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SoDo Atlanta completes a landmark land swap with Fulton County, unlocking the Forsyth and Mitchell corner lot. BLDGS architects design 222 Mitchell's residential conversion. APD tackles Upper Alabama crime surge.
Interior demolition starts across six Phase One buildings. Delilah's Everyday Soul signs on Historic Hotel Row at 227 Mitchell. Spiller Park Coffee and Tyde Tate Kitchen are now open.
Karen Houghton, a former Atlanta Ventures partner, has raised $2 million for Infinite Giving — a fintech platform helping nonprofits receive donations in cash, stocks, and cryptocurrency — in a round led by Atlanta Ventures and backed by Morgan Stanley.
Flock Safety and Ring cameras deploy across South Downtown. ATV-Sylvan releases workspace designs with 34 companies already applying. An unhoused individual trespassing on a construction site is reunited with family. And the September Lot Party kicks off Falcons home opener.
Eight World Cup matches scheduled for Atlanta in 2026 are projected to generate $503.2 million in economic impact from out-of-state visitors, according to a Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce study. The report estimates 300,000 unique visitors, with roughly 225,000 coming from out of state.
Construction begins with the ATV-Sylvan groundbreaking as four new team members join SoDo. Concordia Hall, formerly owned by the Teilhaber family of Friedman's Shoes, is added to the portfolio.
Major Singh — 30-year APD veteran — takes command of South Downtown's 24/7 patrol. Flock Safety cameras go live. Project Elle reveals 25+ building renovations, including ATV-Sylvan and Hotel Row storefronts.
The SoDo team moves to 99 Broad Street with 735 days until the World Cup. Rolling Down Peachtree debuts with artist murals, Hotel Row restaurant searches heat up, and development permits are submitted.
Advocacy group BeltLine Rail Now gathered on the steps of Atlanta City Hall in 2024, hoping to remind Mayor Andre Dickens of campaign promises on BeltLine light rail ahead of his State of the City address.
Atlanta BeltLine Inc. launched a weekly graffiti-removal program for its paved trails in 2024 -- but carved out an explicit exemption for Krog Street Tunnel and other long-established art walls.
AJC business reporters preview the stories that will define Georgia's economy in 2024 — from interest rate impacts on Atlanta's glut of vacant office space, to housing affordability, to the tech ecosystem's continued momentum following big exits in 2023.
Intuit's $12 billion acquisition of Atlanta-based Mailchimp — one of the largest exits for a homegrown tech company — marks a milestone for the city's tech ecosystem, which has grown largely independently with entrepreneurs like David Cummings reinvesting returns into local ventures.
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms unveiled a two-year, $5 million plan to redesign 20 streets and corridors across Atlanta after a series of e-scooter fatalities and pedestrian deaths — including one at a downtown intersection that prompted residents to form a human-protected bike lane.
Atlanta Tech Village, created by entrepreneur David Cummings after selling his company for nearly $100 million, exemplifies Atlanta's potential as a 21st-century economic hub — growing from 20 desks to hundreds of entrepreneurs in months, demonstrating the city's pent-up demand for collaborative startup space.
Atlanta is emerging as a leading tech hub, with over 150 mobile startups and a thriving entrepreneurship scene anchored by Atlanta Tech Village — a co-working space that founder David Cummings grew from 20 desks to over 300 members after selling his company to Salesforce.
