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https://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...300889047.htmlGraphic Packaging"Q2 Net Sales were $1,552.8 million versus $1,510.9 million in the prior year period.""Q2 Net Income was $63.8 million versus $49.4 million in the prior year period.""Graphic Packaging Holding Company also announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire substantially all the assets of Artistic Carton Company through a subsidiary, subject to standard closing conditions. The business includes one coated recycled paperboard (CRB) mill located in White Pigeon, Michigan with annual production capacity of approximately 70,000 tons and two converting facilities located in Auburn, IN and Elgin, IL. The business generated $63 million in revenue during the twelve months ended June 30, 2019. The business is expected to generate approximately $10 million in annualized EBITDA including anticipated synergies over the next 12-18 months. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2019." "Delta’s adjusted operating revenue of $12.5 billion for the June quarter improved 8.7 percent, $1 billion higher than prior year quarter. This revenue result marks a record for the company, driven by improvements across Delta’s business, including a ten percent increase in premium product ticket revenue and double-digit percentage increases in loyalty and third-party maintenance revenue."https://news.delta.com/delta-air-lin...er-2019-profit https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/..._news_headline Only San Francisco, New York and Toronto saw greater increases over that period, based on research released by commercial real estate services company CBRE Group Inc. Atlanta, which gained 31,880 technology jobs between 2013 and 2018, ranked 9th overall in CBRE's Tech Talent scorecard. Atlanta produced 28,362 tech degrees while adding almost 32,000 jobs.

I feel like an idiot, but what are "earth shattering trades". 0_0

Ahhh! Thanks a lot. If history repeats itself, y'all should invest in these places similar to Alpharetta. Near DT Alpharetta, they are starting to sell 2500 sq foot townhomes for upwards to a million. It's quite shocking.

As an ATL native, it seems to me from driving around and looking at all of these development that Ballantyne will be a mix of Perimeter and Buckhead. I only say this because it appears the area is "urbanizing" which is something that Perimeter greatly lacks. Just a quick question, what is the Charlotte equivalent for the Alpharetta area in Atlanta?

A thread with updates on good and bad economic development for the Atlanta Area. To start off, some Atlanta tech companies are expanding in Atlanta.(Paid Article)https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/...nd-adding.htmlI got this from the Atlanta Inno weekly newletter."Looking to make a move in the tech sector? Well, two local tech companies have announced plans to expand their headquarters and add hundreds of new positions. Mailchimp appears to be staying at its headquarters in Ponce City Market, but told the Atlanta Business Chronicle it could add up to 200 jobs in the city by the end of this year. It's likely to expand its offices or maybe even take over another floor at the former Sears plant. Evident ID Inc., a cybersecurity software startup in Buckhead, could add more than 100 jobs, according to the ABC. The startup is moving from a mid-rise building on Piedmont Rd. to Resurgens Plaza, the building connected to the Lenox MARTA station." Emory University has overtaken Delta Air Lines Inc. as metro Atlanta's largest employer.Full-time employees at the end of 2018 Emory 31,214 Delta 30,714 https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/...source=twitter https://www.businesstoday.in/current...ry/365392.html "Ebix Inc, the US-based supplier of on-demand software and e-commerce services to the insurance, healthcare, financial and e-learning industries, has acquired Yatra Online Inc, for an enterprise value of $337.8 million (Rs 2,323.6 crore) in an all-stock deal. The two companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Ebix will acquire Yatra via merger.The transaction will create India's largest and most profitable travel services company.The transaction has been approved unanimously by each of Ebix's and Yatra's Boards of Directors, and it is expected to close by the fourth quarter of 2019." "Atlanta based Cortland Partners has reached an agreement with Canada’s Pure Multi-Family REIT to acquire it in an all-cash transaction of $1.2 billion, including net debt. The REIT’s apartment portfolio is located in Texas and Arizona, allowing Cortland to double down on its own Sunbelt-based market strategy. Specifically, Pure Multi-Family owns and operates 22 apartment communities consisting of 7,085 apartment units in these two states. Cortland’s portfolio consists of 155 apartment communities with over 50,000 units in the US and has regional offices in Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Houston, and Orlando" https://www.globest.com/2019/07/19/c...20190619161434

As an Atlanta native, I can say Atlanta is better of than many cities in the South, but it still suffers greatly. With UGA, GA Tech, and Emory all nearby, there is no shortage of talent, but much of this talent leaves to go elsewhere. This a big problem that the area still hasn't been able to fix. However, I would say that Atlanta has found a great deal of sucess with many fintech startups. It's also home to Mailchimp, Kabbage, etc. which are all doing well. It also helps that there are programs funded by large Atlanta companies (Cox Techstars) to help Atlanta startups. I don't know if there is a publisher like this in your area, but this here always provides really good info on Atlanta startups and stuff. https://www.americaninno.com/atlanta/ I think an area where ATL has found sucess is by starting a few areas where a lot of startups gather. Colony Square/Tech Square, Buckhead, and Alpharetta all have a big majority in Atlanta. Especially Alpharetta, there is always at least startup from there which is acquired every week. As for Raleigh, I'm not familiar with the area, but it definitely has a lot of great components to mkae it a great tech hub. It's hard to beat UNC, Duke, and NC State. If the area can play their cards correctly, I am sure that it will tremendously benefit the area.

If I'm not mistaken, that looks like the 900ft tower going up in Detroit. I could be wrong though, but it looks extremely similar. Edit: This is definitely going up in Detroit. https://www.hudsonssitedetroit.com/ We are getting "Atlantic" Yards. https://www.hines.com/properties/atlantic-yards-atlanta None of us are super fond of it especially with the big driveway, but thank heavens something is finally filling in Atlantic Station.

This Lowe's tower actually reminds me very much of a new tower going up in Atlanta right now.

Cousins Properties has completed its merger with Tier Reit. Cousins will now own an additional 900,000 square feet of office at Bank of America Plaza. Charlotte has reaffirmed itself as Cousins's 3rd largest and most important market. https://www.cousins.com/news/cousins-tier-merger

Let's not even mention this building in Atlanta. People like the redesign, but most still wish it could be 100x better especially since it is near the fox. People also want it to be taller. I would agree that the redesign is much better.

Can't be as bad as Delta's HQ. The whole area is just ugly.

I was at least always under the impression that South Park always had a good tech scene.

I can't personally speak for the higher ups in Atlanta, but almost everyone on Atlanta boards from skyscrapperpage to citydata is happy with all the development coming to Nashville.

That seems a little extreme. Although some of yall in Nashville might view Atlanta as the "evil" guy who wants all of you to fail. that is completely wrong. Everyone is actually super happy and glad about the development in Nashville, Charlotte, etc. Almost everyone person would probably realize a great deal when they see one. Just look at this Cousins Properties development from Charlotte. They listened to the community and helped come to this final design which looks great. Granted, they only own 50%, but it still looks nice. I think yall would actually like some of the Cousins properties if they expand into Nashville. https://www.cousins.com/property/dimensional-place

Fortune 500 Companies By Revenue Growth and Profit Growth (25) BOA 10.3% 54.4% (120) Nucor 23.8% 79% (126) Duke Energy 4% -12.8% (316) Sonic Automotive 0.9% -44.5% (342) Brighthouse (first time on list) (555) Sealed Air -22.8% -76.3% (separated from Diversey so understandable) (563) Cola Consolidated 7% -120.6% (590) JELD-WEN 15.5% 1237.8% (702) Abermarle 9.9% 1164.5% (962) SPX Flow 7.1% -5.2% Can someone explain how JELD and Abermarle increase their profits by soo much. Also, why did Coca-Consolidated profits fall so much.

I think you are actually missing one. Fortune 500 doesn't count it, but the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance does. https://charlotteregion.com/eco-dev/fortune-500-and-1000-companies-in-charlotte/ Commscope bought Arris for around 7 billion. This should easily help it crack the Fortune 500. https://www.multichannel.com/news/commscope-closes-arris-purchase

https://42floors.com/us/ga/atlanta/3353-peachtree-rd-ne This site has some decent pics of the Atlanta Financial Center. It is a pretty cool building to drive under. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlanta_Financial_Center#/media/File:400S_Buckhead_Underpass.JPG

I think the loss of old building stock has been a big loss for many southern cities in general. Atlanta has still lost quite a lot even though it managed to keep Farlie Poplar.

Vienna, Austria One of the most beautiful and regal places (if not the most) I have ever been. You can immeadiately tell that the place was made from complete and total welath. The museums are exquisite. They easily go toe to toe with almost any museum in all of Europe. The Natural History Museum wa smy favorite. There are thousands upon thousands of birds, mammals, insect, etc. I went to the one in London, and this Natural History Museum felt more than twice as big. It was incredible. The public transportation is absolutely incredible. Definitely some of the best in Europe. The tams basically go anywhere in the city that you could possibly imagine. They are also clean and not too bumby. The U-Bahn is also fast and clean. It is really cool because most of it runs in a "tunnel" almost so you can see the city while riding. I stayed mostly in the historic parts, but the newer and modern parts were also really cool. I often times hear that Vienna feels sterile and boring compared to Prague. When I went to Prague, I was quite unimpressed compared to Vienna. Prague felt dirty and just overhyped (plus it was freezing). All in all, Vienna is an amazing city that is very clean and elegant. It is perfect if you want to spend a couple of days in a city.

I thought that it would just be appropriate to at least somewhat finish up the Emory parking deck situation. Recently, Emory proposed a 3k space parking deck in order to consolidate their spaces for more available land. https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/4/26/18516721/emorys-urbanize-midtown-hospital-new-parking-deck Today, Emory just announced plans for a 17 story tower that would connect directly with Emory University Hospital Midtown. This may have been part of the plan for the new parking deck. Btw-the article is a paywall https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2019/05/06/emory-plans-475m-cancer-tower-at-emory-university.html

You were almost there. The Ascent Midtown is actually located in Midtown, but it is indeed MUCH shorter than the one in Charlotte (I think it's a 9 story difference). No offense to Charlotte, but I think ATL got the better looking tower. I'm even putting my bias away too. These were the best pics I could find. Via SSC Atlanta forum

Norfolk Southern is NOT going to the Gulch. Norfolk owned the land in the Gulch. Their relocation to Atlanta was contingent on the fact that the Gulch deal was passed in Atlanta. It was passed, so Norfolk officially anounced their relocation to Midtown. This is the render for their new headquarters that is u/c. It's going to have around 750k sq ft of office space. Of course, it HAS to be stubby and it is developed by Cousins. Also, I can agree that traffic is hellish. I live in the North Fulton area and it never ends. http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/norfolk-southern-breaks-ground-on-new-atlanta-corporate-headquar.html There has been no definitive action on the Gulch, but these were leaked images. Nobody knows where they came from though. https://www.flickr.com/photos/165366963@N02/

https://www.bisnow.com/atlanta/news/office/exclusive-greenstone-goldman-sachs-to-deliver-latest-midtown-office-by-2021-98724?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/norfolk-southern-breaks-ground-on-new-atlanta-corporate-headquar.html

If only we could even slightly dream of a new tall headquarters building in Atlanta. Oh my! How great would that be. However, we just get thiccccc buildings. (cough Norfolk Southern) What about hotels you say? We just get boxes. (cough GWCC Hotel). Hopefully yall get a tall tower.