Atlanta Business News

How should cities use AI? This Atlanta suburb may hold the answer.
When Google and the U.S. Council of Mayors evaluated cities to find which ones were using AI effectively, they selected one of Georgia’s youngest cities as a standout.

How short-term rental investors took over a historic Atlanta high-rise
Landmark high-rise residents say they once lived in a tranquil condo community. Then came the short-term rental businesses, and the lawsuits.
Georgia Senate votes to claw back data center tax breaks
The Georgia Senate Friday morning passed a bill that would repeal the sales tax exemptions through 2028 and 2031, respectively.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

What Warner Bros. Discovery’s sale to Paramount could mean for CNN, Turner
For more than 3,000 employees at the company’s Techwood campus, where CNN, TBS, TNT and other networks reside, the stakes could not be higher.

What movies made in Georgia have made the most money since 2008?
The list is topped by a lot of superhero movies and sequels. So far, three films since the pandemic ended made the list: "Jungle Cruise," "Black Widow" and "The Suicide Squad.

Plaza Theatre spotlights Georgia film history, showing ‘Deliverance’ and more
The series spans 1972 to 2006, a time period before the state bolstered its film tax credit.
Airport News

Does Delta’s oil refinery protect it from price spikes? It’s complicated.
Airline stocks have taken a beating in the last week as a result of the war in Iran and spiking oil prices.

Weather, TSA staffing issues make for a tough weekend at Atlanta airport
Passengers saw hours-long airport security lines Sunday and longer-than-normal lines Monday morning.

Atlanta travelers struggle to get home amid Middle East flight disruptions
The U.S. State Department told media outlets Thursday it’s aware of at least 20,000 Americans who have returned home since the strikes began.
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Georgia Senate votes to claw back data center tax breaks
The Georgia Senate Friday morning passed a bill that would repeal the sales tax exemptions through 2028 and 2031, respectively.
SK Battery lays off nearly 1,000 employees at North Georgia plant
The move comes as the Trump administration has cut once-robust federal tax incentives for consumers and manufacturers of electric vehicles.
Georgia solar panel maker is returning to full production after a pause
In November, Qcells announced it was furloughing workers and reducing shifts, moves that affected about 1,000 workers or a little more than a quarter of its Georgia workforce.
Metro Atlanta gas prices make ‘startling’ jump amid Middle East conflict
The average price for regular unleaded gas was about $3.24 per gallon as of mid-day Friday, the highest price this year, according to Gas Buddy.

Atlanta travelers struggle to get home amid Middle East flight disruptions
The U.S. State Department told media outlets Thursday it’s aware of at least 20,000 Americans who have returned home since the strikes began.

How to make a car feel like home
Think of a car’s interior as your living room on wheels. ...

Delta settles lawsuit over maintenance worker’s death
Delta Air Lines has settled a lawsuit over the death of a worker killed in a 2024 tire explosion at its Atlanta maintenance facility, as related litigation continues.

What Warner Bros. Discovery’s sale to Paramount could mean for CNN, Turner
For more than 3,000 employees at the company’s Techwood campus, where CNN, TBS, TNT and other networks reside, the stakes could not be higher.

This Georgia town learns what comes with a data center. More data centers.
Data center developers seeking appealing sites near Atlanta discovered Hampton, Ga., and a development rush was on.
CEO Donna Hyland retiring from Children’s Healthcare, successor named
The next CEO of the not-for-profit hospital system will be Patrick Frias, who currently leads Rady Children’s Health in Southern California.

