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An Alpharetta Starbucks is third metro location to unionize
An Alpharetta Starbucks store has become the third metro Atlanta store to unionize following its 11-10 vote. The store now joins Ansley Mall and Howell Mill…
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Atlanta workers at Starbucks, Amazon, and Delta shook things up in 2022
Metro Atlanta from different industries are putting pressure on their bosses with organized labor action. Covid-19 sparked workers to action across industries, and that trend may continue into…
Atlanta CSX engineer tells us why railroads are understaffed
In Part II of our Q&A with Atlanta CSX Transportation freight engineer Angel Poventud, we get the details of turnover in the railroad business, changes in the day-to-day…
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Governor pledges to ease local zoning restrictions. But how—and for whom?
Metro Atlanta housing experts’ ears perked up when Gov. Brian Kemp this week told a gathering of business leaders and politicos he’d back legislation to relax…
Zoning staff departures could stymie developers’ affordable housing efforts
Several local developers and architects worry recent staff departures will stunt the Atlanta City Planning Department’s already arduous zoning and permitting processes and make it especially tough to…
Planning chief calls ATL Zoning 2.0 survey “quite technical.” What’s next?
Activists complained the survey was “really confusing if you’re not a land-use professional.”
How Andre Dickens confronted Atlanta’s housing crisis in 2022—and what’s next
The new year promises new challenges and, if advocates keep the new chief executive’s feet to the fire, new solutions.
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