Atlanta Business News

Jada Phillips ferries an order to a table at the Waffle House on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Waffle House rarely talks. A union push has it speaking out.

Atlanta rapper T-Pain, pictured performing at Lakewood Amphitheatre in 2024, is suing Konvict Entertainment, alleging he is owed almost $500,000 in unpaid royalties from record sales. (Robb Cohen for the AJC)

T-Pain sues Akon’s record label, claiming unpaid royalties

R3 Lithium ramps up battery material refining in Covington

Battery material recycling plant outside Atlanta to restart under new owners

AJC HER+STORY

She turned a side hustle fixing cars into a nearly million-dollar business

Georgia-Pacific ditches plan for apartments, mixed-use overhaul of downtown HQ

Georgia State unveils new legal resource to help preserve generational wealth

Georgia State launches free legal clinic for property and inheritance issues

THE STEERING COLUMN

Trade Atlanta traffic for a different kind of driving

Trump Cuts Pro Bono Deals With Law Firms As He Seeks Trade Help

$2M fine for law firms over ‘widespread, long-running cover-up’ in Georgia case

A Georgia federal judge has ordered law firms Kirkland & Ellis and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom to pay $2 million for their lawyers' misconduct in a civil case.

Possible third season of Netflix’s ‘Hunting Wives’ might move to Georgia

"The Hunting Wives" might move to Georgia after a change to North Carolina's film and TV incentives program, a Charlotte TV station said.

Delta’s newest employee benefit: $1,000 to help seed eligible Trump Accounts

Trump Account contributions are a new benefit that, so far, a few dozen companies have started offering. But some are skeptical about how widely the accounts will be adopted.

Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Possible third season of Netflix’s ‘Hunting Wives’ might move to Georgia

"The Hunting Wives" might move to Georgia after a change to North Carolina's film and TV incentives program, a Charlotte TV station said.

Julia Garner returning to metro Atlanta to film Apple TV’s ‘Guilty Creatures’

Julia Garner, whose breakthrough role was on Netflix's “Ozark,” will return to metro Atlanta to shoot a new Apple TV drama, “Guilty Creatures.”

With Trump’s backing, a federal film incentive gains ground in Georgia

The general consensus is that it will enhance regional incentives that turned states like Georgia into production powerhouses.

Airport News

Labor Day period travel at Hartsfield-Jackson

Atlanta Labor Day travel: Expect traffic, longer lines and higher prices

Travelers are facing higher airfare, hotel and fuel costs this year.

Lobbyists spend big feeding lawmakers during Georgia’s special session

Delta and Aeromexico’s joint venture preserved after court order

A U.S. appeals court overturned the Trump administration’s order following legal action from the two carriers.

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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