The news that Spirit Airlines was shutting down sent ripples across the airline industry – and Georgia’s own Delta could come out of it as a winner. Delta has faced a pilot shortage in recent months, with the busiest part of the year for travel fast approaching. But with some 2,000 pilots now out of work, a huge new talent pool has opened up, and Delta officials say they’re “accelerating reviews of pilot applications” to fill holes. RISING…
Atlanta, Fulton Co. square off in tax fight
The City of Atlanta has long used tax allocation districts (TADs) as an economic development tool, leveraging property tax increases to pay for local infrastructure projects. But the Fulton County Commission has slammed on the brakes, voting 4-1 to reject a proposed 30-year extension of Atlanta’s TADs. That sets up a major budgetary clash, as the Fulton TADs would be expected to generate over a billion dollars over that period. Now the county will vote on TADs on a case by case basis, with stricter oversight and enforcement, leaving Atlanta’s money faucet DRIFTING…
