Writer: Joshua Andino 2 min read August 2022 — With new congressional districts in play, Pinellas County’s single “purple” congressional district has been split into red and blue. While Pinellas County was until recently known for its more moderate streak, new congressional district maps implemented by Gov. DeSantis has split
https://youtu.be/zi20GO51XKA With an abundance of capital in the financial system, local governments are identifying the best ways to allocate that capital. With Invest: Insights, County Executive of Allegheny County Rich Fitzgerald discussed the creative ways in which the county is approaching growth, challenges and unifying people around solutions. Click the
Writer: Sara Suarez 2 min read August 2021 — New Jersey’s economic institutions are collaborating to provide additional monetary help to local startups that focus on clean technology. The most recent grant of almost $750,000 by the Commission on Science, Innovation, and Technology (CSIT) seeks to boost clean technology ventures.
Writer: Joshua Andino 2 min read, March 23, 2021 - With an eye on the city’s affordability mandate, a planned apartment tower along Atlanta’s popular Eastside Trail may feature rents as low as $900, well below the $1,200 a one-bedroom normally gets in the area. While the low-rent plan is
By: Max Crampton Thomas 3 min read December 2020 —Traditionally, a company’s end-of-year holiday party is a celebration to toast to the accomplishments and successes of the prior 12 months. In a year marked with unprecedented challenges and roadblocks stemming from the worldwide pandemic, these end-of-year celebrations have perhaps never
By: Beatrice Silva 2 min read October 2020 — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to move Florida into Phase 3 has led to a scramble among local government officials to make sense of which public health regulations remained in place. In the aftermath of the announcement, confusion has quickly swept across Broward County
By: Felipe Rivas 2 min read September 2020 — With Atlanta’s transition into Phase II of the City’s Five Phase Reopening Plan earlier this month, the Atlanta Public Schools system now looks to follow suit with its return to face-to-face instruction. Superintendent Lisa Herring reportedly will present a proposal for Phase II of
By: Beatrice Silva 2 min read September 2020 — The pandemic forced educational institutions to pivot all of their operations to a completely virtual landscape. Many university leaders were planning on returning to normalcy at some point in the upcoming months, but that looks increasingly unlikely. The keys to a successful
By: Felipe Rivas 2 min read September 2020—The pandemic has soured the business climate globally and through the United States for the better part of the year. However, in Georgia, consistently ranked as the top state to do business by different publications, though 2020 has been far from peaches and
By: Felipe Rivas 4 min read June 2020—The tenacity of the coronavirus has challenged, and at times highlighted, the economic strength of cities across the nation. While the pandemic has severely bruised the Queen City’s economy, the city’s dexterity and sound fundamentals are helping to soften the blow as Charlotte
