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The Bluffs Technology Park missed a Good One

Atlanta Real Estate News | Email the Author: Brad Nix, Managing+Broker
Posted: June 13th, 2008
Category: real estate news



Solar Cell


I really wish I were writing this article announcing a great start to The Bluffs Technology Park in Canton.  Instead, a solar cell manufacturing plant will be opening in Norcross, GA and not Cherokee County.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Suniva, Inc., will locate its first solar cell facility, and Georgia’s first solar manufacturing plant, in Norcross. Working with technological advances developed at the Georgia Institute of Technology, the Atlanta-based company will manufacture high-efficiency solar cells. Suniva anticipates the new operation will create around 100 jobs within the first year.   If only these jobs were in Canton.  Wasn’t this the whole point of paving the road beside the new lake to create a Tech Park?

“Suniva is home-grown technology coming right out of our own Georgia Institute of Technology,” said Hans Gant, senior vice president of economic development for the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. “Our world-class universities and highly-skilled talent continue to solidify metro Atlanta’s reputation as a hotbed for high-tech companies.”

The Technology Association of Georgia recently recognized Suniva as one of the state’s Top 10 Innovative Technology Companies, based on the company’s technical innovation, likelihood of success and financial impact. The Georgia Department of Economic Development partnered in Suniva’s location with the Gwinnett County Chamber of Commerce and the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce. Costas Simoglou was the project manager for GDEcD.

Anyways, it sure would have been nice to announce this news for The Bluff’s Technology Park in Cherokee County.  Kudos to Norcross and Gwinnett for landing a nice company for the community.

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    From a casual observer with no interest in real estate, the change in administration at the City of Canton has been a step back for this city. There is seems to be no vision at all and back to the good ole boy ways, which is reactive governing rather than proactive planning. I recently received a city survey, poorly written by the way, very "Canton," and it seemed random and to backwards justify this city's future. Questions with such controversial topics such immigration and growth, issues which are highly political but nothing to address the deeper issues that surround our city.

    Canton had taken some bold steps forward, I fear we are about to take a few backwards, if they haven't already been taken. We need a bold fresh new vision for Canton, not the same "high society" that's simply protecting their own interests.
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    Its hard enough as it is to keep these Tech companies in the state and out of places like Silicon Valley. The city administration has to take a long look at their priorities and figure out a way to make it worth to stay.
 

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