Atlanta's Next Big Bet—And a $5,000 Warning

Everybody wants in on the next big Atlanta project. Terrence Ruffin did too, and says the $5,000 he put into the company behind Forge Atlanta bought him share certificates that never arrived. His story runs alongside a week of very good news: a grocer beating expectations, 3,000 units approved near the BeltLine, a state tower rising over Loring Heights. The boom is real. So is the fine print.

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The $5,000 Lesson Behind a $3.8 Billion Atlanta Pitch

He put in $5,000 for a stake in the company behind Forge Atlanta, the $3.8 billion South Downtown project. Terrence Ruffin says the share certificates never came. His account, and why he is still filing complaints, is a reminder to ask the hard questions before you wire money into any Atlanta deal.

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