In rare show of unity, U.S. CEOs call for deficit fix

CEOs from over 80 large corporations in the United States have banded together to put pressure on Congress to reduce our federal deficit.  They say that this will "restore business confidence in our economy" and that will lead to investment.  Do you think this pressure will have a significant impact?

A link to the article is here.

Climbing Out Of The Hole

Our latest 3rd Quarter Point of View is showing positive net absorption again!  Per Sim Doughtie, "As we have noted in the past, the Atlanta industrial market has certainly been on a roller coaster ride for the past few years.  Despite some promising indicators that we are climbing out of the hole, I do not believe that the up and down ride is quite over yet."

What do you think? Are we climbing out of the hole? Is the roller coaster ride coming to an end?

American Contract Manufacturer Beats Offshore Competition and Grows Revenue 5x

It's always good to hear about a company that's actually growing through these rough economic times.  This article features a company called Phoenix Stamping in Fulton Industrial and talks about how they've been able to stay so successful.

A link to the article is here.