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Aerotropolis Atlanta Headquarters , Key people
Shannon James, President & CEO; Brian Dorelus, Senior Project Manager; Chante Foster, Marketing & Communications Manager; Valencia White, Executive Assistant Website
Aeroatl.org
Aerotropolis Atlanta is a planned
mixed-use development in
Hapeville, Georgia on the site of the former
Ford
Atlanta Assembly Plant. The site is directly adjacent to
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport .
The complex is to house offices, retail, and entertainment.
The plant was purchased for over $40 million by Jacoby Development, Inc. in June 2008.
[1] Demolition of the plant began in August 2008 and was expected to take one year.
In May 2011
Porsche North America announced plans to spend $80-100 million to move its North American headquarters from
Sandy Springs to Aerotropolis Atlanta, including a new office building and test track.
[2]
[3] Porsche will receive about $15 million in economic incentives to do so including a $10 million tax break as Aerotropolis is in an "enterprise zone".
[4] In August 2012, Porsche building permit filings with the City of Atlanta revealed more details of the project's ambitious scope and cost.
[5]
Initiatives
In addition to the redevelopment in the area, AeroATL is also reinvesting in the community, by focusing on economic,
[6] community,
[7] and logistical
[8] development, with the goal of helping the area prosper.
2024 Leadership Structure
There is an executive committee, made up of prominent community members and investors, as well as a Board of Directors
Executive committee:
Michelle Arrington, Chair,
Verizon
Kent Mason, Vice Chair,
Prologis
Misty Fernandez, Board Secretary,
Georgia Power
Nichole Miles-Sullivan,
Atlanta Gas Light
Mike Alexander,
Atlanta Regional Commission
Axel Adams,
Delta Air Lines
Dr. Harrison Braddy, Invest Clayton
George Feygin,
Porsche North America
Dr. Stuart Gulley,
Woodward Academy
Kweku Forstall,
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Gerald McDowell,
ATL Airport CIDs
Honorable Tom Reed, City of
Chattahoochee Hills
Noah Downer,
Invest Atlanta
Katrina Julien, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
Michael Smith Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport
Honorable Jeff Turner
Clayton County Board of Commissioners
Carol Waddy
Chick-fil-A
Board of Directors:
Marty Turpeau, Development Authority of
Fulton County
Ricky Clark, City of
Forest Park
Dr. Anthony Smith,
Clayton County Public Schools
Stacy Blakley, The ATL Airport Chamber
Honorable Teresa Thomas-Smith, City of
Palmetto
Honorable Bianca Motley Broom, City of
College Park
Christopher Benjamin,
Truist
Honorable Mario Aver, City of
Fairburn
Honorable Marci Fluellyn, City of LoveJoy
Dr. Georj Lewis, President of
Clayton State University ,
Clayton County Chamber
Honorable Mayor Donya Sartor, City of
Jonesboro
Chris Leighty, City of
Lake City
Cedric Matheny, T. Dallas Smith & Company
Honorable Artie Jones, City of
South Fulton
Honorable Alan Hallman, City of
Hapeville
Gregg Simon,
Metro Atlanta Chamber
Honorable Deana Holiday Ingraham, City of
East Point
Lisa Walker Holloway,
Comcast
Honorable Robb Pitts,
Fulton County Board of Commissioners
Michelle Taylor-Willis,
South Fulton Chamber
Randy Weisburd, Atlantic Pacific Companies
Dr. Tamara Candis,
Fulton County Public Schools
Honorable Vince Williams, City of
Union City
Honorable Evelyn Wynn-Dixon, City of
Riverdale
Investors
AeroATL has taken on several large investors for the project the likes of
Delta ,
Chick-fil-A ,
Porsche ,
Georgia Power ,
and more.
References
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"Ford sells Hapeville plant site to Jacoby Development" . June 12, 2008.
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Porsche North America HQ to leave Sandy Springs for ex-Ford plant | ajc.com
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"Mayor Kasim Reed and Governor Nathan Deal Announce Porsche to Build New U.S. Headquarters in Metropolitan Atlanta", City of Atlanta Online
Archived June 11, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
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"Porsche HQ relo draws $15M in incentives", Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2011-05-12
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"Porsche's new headquarters, test track, costing $466 Million more than expected", What Now Atlanta, 2012-08-10
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"Economic Development Collective" .
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"Community Development Collective" .
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"Workforce Initiatives - Hospitality" .
External links
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