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S2 Capital has hired Danny Bernstein to lead Atlanta acquisitions as the Dallas firm scales a new Sun Belt industrial platform. The move follows a December joint venture with Iron Point Partners.
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Major construction on the SR 400 express lanes is moving into heavy work this spring; expect lane shifts, overnight closures and new dynamic tolling as the 16‑mile project advances toward 2031.
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Robert Montwaid’s Vela Park Food Works will open in mid‑April with six chef‑driven concepts, cocktails and a large public greenspace.
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A weeklong festival capped by a star‑studded concert lands in Atlanta this Thursday to fund income‑contingent loans and career programs for HBCU students.
MARTA HOPE teams patrol trains and stations to connect people sheltering on transit property with shelter, benefits and job programs; the outreach program reports roughly 6,100 helped since 2020.
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Cuts to federal renourishment funding have put Tybee Island's planned sand placement in limbo, leaving dunes, access points and the local budget exposed.
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A major blaze engulfed Rome's historic courthouse Monday afternoon, prompting evacuations and downtown closures as crews battled the fire.
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A new Georgia bill would ask the U.S. DOT to place the state in Atlantic Standard Time, aiming to stop biannual clock changes — but Congress would still have to sign off.
A buying rush for senior living has pushed single‑asset prices into the hundreds of millions in Metro Atlanta as investors chase tight inventory and rising rents.
Douglas County will charge $100 when Fire‑EMS treats someone on scene but the patient declines ambulance transport, a move officials say offsets supply and medication costs.
OSBI says a man was arrested after his twin sister and her 17-year-old daughter were found shot at a Poteau home; the suspect was captured near Atlanta and faces two counts of first-degree murder.
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Cencora agreed to buy EyeSouth Partners’ retina business for $1.1B, folding affiliated retina physicians into its Retina Consultants of America network.
A 44-year-old man was hospitalized after being shot in the face and both arms; investigators say the shooting occurred at a Fairburn Road NW address. The Aggravated Assault Unit is on scene.
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