Economy Archives

African Americans Return to the Home Buying Market

ADW News Desk - September 25, 2017

African Americans are returning to the homebuying marketplace in numbers greater than projected a year ago by the National Association of Real Estate Brokers...

Higher Wages More Important Than Health Benefits, Employees Say

ADW News Desk - September 21, 2017

Sixty-three percent of working Americans say that earning a higher wage is more important to them than having better health benefits. The annual American Payroll...

Black Haircare Regimens Boost Shampoo Sales in the U.S.

ADW News Desk - September 20, 2017

While the natural hair movement has driven sales of styling products in the Black haircare market in recent years, today, consumers are getting back...

Atlanta’s Historic Westside Neighborhoods Get a $32 Million Gift

ADW News Desk - September 15, 2017

Thursday, Mayor Kasim Reed dedicated $15 million to the future Westside Park at Bellwood Quarry, $1 million to Kenny Leon’s True Colors Theatre, and...

State-by-State Comparison: This is How Long $1 Million Will Stretch In Retirement

ADW News Desk - September 5, 2017

Mississippi is the state where your dollar will last the longest amount of time in retirement, while Hawaii is the state where your dollar...

Atlanta Civic Center Redevelopment Plans Finalized

ADW News Desk - August 31, 2017

Plans to move forward with the redevelopment of the Atlanta Civic Center as a mixed-use development have finally been finalized -- a conclusion Mayor Kasim...

Denise Cleveland-Leggett named HUD Southeast Regional Administrator

ADW News - August 7, 2017

U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Ben Carson today named Denise Cleveland-Leggett to serve as HUD’s Region IV Regional Administrator. As the Regional...

Study shows nonprofit arts and culture industry is an economic boon for metro Atlanta region

ADW News - August 7, 2017

The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs, Fulton County, the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta released findings that prove the...

New Tax Assessments for Fulton County Homeowners Coming on August 4th

ADW News - August 3, 2017

Fulton County’s Board of Assessors approved the new tax assessments, clearing the way for new assessment notices to be sent. County commissioners last month...

Georgia among 21 states stuck at $7.25 minimum wage

ADW News - July 28, 2017

New analysis shows that 20-plus million workers in those 21 states would get raises from increasing federal minimum wage to $15 by 2024; 41...

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