Atlanta Business News

Atlanta’s future depends on women — and systems that support them — thriving
Women are the backbone of the economic success of metro Atlanta, but too many of them are being forced to choose between their career, caregiving and health care.

Home Depot CEO Ted Decker saw his total compensation rise in 2025
Ted Decker, who has served as the company's top executive since 2022, is navigating Home Depot through a challenging economic environment.

Should the Atlanta airport privatize security? TSA woes raise the question.
The conservative think tank Competitive Enterprise Institute posted that the partial government shutdown woes “show why it is time to privatize TSA.”
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

Supreme Court sides with Cox in landmark copyright and internet access case
Under the court's precedents, a company is not liable for providing a service to the public with knowledge that it will be used by some to infringe copyrights.

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.
Airport News
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.
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ICE at Atlanta airport appear to step into some TSA functions
Some ICE officers appeared to take over boarding pass and ID checks normally performed by TSA as callouts continue.

Delta extends flight change flexibility because of ATL airport security waits
The Atlanta-based airline is granting travel waivers this week because of the ongoing TSA staffing crisis affecting its hometown hub.
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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.
Tariff uncertainty throttles trade, but not expansion, at Georgia’s ports
Georgia's ports are increase infrastructure, including adding 60 acres of storage space at Savannah terminal, even as tariffs and geopolitical uncertainty stunt trade.

The impact of the Iran war on gas prices in metro Atlanta
Gas prices are elevated in metro Atlanta and around Georgia thanks to the conflict in the Middle East.
‘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.
Home Depot continues buying spree, plans to acquire business aimed at pros
Home Depot’s next acquisition would add critical building systems to its wholesale network.

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.
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.

