Alex Pearlstein
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Alex Pearlstein
@alexpearlstein.bsky.social
Principal, Broad Ripple Strategies (www.broadripplestrategies.com). Professional: Economic development consulting. Personal: Georgia Tech, Leeds United, Guided By Voices (https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3D2RFTwTuVjDPdKyXI9xW7?si=1e50c55d26f84565), cats.
The other reality is that because of the nutso incentives used to win many of these projects, there won't be much benefit to tax rolls.
October 7, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Boys of Summer" circa 2025.

"I saw a Harambe plate on a Mercedes Benz..."

Was the driver by any chance extremely hairy?
July 27, 2025 at 9:57 PM
I think you could add Birmingham to the list, too. Lots of jobs, affordable suburban housing with solid schools, competitive quality of life amenities, traffic bad in stretches but only during peak periods.

I truly believe we're seeing the migration but the Census doesn't capture it.
July 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I should add, making a subsistence wage.
July 15, 2025 at 2:59 PM