Atlanta Business News

Atlanta’s tree canopy has been shrinking. What the city does next is unclear.
A new assessment of Atlanta's tree canopy found the city lost more trees in recent years, but it's unclear how local officials plan to address the problem.

After more than 60 years, a Buckhead pharmacy is evolving
Wender & Roberts will shrink and relocate at a Buckhead shopping center where it's been since 1962.
Leader of Alpharetta firm accused in $380M Ponzi scheme gets 4 years in prison
The first of three executives of an Alpharetta firm accused of operating what was likely Georgia's largest Ponzi scheme was sentenced to just over four years in prison.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Antitrust case reportedly has Paramount eyeing Georgia, others for HQ move
Paramount Skydance's leadership has mulled a headquarters move amid a push by California and other states to block its merger with Warner Bros. Discovery.

Who has come and gone in Atlanta radio and TV in 2026
The Atlanta media landscape in 2026 features several high-profile arrivals, departures and other changes, including personalities like Big Tigger and Kristin Klingshirn.

99X guts its on-air staff as Cumulus Media makes massive cuts nationwide
99X cut much of its on-air staff Friday as part of cost-cutting measures at Cumulus Media as a whole.
Airport News

Pilots allege Delta didn’t pay for short-term military leave in lawsuit
The plaintiffs allege the Atlanta-based carrier violated a federal law protecting the job rights of military service members.
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Your digital life on terra firma has almost been replicated in the sky.

Environmental groups threaten to sue Atlanta airport over spills into river
The Southern Environmental Law Center and the Flint Riverkeeper threaten to sue the Atlanta aiport over spills of fuel, sewage and other substances into the Flint River.
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Home Depot CEO Ted Decker on temporary medical leave
Home Depot CEO Ted Decker is on temporary medical leave of absence, the company said Wednesday morning.
The technology to prevent hot car deaths exists. Why isn’t it standard?
The Georgia lawyer for Deja Coleman, who is charged in the hot car death of her infant, is making the latest attempt to require automakers to include child safety features.

Georgia data centers use more than power and land. They need warehouse space.
From 2022 to 2025, companies tied to data centers leased more than 9 million square feet of floor space in metro Atlanta, the equivalent of six Lenox Square malls.
Atlanta has lost nearly 150 acres of tree canopy a year, study finds
Between 2008 and 2023, Atlanta lost an average of nearly 150 acres of its urban forest each year, according to a new tree assessment by Georgia Tech researchers.

Who has come and gone in Atlanta radio and TV in 2026
The Atlanta media landscape in 2026 features several high-profile arrivals, departures and other changes, including personalities like Big Tigger and Kristin Klingshirn.

99X guts its on-air staff as Cumulus Media makes massive cuts nationwide
99X cut much of its on-air staff Friday as part of cost-cutting measures at Cumulus Media as a whole.
From runways to highways, her Atlanta construction firm has blazed paths
In an industry where Hispanic women are rarely CEOs, Guiomar Obregón built a multimillion-dollar firm.

Empty suits aren’t welcome at Atlanta’s new bank HQ, CEO says
Pinnacle emerged in January as the result of an $8.6 billion merger between Columbus-based Synovus and Nashville-based Pinnacle, keeping the name of the latter.
Amazon delivery drones are coming to metro Atlanta
The drones will embark from an Amazon fulfillment center in Stone Mountain. Delivery area includes parts of Redan, Lilburn, Snellville, Tucker and Lithonia.
Atlanta’s Hennessy dealers sold for $1.3B. It’s part of a car-buying sea change.
Car dealers have long been local businesses deeply embedded in their communities. But consolidation is happening in this dynamic industry.



