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What certified really means on used cars
How Georgia’s economy will look in blue
This week's edition of Georgianomics delves into what’s fueling fast-growing restaurant chains, how to get a job in tech and the outlook for online holiday shopping.

Big metro Atlanta landlord to pay $50M to settle claims it misled renters
Progress Residential, which controls thousands of single-family rental homes in metro Atlanta, has agreed to settle a Federal Trade Commission complaint.

Frontier’s first class seats are nearly here
It’s all part of a larger Frontier strategic shift toward some of the more premium amenities it has historically rejected.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

This Atlanta TED conference is nixed, organizers say
A short-lived TED conference that made Atlanta its home is “no more."

More than a dozen paintings in Ted Turner’s collection to be auctioned
The Atlanta media mogul, who died in May at age 87, had a long history of using his fortune to support his favorite causes.

2 Atlanta music venues will be renamed, partnering with Georgia gas provider
Scana Energy has entered into a partnership with Live Nation for naming rights for Atlanta venues Buckhead Theatre and Lakewood Amphitheatre.
Airport News

FAA ground stop lifted, major disruptions remain. Here’s latest on flight delays, cancellations and airport scenes.
Get the latest on the FAA ground stop at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport, including flight delays, cancellations and how to check your flight status.

FAA issues nationwide ground stop; delays in Atlanta and elsewhere mount.
A ground stop means all aircraft on the ground must stay parked. Those in the air may still land with air traffic control guidance.

New AI tech deployed in Atlanta’s air traffic control. Here’s what it does.
Atlanta is one of the first to see the effects of the FAA’s new AI-powered tool that can help air traffic control proactively identify more efficient routes.
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Political ads surged in Georgia during the midterms. Here’s who benefited.
Georgia television stations enjoyed a substantial boost from the flood of campaign cash.
America’s largest port was planned near Savannah. It’s now dead on the water.
A planned mega-port terminal on Savannah River has been abandoned after 20 years. Insiders say the joint effort between Georgia and South Carolina was doomed from the start.
This used to be an Atlanta elementary school. It could become housing.
Atlanta Public Schools issued a call for developers to envision a residential future for the roughly 9-acre site off Perry Boulevard where an elementary school once stood.

When people seek careers in tech, her local nonprofit can train them
Per Scholas Atlanta managing director Sherri Sims shares career lessons on finding your voice, embracing leadership and breaking into tech.
Data centers boost Southern’s profits. After midterms, changes at PSC loom.
Leaders from Southern Co. and the Georgia chapter of a national environmental advocacy group publicly celebrated wins this week — for very different reasons.

What a racetrack can teach us about everyday driving
I was a guest of Michelin at the AMG Experience, a one-day performance driving program using Mercedes-AMG vehicles.

Business and Georgia’s blue wave
In a special election edition of Georgianomics, we break down what the results could mean for business.

In Atlanta’s Grove Park, a shuttered historic theater will be restored
The building has lived many lives in its 85-year history. Soon it will be reborn as a community gathering space.

Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case
A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.
Pocketbook issues fueled Georgia’s blue wave. Business leaders have noticed.
Voters made their economic frustration clear as Democrats swept statewide offices and reclaimed the state House.