Towering over Cobb County, TKE’s new North American headquarters officially opened Wednesday after five years and some $250 million spent. Three buildings in all, the flashiest is the 27-story elevator test tower, the tallest of its kind on the continent and one of the largest in the world. The German-based elevator giant selected Atlanta for its economic climate and access to a skilled local workforce, which will add to its existing 900 engineering, IT, administration and training jobs. TKE’s high-profile Cobb presence has the county RISING…
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The small town of Milner (population 1,000) in Lamar County, about 45 minutes southeast of Atlanta, saw its police chief and all five officers resign due to a a “lack of trust in the city council and mayor.” Chief Lamar Bunn accused Mayor Craig Timmons of placing a tracker on his personal truck as part of an odd saga that led to the resignations. Milner city officials say they’ll likely push to unincorporate, since the police were about the only service the county didn’t provide. The odd circumstances have Milner and its residents SINKING…
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