Milwaukee Looking To Replicate Atlanta's Economic Growth
19 September 2005 - 7:00am
Led by the revolutionary Georgia Resource Center, Atlanta is the city to beat for luring new businesses -- a feat that Milwaukee hopes to best.
"America's cities are engaged in a high-stakes competition for economic growth that's never been more intense. As Milwaukee drafts a strategy to join the race, it's looking to emulate Atlanta, one of the hottest boomtowns in the United States...Led by Atlanta's powerhouse economy, Georgia has become the poster child for the idea that a robust overall economy becomes a natural benefit to each of the local counties and cities across the state. The idea might seem disarmingly self-evident, but it has eluded Milwaukee and its collar counties for decades, much to their own detriment."
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Peach of an idea in Atlanta
Source:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, September 18, 2005
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