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Moderator’s introduction

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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, and was a feature obituary writer and opinion columnist for the AJC’s Gwinnett edition.
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Atlanta has a reputation for rebuilding and reinventing itself. Today’s guest writers explore what steps builders, lenders and developers must take regarding the region’s real estate market now that the housing industry is no longer flush.
Guest columnists:
» No. 1 industry is growth by Frank K. Norton Jr.
» Demand for walkable neighborhoods by Jonathan Blackwell