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This week on Good Morning Atlanta, Dana and Elizabeth talk with Rick Woroniecki, International Brokerage for Ackerman & Co. Commercial Real Estate, and World Trade Center Atlanta member, and Amir Farokhi, Executive Director of GeorgiaForward, and Kate Atwood, Executive Director of the Arby’s Foundation.
Rick Woroniecki, Vice President of International Brokerage at Ackerman & Co., talks about international opportunity for Atlanta into the 21st century. Ackerman has been a leader in southeastern commercial real estate for almost 50 years. Rick briefly covers his and Ackerman’s history intertwined with Atlanta and Georgia economic development and growth to date, as well as Atlanta’s explosion onto the international scene since the 1996 Olympics. From Rick’s travels in China, to the London Olympics to the Metro Atlanta Chamber and Mayor Reed’s trips to England, China and Brazil, Rick and Ackerman’s activity with local and international real estate means job creation and economic growth from the man on the street in a local business to players on the world stage.
For assistance with real estate needs or information on international opportunity, the Sandy Springs mission, Rick can be reached around the world on his cell 770-331-9324 email Rworoniecki @ ackermanCo.net more on Ackerman & Co. visit www.ackermanco.net
For more on the World Trade Center Atlanta visit www.WTCAtlanta.com
For an update on the Georgia Forward Forum 2012, Amir Farokhi, Executive Director of GeorgiaForward and Kate Atwood, Executive Director of the Arby’s Foundation join the show.
GeorgiaForward is an independent, non-partisan organization working to improve the state of Georgia by engaging business, political, academic and civil leaders to collaboratively shape a statewide policy agenda.
The theme this year is “New World, New Georgia: Toward a Vision for Statewide Prosperity.”
Follow Georgia Forward on Twitter and Facebook
Kate talked about how Arby’s is working together to end childhood hunger in America, and the systems, steps and support to achieve the vision – to ensure that all children in America have access to wholesome food…every day!
For more visit www.arbysfoundation.org or any Arby’s restaurant to donate to No Kid Hungry
Follow Kate on Twitter @KateAtwood, Arby’s Foundation on Twitter @arbysfoundation and www.facebook.com/arbysfoundation
For more information about Georgia Forward Sept 12 & 13 at the Classic Center in Athens visit www.georgiaforward.org
