Running around Metro Atlanta this weekend

Submitted by Michael H. King, Digital Executive Producer

Friday, April 26th, 2013, 2:53pm

ATLANTA - This weekend's race calendar includes runs in Norcross, Woodstock, Sandy Springs and Inman Park.

For the last weekend in April, runners can lace up their shoes starting Friday night.

The Atlanta edition of the Vampire 5K kicks off - for both vampires and citizens - Friday night at 7:45 at Six Flags Over Georgia. Racers will be able to pick up packets inside the pavilions underneath the Great American Scream Machine from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Race Day Registration is available for $55 per team or $60 per individual. The race course runs through service roads and parking lots, but also takes a jog through the amusement park itself. For more information, visit Vampire5k.com.

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MORGAN STANLEY POLL FINDS ATLANTA INVESTORS’ OPTIMISTIC ON THE MARKET AND MIXED ON REAL ESTATE

Submitted by Judith Fouts

Friday, April 26th, 2013, 10:13am

MORGAN STANLEY POLL FINDS ATLANTA INVESTORS’ OPTIMISTIC ON THE MARKET AND MIXED ON REAL ESTATE

ATLANTA – Parallel with a rising stock market, Atlanta area investors are optimistic about the prospects for their portfolios, growth of the global and US economies, and their ability to reach their financial goals, although mortgage foreclosures remain a major factor in the market[1].

Eight in 10 Atlanta investors expect their investment portfolio to be “better” or “the same” (83%) at year-end and slightly more (87%) believe their financial well-being will be the same or better.

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Fulton Youth Commissioners to paint Springdale Place roof white to save energy and taxpayer dollars

Submitted by FeleciaChurch on Thursday, April 25th, 10:05 am

ATLANTA -- Fulton County Youth Commissioners will visit Springdale Place Comprehensive Service Center for Homeless Women with Children on Saturday, April 27, 2013. The Youth Commissioners will take the lead in a project that will improve the Springdale Place building’s energy efficiency and save taxpayer dollars. Beginning at 9:00 a.m., Youth Commissioners will grab paintbrushes and other tools to paint the building’s roof white, which is in line with the “Cool Roof” concept.

According to the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE), Cool roofs can “save energy, cool urban heat islands, and help slow global warming.” The Youth Commissioners’ “White Roof Project” will increase building cost efficiency by reducing the roof’s heat levels.

The DOE reports the following benefits of installing a Cool Roof”:*

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Jobless rate drops to 7.9 percent

Submitted by Associated Press

Thursday, April 25th, 2013, 8:09am

ATLANTA -- Metro Atlanta's unemployment rate dropped to 7.9 percent in March, down four-tenths of a percentage point from 8.3 percent in February.

In Fulton County, the jobless rate was 8.5 percent in March.

State labor officials said Thursday the rate declined because of an increase in the number of jobs and fewer new layoffs.

Metro Athens had the state's lowest jobless rate at 5.9 percent.

The Heart of Georgia-Altamaha region had the highest at 10.4 percent.

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NerdWallet: Atlanta best place to start a business

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Wednesday, April 24th, 2013, 4:02pm

NerdWallet: Atlanta best place to start a business

(ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE) -- Atlanta is the best place to start a business, according to NerdWallett Inc., which runs a financial planning website.

NerdWallet said of our Big Peach: "Atlanta earned an A- on Thumbtack's Survey of Small Business Friendliness. The city's population is educated, as 46 percent have a Bachelor's degree, and the cost of living is low, making Hotlanta a top notch city in which to start a business Nearby Georgia Tech supplies plenty of technology talent to the city, and Atlanta is a growing tech hub. The Metro Atlanta Chamber is a great resource for entrepreneurs, offering CEO Roundtables, networking luncheons and monthly workshops. The Small Business Development Center Network at the University of Georgia provides low-cost training and free consulting."

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Man shot in leg in northeast Atlanta

Submitted by Beth Sawicki, Where U Live Producer

Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 8:07am

ATLANTA -- One man is in the hospital after being shot overnight in northeast Atlanta.

Police responded to a call at around 1 a.m. of a man in his late 20's being shot in the leg.

The shooting happened at the intersection of Boulevard and Boulevard Place.

The victim was rushed to Grady Memorial Hospital, where he is in stable condition. His name was not released.

Police are still investigating the shooting.

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New bill could increase college completion rates in Georgia

Submitted by Holly Pennebaker, Community Web Producer

Friday, April 19th, 2013, 6:54pm

New bill could increase college completion rates in Georgia

(WXIA) -- Governor Nathan Deal signed a new bill on Friday that could increase Georgia's college completion rate.

Deal, according to a spokesperson for the Governor's Office, signed the HB 131 at Georgia Gwinnett College. Under the new bill, high school students have more incentive to take "dual credit courses" that allow for college credit and high school credit to be earned at the same time.

"By 2020, more than 60 percent of job openings in Georgia will require some form of postsecondary education," Deal said. "Frankly, we need boos the percentage of Georgians who hold a postsecondary degree in order to create a highly skilled workforce. In the long run, this new law will give college freshmen a head start and, we hope, will encourage more to stay until they attain their degree."

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