(Atlanta Business Chronicle) — State officials have selected two parcels of industrial property inside Atlanta as “opportunity zones,” a designation that will let businesses in those areas receive tax credits.  The Atlanta Development Authority received word Wednesday that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has approved opportunity zones for the City Hall East property on Ponce de Leon Avenue and for Southside Industrial Park in the southeastern corner of the city.  The two sites are the smallest and largest of 33 parcels in the city’s application. City Hall East covers a mere 18 acres, while the Southside tract sprawls over 1,151 acres.

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