Atlanta Business News

Okefenokee bid for World Heritage status gets key endorsement
A 43-year effort to bring global recognition to Georgia’s Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge has reached another milestone.
The World Cup’s almost here. Atlanta’s fixing up the guest room.
Downtown Atlanta looks very different after a development sprint before the World Cup. But talk of a gusher of tourist dollars during the soccer tournament has been tempered.
Meals on Wheels Atlanta CEO is preparing the nonprofit for its next course
The former Coca-Cola executive has expanded capacity to serve more seniors. Now the challenge is raising funds to meet increasing demand.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Natalie McCann leaves Fox 5, Ryan Maddox out and more Atlanta media briefs
The latest Atlanta TV and radio news, including Natalie McCann's departure from Fox 5 and Mitch Evans' return to 92.9/The Game.
Assembly Studios installs bandshell, plans World Cup watch party
It’s a permanent community fixture that activates Assembly Studios in Doraville beyond film and television production.

Atlanta Civic Circle, the nonprofit policy newsroom, is shutting down
For more than five years, atlanta Civic Circle has covered housing affordability, labor rights and local government, focused on solutions-oriented reporting in the region.
Airport News
After Spirit exit, other airlines flood into its former Atlanta routes
Atlanta passengers are still left with a net loss in seats and only two ultra-low cost carriers.
Sphere, parking and security upgrades ready at Atlanta airport for World Cup
A new digital sphere in the atrium, security upgrades and a parking deck are just some of the projects the airport has unveiled just in time for FIFA World Cup.

Atlanta airports are ready for World Cup’s private jets. Are they coming?
Weeks out from the first match, private jet traffic isn’t shaping up to be as big as airports had been told to prepare for. But that could change.
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Investigation into Chattahoochee River fish kill focuses on Atlanta’s tunnels
As investigators piece together what caused a fish kill on the Chattahoochee River last month, they have zeroed in on Atlanta's network of underground tunnels as a culprit.

High gas prices are changing how we car shop, but slowly
The hike in gas prices is enough to make people search for more fuel-efficient cars. And that’s precisely what they’re doing — searching. But what about buying?

Beltline-adjacent Madison Yards trades hands for millions
The Madison Yards deal reflects how grocery-anchored retail centers have long been an attractive asset to real estate investors.
Assembly Studios installs bandshell, plans World Cup watch party
It’s a permanent community fixture that activates Assembly Studios in Doraville beyond film and television production.

One of Georgia’s biggest solar farms is dividing one of its smallest counties
A huge solar project more than 200 miles southeast of Atlanta has laid bare rifts in many rural communities over development of farmland.

Georgia’s rising power demand fuels debate over solar farm expansion
A solar project is forcing farmers to confront a difficult choice. Credit: AJC|Farm Journal|WTOC|Drew Kann/AJC|U.S. Energy Information Administration|Yes Energy

Northlake Mall retailers told to vacate. Is a sale and redevelopment next?
It was an abrupt decision, one that led one shop owner to call the general manager. The reason given: the mall had been sold.
Beltline buys office building for $16.5M to preserve affordable space
The Atlanta Beltline has acquired an office building along the Eastside Trail in a move it says will preserve affordable commercial space. It also could occupy space there.
After Spirit exit, other airlines flood into its former Atlanta routes
Atlanta passengers are still left with a net loss in seats and only two ultra-low cost carriers.

Charlie Brown, developer who reshaped the city and Atlanta suburbs, dies
Charles R. Brown, a renowned developer pivotal to transforming a polluted steel mill into an Atlanta jewel who also molded many of the region’s thriving suburbs, has died.




