{"id":13422,"date":"2015-06-16T11:03:26","date_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=13422"},"modified":"2015-06-16T11:05:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-16T15:05:16","slug":"development-authoritys-brat-vlcia-2015-06-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2015\/06\/development-authoritys-brat-vlcia-2015-06-16.html","title":{"rendered":"Development Authority&#8217;s BRAT @ VLCIA 2015-06-16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nLate o\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/buildlowndes.com\/images\/uploads\/Agenda06-16-2015.pdf\">\r\ntonight&#8217;s agenda<\/a> but big on their minds, and described and pictured by\r\nStuart Taylor, VDT, 31 May 2015,\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.valdostadailytimes.com\/news\/business\/development-authority-introduces-brat\/article_99b60776-0627-11e5-b5c5-23fd493889e0.html\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none\" src=\"http:\/\/bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com\/valdostadailytimes.com\/content\/tncms\/assets\/v3\/editorial\/c\/82\/c824aaea-0627-11e5-92f4-e318f1ff710c\/5568a14bd6f79.image.jpg?resize=300%2C261\"><\/a>\r\nas consisting of:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Georgia Department of Economic Development &mdash; 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