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News

• 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. Read More

• City of Marietta receives designation of Opportunity Zones by Department of Community Affairs
  Franklin Road corridor is one area receiving the job tax credits. Read More

• 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. Read More

• 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. Read More

• 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. Read more

• 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.
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• Coca-Cola Rolling out hybrid delivery trucks
  ATLANTA - Coca-Cola's logo might be the color red, but the company is doing its part to show that it's green. Read more

• 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. Read more

• Bioenergy Corridor Fact Sheet (PDF)
  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. Read more

• 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. Read more

• 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. Read more

Events

• Electric Cities of GA
  Economic Development Forum
  March 29, 2010
  Presentation: "When Life Gives You Lemons: Marietta's Visioning Process for a Property Redevelopment Project"

• GreenTech Corridor Steering Committee Meeting
  February 10, 2010
  GDEcD Office
  75 Fifth Street, NW
  Atlanta, GA

• Stakeholder Meeting/Carter Presentation
  Southern Polytechnic State University
  December 18, 2009
  7:30 AM to 9:30 AM
  Student Center Ballroom
  RSVP by December 14
  bsessoms@mariettaga.gov

• Request For Proposal #09-042909
  Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - Review of all Proposals
  Marietta City Hall
  4th Floor Conference Room

• Selection Committee Meetings
  Thursday, May 21, 2009 - Final Selection Meeting
  Marietta City Hall
  4th Floor Conference Room

• Steering Committee Meeting
  Thursday, February 5, 2009
  Marietta City Hall
  4th Floor Conference Room

• Brainstorming Session
  On September 22, 2008, Southern Polytechnic State University and the city of Marietta hosted a Brainstorming Session to discuss the revitalization of a Marietta corridor into a Global GreenTech Corridor (GGTC).  Key stakeholders participated in the discussion and shared their ideas about the potential benefits of a Global GreenTech Corridor to the city and state as well as their input as to how to best make this concept a reality.
  Meeting Notes (PDF) | Slides (PDF)