Atlanta Business News

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This Atlanta company plans to split in two. Here is its leadership plan.

Genuine Parts announced its separation plan in February, aiming to divide its auto and industrial parts divisions into two separate public companies.

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Large Atlanta law firm nabs rival’s team to open new office

Atlanta labor and employment law firm Ogletree Deakins is opening its 61st office with a nine-lawyer team it poached from competitor Littler Mendelson in Monterrey, Mexico.

The roller coaster he’s ridden 28,000-plus times is closing. Now what?

Adored Atlanta-area roller coaster gets new life in new home. But where?

ArieForce One, popular among roller coaster aficionados, was shuttered in Georgia last month but will have a new home after it was acquired by Six Flags.

Georgia Media and Entertainment News

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Founder of the Foundry has a vision for a creative campus with staying power

Find out about the Foundry, a new creative campus taking root in a Southwest Atlanta industrial building. Stabiliizing artist workspaces is the vision of Atlantan Adam Bostic.

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Trilith wants college students to spend a semester on set

The purpose is to provide students real world experience in a field that doesn’t have a predefined path to “breaking in."

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Possible third season of Netflix’s ‘Hunting Wives’ might move to Georgia

"The Hunting Wives" might move to Georgia after a change to North Carolina's film and TV incentives program, a Charlotte TV station said.

Airport News

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MAKING CONNECTIONS

Airport officials bury a time capsule to be opened in 2126

Nearly two dozen items are buried that give a glimpse into the past 100 years of the airport’s history.

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Atlanta Labor Day travel: Expect traffic, longer lines and higher prices

Travelers are facing higher airfare, hotel and fuel costs this year.

Lobbyists spend big feeding lawmakers during Georgia’s special session

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.

Airport Centennial Time Capsule
MAKING CONNECTIONS

Airport officials bury a time capsule to be opened in 2126

Georgianomics
NEWSLETTER

Georgianomics: Recharge your batteries

Jada Phillips ferries an order to a table at the Waffle House on Peachtree Road in Brookhaven on Friday, Aug. 14, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Waffle House rarely talks. A union push has it speaking out.

R3 Lithium ramps up battery material refining in Covington

Battery material recycling plant outside Atlanta to restart under new owners

Atlanta rapper T-Pain, pictured performing at Lakewood Amphitheatre in 2024, is suing Konvict Entertainment, alleging he is owed almost $500,000 in unpaid royalties from record sales. (Robb Cohen for the AJC)

T-Pain sues Akon’s record label, claiming unpaid royalties

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She turned a side hustle fixing cars into a nearly million-dollar business

Personal Journeys: The House of Candler

Georgia-Pacific ditches plan for apartments, mixed-use overhaul of downtown HQ

Georgia State unveils new legal resource to help preserve generational wealth

Georgia State launches free legal clinic for property and inheritance issues

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THE STEERING COLUMN

Trade Atlanta traffic for a different kind of driving

Trump Cuts Pro Bono Deals With Law Firms As He Seeks Trade Help

$2M fine for law firms over ‘widespread, long-running cover-up’ in Georgia case