Atlanta Business News

Customers walk among the storefronts at the New Black Wall Street Market on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022, in Lithonia, Georgia. The market has been in operation for over a year and gives Black business owners the opportunity to sell their products. (Christina Matacotta for the AJC)

New Black Wall Street Market opened to fanfare. It’s soon closing.

The market's founder turned a vacant Target store into a thriving marketplace where more than 100 Black entrepreneurs could sell their wares.

Blue Ops Drone

Maker of military drone boats expands in Georgia, plans more than 200 jobs

Blue Ops has leased a former Regal Boats facility in Valdosta for a new manufacturing campus where it will build “uncrewed surface vessels” or USVs.

Trump Hayes Lawsuit
OPINION

Best time for artists who seek to reclaim their music rights is now

Musical artists who exercise their termination rights and reclaim control of their recordings and compositions can guarantee generational wealth for their families.

Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Sweetwater 420 finds sweet (or sour?) spot at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park

SweetWater 420 Festival finds ‘good vibes’ at Shirley Clarke Franklin Park

Despite lower ticket prices, crowds were down from 2025, but organizers say the fest will return to the park with a focus on driving more walk-by traffic and vendor sales.

IPIC

Luxury movie theater chain IPIC to stay open during sale process

IPIC had filed a notice that the location was set to close April 28 but a spokesman now says all its theaters will remain open while the company goes through Chapter 11.

NY Premiere of "Normal"

Marietta native tells how he financed, produced Bob Odenkirk thriller ‘Normal’

Marc Provissiero said of the new film's screening at the Toronto International Film Festival: "People were laughing so loud, some of the best lines were drowned out."

Airport News

Current and former Atlanta Mayors gather at Big Bethel AME Church to push to protect DEI initiatives in the City of Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta quietly joins fight against the Trump administration’s anti-DEI push

The Fresno v. Turner lawsuit is one of several filed by groups of municipalities and authorities against the Trump administration over the last year.

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport long lines

In busiest airport battle, Atlanta takes top spot. Rival Chicago disagrees.

The Atlanta airport’s 2025 volumes fell below its 2024 total, as the airport experienced the effects of Southwest Airlines’ decision to cut its Atlanta schedule.

How Delta plans to make maintenance a $5 billion business

Inside Delta’s next $5 billion business

A fast-growing revenue stream to watch at Delta Air Lines doesn’t have to do with Sky Clubs, new routes or more airplane seats. It has to do with maintenance.

Now Playing

Mysterious ‘Santa Is Watching You’ signs pop up across Atlanta

School children use their smartphones near the Barangaroo Ferry Terminal in Sydney, Feb. 24, 2021. (Matthew Abbot/The New York Times)

Parenting was hard enough. Then came social media.

Gas prices in Atlanta and Cobb

Higher gas prices might be here to stay, energy secretary warns

Used cars
OPINION

How old is too old for a used car?

From left, Oprah Winfrey, Rihanna, Tyler Perry and Michael Jordan are four of the world’s 27 Black billionaires, according to Forbes. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times;  Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP; Nina Westervelt/The New York Times; Thibault Camus/AP)
BLACK BILLIONAIRES

Forbes: These are the world’s 27 Black billionaires

walmart display

Walmart plans to renovate these Georgia stores

The 'busiest airport' title: Who’s challenging Atlanta?

Embassy Row

Mixed-use development pitched for aging Sandy Springs office campus

North Point Mall future

North Point Mall’s days are likely numbered. Is NHL hockey its future?

Savannah - Hyundai

Hyundai battery plant in Georgia set to open months after ICE raid

January housing market

Atlanta’s busy season for home-buying is off to a slow start