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Stonecrest Development Authority approves $700 million revenue bond Lecester “Bill” Allen poised to become single-largest landowner in the city of Stonecrest By Valerie J. Morgan
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UPS to hire estimated 100,000 for holiday season
he city of Stonecrest has taken a quantum leap toward economic development, led by Mayor Jason Lary. The six-member Stonecrest Development Authority unanimously approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Sept. 12 for a proposed $700 million revenue bond, paving the way to jumpstart development in the city. The Development Authority inked the MOU with Allen Family Investments, LLC to bring development to a 300-acre tract around the Mall at Stonecrest over the next five years. The deal will make Lecester “Bill” Allen, the single-largest commercial
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Chair, Rusty Haygood, Department of Community Affairs
Chair, Anna Miller, Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget
David Shafer, Chair, Georgia Republican Party
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L-R: Lecester “Bill” Allen, Board Chairman Antonio Render and Mayor Jason Lary. Photo by Glenn L. Morgan/OCG News
Mike Roby, Department of Veterans Service
Robyn Crittenden, Department of Human Services
Kerry Armstrong, Atlanta Regional Commission
Delores Crowell, DeKalb County Government
Nikema Williams, Chair, Democratic Party of Georgia
Jerald Mitchell, Atlanta BeltLine, Inc.
Tharon Johnson, Paramount Consulting Group, LLC
Gregg Simon, Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce
Gov. Kemp names 66 to Georgia’s Complete Count Committee Gov. Brian P. Kemp has tapped 66 leaders to serve on the Complete Count Committee, a task force who will ensure every resident of Georgia is counted in the 2020 U.S. Census. The state committee will be chaired by Rusty Haygood of the Department of Community Affairs and Anna Miller of the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget. The Executive Order is available here. Two members of the Governor's Complete Count Committee, Lori Geary and Tharon Johnson, will serve as co-executive directors of a statewide marketing campaign for the 2020 census. Launched by the Governor's Office of Planning and Budget, this nonpartisan initiative is called "Every. One. Counts." "We are honored that Governor Brian Kemp asked us to serve as co-executive directors of Georgia's Complete
Count Committee," said Lori Geary and Tharon Johnson. "It is vital that every man, woman, and child are counted in the 2020 census so that our state gets the right amount of federal funding and the right number of congressional seats. We look forward to working with the Complete Count Committee to make Georgia a national leader in census efforts." Complete Count Committee: Kerry Armstrong, Atlanta Regional Commission Patty Bentley, State Representative, District 139 Frank Berry, Department of Community Health Matt Brass, State Senator, District 28 Candice Broce, Office of the Governor
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PS announced that it expects to hire about 100,000 seasonal employees to support the anticipated annual increase in package volume that will begin in November and continue through January 2020. That's enough people to populate a city the size of Albany, N.Y. “We expect another record peak season this year, with daily package deliveries nearly doubling compared to our average of 20 million per day,” said Jim Barber, chief operating officer. “In order to make that happen, once again we’re recruiting about 100,000 people for some of the country’s best seasonal jobs.” The full- and part-time seasonal positions – primarily package handlers, drivers and driver-helpers – have long been an entry point for permanent employment at UPS. Many senior UPS executives, including Chairman and CEO David Abney and other members of the company’s senior leadership team, started their UPS careers as part-time employees. Over the last three years, 35 percent of those UPS hired for seasonal package handler jobs were later hired in a permanent position when the holidays were over, and nearly a third of the company’s current U.S. workforce started in seasonal positions. Through the company’s Earn and Learn program, eligible seasonal employees who are students can earn up to $1,300 towards college expenses, in addition to their hourly pay, for three months of continuous employment. Interested applicants should apply at www.upsjobs.com.