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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.

AJC HER+STORY

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.

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

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.

Study finds ‘no need’ to privatize security at Hartsfield-Jackson

The study was requested after the partial government shutdown led to TSA call-outs, long lines and major delays for travelers at Atlanta's airport.

Delta cries foul over London Heathrow terminal move

Virgin Atlantic and Delta have been co-located in Terminal 3, making it easier and quicker for passengers to connect between the two airlines and access amenities.

Data centers boost Southern’s profits. After midterms, changes at PSC loom.

THE STEERING COLUMN

What a racetrack can teach us about everyday driving

GEORGIANOMICS

Business and Georgia’s blue wave

In Atlanta’s Grove Park, a shuttered historic theater will be restored

Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case

Pocketbook issues fueled Georgia’s blue wave. Business leaders have noticed.

Nikki Porcher elected Georgia’s first Black female labor commissioner

Democrats win PSC majority, which could affect Georgia Power bills

Longtime Roswell jewelry store gets multimillion-dollar face-lift