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ATDC, Atlanta’s best startup resource, could have been in some trouble after some restructuring that happened lately.

Lance Weatherby left to go be in charge of sales and BD at Half Off Depot.

Keith McGreggor went across the hall to go lead Georgia Tech’s VentureLab (which is a great program that has a terrible web presence so I won’t like it here.)

What’s a startup accelerator to do when you start losing catalysts? You go out and get some awesome Entrepreneurs in Residence. The new EIRs are Jamie Bardin, Tim Dorr, Hezi Moore and Blake Patton.

I don’t know much about Hezi and Blake outside of their bios in the link, but I do know Tim and Jamie to different degrees. I’ve seen Tim around at a number of the startup events and hackathons in Atlanta and he’s always a huge help to anyone who needs it. It’s a great fit for someone who is already so plugged in to the community and is generous with his time and knowledge.

Jamie actually hired me in to the job I have now and was one of the big reasons I accepted the position. Now he’s in a great position to help other people, and anyone who is lucky enough to work with him is going to be very happy.

I’m honestly shocked it doesn’t happen way more often. Or maybe it does and we just don’t hear about it.

Teen accused of stealing luggage at airport

An Atlanta teenager is accused of stealing luggage from airport carousels, then pilfering through the bags in nearby restrooms. When he was done, he allegedly left the suitcases in stalls.

A police officer caught Devonte Lightning, 18, with someone else’s bag in a restroom at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Surveillance cameras also captured Lightning in the act, grabbing numerous bags, police said.