Atlanta Forward: Regional economy

Areial of the front gate at Fort McPherson shot from the east looking west.

Credit: 2005 AJC staff photo

Credit: 2005 AJC staff photo

Areial of the front gate at Fort McPherson shot from the east looking west.


Today’s moderator: Rick Badie

Rick Badie joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as an education reporter in 1997. A South Georgia native, he’s covered the region’s immigrant communities, was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.

Some say redevelopment of the Fort McPherson Army complex, which closed in 2005, could be Atlanta's Next Big Thing. An official with a state authority charged to oversee the rebirth of the 486-acre complex  offers an update on what's transpired so far. Meanwhile, a real estate executive questions the snail's pace of progress  compared with a tech-focused project in New York City.

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