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The 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 Coupe turns into corners with far more aggression and grace than any cruiser-size vehicle should possess, leaning slightly but clinging to curves with formidable all-wheel-drive grip. (Photo courtesy Mercedes-Benz/TNS)
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz S63 Coupe turns into corners with far more aggression and grace than any cruiser-size vehicle should possess, leaning slightly but clinging to curves with formidable all-wheel-drive grip. (Photo courtesy Mercedes-Benz/TNS)
By Mark Woolsey
Dec 3, 2015

The Sandy Springs City Council Tuesday night approved incentives for Mercedes-Benz, which will relocate its corporate headquarters to Sandy Springs from New Jersey.

The council approved on a 6-0 vote a million-dollar package of waived business taxes and building permit fees for the carmaker. In a separate move, the council OK’d allocating $1,027,000 in impact fees being paid by developer Ashton Woods toward road and infrastructure improvements at the site.

Mercedes had asked for a $1.9 million reimbursement.

The Ashton Woods residential and retail development will in effect anchor the automaker’s corporate headquarters, in an area south of Abernathy Road And near Ga. 400. The $93 million complex is set for a 2017 opening.

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