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News Articles: development

The former Gilman Paper Mill site in St. Marys. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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Owner of St. Marys’ Gilman Paper site says he’s got a buyer, but one concerned party says beware

An Atlanta developer has proposed selling his bankrupt company that owns St. Marys’ old Gilman Paper site, but a concerned investor has raised objections to the deal. 

November 06, 2025
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By:
  • Maggie Lee and
  • The Current
A rendering shows the planned LaGrange Cricket Stadium from an aerial view.

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Why a cricket stadium is coming to LaGrange, Ga.

Beloved especially in south Asia, the bat-and-ball game also has a large following in this country.

November 03, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A rendering of the Rowen Convergence Center shows a green field and several buildings from an aerial view.

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'A multi-generational project.' Life sciences campus in Gwinnett County begins vertical construction

The Rowen Center, modeled after North Carolina’s “research triangle,” is halfway between universities in Athens and Atlanta.

October 30, 2025
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
A sign says "Coming Soon, the stitch" and people are standing around it smiling

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Atlanta commits to highway capping project The Stitch despite funding challenges

Plans for a 17-acre park plan called The Stitch will continue towards a groundbreaking in 2026 despite federal funding cuts.

October 23, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
An aerial view of Meta’s Stanton Springs Data Center on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Newton County, Georgia. Katie Tucker/The Telegraph

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A ‘wave’ of data center ordinances sweep through GA counties. How strict are they?

Throughout several counties in and around Atlanta, contractors are grading soil and importing building materials, and construction crews are hammering away to build warehouses with cooling equipment that will house massive, hyper-scale computing servers.

October 22, 2025
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By:
  • Kala Hunter and
  • The Ledger Enquirer
Street sign of Rumble Road in Monroe County, Georgia, where Google has purchased land to build a data center. Courtesy of The Telegraph

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Google drops $42 million on Monroe County land for a data center. What we know

Google has purchased about 950 acres of land off I-75 and Rumble Road in Monroe County to build a data center, according to county property records.

October 14, 2025
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By:
  • Lucinda Warnke and
  • The Telegraph
Several men lean over a dirt trough outside to scoop dirt ceremonially. There is a large american flag in the background

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  • Business

Rivian breaks ground on long-awaited Georgia EV plant

State leaders gathered for the groundbreaking of the 2000-acre Rivian electric vehicle factory east of Atlanta. Speakers at the ceremony included Gov. Brian Kemp, Newton County officials, and Rivian founder RJ Scaringe. 

September 17, 2025
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By:
  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Amanda Andrews
View of boat hoist from dry storage at Coffee Bluff Marina, Aug. 24, 2025.

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  • News

Public vs. private: Two marinas offer lessons in waterfront management

The two waterfront facilities appear similar. But the way the two places operate couldn’t be more different.

September 02, 2025
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  • Jabari Gibbs and
  • The Current
A row of city councilmen

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Commerce City Council denies proposal to move nearly 200 bodies from centuries-old cemetery

On Monday, city council members in Commerce, Ga., unanimously rejected a proposal to remove remains from a remote Jackson County cemetery for the construction of a business park.

August 19, 2025
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By:
  • Chase McGee
The Boulders development, built in 2006 in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood, features a mature tree along with a waterfall. The developer also added mature trees salvaged from other developments — placing them strategically to add texture and cooling to the landscaping.

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  • Climate

In Seattle, preserving trees while increasing housing supply is a climate solution

Seattle, along with other cities, is struggling to balance the need for more housing with the preservation and growth of trees that help address the impacts of climate change.

June 12, 2025
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By:
  • Bellamy Pailthorp and
  • Parker Miles Blohm
Adair Park resident Matthew Garbett stands on the Beltline in front of two light rail tunnels next to the path.

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'I think the promise was broken.' South Atlanta residents weigh in on Beltline rail changes

Atlanta officials said the city supports light rail on the Beltline, but the project will be shifted to build it in South Atlanta instead of the original east side plan.

April 22, 2025
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By:
  • Amanda Andrews
The former Gilman Paper mill site in St. Marys, GA on November 20, 2024, where Jacoby Development purchased more than 700 acres for the planned Cumberland Inlet development. Credit: Justin Taylor/The Current GA

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Cumberland Inlet developer Jacoby skirts foreclosure notice

The St. Marys Gilman site is still slated for ecotourism, marina and homes development.

November 29, 2024
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By:
  • Maggie Lee and
  • The Current
The distinctive stair-stepped Georgia-Pacific tower has been part of the Atlanta skyline since 1982. (Courtesy Georgia-Pacific)

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  • News

Georgia-Pacific tower to become mixed-use development with 400 apartments

Downtown Atlanta’s 52-story Georgia-Pacific headquarters will be transformed into a mixed-use development, including 400 apartments.

September 20, 2024
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By:
  • Collin Kelley
High angle view of a red tractor in a green field

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  • Environment

‘Sustainable future will depend on land.’ Group studies 50 years of agriculture, changes in land use

The Georgia Conservancy environmental organization highlighted the trends and changes to Georgia's agriculture and land at the first meeting of the Senate Study Committee on Preservation of Georgia's Farmlands on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

July 31, 2024
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By:
  • Ambria Burton
Stefan Dercon

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  • World

What's the secret sauce that lets some poor countries prosper?

In his new book, Gambling on Development, economist Stefan Dercon argues that the key to a low-resource country's success is not what you might think.

December 05, 2022
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  • Joanne Lu
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