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DeKalb hires new economic development director
DeKalb County has hired a former manager from the Atlanta Development Authority to oversee its economic development office.
Charles Whatley also worked for 15 years as a consultant specializing in business models, strategic and marketing plans and market forecasts.
Whatley has an undgraduate degree in economics from Yale University and a master’s in economics from Georgia Tech. He will make $168,700 in his new post.
