{"475771":{"#nid":"475771","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Jen Yun (MCRP + MS\/PubP \u002714) says metro Atlanta is under-exporting","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn her recent opinion piece for the AJC, SCaRP alumna Jen Yun talks about the potential for Atlanta to increase its exports and become a more golbally competitive city. \u0022Out of the top 100 U.S. metros, metro Atlanta ranked No.14 by volume of exports in 2014, but metro Atlanta\u2019s export intensity \u2013 the export share of our overall economy \u2013 ranked No. 64, with exports making up only nine percent of the region\u2019s economy,\u0022 she writes. The good news, according to Yun, is that leaders are now working to change this trend.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0022In June, regional leaders launched the Atlanta Metro Export Plan (MEP), a regional export strategy to stimulate economic growth and create quality jobs through exports,\u0022 Yun says. \u0022The Atlanta MEP is a collaborative effort between the Metro Atlanta Chamber, Georgia Department of Economic Development and other regional public and private organizations.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EClick on the article link to read more.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"28044","created_gmt":"2015-12-03 15:23:28","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 02:27:49","author":"Jessie Brandon","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"http:\/\/www.myajc.com\/news\/news\/opinion\/challenge-for-local-companies-on-exports\/npZST\/","dateline":{"date":"2015-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2015-12-01T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"316961":{"id":"316961","type":"image","title":"AJC","body":null,"created":"1449244947","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 16:02:27","changed":"1475895024","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:50:24","alt":"AJC","file":{"fid":"199960","name":"ajc.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ajc_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/ajc_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":23529,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/ajc_0.jpg?itok=pG6u5tzL"}}},"media_ids":["316961"],"groups":[{"id":"1224","name":"School of City \u0026 Regional Planning"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}