The candidate said a diversity of residential housing to attract corporations and its employees, as well as first time-home buyers, is essential to supporting local businesses.
“Fewer young professionals are in Roswell than Alpharetta and Sandy Springs,” Beeson said. “That hurts our ability to be family friendly … and to be competitive with recruiting employers. When trying to … recruit new business to Roswell, the CEO is coming to see where they can house their employees.”
Shbeib and Miller said they want to see Roswell become a corporate technology hub similar to Alpharetta.
Miller, who owns a Roswell-based data tech firm dedicated to the automotive industry, said he would like to see a tech makerspace located on the east side of the city. Such places would encourage high school tech students to return to Roswell after college, he said.
“I think if you consider a space…
