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Transwestern Real Estate Services (TRS) announces its Southeast Investment Services Group has executed the disposition of North Logan Commons, a 175,969-square-foot power center at 4002 and 4022 Atlanta Highway in Loganville, Georgia. Transwestern Vice President Fred Victor represented the seller, CIM Group, in the $15.6 million transaction to New York-based Big V Property Group. 

“This deal went under contract in mid-March, at the beginning of the pandemic quarantine,” said Victor. “As such, completing the transaction presented unique hurdles, including difficulties conducting inspections and challenges with the current lending environment, which required extending the closing date multiple times. The buyer and seller were committed to finalizing the deal despite these obstacles and worked together throughout the process.”

More than 67% of North Logan Commons’ total occupancy comes from national anchors T.J. Maxx, Dick’s Sporting Goods, OfficeMax and PetSmart. Co-tenants Five Guys, SportClips, Anytime Fitness and Sally Beauty combine with a 127,743-square-foot Lowe’s shadow anchor to drive additional traffic to the property. At 83% occupied, the power center offers substantial value-add opportunity through lease-up.

North Logan Commons is situated along Loganville’s primary Highway 78 retail corridor in Gwinnett County, the second-most-populated county in the state, with nearly 1 million residents. Located 45 minutes from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Gwinnett County has consistently been ranked one of the fastest-growing regions in the country and a top destination for global businesses.

 

The COVID-19 crisis has created a number of opportunities for Delta people to make a difference in the communities where we live and work. Since Delta has temporarily adjusted services on board and in Delta Sky Clubs, we have donated food and other provisions from warehouses around the globe to hospitals, schools, food banks and other organizations.

Total donations so far recently exceeded 1 million pounds, and the effort is still ongoing.

Elaine Schlaeger, Manager – Catering Operations, is one of many Delta people helping to distribute food to their local communities. “My daughter is a nurse in the New York Area Hospital, so this really hits home for me. Throughout this pandemic our healthcare workers are putting their lives at risk every day to save others,” said Elaine. “Being a part of a company that is helping healthcare workers and so many others in need around the world with food donations is really touching, and I am glad to be a part of it.”

Delta is donating food and beverages that would otherwise go unused and the number of donations increases each day. Delta is also donating food service items like utensils, bowls, napkins and packaging materials.

“We are so proud of our people who have seen the needs in communities around the world and acted with the resources Delta has to offer. That is what we like to call the Delta spirit,” said Allison Ausband, Senior Vice President – In-Flight Service. “Especially during the ongoing pandemic, we see our people going above and beyond the call of duty to serve others. One million pounds of food is astounding, and we will continue to give as long as we have resources to do so.”

Delta is working with longstanding U.S. partners including Feeding America, whose local organizations are distributing food to those in need. The airline has also developed new relationships with local organizations and chefs in communities seeing a significant need for food resources.

Internationally, Delta teams are similarly helping the communities in which they work, live and serve. In the Philippines, Delta donated more than 39,000 packs of snacks, 25,000 drinks, almost 5,000 packages of coffee and 600 packages of tea to COVID-19 frontline workers and first responders. Delta has also made donations in Senegal, South Africa, Brazil, Argentina, El Salvador, Peru, Japan, Greece, Spain, France, Netherlands and the U.K.

Donating food is one of many ways Delta teams are demonstrating the indomitable Delta spirit during the ongoing pandemic. In April, Delta started providing free flights to medical professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. Delta TechOps and Delta Flight Products will also deliver up to 76 rapidly deployable pods to help military troops infected with COVID-19 return home. Additionally, Delta manufactured a total of 70,000 face shields to help protect hospital workers utilizing Delta’s wholly owned aircraft interiors subsidiary.

One of 25 experts selected nationwide, Neil L. Pruitt Jr., chairman and CEO of PruittHealth, has been appointed to serve on a new, independent commission set to begin a comprehensive assessment of the nursing home response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It is an honor and a privilege to be selected as a member of this commission and advocate for one of the most vulnerable patient populations our company proudly has served for 50 years,” Pruitt said. “For me, this commission is an extension of our Commitment to Caring, and I look forward to sharing with fellow members the valuable experiences and lessons learned as our country grapples with COVID-19.” 

The commission’s work will inform efforts to safeguard the health and quality of life of vulnerable Americans, as well as prepare for future threats to nursing home residents’ safety and to public health. 

Specifically, the commission is tasked to: 

• Identify best practices for facilities to enable rapid and effective identification and mitigation of transmission of COVID-19 and other infectious diseases in nursing homes;

• Work to recommend best practices as exemplars of rigorous infection control practices and facility resiliency that can serve as a framework for enhanced oversight and quality monitoring activities;

• Identify best practices for improved care delivery and responsiveness to the needs of all nursing home residents in preparation for, during, and following an emergency; and

• Identify opportunities to leverage new sources of data to improve existing infection control policies and enable coordination across federal surveyors, contractors, and state and local entities to mitigate coronavirus and future emergencies.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the formation of the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes on May 14. MITRE, an independent, not-for-profit organization, is standing up the commission and facilitating its activities and will independently author and deliver a report on the commission’s findings and recommendations to CMS on September 1.

Learn more about the Coronavirus Commission for Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes at https://sites.mitre.org/nhcovidcomm/.

The Atlanta City Council will hold a remote work session on the tree protection ordinance rewrite Thursday, June 25 at 10 a.m. The meeting will be held remotely due to the telework protocol activated for City Hall.

The meeting will be simulcast on the Council’s website, YouTube channel, Channel 26, as well as the Council’s Facebook and Twitter pages.

The public can tune into the meeting by dialing (877) 579-6743 and entering the conference ID number 8315991256.

Members of the public may leave comments associated with the work session by dialing (404) 330-6042 and leaving a voicemail not to exceed three minutes. Public comment will close two hours prior to the start of the meeting.

The draft tree protection ordinance can be found at https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/city-planning/urban-ecology-framework.

Questions about the draft ordinance may be sent to the project team at treeordinance@atlantaga.gov.

You can also read more about the controversy surrounding the tree ordinance at INtown’s story at this link.

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Dig out that cap and gown, Class of 2020, because live, in=person graduation ceremonies for Atlanta Public School seniors are set for July 20 – 23.

According to a press release, graduation ceremonies cancelled due to COVID-19 are back on for all 14 APS high schools at one central location – Lakewood Stadium.

The ceremonies will take place in the early morning and late afternoon to try and beat the summer heat. Social distancing and other safety guidelines will be enforced. Visit AtlantaPublicSchools.us for more details.

Here is the schedule:

Monday, July 20, 2020
Carver Early College and Carver STEAM, 9 a.m.
Coretta Scott King Young Women’s Leadership Academy and Business Engineering Science and Technology (B.E.S.T.) Academy, 6:30 p.m.
KIPP Atlanta Collegiate, 8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Henry W. Grady High School, 9 a.m.
Frederick Douglass High School, 6:30 p.m.
Booker T. Washington High School, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Benjamin E. Mays High School, 9 a.m.
Alonzo A. Crim Open Campus High School (Phoenix Academy), 6:30 p.m.
South Atlanta High School, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 23, 2020
North Atlanta High School, 9 a.m.
Maynard H. Jackson, 6:30 p.m.
Daniel McLaughlin Therrell High School, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, July 24, is reserved as an inclement weather make up day.

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