Atlanta Business News

For Georgia drivers, insurance becoming a bigger chunk of monthly payments

Value fashion giant launches first Georgia store
Primark, which hails from Dublin, Ireland, will launch its first Georgia store next month as it continues to spread across the U.S.

Major economic jet engine for Middle Georgia is hiring again
A hiring surge at Robins Air Force Base in Middle Georgia seeks to fill some 600 jobs, most of them civilian positions, in the coming months.
Ex-Amazon contractor gets 16 years in prison in $10M Atlanta fraud
A former Amazon contractor was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in federal prison for her involvement in a $10 million Atlanta-area scheme to defraud the company.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Meta must pay millions to Georgia in social media addiction lawsuit
The overall settlement resolves claims by 48 states. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Meta is the first "to come to the table but shouldn't be the last."

Charter plans to establish Southeast offices in Atlanta after Cox deal
Charter and Cox have said that together they will be bigger and better able to compete in an evolving marketplace.

Charter clears final regulatory hurdle in merger deal with Cox Communications
The combined cable and broadband giant will have about 37 million customers, making it first in market share.
Airport News

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.
Your in-flight life is getting higher tech. And we’re ‘only at the beginning.’
Your digital life on terra firma has almost been replicated in the sky.
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Ex-Amazon contractor gets 16 years in prison in $10M Atlanta fraud
A former Amazon contractor was sentenced Wednesday to 16 years in federal prison for her involvement in a $10 million Atlanta-area scheme to defraud the company.

Meta must pay millions to Georgia in social media addiction lawsuit
The overall settlement resolves claims by 48 states. Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr said Meta is the first "to come to the table but shouldn't be the last."

Battery recycling project headed to Georgia with help from $50M federal grant
A new project heading to Georgia will aim to recover and recycle battery scrap material more efficiently, with the help of a $50 million federal grant.

Target pulls Halloween costume after critics compare it to blackface minstrelsy
Black Atlantans say the controversy around the Hyde and Eek! Boutique costume adds to concerns about the retailer after its retreat from DEI initiatives.

Georgianomics: It’s money
Welcome to the very first issue of Georgianomics, the AJC’s newsletter reporting on the businesses, people and ideas shaping the unique economy here in Georgia.

Humanity must adopt safeguards on AI before it gets out of control
Human beings' rights and health are being threatened by the rapidly expanding power of artificial intelligence. It's time to set more controls.
Marietta man wins $4.3M in fight against Morgan & Morgan
Robert Wyrosdick accused law firm Morgan & Morgan of settling his lawsuit for $45,000 without his permission. He won $4.3 million in his legal malpractice fight.

This Buckhead office building has a new owner. It’s a church.
Christ Covenant Church on Tuesday announced it paid nearly $16.9 million to buy Piedmont Place, with plans to develop a sanctuary long term.

Large Atlanta law firm hit with data breach and associated lawsuit
Troutman Pepper Locke, one of Atlanta's largest and oldest law firms, says it notified the FBI about a recent data breach that it faces a proposed class action lawsuit over.

Georgia’s biggest companies seek more than $1.5 billion in tariff refunds
Home Depot and UPS account for most of the more than $1.5 billion in tariff refunds identified by an AJC review. Small firms have a harder time getting their money back.

