A focal point of this year’s State of the Region breakfast is our first-ever “What’s Next ATL” live panel discussion. Four regional leaders will sit down for a frank discussion of…

This year’s State of the Region breakfast will be like no other. But that means much more than just going virtual. The Atlanta Regional Commission has totally re-imagined this year’s…

The Atlanta and Columbus, Ohio regions are nearly 600 miles apart, one in the Southeast, the other in the Midwest. But they have much in common. They each boast fast-growing…

It’s been six months since the health crisis hit metro Atlanta and phrases like “social distancing,” “Zoom calls,” and “work from home” became part of everyday conversation.  So much has happened, and the situation…

The economic crisis that accompanied the pandemic has caused widespread unemployment and tremendous economic uncertainty.  So far, a feared wave of evictions in metro Atlanta has yet to materialize – thanks to state and federal unemployment benefits and a hold on eviction…

Metro Atlanta grew at a relatively healthy clip in in the year before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, adding nearly 64,000 people to bring the 10-county region’s total population to 4.7 million.  That’s according…

The news is dizzying these days, as we face a global pandemic and a recession. It can be hard to make sense of what’s happening.  That’s frustrating for all of us, but…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many once-mundane tasks — like dropping by the grocery store or pharmacy — represent a newfound degree of difficulty, and even risk. This is especially true…