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Saturday, December 13, 2008

GEORGIA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

The cost of building the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Alabama could be more than the Tennessee Valley Authority spent to build all three of its current nuclear generating stations. The federal utility says in its latest filing to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission that industry estimates for the two Westinghouse AP-1000 pressurized water reactors planned for the site near Scottsboro, Ala., range from $9.8-17.5B. That's compared to estimates of $6.4 -7.1B a year ago.

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/printedition/2008/12/13/nuke.html

The Georgia State Board of Transportation piled on its support Friday of an infrastructure-based economic stimulus package and started a preliminary list of $3B in projects it said would help get many in the state back to work.

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/08/daily101.html?surround=lfn

The Douglasville City Council will vote Monday on a resolution which announces 12 firms which met minimum qualifications to build the city's proposed public safety and municipal court building. The facility will be funded by a $23M bond referendum approved by voters in September. It will be located on the city-owned 22 acres off Highway 92 http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/articles/2008/12/13/local_news/doc4942cf52839a0420742733.txt

Thursday night was confusing for members of the Cobb Board of Education as they voted to transfer their remaining SPLOST II contract from the embattled Facility Group to Lawrenceville-based Garrard Program Management.

http://www.mdjonline.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/1/section/21/item/124157.html

'Not in imminent danger of immediate closure,' Riverdale hospital seeks Clayton County help in refinancing $40M in bonds

http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/33754

Dahlonega City Council voted to a bid to purchase the old McKinney Funeral Home. This deal will officially end the city's involvement in the property.

In 2007 the city purchased the property for a little more than $430,000 with the intention of renovating the building and eventually relocating city hall.

http://www.thedahloneganugget.com/articles/2008/12/11/news/05%20funeralhome.txt

Warren County gets $3M grant for creating Career Academy in old high school, which will be remodeled.

http://mirror.augusta.com/stories/2008/12/11/new_503549.shtml

Habersham County: Board of education approves purchasing additional land for new high school.

http://www.thenortheastgeorgian.com/articles/2008/12/12/news/top_stories/05topstory.txt

Stephens County Board of Education on Tuesday authorized investment firm Morgan Keegan to begin the process of selling bonds to help pay for the construction of the new high school.

http://www.thetoccoarecord.com/articles/2008/12/10/news/education/education1.txt

Jeff Davis County: City will annex new school site.

http://www.jdledger.com/content.aspx?IsHome=1&MemberID=1284&ID=2379&Module=Quickpage

Milledgeville: A new, state-of-the-art fine arts facility for Baldwin High School is one step closer to fruition as educators, parents and students gathered Thursday to officially mark the commencement of construction.

http://www.unionrecorder.com/local/local_story_346214329.html

Tattnall Hospital Company, LLC, officially bought The Doctors Hospital of Tattnall last week. The hospital is in the process of designing an expansion to add an addition 8,000 square feet to the side of the hospital to increase the surgical capacity. In addition, further services and renovations are expected throughout 2009.

http://www.tattnalljournal.com/newspaper.html

Charlton County Commissioners have hired a manager in the hopes expediting the long-delayed courthouse renovation, OERC remodel and jail administration projects.

http://www.charltoncountyherald.com/articles/2008/12/12/news/doc493fc681b49f4197255127.txt

The march to build a new building for Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry took a significant step forward with the aid of the state's largest foundation http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/2008/12/13/met_503807.shtml

Covington: Newton County Board of Education members have a lot of decisions to make concerning Sharp Stadium.

http://www.newtoncitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=6153&TM=25510.04

The Wall Street meltdown claimed a local casualty this week as officials of Piedmont Healthcare announced that construction of the new $194M Piedmont Newnan Hospital has been delayed by disruptions in the financial markets.

http://tinyurl.com/6fa9ng

For more than 18 months, the Jekyll Island Authority and Linger Longer Communities have been preparing to launch a public-private partnership to revitalize the coastal state park. Last week, that partnership was legally sealed when the authority and Linger Longer signed a 25-year contract.

http://www.thebrunswicknews.com/storyindex/

The Liberty County Board of Education on Tuesday voted to proceed with construction of a middle school on Fort Stewart.

http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/10422/

The lot on the corners of Main Street, M. L. King Jr. Drive and Bagley Avenue won't be empty for long as contractors hope to begin construction on the Liberty County Justice Center in a couple of months.

http://www.coastalcourier.com/news/article/10416/

GEORGIA PRIVATE LEADS

The developers of the planned Grand Empire amusement park and hotel conference center have reached a settlement with a contractor who wanted their 2006 bankruptcy case reopened.

http://www.ajc.com/print/content/printedition/2008/12/13/empire.html

Legacy Property Group, the owners of the Embassy Suites, the Glenn Hotel and several restaurants downtown, said Amick will open a restaurant on the top floor of the Hilton Garden Inn.

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/printedition/2008/12/13/amick.html

Atlanta BeltLine Inc., a branch of the Atlanta Development Authority, recently dissolved a business partnership with Barry Real Estate Cos. by paying Barry $3.5M. Barry, however, initially wanted much more - $9.9M http://www.ajc.com/business/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2008/12/11/beltline_Barry_partnership.html

A public hearing earlier this week on a proposed petroleum pipeline through four Georgia counties was meant to solicit comments about the potential for environmental hot spots to avoid, such as a fragile wetland or rare plant habitats.

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/metro/stories/2008/12/13/petroleum_pipeline_georgia.html

Lawrenceville firm launches high-end spa franchise

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/12/12/pool_spa_franchise.html

Johns Creek Planning Commission recommended approving a senior living complex: a proposed 38,000 square-foot, one-story complex on five acres that will hold 59 units. Forty-seven of the units will be assisted living and 12 units will be for memory care.

http://tinyurl.com/6n588t

John's Creek: Officials from the Aga Khan Ismaili Council discussed the proposed construction of a 32,000 square-foot Ismaili Jamatkhana at a community zoning information meeting held by the Johns Creek Community Association (JCCA).

http://tinyurl.com/6k2469

Cumming: Hedgewood Properties closes its doors. City plans to move forward with Woodstock Downtown project.

http://www.ledgernews.com/topstories.html

Oconee: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints officially broke ground Saturday on the Athens Stake Center.

http://www.oconeeenterprise.com/articles/2008/12/11/news/doc493ff38ace8bd150443552.txt

Milledgeville: A portion of the historic J.P. Stevens factory will soon see a new use as a local businessman has purchased the building and will relocate five businesses there, restoring the property in the process.

http://www.unionrecorder.com/local/local_story_345221249.html

The Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC) is feeling pushback from the tech industry slowdown. Applications to the tech business incubator, located at Georgia Tech, is down by about a third http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/08/daily100.html?surround=lfn

Friday, December 5, 2008

GEORGIA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Douglas County's College and Career Institute (CCI) received an additional $1.4M in state funding, a facility and equipment grant from Cagle's career academy program http://www.douglascountysentinel.com/articles/2008/12/05/local_news/doc49384d90d4b48980899990.txt

The lame-duck Cobb school board should not take any action to award a management contract for SPLOST III.

http://www.mdjonline.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/1/section/21/item/123696.html

A new company is in negotiations to buy BJC Medical Center, a public hospital in Commerce. BJC has been negotiating with private companies since last year, but Doctors Hospital is the first to show serious interest.

The hospital authority has wanted to build a new $37M public hospital but couldn't afford the project on its own.

http://www.accessnorthga.com/detail.php?n=215808&c=10

Barrow County: Although the Winder-Barrow High School fieldhouse is still being termed "new," it is already in need of numerous repairs.

http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/969-WBHS-fieldhouse-repair-needs-stun-BOE.html

Barrow County: A 90-day construction timeline should soon start for the long-awaited boat ramp at the Bear Creek Reservoir.

http://www.barrowcountynews.com/news/article/1050/

Pickens County is now exploring construction options for a new $100M sewage treatment facility; discussing a sports complex & fine arts center.

http://www.pickensprogress.com/articleinfo.asp?Link=841

Toccoa: CH2M Hill, at the behest of the Toccoa City Commission, is moving forward with the upgrade of the Eastanollee wastewater treatment facility.

http://www.thetoccoarecord.com/articles/2008/12/04/news/top_stories/news7.txt

City to purchase building for police; rezoning for day-care center approved

http://tinyurl.com/5rvm2x

Oconee: Bogart explores idea of downtown renovations. The Jaeger Company, presented a preliminary cost estimate for the improvements which are divided into two zones with a total cost of $21.5M.

http://www.oconeeenterprise.com/articles/2008/12/04/news/doc4936c9d5db6b8938767819.txt

Effingham: About 100 angry citizens lined up in Guyton's old school gymnasium on Tuesday night to voice their opposition to the city's plans to build a $13.5M, 500,000 gallons-per-day wastewater treatment facility.

http://www.effinghamherald.net/news/article/5576/

Effingham: An ad hoc committee charged with overseeing just what to do with the historic Effingham County Courthouse has whittled down the list of prospective firms to do the work to five.

http://www.effinghamherald.net/news/section/1/

Kings Bay: Bachelor quarters upgrades ongoing at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. The renovation is costing $1M a building.

http://www.kingsbayperiscope.com/stories/120408/kin_boq_001.xml.shtml

The state board overseeing the Technical College System of Georgia agreed Thursday to award Athens Technical College, a partner in the plan with the local school district and the University of Georgia, a $3.1M grant to build and furnish the Athens Community Career Academy.

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/120508/new_363822139.shtml

Lawmakers and the State Transportation Board met Wednesday to discuss funding for roads, bridges, rails and airports, but spent much of the time talking about how President-elect Barack Obama's incoming administration might change the federal government's focus in the coming years. One immediate possibility is a more than $100B infrastructure plan expected to go before Congress in January.

Transportation Commissioner Gena Evans, who has previously said Georgia could probably realistically expect to start work on $1B in projects over the next 18 months, said state officials are currently laying the groundwork for the potential windfall.

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/120408/geo_363465794.shtml

GEORGIA PRIVATE LEADS

Officials with the Georgia World Congress Center Authority unveiled a master plan Wednesday to expand the nation's fourth-largest convention center and renovate or build a new home for the Atlanta Falcons. The ambitious vision includes plans for a new Georgia Dome south of the current stadium or extensive renovations to the 16-year-old, 70,000-seat facility.

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily69.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1

Atlanta-area real estate investors, like their counterparts around the country, say a new four-loan limit is keeping good buyers away from foreclosed properties - and could actually prolong the recession http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/12/05/loan_limit_foreclosure.html

Forsyth County commissioners committed Thursday to spending millions of taxpayer dollars to bring a luxury mall complex -- and potentially thousands of jobs -- to the county. Much of the deal, which includes 10-year tax breaks and discounted sewer rates for the developer, is contingent on the mall opening no later than Dec. 1, 2015, with at least two high-end anchor stores, such as Neiman-Marcus or Saks Fifth Avenue.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/12/05/jurortalksa.html

Rising construction costs and anticipated restrictions on carbon dioxide emissions make building a coal-fired power plant in Georgia risky, a group of environmental organizations charged in a report released Thursday. Power4Georgians, a consortium of 10 Georgia electric membership corporations, is planning a $2.1B, 850-megawatt coal-burning plant near Sandersville in Washington County.

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/12/01/daily72.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1

Fred Bentley Jr., as attorney for the city of Kennesaw, reviewed the documents and advised city employees as the payment in lieu of taxes, or PILOT, financing deal for a private redevelopment project progressed.

http://www.mdjonline.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/1/section/21/item/123694.html

After increasing in October, new housing activity in Cherokee County took another drop last month.

http://www.cherokeetribune.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/7/section/23/item/123635.html

It was a long time coming, but in the end Senoia City Council Dec. 1 denied the Rockaway Road annexation and rezoning request by Bogee Development, LLC that would have relocated their company headquarters to the 4 acre site that is surrounded by city limits on the east, west and south. Council members voted unanimously to deny the application.

http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/33621

Covington: The Board of Commissioners is still mulling over whether to file an application for a grant to purchase and resell foreclosed properties.

http://www.newtoncitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=6033&TM=24784.15

Banks County Planning Commission recommended approval Tuesday night for a conditional use permit for an auction house to locate at Banks Crossing.

http://www.banksnewstoday.com/archives/618-Planners-recommend-approval-for-auction-house.html

Thursday, November 20, 2008

GEORGIA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

Georgia's largest local governments have all agreed to ask for federal money to create governmental house-flipping programs in hopes of propping up values in neighborhoods beset by foreclosures. In all, Atlanta and Fulton, DeKalb, Gwinnett, Clayton and Cobb counties stand to get about $81M in federal aid through the Neighborhood Stabilization Program. There's a total of $153M headed to Georgia.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/11/20/nsp.html

Georgia will have to tap a range of funding sources to plug a gap between the state's transportation needs in the next 20 years and money that otherwise would be available, a consultant said Wednesday. Carrie Thompson of McKinsey & Co., which is developing a business-oriented state transportation plan, outlined a series of taxes, tolls and fees Georgia could use to raise up to $243B

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/11/17/daily65.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1

Funds OK'd for Waleska aquatic park for Waleska

http://www.cherokeetribune.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/7/section/23/item/122765.html

Villa Rica ready to move on wastewater treatment project, but at slower pace http://times-georgian.com/articles/2008/11/20/local_news/doc4924ccf3176d1969164111.txt

In response to the eroding credit market, Rockdale County refinanced on Wednesday $10M in bonds used to help fund construction of the county's water reservoir.

http://www.rockdalecitizen.com/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=2&ArticleID=5164&TM=25339.15

Commuter rail program could start in 2011 or 2012

http://www.griffindailynews.com/articles/2008/11/20/local_news/doc4924ad972e1f8603582766.txt

Athens: At the ACC Commission work session Nov. 11, commissioners heard "concept" proposals from the administrator of county SPLOST sales-tax projects for construction of a 50-bed work-release center next to the jail.

http://flagpole.com/News/CityPages (scroll down)

Monroe County school board has put plans for a fine arts center on hold for now.

http://www.mymcr.net/articles/2008/11/19/news/doc49235b441534e359693561.txt

Pike County will move forward with providing a site for a future animal shelter.

http://www.pikecountygeorgia.com/headlines.html

Pierce County and City of Blackshear leaders argue over funding for extending water and sewer lines that would serve the new Midway Elementary School and the industrial park.

http://www.theblacksheartimes.com/articles/2008/11/11/news/doc4919ea612c47e698060959.txt

GEORGIA PRIVATE LEADS

The Streets of Buckhead, the $1.5B retail and residential development, will delay its opening until March 2010, the developer says http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/11/19/streets_of_buckhead.html

Three upscale clothiers -- Brioni, Leggiardo and Shirts & Co. by Domenico Vacca -- have signed up to be part of The Streets of Buckhead.

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/11/17/daily63.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1

Forecast: Expect more pain in '09, recovery in 2010

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/11/20/rajeev.html

The developer of the 63-acre West Village mixed-use neighborhood in south Cobb County will be able to lease condominiums for a longer period, until the market improves enough to sell them.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/11/20/cobbdevel.html

Rome: Pennington Avenue duplexes could be demolished, rebuilt; Previous renovation plans are too costly.

http://news.mywebpal.com/partners/680/public/news936494.html

College Hill Corridor presentation taps into residents' hopes http://www.macon.com/198/story/531243.html

Houston County Development Authority focusing on 667 acres for Industrial Site Development.

http://media.iadsnetwork.com/quickpagepdf/pdfs/41000/41662.pdf

Friday, November 14, 2008

GEORGIA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

International terminal project at airport may be halted

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/11/13/hartsfield_international_terminal.html

Fulton County voted overwhelmingly to build eight new libraries in the county and renovate the rest, passing the Nov. 4 library bond referendum by a 65 percent margin.

http://tinyurl.com/6f4lpc

A judge has denied a DeKalb County agency's petition to issue bonds to finish construction of a performing arts center in south DeKalb, but officials say that won't stop the project.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/11/14/dekartsuit.html

Bibb County school officials proposed Thursday spending an extra $310,000 for construction at Ingram-Pye Elementary School. Cost of the $9M project has increased because burglars broke into the school in September and stole copper from air condition units and electrical wire. The fire marshal also requested that the construction include more safety features.

http://www.macon.com/198/story/524626.html

Cherokee County: A $90M parks bond referendum that will bring the county new parks, green space, ball fields and another aquatic center was passed by 62 percent of Cherokee voters Nov. 4.

http://www.ledgernews.com/weeklynews.html

Waleska eyes land for library.

http://www.ledgernews.com/weeklynews.html (scroll down)

DeKalb: Judge denies bonds for arts center. $18M project proceeds despite ruling.

http://championnewspaper.com/arts_funding.html

Elbert County: After listing all the reasons the county can't possibly build and maintain a public swimming pool, Elbert County Commissioners voted Monday night to form a committee to look into the possibility.

http://www.elberton.com/articles/2008/11/13/news/news02.txt

The Stephens County Development Authority (SCDA) has the green light to obtain a $5M loan to move forward with improvements and developments of the Hayestone-Brady Industrial Park.

http://www.thetoccoarecord.com/articles/2008/11/13/news/top_stories/news3.txt

Lincoln County Board of Education set the date and time to review the bids for the construction of the new high school.

http://www.lincolnjournalonline.com/news/2008/1113/front_page/001.html

Dunwoody: About 100 Dunwoody parents heard from the chief operating officer of the DeKalb School System that it was too late for input on the design of the proposed fourth-and-fifth grade academy under construction on Womack Road and scheduled to open next fall.

http://www.thecrier.net/articles/2008/11/11/front/dekalbmeeting.txt

Dawson County: Plans for the new fire station near the War Hill area look to be moving forward. At this week's voting session the Dawson County Board of Commissioners will vote on the architect that has been selected by the county committee.

http://www.dawsonadvertiser.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/news05.txt

Barrow County Board of Commissioners agreed this week to a $3M extension of sewer service to the City of Auburn.

http://www.barrowjournal.com/archives/913-BOC-approves-Auburn-sewer-deal.html

Atmore City Council agreed to accept a $381,388 Community Development Block Grant to be used to upgrade dilapidated, 75-year-old sewer lines.

http://www.atmoreadvance.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/news5.txt

Pierce County: For almost three weeks school officials have watched City of Blackshear and Pierce County leaders argue over funding for extending water and sewer lines that would serve the new Midway Elementary School.

http://www.theblacksheartimes.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/doc4919ea612c47e698060959.txt

Regional transportation talks off until February

http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/111408/geo_355824271.shtml

GEORGIA PRIVATE LEADS

Paulding gets its own airport; It's just a runway now, but county expects it to rev up Paulding's economic engine

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/stories/2008/11/14/paulding_county_airport.html

Retailer still in mix for empty Macy's

http://www.ajc.com/business/content/printedition/2008/11/14/locbiz.html

Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group made it official Thursday, detailing its plans for a $285M mixed-use luxury hotel and condo tower in Midtown Atlanta.

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/11/10/daily88.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1

House sales are down in Cherokee County and are expected to stay down as the year closes out.

http://www.cherokeetribune.com/content/index/showcontentitem/area/7/section/23/item/122438.html

Senoia Planning Commission Nov. 18 will discuss a possible annexation and rezoning on Rockaway Road for use as office and community meeting space.

http://www.thecitizen.com/~citizen0/node/33219

Dawson County: Developer seeks to rezone more than 200 acres on Duck Thurmond Road to develop Atlanta Motorsports Park, a playground for motorsports enthusiasts. The project, slated to open by the end of summer 2009, proposes a Le Mans-style driving course nearly three miles long, including two straightaways nearly 2,000 feet in length. Once the course is complete, the project's second phase calls for a 10,000-square-foot clubhouse.

http://www.dawsonnews.com/news/article/715/

Braselton Planning and Development Department approved building permits for for Country Inn and Suites to build a 59,000-square-foot hotel as well as a 54,400-square-foot Hampton Inn. The following items are listed by town officials as pending development permit applications, preliminary plats or site development plans: Braselton Distribution Center, building 12; Wachovia Bank, located in front of Publix; Friendship Commons, located on Spout Springs Road for a retail center and grocery store anchored by Publix; and Braselton Distribution Center, lot 2.

http://tinyurl.com/5ouo5r

Telfair: Telfair Forest Products plans to locate in Lumber City, creating 45 jobs and investing $5.75M.

http://www.thetelfairenterprise.com/

Atmore: Olde Towne subdivision has broken ground on the first home. The subdivision offers 50 home sites with tree-lined streets, sidewalks and decorative street lighting.

http://www.atmoreadvance.com/articles/2008/11/12/news/news2.txt

Braselton denies light industrial plans for 61.8 acres.

http://www.braseltonnewstoday.com/archives/1386-Braselton-denies-light-industrial-plans.html

Jacksonville (FL): Hanjin Shipping Co. Ltd.'s board of directors has approved a 30-year lease with the Jacksonville Port Authority.

The South Korean company, which has its U.S. corporate headquarters in Atlanta, will open a $300M container terminal in Jacksonville and have it operating in late 2011.

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/11/10/daily37.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1

Cherokee County developers are finding it difficult to get the loans they need to complete current projects and to start new projects they've planned.

http://www.ledgernews.com/weeklynews.html (scroll down)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

GEORGIA PUBLIC PROJECT LEADS

The Cobb County Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved a design contract for the $55M new county courthouse. The $8.42M contract with Turner Construction Co. includes the company's design fee, contractor's fee and other costs.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/10/29/cobbcomm.html

The Georgia State University Foundation announced Tuesday it has purchased a 3.8-acre tract of land at 188 Martin Luther King, Jr., Blvd. for a new practice complex for the Panthers football team. The foundation bought the land and a building on the site for about $6.6M

http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2008/10/27/daily34.html?surround=lfn&brthrs=1

Fort Oglethorpe leaders are applying for a federal grant to extend sewer service in an area they hope to eventually annex.

http://tinyurl.com/65ezb7

Augusta-Richmond County Coliseum Authority members moved forward Tuesday with plans to hire Atlanta promoter and facility developer Jerry Dickerson as a special consultant to plan a new sports and entertainment facility.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/102908/met_481300.shtml

Columbia County residents strongly support plans to build an aquatic and tennis center, an issue on next week's $18M bond referendum, according to a telephone poll released Tuesday by the Family Y.

http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/102908/met_481294.shtml

Columbus Mayor Jim Wetherington was upset Tuesday when he heard for the first time that a proposed ice rink could serve as a multi-use facility. The mayor's objections came as Deputy City Manager David Arrington updated the 10-member council on the ice rink, a city service center, two fire stations and road projects. Using money from a 1 percent Local Option Sales Tax approved in July, the projects are part of a $151M plan to improve public safety, infrastructure.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/489807.html

During a monthly work session of Columbus Council, the commander of the Infantry School at Fort Benning also said $507M is programmed for a new hospital to replace Martin Army Community Hospital.

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/489681.html

The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to go forward with a proposed upgrade to the North Lowndes Water Treatment Plant.

http://www.valdostadailytimes.com/local/local_story_302233907.html

GEORGIA PRIVATE LEADS

NCR plans to create 916 new jobs in Peachtree City and Duluth at a time when unemployment in metro Atlanta is up significantly. The maker of ATMs and self-checkout machines said Tuesday the expansion will increase its Georgia work force more than 50 percent over

26 months. Between 60 percent and 80 percent of those jobs will go to Peachtree City as NCR moves its customer service headquarters there.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/10/29/ncr.html

It could be the beginning of an urban triangle in northern DeKalb County if voters in three neighborhoods north of Chamblee Tucker Road agree to become part of Doraville during next week's election.

http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/printedition/2008/10/29/annex.html

Instead of plywood, the windows of some vacant houses are now covered in steel. The company using the new technology says business is booming.

http://www.11alive.com/rss/rss_story.aspx?storyid=122917

Nearly 150 manufacturing jobs in Carrollton will be lost when a plant that makes attachments for Bobcat ceases operations on Nov.

23. The 104,000-square-foot plant at 840 Old Bremen Road has been manufacturing Bobcat attachments since 2005.

http://times-georgian.com/articles/2008/10/29/local_news/doc4907c90f9774a140245381.txt

Calhoun-based Bentley Dye Services Inc., the largest wool supplier in the United States, has broke ground on its new multi-million facility in Gordon County. The company announced last month that it had purchased 42 acres for a new polyester extrusion/yarn manufacturing facility.

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Another 20 or so area residents gave their input Tuesday night on Oakwood's conceptual plans to redefine a 250-acre core around downtown by 2030.

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The developer of Sterling on the Lake in Flowery Branch is seeking to add about 100 more acres and 200 more homes to the neighborhood, bringing the total of potential homes that could be built to 2,000.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/10515/

The Jefferson City Council voted Monday to annex a nearly 33-acre parcel of property along Interstate 85. But the group's approval did not come without several stipulations.

http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/news/article/10505/

At the second of two scheduled public forums on Oakwood's 2030 Master Plan, residents primarily expressed satisfaction with the city's long-term vision.

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An Atlanta development company wants to bring another grocery store to Jefferson Road in Northwest Athens, not far from a shopping center where a supermarket closed three years ago.

http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/102908/new_349390298.shtml

The Jefferson City Council voted unanimously Monday to annex about an acre of land on U.S. Highway 129, just southeast of Interstate 85, to allow a hotel and retail shops there.

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The Lee County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to change a policy that imposed triple fines on builders who begin work without a permit.

http://www.albanyherald.com/stories/20081029n6.htm

Newton Road plaza sits with potential

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