http://www.ajc.com/business/ Latest articles for the Business section at ajc.com. en-us Copyright 2009 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:35:30 GMT 2009-11-10T10:35:30Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/business/home-depot-puts-surplus-191283.html?cxtype=rss_business Ever think a Home Depot parking lot is too sprawling and vacant? Home Depot does, too. “A number of stores have barren asphalt, and it’s not in anyone’s best interest to leave it sitting there,” said Mike LaFerle, Home Depot’s vice president of real estate. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:57:56 GMT rtramos@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/home-depot-puts-surplus-191283.html Rachel Tobin Ramos 2009-11-10T00:57:56Z http://www.ajc.com/business/city-council-committee-approves-191027.html?cxtype=rss_business The Atlanta city council transportation committee approved Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport's proposed lease with Delta Air Lines Monday. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:36:16 GMT kyamanouchi@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/city-council-committee-approves-191027.html Kelly Yamanouchi 2009-11-09T23:36:16Z http://www.ajc.com/business/wieland-homes-settles-clean-191232.html?cxtype=rss_business Atlanta home builder John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Inc. will pay $350,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency to settle alleged violations of the Clean Water Act stemming from five years ago. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:50:27 GMT pcpaul@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/wieland-homes-settles-clean-191232.html Péralte C. Paul 2009-11-09T22:50:27Z http://www.ajc.com/business/ups-to-handle-logistics-191262.html?cxtype=rss_business Manheim, an automobile auction company, has hired UPS to oversee moving millions of used vehicles to the wholesale market annually. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:19:44 GMT rtramos@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/ups-to-handle-logistics-191262.html Rachel Tobin Ramos 2009-11-09T22:19:44Z http://www.ajc.com/business/southern-ceo-taking-wait-191190.html?cxtype=rss_business Southern Co. CEO David Ratcliffe has two views of the potential impact of climate change legislation now making its way through the U.S. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:56:04 GMT dmarkiewicz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/southern-ceo-taking-wait-191190.html David Markiewicz 2009-11-09T21:56:04Z http://www.ajc.com/business/can-viewers-take-any-191093.html?cxtype=rss_business Americans watch about 150 hours of television a month containing about 14 hours of commercials. The big question, as more TV shows move to the Internet, is will viewers say enough is enough to all those ads? Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:33:59 GMT jlscott@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/can-viewers-take-any-191093.html Jeffry Scott 2009-11-09T20:33:59Z http://www.ajc.com/business/john-wieland-homes-fined-190956.html?cxtype=rss_business Atlanta-based John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods has agreed to pay $350,000 in penalties for violations of the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:50:38 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/john-wieland-homes-fined-190956.html Kristi E. Swartz 2009-11-09T17:50:38Z http://www.ajc.com/business/welding-skills-useful-even-190888.html?cxtype=rss_business When the mask comes down, a welder is in another world, a place of thick darkness broken almost immediately by the spark of a torch that quickly heats up like a tiny star to about 10,000 degrees. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:44:12 GMT mkanell@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/welding-skills-useful-even-190888.html Michael E. Kanell 2009-11-09T17:44:12Z http://www.ajc.com/business/hartsfield-jackson-ranks-last-190930.html?cxtype=rss_business Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport came in last in on-time arrival performance in September among the 31 major airports ranked by the U.S. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:30:06 GMT kyamanouchi@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/hartsfield-jackson-ranks-last-190930.html Kelly Yamanouchi 2009-11-09T17:30:06Z http://www.ajc.com/business/milton-winner-business-friendly-190693.html?cxtype=rss_business The winners in the Milton election said voters sent this message: The 3-year-old north Fulton town needs controlled development. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:32:28 GMT rellis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/milton-winner-business-friendly-190693.html Ralph Ellis 2009-11-09T14:32:28Z http://www.ajc.com/business/dont-count-on-a-187994.html?cxtype=rss_business More small-business employees can expect no end-of-year bonuses or gifts for 2009. A recent survey of small business owners or managers showed fewer of them planning gifts or cash for their workers. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:25:56 GMT http://www.ajc.com/business/dont-count-on-a-187994.html Associated Press 2009-11-09T12:25:56Z http://www.ajc.com/business/home-values-creep-up-190467.html?cxtype=rss_business Badly burdened with foreclosures and overbuilding, the metro Atlanta housing market has slowly and painfully started crawling out of the ditch, according to a real estate data firm. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:13:36 GMT mkanell@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/home-values-creep-up-190467.html Michael E. Kanell 2009-11-09T12:13:36Z http://www.ajc.com/business/kia-s-west-point-190309.html?cxtype=rss_business Next week, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia officially begins building mini SUVs at its new plant in West Point. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:55:57 GMT tjoyner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/kia-s-west-point-190309.html Tammy Joyner 2009-11-09T01:55:57Z http://www.ajc.com/business/corporate-is-playing-a-189854.html?cxtype=rss_business With small but distinct signs of life in the economy, companies are plotting their recovery strategies for 2010. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:07:22 GMT http://www.ajc.com/business/corporate-is-playing-a-189854.html Laura Raines 2009-11-08T13:07:22Z http://www.ajc.com/business/law-firms-try-to-187957.html?cxtype=rss_business Rush Smith, managing partner of Hall Booth Smith & Slover, says the law firm will be giving up its space in Midtown. He says the move to the 191 Peachtree Tower will save money and allow the firm to work more efficiently. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:02:02 GMT gcoffee@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/law-firms-try-to-187957.html Gertha Coffee Péralte C. Paul
 2009-11-08T13:02:02Z http://www.ajc.com/business/jobless-rate-in-double-190709.html?cxtype=rss_business The national unemployment rate has hit double digits for the first time since 1983, and it's expected to climb further into next year as companies remain reluctant to hire. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:45:05 GMT mkanell@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/jobless-rate-in-double-190709.html Michael E. Kanell 2009-11-07T14:45:05Z http://www.ajc.com/business/united-security-joins-list-188920.html?cxtype=rss_business Georgia's banking crisis has claimed its 26th victim: United Security Bank of Sparta, a tiny lender based in a town about halfway between Atlanta and Augusta. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:52:59 GMT pdonsky@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/united-security-joins-list-188920.html Paul Donsky 2009-11-06T23:52:59Z http://www.ajc.com/business/ups-stock-s-10-188020.html?cxtype=rss_business UPS’s executive team and board of directors rang the morning bell at the New York Stock Exchange Friday, paying homage to 10 years of UPS stock on the public market. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:16:55 GMT rtramos@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/ups-stock-s-10-188020.html Rachel Tobin Ramos 2009-11-06T23:16:55Z http://www.ajc.com/business/runway-incursions-a-common-188733.html?cxtype=rss_business Before dawn on Oct. 19, a Delta Air Lines jet with 193 people on board missed its runway and landed instead on a 75-foot-wide taxiway just south of the Hartsfield-Jackson International terminal building. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:45:53 GMT rgrantham@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/runway-incursions-a-common-188733.html Russell Grantham 2009-11-06T20:45:53Z http://www.ajc.com/business/churches-put-job-seekers-188713.html?cxtype=rss_business Job-hunting doesn’t have to be a solo mission. And in a time of widespread layoffs, anemic hiring and the worst labor market in decades, some of the most active Atlanta networks are faith-based. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:31:54 GMT mkanell@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/churches-put-job-seekers-188713.html Michael E. Kanell 2009-11-06T20:31:54Z