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By Lee Thomas
Guest Columnist for AJC

Last week, the Georgia Department of Economic Development released the state film office’s fiscal year 2012 economic impact numbers for the film industry — $3.1 billion. The state is currently hosting 32 film and television shows, from home improvement shows to scripted…

By Marcus Howard
Cherokee Tribune

WOODSTOCK — Northside Hospital-Cherokee’s new 100,817-square-foot, four-story medical office building on Towne Lake Parkway at Interstate 575 in Woodstock broke ground Thursday morning with promises of becoming an asset to the surrounding community.

Billy Hayes, CEO of Northside Hospital-Cherokee, said the Northside-Cherokee Towne Lake…

The Cherokee County School District had the highest SAT district average in the state for the 2011-12 school year.

Cherokee’s SAT district average of 1,587 ranked first in top 10 districts across the state, narrowly surpassing Fulton County’s average score of 1,580. Other metro Atlanta districts in the top 10…

The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta recently released an aerial shot of the site. Buildings A & B have a completed roof deck, and Building D’s is underway. The project is still on track to open in August 2013. Stay tuned for more information and pictures.

See below for a quick…

By Kristal Dixon
Cherokee Tribune

ACWORTH — A long-awaited business park that is expected to bring jobs and opportunity to Cherokee County broke ground on Tuesday.

Business and community leaders gathered in the rain to attend the groundbreaking of Cherokee 75 Corporate Park in southwest Cherokee. The Cherokee Office…

By Kristal Dixon
Cherokee Tribune

WOODSTOCK — Northside Hospital-Cherokee continues to expand its footprint in Cherokee County.

The hospital on Monday formally announced it will partner with Duke Realty to build a four-story medical office building just west of Interstate 575 on Towne Lake Parkway.

The 100,000-square-foot facility will…

From staff reports
Cherokee Tribune & Marietta Daily Journal

CANTON — One of Cherokee County’s rising entrepreneurs recently appeared on a reality television show, which showcases successful business owners giving back to the community.

Sean Belnick, CEO and founder of Bizchair.com, appeared on ABC’s Secret Millionaire, the show that…

The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta project is on track to open August 2013. Site activities are well underway in Woodstock off Ridgewalk Parkway. The first building pad was poured last week, and another is expected to be poured next week.

See below for a quick summary of the Outlet…

By: Janet Pelletier
The Cherokee Ledger-News

A new interchange in Woodstock along Interstate 575 is now 92 percent complete, according to a Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman, and progress also is moving on schedule for the Sixes Road bridge widening in Holly Springs.

“The contractor has finished paving the…

From: Cherokee Office of Economic Development

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) and sponsor Georgia Power welcomed Cherokee economic partners to a luncheon Monday, July 23rd at the Georgia Resource Center. Representatives from AGL Resources, Georgia Department of Economic Development, GEDA, Georgia EMC, Georgia Power, Electric Cities of…

Metro Atlanta Chamber recently released their mid-year Economic Briefing newsletter. The newsletter contained several statistics about Atlanta’s job activity and why businesses should look here when relocating or expanding. KPMG conducted studies in 2012 which showed Atlanta as the “Lowest Cost of Doing Business” U.S. Metro Area by scoring a…

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