Atlanta Business News
How Georgia’s economy will look in blue

When people seek careers in tech, her local nonprofit can train them
Per Scholas Atlanta managing director Sherri Sims shares career lessons on finding your voice, embracing leadership and breaking into tech.
Data centers boost Southern’s profits. After midterms, changes at PSC loom.
Leaders from Southern Co. and the Georgia chapter of a national environmental advocacy group publicly celebrated wins this week — for very different reasons.

What a racetrack can teach us about everyday driving
I was a guest of Michelin at the AMG Experience, a one-day performance driving program using Mercedes-AMG vehicles.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

More than a dozen paintings in Ted Turner’s collection to be auctioned
The Atlanta media mogul, who died in May at age 87, had a long history of using his fortune to support his favorite causes.

2 Atlanta music venues will be renamed, partnering with Georgia gas provider
Scana Energy has entered into a partnership with Live Nation for naming rights for Atlanta venues Buckhead Theatre and Lakewood Amphitheatre.
Political ads surged in Georgia during the midterms. Here’s who benefited.
Georgia television stations enjoyed a substantial boost from the flood of campaign cash.
Airport News

Frontier’s first class seats are nearly here
It’s all part of a larger Frontier strategic shift toward some of the more premium amenities it has historically rejected.

Study finds ‘no need’ to privatize security at Hartsfield-Jackson
The study was requested after the partial government shutdown led to TSA call-outs, long lines and major delays for travelers at Atlanta's airport.

Delta cries foul over London Heathrow terminal move
Virgin Atlantic and Delta have been co-located in Terminal 3, making it easier and quicker for passengers to connect between the two airlines and access amenities.
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Business and Georgia’s blue wave
In a special election edition of Georgianomics, we break down what the results could mean for business.
Pocketbook issues fueled Georgia’s blue wave. Business leaders have noticed.
Voters made their economic frustration clear as Democrats swept statewide offices and reclaimed the state House.

Georgia man’s $70M verdict may be slashed in landmark toxic gas case
A new trial will determine if a $70 million verdict in a landmark pollution case against the owners of a Covington sterilization facility should be reduced by two thirds.

In Atlanta’s Grove Park, a shuttered historic theater will be restored
The building has lived many lives in its 85-year history. Soon it will be reborn as a community gathering space.

Lockheed Martin to pay $29.5 million to settle claims it discriminated against white workers
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin has agreed to pay $29.

Nikki Porcher elected Georgia’s first Black female labor commissioner
As Democrats dominated Georgia’s election results, a nonprofit leader made her own history by being elected the state's first Black female labor commissioner.

Democrats win PSC majority, which could affect Georgia Power bills
On Tuesday night, amid a national blue wave, Democrats claimed the majority on the Georgia Public Service Commission for the first time in more than 20 years.
Longtime Roswell jewelry store gets multimillion-dollar face-lift
The renovation project remade Brown & Co. Jewelers, which opened in 1974, from floor to ceiling.

How a $140M verdict is shaping landlord liability in Georgia
In a case shaping landlord liability statewide, the Georgia Supreme Court is considering whether to restore a $140 million jury verdict against an Atlanta apartment complex.

Landmark Buckhead office complex to be transformed with apartments
About 260 residential units have been proposed to replace one of three office towers at Atlanta Financial Center, to be christened APEX Atlanta.
