http://www.ajc.com/business/ Latest articles for the Business section at ajc.com. en-us Copyright 2012 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:43:02 GMT 2012-02-09T23:43:02Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.ajc.com/business/plant-vogtle-nuclear-expansion-1340522.html?cxtype=rss_business It’s official: Georgia will be the site of the nation’s first new nuclear reactors in more than 30 years. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:39:29 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/plant-vogtle-nuclear-expansion-1340522.html Kristi E. Swartz 2012-02-09T22:39:29Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/georgia-included-in-25b-1340730.html?cxtype=rss_business Georgia and 48 other states have reached a $25 billion deal with major lenders who have agreed to reduce mortgage loans and reimburse customers who became victims of overzealous foreclosures. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:13:54 GMT cseward@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/georgia-included-in-25b-1340730.html Christopher Seward 2012-02-09T22:13:54Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/new-reactors-well-hear-1339806.html?cxtype=rss_business The day before Southern Co. learns whether it will get the go-ahead to build the first newly approved nuclear reactors in 30 years, company executives sat in a crowded room of federal nuclear regulators telling them the $14 billion project is under strict management and oversight and will be built to the highest of standards. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:16:52 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/new-reactors-well-hear-1339806.html Kristi E. Swartz 2012-02-09T11:16:52Z ajc_news http://www.ajc.com/business/airport-concessions-to-lay-1339820.html?cxtype=rss_business An airport concessions joint venture run by Atlanta-based Concessions International expects to lay off about 530 employees starting next month, though many of those workers could find jobs with new restaurants. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:44:31 GMT kyamanouchi@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/airport-concessions-to-lay-1339820.html Kelly Yamanouchi 2012-02-09T10:44:31Z ajc_news http://www.ajc.com/business/norcross-tennis-club-where-1339119.html?cxtype=rss_business The Racquet Club of the South in Norcross, where Marietta tennis sensation Melanie Oudin trained before competing in the U.S. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:18:55 GMT cseward@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/norcross-tennis-club-where-1339119.html Christopher Seward 2012-02-09T00:18:55Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/equifax-business-up-as-1339004.html?cxtype=rss_business Growth in Equifax’s U.S. consumer business helped improve earnings for the fourth quarter 2011, the Atlanta-based credit bureau said Wednesday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:05:27 GMT strubey@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/equifax-business-up-as-1339004.html J. Scott Trubey 2012-02-08T23:05:27Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/only-firm-interested-in-1338720.html?cxtype=rss_business A company that has lobbied for more than two years to bring commercial passenger service to Gwinnett County’s Briscoe Field is the only firm interested in running the airport. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:07:35 GMT dwickert@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/gwinnett/only-firm-interested-in-1338720.html David Wickert 2012-02-08T22:07:35Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/tax-officer-discusses-ikea-1338783.html?cxtype=rss_business A tax officer says the Chatham County Assessor's Office placed an IKEA furniture distribution center in the unincorporated county at the same time it put the center's contents in Port Wentworth. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:59:11 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/tax-officer-discusses-ikea-1338783.html Associated Press 2012-02-08T20:59:11Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/atlanta-medical-center-south-1338719.html?cxtype=rss_business Atlanta Medical Center and financially ailing South Fulton Medical Center announced Wednesday that they will seek state permission to consolidate the two hospitals. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:21:06 GMT cteegardin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/atlanta-medical-center-south-1338719.html Carrie Teegardin 2012-02-08T20:21:06Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/comcast-raises-rates-competitors-1330860.html?cxtype=rss_business Many of metro Atlanta Comcast customers started off the year with higher cable bills as the nation’s top cable provider raised rates for most of its TV packages. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:11:24 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/comcast-raises-rates-competitors-1330860.html Kristi E. Swartz 2012-02-08T18:11:24Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/bank-of-america-plaza-1336921.html?cxtype=rss_business One of the biggest emblems of Atlanta's real estate boom became the biggest emblem of its bust on Tuesday. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:55:46 GMT strubey@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/bank-of-america-plaza-1336921.html J. Scott Trubey 2012-02-08T16:55:46Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/need-for-cash-spurs-1331931.html?cxtype=rss_business As a 12-year-old growing up in Atlanta, Scott Garber started dealing baseball cards. As a teenager, he moved to Beanie Babies, building what he said became an $8 million business around the plush collectibles. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 10:00:32 GMT akass@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/need-for-cash-spurs-1331931.html Arielle Kass 2012-02-08T10:00:32Z ajc_news http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/developer-plans-to-make-1337067.html?cxtype=rss_business PHILADELPHIA - A wealthy real estate developer said Tuesday he and four partners plan to make an offer to buy the city's two largest newspapers, whose downtown offices he already owns. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:16:20 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/developer-plans-to-make-1337067.html PATRICK WALTERS 2012-02-08T00:16:20Z 03/08/2012 APXchange http://www.ajc.com/business/closed-alpharetta-company-founder-1337179.html?cxtype=rss_business A shuttered Alpharetta company that provided home foreclosure services to lenders has been indicted on forgery charges in Missouri. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:52:37 GMT akass@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/closed-alpharetta-company-founder-1337179.html Arielle Kass 2012-02-07T23:52:37Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/alpharetta-mortgage-firm-faces-1336808.html?cxtype=rss_business COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Add Missouri to the growing list of states going after banks and other companies on behalf of consumers apparently caught in a widespread fraud involving forged signatures on phony home loan documents. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:36:48 GMT http://www.ajc.com/business/alpharetta-mortgage-firm-faces-1336808.html Associated Press 2012-02-07T22:36:48Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/atlanta-exec-gets-8-1337026.html?cxtype=rss_business An Atlanta businessman will spend 8 years in prison and must repay nearly $9 million for duping investors caught in his Ponzi scheme, prosecutors said Tuesday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:26:11 GMT cseward@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/atlanta-exec-gets-8-1337026.html Christopher Seward 2012-02-07T22:26:11Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/post-properties-expects-favorable-1336999.html?cxtype=rss_business Atlanta-based apartment community developer Post Properties reported Tuesday its funds from operations – a key measure of strength – fell in the fourth quarter, following a hit from an early debt payoff. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:43:59 GMT mwilliams@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/post-properties-expects-favorable-1336999.html Misty Williams 2012-02-07T21:43:59Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/four-seasons-st-regis-1336881.html?cxtype=rss_business AAA has named its top hotels and restaurants in metro Atlanta and north Georgia. The travel group, in its annual review, has awarded its prestigious five diamond designation to six hotels -- the Four Seasons  Atlanta, InterContinental Buckhead, St. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:12:40 GMT lstafford@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/four-seasons-st-regis-1336881.html Leon Stafford 2012-02-07T20:12:40Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/coke-improves-sales-across-1336516.html?cxtype=rss_business Coca-Cola Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent said Tuesday that he expects price increases in commodities to moderate in 2012 compared with last year, but they may not have a balancing effect on the costs of the company's drinks over the next 11 months. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:49:07 GMT lstafford@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/coke-improves-sales-across-1336516.html Leon Stafford 2012-02-07T19:49:07Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/bank-of-america-plaza-1336399.html?cxtype=rss_business Bank of America Plaza, the tallest building in metro Atlanta, is going on the auction block Tuesday. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:43:29 GMT http://www.ajc.com/business/bank-of-america-plaza-1336399.html 2012-02-07T12:43:29Z SPOCC