Atlanta Grows Along With Suburbs

Residents moving into urban Atlanta kept pace with the city's suburban growth, ending a decades-long trend of middle-class flight.

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August 16, 2003, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"New population estimates released Thursday by the Atlanta Regional Commission show an unexpectedly long-lasting movement of new residents to the city of Atlanta... Charles "Chick" Krautler, ARC director, attributed much of the growth to the appeal the region's climate and housing prices provide to young people. And despite recent job losses, metro Atlanta continues to offer enough job opportunities to keep most of them working."

Thanks to Governing News

FULL STORY: Atlanta growth surprises

Friday, August 15, 2003 in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Community / Economic Development Georgia

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