Kennesaw State University and Georgia Southern University are the newest members of the Georgia Research Alliance, a nod to the schools’ expanding research enterprises. GRA was founded in 1990 to recruit researchers, invest in new technologies, and offer seed funding to startups. KSU and GSU join the eight other major research universities in the state, both private and public, and their commitment to expanding their research ecosystem is 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…
