Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The lottery-fueled facility could help the economy and fund the HOPE scholarship, says developer.
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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
A local developer is hoping that residents are ready for a new gambling facility in Norcross, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution sourcing the Associated Press. Developer Dan O'Leary told AP that he wants to build a $1 billion entertainment complex that could help boost the state's economy and HOPE scholarship program. The complex would include a hotel, a theater and a game floor with 7,500 lottery machines, says the article. The development, according to O'Leary, could make $700 million in annual revenue with $350 million each year for HOPE, and create 2,500 new jobs and a thousand additional construction jobs. The complex would be built near Jimmy Carter Boulevard and I-85 South at the OFS headquarters. O’Leary has a contract …
Friday, January 27, 2012
Government and business leaders turn out Friday to start the 33-acre development near I-85.
Updated Jan. 28, 2012 The Suwanee area was high in the thoughts of Gov. Nathan Deal on Friday ... and at other times too. He was on hand on Satellite Boulevard near I-85 for a groundbreaking for Mitsubishi Electric's new heating and cooling division. And he will be carrying good thoughts about the area back to the Capitol. "There has been so much growth in Gwinnett County that people think there's no opportunity to expand," Deal told Suwanee Patch after the groundbreaking event. "This shows that is not the case at all." The new 550,000 square foot facility is expected to bring about 200 six-figure jobs, and also will keep Mitsubishi Electric in its current facility, nearby on Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road. The company relocated to Gwinnett …
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Read Patch's live coverage of Nathan Deal's State of the State speech Tuesday night.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
The governor says he will pursue a federal waiver on the number of passengers required for exemption.
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Thursday, October 6, 2011
Gov. Nathan Deal announced Thursday afternoon that he will implement changes to the new high-occupancy toll lanes on I-85, just four days after the lanes were opened. Starting today, the rates will be lowered. “Looking at what we’ve learned from our first four work days with the HOT lanes, I’ve asked SRTA to improve utilization of the express lanes,” Deal said in a released statement. “In the short term, the toll rate will lower.…” The actual amount charged will continue to be variable to control the speed and volume in the lanes. Deal also points to access to the lanes as an issue. “Even before the lanes opened, we knew we needed to improve the access and exit points in the southbound direction. SRTA and the Georgia Department of …
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Gov. Nathan Deal announces special session on 'technical changes' to the referendum and more.
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Thursday, August 11, 2011
Gov. Nathan Deal announced Wednesday that a special legislative session will be called to discuss delaying the vote on the Transportation Investment Act, as well as take on redistricting and the gas tax rate freeze. Deal announced that the special session will begin on Monday, Aug. 15 at 10 a.m. The official proclamation released by the governor’s office, included an agenda item “for amending the official code of Georgia… relative to the special district transportation sales and use tax.” At a news conference, he reportedly called on lawmakers to delay the vote on the one-penny Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST) proposed for the 10-county region, which was set for July 15. Deal suggested that a November vote …
Daria Williams
8:20 pm on Thursday, April 5, 2012
This would be wonderful! give people what they want..we go to North Carolina and Alabama to do what we want that money could be staying in GA.....And I won't have to drive for two hours....Get it together GA more ›