By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 15, 2008
As with many things that government does, laws with good intentions often have very bad consequences. Such was the case of Georgia’s “Balancing Law” – the law which requires that equal amounts of Georgia Department of Transportation’s budget be spent equally among the states 13 congressional districts.
Taking a look at Georgia’s congressional district map, you [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 11, 2008
That was the headline in one of today’s AJC stories.
My reaction – no kidding.
In fact, that’s the same words used by a client earlier this year. It was quite obvious that the problems were huge. In fact, they’re bigger than huge – they may be insurmountable for a long, long time. Take a look [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 10, 2008
We might be in the midst of finally seeing some movement in the economy in a somewhat positive direction. These moves, which are small and almost certainly will not prevent further job losses in 2009, are, however, at least some indication that maybe the economic downturn will come to an end in 2009.
The first bit [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 8, 2008
I try and stay away from politics – mostly because it’s overdone and, usually, boring to write about. So, while this post does include information about President-elect Obama’s plans for infrastructure, the discussion is purely within the context of the plan and nothing further should be inferred.
Mr. Obama stated over the weekend that he intends [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 6, 2008
The Mortgage Bankers Assocation numbers for November are pretty grim. For those in the land development industry, these numbers are pretty stark, although not surprising.
Private residential construction dropped 3.5 percent while private nonresidential construction spending fell 0.7 percent — the third decline in the last four months. A large drop in utility construction spending [...]
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By Taylor Anderson, PE on December 3, 2008
That was a quote from a neighbor as we were discussing my family’s move back to our home in Georgia after four months in North Carolina.
Here’s a brief background. I left the company I had been working for for nearly 8 years to seek other opportunities. I was looking for a company that was highly [...]
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