Atlanta Business News

Is Atlanta’s international terminal a security line shortcut? Not so simple.
The Atlanta airport's international terminal checkpoint has sometimes been seen as a shortcut around domestic security lines. But recent woes have shown it is complicated.
Change law to give more Georgia cancer patients access to world-class care
Georgia's Certificate of Need laws are blocking health centers from expanding services across the state. When it comes to cancer, those restrictions should end.

‘It’s how we compete’: Georgia business recruiters plead to keep tax breaks
Tension over economic development incentives has risen in recent years, especially as affordability dominates political discourse.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Tyler Perry Studios sells stake in BET+. Here’s what that means for fans.
Starting in June, BET+ will shut down and its programming will be folded into Paramount+. Perry will continue to produce programming for BET Media Group.

Atlanta TV stations have been dropped from Dish TV. Here’s why.
The dispute is over retransmission fees TV station owners seek from cable and satellite operators, a major source of revenue for companies like Gray Media.

What the Live Nation antitrust settlement means for Georgia concertgoers
Live Nation, which is the most dominant entity in Atlanta’s live events industry, reached a settlement in its antitrust lawsuit.
Airport News

At world’s busiest airport, travelers whipsawed by crowd chaos, uncertainty
At about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday, employees estimated standard wait times were about 2 1/2 hours. Some travelers breezed through checkpoints today with no wait at all.

What we’re seeing from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
The AJC is on the ground at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport with the latest on what's happening.
‘They can’t do anything’: ICE largely standing around at the Atlanta airport
The White House deployed ICE officers to help unpaid TSA workers, but they aren’t trained to actually help with security screening.
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Go pound sand? Eroding federal beach repair funds worry Georgia vacation mecca.
Georgia's Tybee Island has lost more than half its sand since its last beach renourishment. Cutbacks in federal funding mean it could get much worse, putting locals on edge.

Spending the night in an Atlanta airport TSA line
One traveler’s horror story of waiting in line for nine hours as the partial government shutdown continues to disrupt TSA operations.
Long lines, hourslong waits worsen at Atlanta airport as shutdown drags on
As early as 5:30 a.m. Monday, an airport employee estimated it could take travelers at least four hours to get through TSA checkpoints.

Delta is the largest carrier at LaGuardia. How the crash disrupted flights.
Including its regional partners, Delta is LaGuardia's largest carrier. The airport reopened Monday afternoon, but significant delays are expected.

Two major financial tech groups are merging. What that means for Georgia.
The merger comes as the payments industry is in a period of rapid innovation.
Iran war blurs the outlook for metro Atlanta’s spring housing market
Rising energy costs and inflation concerns amid the conflict in the Middle East have caused borrowing costs for a home mortgage to climb.
She inherited the family business. And her mother’s juice obsession.
Arden's Garden is where Leslie Zinn and her mother helped redefine Atlanta’s health food scene while steadily growing more alike.

How long are security lines at Atlanta airport? ‘There’s no telling,’ staff says
The president has suggested bringing in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement workers to fill gaps left by Transportation Security Administration employees.

Ed McBrayer, co-founder of PATH who helped shape Atlanta, dies at 81
The co-founder of the PATH Foundation — who backed the Beltline, Silver Comet Trail and other beloved trails — helped remake the region.
Food pantry extending relief to TSA workers this weekend
The King’s Table is one of several community groups across the country extending relief to TSA workers, who have gone weeks without pay.

