Four Georgia companies made Fortune’s list of the nation’s top workplaces for women, based on a poll that included categories including gender fairness, employee inclusion, and equal experiences across gender lines. IT staffing firm Insight Global was the top Georgia company coming in at 21st nationally, followed by law firm Alston & Bird, Jackson Healthcare, and Delta Airlines. Garnering national recognition for their efforts towards establishing gender equality in the workplace, these four Peach State companies are 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…
