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This rendering maps out some of the projects slated for downtown Roswell as part of the city’s economic development strategy. While most are private, the Green Street Parking Deck is a $35 million bond-funded project.
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ROSWELL, Ga. — Seer World, a consulting company hired by the City of Roswell, is recasting the city’s economic landscape. Founder and CEO Peter Sorckoff has introduced a pipeline of new, multi-milliondollar projects, mostly from the private sector, aimed at invigorating the local economy SCREENSHOT and elevating Roswell as a key Peter Sorckoff speaks at destination. the July 29 Roswell City His presentation at a July 29 Council meeting. City Council session represented a plan for future economic growth that gelled from a year and a half – or some 6,000 man-hours – of work. The presentation ran around two hours, 90 minutes over its scheduled time allotment at the City Council’s regular open forum. Economic Development Director Darryl Connelly set the stage, providing an overview of the key personnel involved in the planning. It was a slow integration of players, spanning three waves. The last group to hop on board with Seer included Joe Cusack, former general counsel and deputy director of the State Ethics Commission. Cusack had been asked to review and OK the city’s contracts with Seer, which he did. He is now the city’s
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Gridiron tourney kicks off fall play for high schoolers By HAYDEN SUMLIN hayden@appenmedia.com ATLANTA — The 33rd annual Corky Kell & Dave Hunter Classic kicks off the 2024 high school football season Aug. 14-17 with 11 games across five locations, featuring some of Georgia’s top talent. Each of the games will be shown live on Peachtree Sports Network and streamed digitally on the Atlanta News First app. The Saturday games at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be broadcast on Peachtree TV and 92.9 The Game. Half of the 22 competing teams will make their first-ever appearances in the high school football showcase this year. For the first time in school history, the Dunwoody Wildcats are playing in the Corky Kell Classic. Last season, head coach Michael Nash and the Wildcats ended a 14-year playoff drought, exiting in the first round after a historic season. One reason to be optimistic about the school’s first showcase invitation is star quarterback Matt Pearch, two-sport athlete pitching for Yale University in 2025. The Dunwoody Wildcats will travel up Ga. 400 to Cumming and square off against the South Paulding Spartans from Douglassville Aug. 15 at 4:30 p.m. at West Forsyth High School. It’s the third game of the 2024 Corky Kell & Dave Hunter Classic. The West Forsyth Wolverines, perennial Class 7A playoff team, takes
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