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Old Posted Feb 8, 2022, 6:40 PM
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Originally Posted by ardecila View Post
Atlanta succeeded because it offered tangible benefits to lure people and businesses - affordable housing, good jobs, decent weather, natural beauty, arguably the US' best air connections. Any kind of civic branding is just a gloss that doesn't move the needle much in isolation.
I agree with your assessment, but an effort to shine the spotlight on its assets which included rebranding its image helped in boosting its success today. That entire region is not without flaws but it works together better than our region does.
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