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>>> ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE'S BIZ . SPONSORED BY
GEORGIA POWER.
GEORGIA POWER. >> GOOD MORNING, THANKS FOR
JOINING US . WE BEGIN IN
DOWNTOWN ATLANTA.
DOWNTOWN ATLANTA. MUSCLE BETTER IS A CRITICAL
PIECE OF THE GULCH IN ATLANTA.
SR SAYS THE -- SR SAYS THEY
OFFERED $15 MILLION INCLUDING
PARKING THEY ALREADY OWN DUB
PART OF THE GULCH.
THE GULCH IS ONE OF THE SITES
PITCH TO TRACK -- PITCHED TO
ATTRACT AMAZON.
ATTRACT AMAZON. >>> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
APPROVED A PLAN THAT WOULD PUT
A MEASURE ON THE BALLOT.
NOT IN NOVEMBER AS EXPECTED BUT
IN MARCH.
IN MARCH.
IN MARCH. THAT REFERENDUM WILL ASK VOTERS
TO APPROVE A SALES TAX.
THIS WOULD RAISE AS MUCH AS
$150 MILLION A YEAR FOR 30
YEARS.
YEARS.
YEARS. >>> DELTA AIRLINES AND OTHER
CARRIERS FLYING INTO THE
AIRPORT WILL BIG IT WHAT THEY
COULD GET FROM THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY, A TAX BREAK ON JET
FUEL.
FUEL.
FUEL. THE
FUEL. THE GOVERNOR ISSUED AN ORDER TO
STOP ELECTING TAXES ON JET FUEL.
DEAL SAYS THAT WILL MAKE
GEORGIA MORE COMPETITIVE.
LAWMAKERS REJECTED THIS EARLIER
AFTER DELTA ENDED DISCOUNTS FOR
MEMBERS OF THE NRA FOLLOWING
THE SHOOTING IN PARKLAND,
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA.
FLORIDA. >>> GEORGE'S KNOWN AS THE PEACH
STATE BUT IT'S TOP PROJECT --
PRODUCT IS ACTUALLY POULTRY.
THEY GENERATED 4 1/2 BILLION
DOLLARS FROM BROILERS.
THE CROP MIX INSULATES IT FROM
UPS AND DOWNS THAT WE SEE
COMING FROM NATURE AND MAN
ACCORDING TO THE AGRICULTURE
COMMISSIONER.
COMMISSIONER. COTTON IS THE SECOND LARGER --
LARGEST COMMODITY.
LARGEST COMMODITY. 30% OF GEORGIA'S TAKE ON CROP IS
EXPORTED TO CHINA.
>>> A NEW PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO
IMPROVE AN ALREADY TOP-NOTCH
ASSOCIATION.
ASSOCIATION. GEORGIA TECH, THE GEORGIA PORTS
AUTHORITY, AND THE GEORGIA
CENTER OF INNOVATION HAVE INKED
A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
THE GOAL IS TO BRING GLOBAL
LOGISTIC TRENDS, ADVANCED
RESEARCH, AND ANALYSIS TO THE
PORT OF SAVANNAH.
>>> THE 30 CONTINUES TO OUTDO
ITSELF.
ITSELF.
ITSELF. THE AGENCY SENT A RECORD FOR
CARGO FOR 2018.
IT WAS UP A PERCENT OVER LAST
YEAR.
YEAR.
YEAR. THE
YEAR. THE PARTS ARE WELL KNOWN FOR
HANDLING MASSIVE VESSELS.
BUT WITH A PUSH TO EXPAND
CAPACITY, THE REAL SYSTEM IS
POISED TO GAIN A LOT OF
TRACTION.
TRACTION.
TRACTION. >>> ONE TO MAKE A REAL TERMINAL
WAS COMPUTED, REAL PROVIDERS
WILL FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER
HAVE DIRECT SERVICE FROM THE
PORT TO THE MIDWEST.
>> WE'LL GO FROM HAVING A
TWERKING TRACKS TO 18 -- EIGHT
WORKING TRACKS TO 18.
IT ALLOWS US TO SERVICE INLAND
LOCATIONS INSTEAD OF MOVING A
5000 FOOT TRAIN OUT OF THE
PORT, WE CAN SEND EIGHT TO
10,000 PER TRAIN.
>> THAT TAKES 250,000 TRUCKS A
YEAR OFF THE ROADS LOCALLY.
ACCORDING TO LYNCH, THERE WILL
STILL BE A NEED FOR BIG RIGS.
>> YOU CAN SEE THIS OVERPASS.
3 YEARS AGO, THAT WASN'T THERE.
THAT OVERPASS TIES INTO THE NEW
PARKWAY.
PARKWAY.
PARKWAY. THAT'S THE PROJECT THAT
EXCEEDED $100 MILLION.
IT HAS BEEN BUILT TO ALLOW THE
TRUCKS TO TIE INTO THE
WAREHOUSING DISTRICT.
WAREHOUSING DISTRICT. THAT'S ONLY FIVE MINUTES FROM
HERE.
HERE.
HERE. >>
HERE. >> THAT DISTRICT IS AN
INTERNATIONAL TRADE PART.
THE SITE ALLOWS FOR THE QUICK
MOVEMENT OF CARGO MOST OF WHICH
WILL BE HEADED TO FULFILLMENT
CENTERS CROPPING UP AROUND
ATLANTA UP HERE
>> e-COMMERCE IS KIND OF
REDEFINING COMING BACK TO THE
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY.
INDUSTRY. AND THAT IS WHAT IS DRIVING
THIS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH MOST
RECENTLY.
RECENTLY.
RECENTLY. >> NEW EXPANSIONS, ADDITIONAL
SPACE, AND ANOTHER PROJECT, A
WAVE OF NEW SHIPMENTS WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE TO RISE.
CREATE WITH ALL THE POSITIVE
THINGS HAPPENING, SOME
ECONOMISTS SAY THE PORTS WILL