Hi David,
Thank you for participating in the Champions For Forest Park initiative. You are among five (5) stakeholders in Forest Park invited to participate in the city’s inaugural video vignette series. Each month, from now through April 2022, Forest Park will feature one of the five videos on its website, and disseminate it via […]
Served by three interstate highways and in close proximity to the Atlanta airport and rail lines, the south side of the metro area has long been a favorite site for logistics operations.
From Coweta to Clayton and Henry counties, demand continued to grow amid the surge in e- commerce during the height of Covid-19 in 2020 […]
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Article by Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Contributing Writer, Tonya Layman.
Transcript of Tonya Layman’s Atlanta Business Chronicle’s article:
Atlanta’s southside has a long history as a hub for logistics companies, and with a number of efforts underway to put more warehousing and e-commerce operations in place there, it has the potential to be one of the Southeast’s largest […]
Article by Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Douglas Sams.
Transcript of Douglas Sams’ Atlanta Business Chronicle’s article:
At potentially up to 8 million square feet, the redevelopment of the former U.S. Army base at Fort Gillem represents a chance to build Atlanta’s largest logistics hub.
“Fort Gillem was like a doughnut hole sitting in the middle of everything,” said David […]
Article by Georgia Public Broadcasting’s Jessica Forkel.
Transcript of Jessica Forkel’s Georgia Public Broadcasting article:
One of the world’s largest grocery retailers, Kroger, is relocating to a new distribution center in Forest Park, creating 120 new jobs and investing more than $175 million over the next five years.
Governor Deal said, “Georgia is the ideal location for Kroger to […]
Article by Clayton News Daily’s Cailin O’Brien.
Transcript of Cailin O’Brien’s Clayton News Daily article:
Now that the deal’s been settled with Forest Park, Kroger seems to be in a rush to move into the new Gillem Logistics Center.
The deal officially closed Wednesday morning when about 800 acres of Gillem transferred to the city. Gov. Nathan Deal […]
Article by Atlanta Journal Constitution’s J. Scott Trubey.
Transcript of J. Scott Trubey’s Atlanta Journal Constitution article:
The authority overseeing the redevelopment of Fort Gillem in Clayton County is expected to formally take control of about half of the sprawling former Army post this week.
A transfer to civilian control of more than 700 acres that had been […]
Article by 90.1 WABE’s Lisa George.
Transcript of Lisa George’s 90.1 WABE article:
After almost a decade of planning and negotiations, the City of Forest Park will sign the closing papers tomorrow to purchase nearly 800 acres of Fort Gillem. That is when the City will finally reveal the name of its tenant.
It has been called “Project […]
Link to Article by Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Douglas Sams.
Transcript of Douglas Sams’ Atlanta Business Chronicle article:
Atlanta’s long overlooked south side is finally proving its potential as the next frontier for the region’s economic development.
This week Atlanta Business Chronicle reported The Kroger Co. will help kick-off a combined 2-million-square-foot distribution and warehouse project in Forest Park.
It’s […]