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Gen Z's latest college grads have a new rival in the workforce
As new college graduates enter the workforce, they are facing some new competition for jobs: artificial intelligence. Given ChatGPT and other AI tools' ability to complete tasks such as research, data entry and email writing, some entry-level roles...
Southside BeltLine seeing greatest housing demand
The BeltLine often runs along the city’s elevated ridges offering vistas of the skyline and through dense pockets of urban forest. This makes it a magnet for housing developers. But it also lies at the center of discussions about Atlanta’s housing...
BizSpotlight: NOVA Engineering and Environmental
NOVA Engineering & Environmental, LLC Expands Environmental Services Portfolio with Acquisition of Tampa’s MAS Environmental, LLC [Atlanta and Kennesaw, GA / Tampa, FL] – NOVA Engineering & Environmental, LLC (www.usaNOVA.com) a leading multi-service...
She helped Norfolk Southern navigate a crisis
This story appeared in our Corporate Counsel Awards, our coverage of the brightest legal stars serving as attorneys for top Atlanta companies and organizations. In 2023, Nabanita Chaterjee Nag helped her company navigate a crisis. Nag, executive vice...
Aflac Inc. attorney sets 'inspiring example'
This story appeared in our Corporate Counsel Awards, our coverage of the brightest legal stars serving as attorneys for top Atlanta companies and organizations. Thomas McKenna learned valuable lessons about leadership from members of the Amos family,...
Atlanta transportation officials grilled over proposed budget
Elected officials and street safety advocates are frustrated by a budget proposal for Atlanta’s Department of Transportation, which is dealing with a backlog of long-awaited projects. Atlanta DOT would receive $51.7 million of the city’s fiscal...
Georgia's fifth-largest community bank to be acquired
One of Georgia's largest community banks is getting a new owner. United Bankshares Inc. (NYSE: UBSI) has struck an agreement to acquire Peachtree Corners-based Piedmont Bancorp Inc. The acquisition, valued at $267 million, is expected to close in...
Remembering Cam Lanier, serial investor who loved business and people
Cam Lanier loved building businesses. The longtime investor and Georgia businessman was so passionate about his work that just days before his death he was listening to customer service calls to learn more about the latest company he was backing. “He...
Atlanta's 10 Largest Office Furniture Dealers
Rank Company 2023 Atlanta commercial sales volume No. of Atlanta salespeople No. of full-time Atlanta employees Total sq. ft. of Atlanta showroom space Partial listing of specialty services Chief Atlanta officer(s) 1 CWC, 4343 Northeast Expy., Atlanta,...
Guardian Pharmacy achieved a $1B milestone; its work isn't done
Guardian Pharmacy Services co-founders Fred Burke, David Morris and Kendall Forbes, gathered in their Atlanta headquarters on a day too dreary to enjoy the floor-to-ceiling window views of Truist Park. But the mood was sunny as they discussed Guardian's...
Microsoft buys 160 acres for $350M data center
Microsoft Corp. has paid tens of millions for another swath of metro Atlanta woodlands to continue expanding its data center network. The purchase comes as the projects face greater scrutiny over their power requirements. Microsoft (Nasdaq: MSFT)...
After legal dispute ends, apartments pitched near MARTA station
The Integral Group is preparing its next phase of development across from MARTA’s King Memorial station, following the end of a legal dispute over the land. The real estate company envisions 433 apartments and ground-level commercial space at a 4-acre...
Salesloft expands C-Suite with new hire
Salesloft is adding to its C-Suite. The Atlanta-based tech unicorn hired Sara Cohen as chief people officer. Cohen takes a new position, a spokesperson told Atlanta Business Chronicle. Cohen is responsible for overseeing Salesloft's human resources...
BizSpotlight: IEQ Capital
IEQ Capital, an independent wealth management firm and family office with over $25.5B in RAUM*, announced today that it has welcomed the Atlanta-based advisory team led by Frank Lankford, Jimmy Morris, and Doug Poetzsch. With a combined 50 years of experience...
Investor buys metro Atlanta apartments for $102M
A multi-billion-dollar investor based in Palo Alto, California, has acquired its first multifamily development in metro Atlanta. Pacific Urban Investors purchased the property for $102.5 million, located in the amenity-rich Perimeter Center district...
Norfolk Southern CEO survives proxy fight
Norfolk Southern CEO Alan Shaw survived the company's proxy fight against an activist investor. But Ancora Alternatives made inroads in its attempt to reshape the Atlanta-based railroad. Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE: NSC) shareholders voted to elect...
Here's who will lead the Coca-Cola Foundation
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) announced Carlos Pagoaga, a 34-year veteran of the company, will be the next president of The Coca-Cola Foundation. Pagoaga will succeed Saadia Madsbjerg who held the position for three years. Pending a formal election...
Delbar team unveils new concept for West Midtown
A sprawling restaurant with retro decor, a rooftop bar and speakeasy is heading to West Midtown. Nooshé Jān Group, the restaurant company behind Delbar and Bibi Eatery, on Thursday shared details about the new concept it is bringing to Star Metals...
Workers forfeit hundreds on a popular workplace benefit. Here's why.
Workers are losing out on hundreds of dollars in flexible spending account money. A new report by the Employee Benefit Research Institute analyzed more than 3.2 million flexible spending accounts in 2022. It found, while workers are contributing more...
HelloFresh to lay off hundreds in metro Atlanta as pandemic stars fall
Meal kit company HelloFresh will shutter its Newnan distribution center, laying off 727 workers. The Berlin, Germany-based publicly traded company will close its more than 200,000-square-foot facility in Coweta County, according to a Worker Adjustment...
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