Atlanta Business News

Saks Off 5th stores to close across U.S. One Atlanta outlet spared.
Saks Global will shutter most of its Saks Off 5th stores as it navigates bankruptcy restructuring. But at least one Atlanta-area location will stay open.

Is the Toyota Prius intended to be a Tesla Model 3 competitor?
For 2026, the current-generation Toyota Prius returns with the same basic formula — excellent efficiency — wrapped in a design that’s finally not so frumpy.

CBS Atlanta to launch morning newscast. Here’s what to know.
Filling the 6 a.m. hour, the “CBS News Atlanta Mornings” newscast will feature community-focused reporting and a seven-day forecast.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

CBS Atlanta to launch morning newscast. Here’s what to know.
Filling the 6 a.m. hour, the “CBS News Atlanta Mornings” newscast will feature community-focused reporting and a seven-day forecast.

Netflix might end up with TCM, Ted Turner’s ‘passion project’
This could be good news for Ted Turner’s brainchild, an Atlanta-based cable network which airs original classic films without commercials and quickly became an iconic brand.

How profitable is CNN? New filing shares details for first time in years.
The projected financial performance is rosy news for CNN, which is battling the same declines in viewership and advertising dollars as other cable television brands.
Airport News

Tap water safe to drink south of Atlanta after airport fuel spill
Areas south of Hartsfield-Jackson said late Friday night that the area’s tap water system is safe to use after a fuel spill at the airport reached the Flint River.

UPS retires fleet of MD-11 planes after Louisville crash
UPS had 26 MD-11 planes, which made up about 9% of its total fleet of aircraft.

Flight disruptions in Atlanta continue into Monday from huge winter storm
Winter storm: Monday will still be a difficult flying day nationally, particularly for travelers coming from or heading to airports in the Northeast.
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Atlanta has built more homes, but deeply affordable housing lags
Researchers at Georgetown Law say in a new analysis that metro-area construction outpaced the national average, but growth has not always reached low-income renters.

Number of right whale calves along Southeast coast gives researchers hope
Scientists have spotted 21 North Atlantic right whale calves off of the Southeastern coast this season. This is the most since 2011.

Buckhead’s largest office complex could get a major makeover. Take a look.
After falling behind the times and succumbing to foreclosure, Buckhead’s largest office complex is about to undergo some changes.
Home Depot to cut 800 corporate jobs, mostly affecting remote workers
Home Depot says it is eliminating about 800 corporate jobs tied to its Vinings headquarters.
Norfolk Southern CEO: Rivals using ‘scare tactics’ against Union Pacific deal
Norfolk Southern's leader said his team is addressing "misinformation" being circulated about his railroad's deal with Union Pacific.
A piece of Coca-Cola’s Atlanta history now could have a new chapter
An investor has purchased the building at 125 Edgewood Ave., the first Atlanta bottling operation for Coca-Cola.

Bird flu detected in another Georgia poultry facility, third case this month
Another Georgia commercial poultry flock has tested positive for bird flu, the third such case in less than a month in the state, agriculture officials said.

800-bed student housing project progresses at Morehouse, Spelman colleges
The development is designed to address a lack of student housing options near Atlanta’s cluster of HBCUs.

Lawsuit targets exemptions Trump granted to Georgia plants using toxic gas
Environmental groups claim President Donald Trump, the Environmental Protection Agency and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, overstepped their legal authority.
Atlanta has to consider World Cup security risks. Does that list include ICE?
Public safety is a paramount concern when hosting events like the World Cup, when hundreds of thousands of international soccer fans are expected to flock to Atlanta.




