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Atlanta universities are joining forces with the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership for a day of service on March 30 to commemorate 404 Day, also known as Atlanta Day

Nebraska State Fair leaders Karli Schulz and Vaughn Sievers were recently recognized as graduates of the Institute of Fair Management at the 2023 International Association of Fairs and Expositions Convention and Trade Show held in...

Due to continued increases in inflation and the cost of doing business the previous three years, the North American Limousin Foundation board of directors have approved a modest increase in registration fees that will become...

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Amplifying Atlanta

Boosters say a $30 million donation from the James M. Cox Foundation will help close the loop on all 22 miles of the Atlanta BeltLine by 2030.

The Coca-Cola Foundation donated $2 million Thursday to the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership to help with planned developments at Westside Park and Enota Park.

The Atlanta BeltLine Wants to Prevent Displacement of Longtime Residents. Is it Too Late? A program to pay property-tax increases of nearby homeowners is welcome, but "about ten years too late," one advocate says. May 5, 2021, 10am PDT | rkaufman Share Concerns about affordable housing, gentrification and displacement have accompanied the development of the Atlanta BeltLine since its earliest days. The vision for the project — a 22-mile multi-use trail built on an old railway line loopin...

The Atlanta BeltLine has a new program to help nearby homeowners cover property-tax increases that likely result from the development. A welcome initiative, but “at least 10 years too late,” one advocate says. 

Wendy Stewart, Bank of America’s Atlanta Market President, says a selection committee selects awardees for the competitive Neighborhood Builders program based on their proposal and commitment to addressing challenging economic mobility issues and creating community development solutions. Over the course of the two-year program, Neighborhood Builders are given a $200,000 grant, one year of leadership training for the executive director and an emerging leader, plus access to a nationwide networ...