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Coronavirus: Business & Economy Updates

Some big Georgia-based public companies, including NCR in Atlanta, faced tough times last year amid the pandemic. But their CEOs often benefited financially when the compensation committees of their corporate boards changed pay-for-performance targets midstream for top executives. (Andy Peters / andy.peters@ajc.com)
Business
Georgia CEO pay, company results diverge during pandemic
Camp counselor Jada Faulks, center, watches as camp counselor Ethan Sandhagen, right, plays a card game with campers at the Hugh Grogan Community Center in Marietta, Thursday, June 10, 2021. The camp is sponsored by the Marietta Police Athletic League. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
News
Students and young workers benefit from best summer job market in years
Server Sophie Davis prepares drinks for her customers at Cantina Loca in Alpharetta, one the restaurants owned by the Will Restaurants Investment Group. The owner, Brian Will, has raised wages to attract and retain workers. He says more motivated employees also provide better service, (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Georgia News
Labor shortages end when wages rise, say some local businesses
Madeline Raskay, right, and Aldany Diaz, third from left, wear face masks while walking along the Atlanta BeltLine in Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward community, Friday, May 14, 2021. Both of them say they are fully vaccinated but still prefer to wear face masks in while out in public. (Alyssa Pointer / Alyssa.Pointer@ajc.com)
Coronavirus
Georgians, businesses reconsider routines as CDC loosens COVID rules
Michelle Enjoli unpacks a box at her apartment in Sandy Springs. Enjoli moved from a crowded area in Buckhead to a gated community in Sandy Springs after starting a business and transitioning to working at home full-time. (Christina Matacotta for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Local News
Pandemic spurs home prices — and it’s not just the suburbs
Delta CEO Ed Bastian during a press conference following a tour of the Covid-19 vaccination site set up at the Delta Flight Museum in Hapeville on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 24, 2021.Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta CEO: Vaccination to be required for new employees
Long lines form at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Sunday, May 9, 2021. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
Atlanta Airport Blog
As Georgians return to skies, it’s not travel as usual
Elizabeth McGill presses a pair of pants while working at Sig Samuels Dry Cleaners in Atlanta. Dry cleaners across the nation have seen business plummet as American's adopted more relaxed attire while working from home and being under quarantines. STEVE SCHAEFER FOR THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION
News
Dry cleaners suffer as pandemic changes the way Atlantans dress
Hotel operator InterContinental Hotels Group wants to sublease about 234,000 square feet of office space at the Ravinia complex in Dunwoody, as many employees continue to work from home. (Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com)
News
Office space for rent: Sublease offers rise amid pandemic uncertainty
Delta CEO Ed Bastian arrives to unveil the new A220 aircraft while celebrating the 10-year anniversary of merging with Northwest at the Delta Air Lines TechOps on October 29, 2018, in Atlanta. (Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/TNS)
Atlanta Airport Blog
Delta CEO Bastian took pay cut in 2020, but still got stock incentives
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