Zachary Hansen

Zachary Hansen covers economic development and commercial real estate for the AJC. Zach has been with the AJC since 2018 and has worked for the newspaper's breaking news, features and local government teams. Zach is a graduate from the University of Georgia and has previously written for The Arizona Republic and Bloomberg. He is also a former AJC intern.

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Downtown Atlanta civic group taps prominent nonprofit CEO as next leader

A well-known nonprofit chief executive will become the next leader of downtown Atlanta’s main civic organization, a group that influences the shape and feel of the city center

Blight tax talk on Midtown’s skeletal tower threatens project, Dewberry says

In a June 25 letter, developer John Dewberry said press generated by a “politically motivated” decision to call for the blight tax has put the project in “critical condition."

A third group has emerged in Atlanta’s retry for pro hockey team, NHL says

NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly told ESPN this week that Anson Carter, a former league star and TNT analyst is leading a third NHL expansion bid for the Atlanta area.

Data center build-out creates new stress test for Georgia construction firms

Data center construction is increasing the competition for skilled workers able to deliver such large projects, impacting other developments, according to a new survey.

This Atlanta company plans to split in two. Here is its leadership plan.

Genuine Parts announced its separation plan in February, aiming to divide its auto and industrial parts divisions into two separate public companies.

Georgianomics: Recharge your batteries

Is Georgia seeing a bit of a battery resurgence? And Waffle House talks pay raises for its restaurant workers.

Georgia-Pacific ditches plan for apartments, mixed-use overhaul of downtown HQ

Georgia-Pacific Center at 133 Peachtree St., with its stair-stepped facade, is one of downtown’s most recognizable buildings.

Gas South Arena begins $175M renovation, but don’t expect it to shut down

Gas South Arena leaders celebrated the start of $175 million in renovations that will transform the venue over the next two years.

Tom Ventulett, architect who handcrafted many of Atlanta’s landmarks, dies

Thomas W. Ventulett III's designs included the Georgia World Congress Center, College Football Hall of Fame and Atlantic Station.

Georgia has no peers for data center construction. It now leads the US.

No other place in the United States currently has as much data center space under construction as the Atlanta area, according to new data from real estate services firm CBRE.