Atlanta Business News

A Subaru Ascent, 2,200 miles and an empty nest
Her firm was targeted by the anti-DEI movement. Now she’s telling her story.
In a new book, Simone, the CEO of the Fearless Fund, lays out how the case was the start of an anti-DEI movement in the U.S.

Georgianomics: Playing the long game
Highlights for this week include Italian opportunities, a Georgia winning streak and a pipeline battle.
From forests to flight, new commission to study Georgia’s biofuel potential
The Georgia Sustainable Aviation Fuel Coalition launched Wednesday to evaluate the economic viability of a homegrown biofuel industry.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Atlanta media group Rough Draft expands to Athens, including a print edition
The move will test whether Rough Draft can make its business model work in a market where they’re not based.

How Atlanta became the new home for ‘Shark Tank’ and other game shows
Credits: Video by Miasarah Lai, Sources: AJC | Tyler Perry Studios | Sony Pict. TV | ABC | Fox | Getty | LA Times | Official Black Wall Street | Rodney Ho/AJC

National film incentive legislation introduced with Ga. lawmaker as co-sponsor
Supporters hope it will lure production back to the United States. Critics argue it shouldn’t be a matter of public policy.
Airport News

Elon Musk duels with Delta CEO over in-flight Wi-Fi. United sees an opening.
The tiff began with a Tuesday social media post on X about Delta's CEO and Starlink Wi-Fi service.
The best restaurants in every terminal at the Atlanta airport
Hungry at ATL? These 20 airport restaurants serve food and drink with Atlanta flair and genuinely good flavors.

Atlanta airport spills estimated 33,000 gallons of sewage near Sullivan Creek
This is the latest spill of fuel, sewage and other substances from the airport affecting the Flint River and two of the waterways that feed it, Sullivan Creek and Mud Creek.
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A $3B Georgia pipeline changed course — away from a utility leader’s property
A Georgia man is fighting the proposed route of a pipeline after learning the original path was diverted from land belonging to a manager for a Southern Co. subsidiary.

Uber settles Georgia teen’s sex trafficking lawsuit
Uber has settled a Georgia teen's sex trafficking lawsuit after losing its attempt to shield its CEO from being deposed in the case.

Looking back: How the 1996 torch relay launched Atlanta’s Olympics
At the time, it was the longest Olympic torch relay in the U.S., an epic buildup for Atlanta, the first American city in the South to play host to the Games.

Morgan Stanley chooses site for $684M campus that pitted Dallas vs. Alpharetta
One of the world’s largest financial institutions has selected Dallas for a new regional headquarters, snubbing its other listed finalist in metro Atlanta.

Coca-Cola taps Monster Energy executive for a top role
Coca-Cola named Rob Gehring new president of its largest operating unit.

Recognize this eyesore near Spaghetti Junction? It’s being redeveloped.
DeKalb County on Monday announced it issued a key permit allowing multifamily firm Aramar Investments to convert the tower into 282 market-rate apartments.

A mover and shaker in Atlanta’s restaurant scene hits money troubles
Prolific Atlanta restaurateur Billy Streck has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The operating environment in dining has been a struggle for many operators.

America once made most of the clothes Americans wore. So what happened?
How did American-made clothing fall off? Credits: Video by Fraser Jones | Jordan Pettiford, Javier Loarte, Austin Andries for the AJC, Sources: AJC | Getty
This Georgia Tech professor broke barriers for women in aerospace
Marilyn Smith, Georgia Tech's first female aerospace engineering professor, talks about the highlights and challenges of her work in a male-dominated field.

