News

• Marietta receives $3 million for streetscape, traffic improvements

• Property owners roll out sustainability programs to maintain their tenant base

• America's best cities for young professionals
  Economically diverse Atlanta, Ga., is a hungry young professional's best bet in the South, where
  beverage giant Coca Cola Co. buoys local jobs. "Hotlanta" came in at No. 9 on our list.

• City of Marietta receives designation of opportunity zones by Department of Community Affairs
  Franklin Road corridor is one area receiving the job tax credits.

• Marietta Development Authority agrees to fund strategic plan and market analysis study
  Marietta Development Authority agrees to fund Strategic Plan and Market Analysis Study of the Global GreenTech Corridor.

• Renewable energy and energy efficiency: Economic drivers for the 21st century
  Renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies (RE&EE) are driving significant economic growth in the United States.

• Frito Lay, UPS expand green fleets
  Frito-Lay is adding 1,200 fuel-efficient Sprinter delivery vehicles to its fleet, and 300 new compressed natural gas delivery trucks are now on the road for UPS.

• City of Marietta applies for Community Choices Grant
  A collaborative effort is currently taking place to develop a concept to transform Franklin Road in the city of Marietta into a Global GreenTech Corridor.
  

• Coca-Cola wins environmental award
  The Coca-Cola Co.'s efforts to preserve and manage water resources and use sustainable packaging has won it The World Environment Center's (WEC) Twenty-fifth Annual Gold Medal for International Corporate Achievement in Sustainable Development.

• Bioenergy Corridor Fact Sheet
  The Bioenergy Corridor runs throughout Georgia from Atlanta and Rome to the north, Columbus to the west, Valdosta and Brunswick to the south and Savannah and Augusta to the east.

• Atlanta Magazine profiles Marietta's low taxes
  The December "Best of Atlanta" issue of Atlanta magazine takes a look at property taxes for a $200,000 home in several metro cities and found Marietta homeowners pay the lowest of the cities surveyed.

• Marietta named one of the best places to raise children
  BusinessWeek magazine in its November 10 edition named Marietta one of the top two best places to raise children in Georgia among towns with at least 50,000 residents and an average family income between $40,000 and $100,000.