AJC keeping pace with metro Atlanta’s changing skyline

You can see it happening all over. Giant cranes dot the skyline from south of Atlanta to the northern suburbs as thousands of construction workers help reshape our communities.

Atlanta is experiencing a building boon as we construct new stadiums, expand the airport and raise new office towers.

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For example, at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, crews there have started work on a $6 billion expansion and makeover that will update the domestic terminal and concourses, introduce new features like a hotel and eventually add another concourse and runway to the world’s busiest airport.

In Cobb County, the Atlanta Braves are building a new $672 million stadium – SunTrust Park – and a mixed-use development called The Battery as new developments are also going up around Cumberland Mall.

In Atlanta, the Atlanta Falcons are building Mercedes-Benz Stadium for about $1.5 billion. Both the Braves and Falcons stadiums involved millions of taxpayer dollars.

There are also tech companies building office towers in the heart of the city and Georgia State University readies to build a campus on the Turner Field property.

Georgia high school coach choked player, put another in headlock, warrants say

The Greene County High coach was charged with two counts of aggravated assault and one count of simple battery, according to investigators.

Georgia Power, PSC staff strike deal for $16B expansion to power data centers

Georgia Power and the Public Service Commission’s staff unveiled a deal that would allow the utility to build huge amounts of new power plants, mostly to serve data centers.

Warnock renews push for enhanced job training with bipartisan bill

Employers that come to Georgia “are having a hard time finding workers with the education they need,” U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock said in a written statement.

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