st District of Georgia to discuss the benefits of federal tax reform, which was recently passed in Congress and signed into law. He had 15 events across the district with high school students, college students, small businesses, large businesses, chambers, and
Delta has a knack for poor political timing. I’m old enough to remember when former CEO Richard Anderson told a Chamber gathering that lawmakers need not be “chickens” when raising gas taxes, right before he insisted on a tax break for jet fuel. They’ve waded in heavily on RFRA legislation, strongly making the point that
Broadband and wireless access is one of our major topics here at GeorgiaPol. After all, it’s necessary for you to be able to read us. One of the newer ways that this need is being filled is “small-cells“, which help expand cellular capacities and will be critical for the rollout of 5G service. The issue is
Automotive News is reporting that Metro Atlanta has been chosen as the North American Headquarters of PSA Group, the parent company of French automotive brands Peugeot and Citroen. The French-based parent company of the Peugeot and Citroen brands — absent from the U.S. market since 1991 — intends to resume selling vehicles here by 2026,
As has been predicted by most of the informed folks following Atlanta’s bid to land Amazon’s HQ2 – and up to 50,000 jobs that come with it – Atlanta has made the short list of cities that will now enter the real competition stage for this Super Bowl of Economic Development. Conor Sen shared the
