Atlanta Business News

What makes selvedge denim so special?
Why are people paying hundreds for selvedge denim? We visit a Georgia mill using 80-year-old looms to find out. Credit: AJC

Do Atlanta drivers really need all-wheel drive?
AWD can add traction — and cost. Here’s when Atlanta drivers may benefit from it and when good tires matter more.
Data centers, factories bring billions to Georgia. New report asks who benefits.
Across six states in the Deep South — Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee — investment in data centers, factories and infrastructure is booming.
Georgia Media and Entertainment News

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.

Paramount antitrust settlement: What it means for Warner deal and Atlanta
The settlement removes a major obstacle for a multibillion-dollar deal that will stitch together two of Hollywood’s largest studios.

Tyler Perry plans to relocate to Puerto Rico. What about his Atlanta studio?
Tyler Perry is one of Atlanta’s most recognizable figures, having moved to the city more than two decades ago. His studio is home to many hits.
Airport News
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.
Atlanta airport ranks below average for customer satisfaction, study shows
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was near the bottom of the pack of its peer airports.
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Atlanta jurors reach $164M verdict in federal sex trafficking trial
The former owner of a Super 8 hotel near Atlanta's airport must pay $164 million to a young woman who says she was sex trafficked there as a minor, a federal jury decided.
Former North Georgia wildlife preserve eyed for development to be saved
The Georgia Department of Natural Resources announced a deal Thursday to acquire the former Pine Log Wildlife Management Area site.

Atlanta commercial real estate can be insular. Here’s how she broke in.
Melanie Wolfe said what opened doors for her was a diversity program established by the Atlanta Commercial Board of Realtors aimed at supporting the sector’s next generation.

Ask Atlanta: Does ‘Made in America’ still matter to shoppers?
Only 3% of clothing Americans buy today is made in the U.S. So we asked Atlanta: Does "Made in America" still matter? Credits: AJC | Louis L. Louft

Georgianomics: Buyer’s market?
Housing market woes, a new headquarters takes root in Atlanta and how to speak up at work.

Italian tiremaker plans $1.2B plant expansion with 1,000 jobs in Georgia
Pirelli on Tuesday said it will invest $1.2 billion to expand its existing U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in northwest Georgia.
Georgia Power nuclear reactors to get huge face-lift, paid partly by Google
Google, a major data center operator, has agreed to pay a premium for that new electricity as part of a new program to upgrade four nuclear reactors in Georgia.
Dunwoody’s State Farm office towers are for sale. It could be a bellwether.
Two towers at State Farm’s Park Center campus in Dunwoody have been listed for sale by its owners. The towers could command top dollar.

OpenAI’s massive Georgia data center project faces legal challenges
The Southern Environmental Law Center, a large nonprofit, filed a lawsuit challenging OpenAI's giant planned data center in coastal Georgia's Effingham County.

Paramount antitrust settlement: What it means for Warner deal and Atlanta
The settlement removes a major obstacle for a multibillion-dollar deal that will stitch together two of Hollywood’s largest studios.




