Atlanta GA Business News
Anchored by Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic for a sixth consecutive year in 2025 — Atlanta is a national logistics and air-cargo hub. The county economy was a $604.3 billion engine (2024). Unemployment ran at 3.3% through May 2026, against a state rate of 3.6%. Georgia is a right-to-work state.
What anchors the Atlanta economy
- Delta Air Lines.
- Emory University & Emory Healthcare.
- The Home Depot.
- Northside Hospital System.
Beyond the headlines
The economy reaches into Film & Television Production, Financial Technology & Payments, Healthcare & Biosciences, and Higher Education. Atlanta is corporate home to The Coca-Cola Company, The Home Depot, Delta Air Lines, and UPS. The single largest taxpayer in the county is Georgia Power / Southern Company (utility real property).
Trade & infrastructure
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Talent pipeline
Workforce flows out of Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, Emory University, Morehouse College, Spelman College, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta Technical College, and Georgia Piedmont Technical College — feeding the engineering, healthcare, finance, and skilled-trade jobs that Atlanta employers fill every year.
How HERE Atlanta covers it
We track every layer of the Atlanta economy: corporate relocations, retail openings, restaurant launches, workforce trends, commercial real estate, supplier announcements, hospital and university capital projects, and the local, state, and federal government decisions that shape how businesses here grow. If it affects business in Fulton, it's HERE.
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Former Revenue Department Tower Imploded in Chamblee
Atlanta GA Business News CHAMBLEE, Ga. — A vacant 18-story office tower that loomed over Clairmont Road in Chamblee for roughly 50 years was reduced to a pile of rubble Saturday morning in a planned implosion. Charges went off at 7:45 a.m. at 1800 Century Boulevard, near Clairmont Road and Interstate 85 northeast of downtown […]
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Atlanta GA Business News ATLANTA, Ga. — The city of Atlanta’s development arm has signed off on a $330 million…
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Atlanta is in Fulton County, Georgia. Major employers in the Atlanta area include Delta Air Lines, The Home Depot, Emory University / Emory Healthcare and Piedmont Healthcare.
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Former Revenue Department Tower Imploded in Chamblee
CHAMBLEE, Ga. — A vacant 18-story office tower that loomed over Clairmont Road in Chamblee for roughly 50 years was reduced to a pile of rubble Saturday morning…
Mitsubishi Power Plans $490 Million Turbine Plant Expansion
POOLER, Ga. — Mitsubishi Power Americas will put $490 million into a larger gas turbine parts operation in Chatham County, a project Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday that…
Georgia Farmers to Get About $413M in USDA Payments
ATHENS, Ga. — Georgia farmers, ranchers and landowners are in line for roughly $413 million in federal farm safety net and conservation payments, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's…
Blue Bird Plans $300M Bus Plant and 375 Jobs in Fort Valley
FORT VALLEY, Ga. — Georgia school bus maker Blue Bird is betting big on its home state again, with plans to put an estimated $300 million into a…
$12.5M Federal Grant to Rebuild Southwest Georgia Rail
AMERICUS, Ga. — Short-line freight railroads serving six Central and Southwest Georgia communities are getting nearly $12.5 million in federal money to replace worn track and fix 40…
Federal THC Cap Threatens Georgia Hemp Businesses Dec. 11
ATLANTA, Ga. — Georgia hemp retailers, processors and farmers are counting down to Dec. 11, when a federal limit on THC in consumable hemp products takes effect and…
Georgia 2050 Planning Tour Puts Literacy in Focus
STATESBORO, Ga. — The Georgia Chamber of Commerce will take its statewide economic planning tour to Georgia Southern University on Tuesday, Oct. 20, convening business owners, educators and…
Invest Atlanta Approves $330 Million Amsterdam Walk Bond
ATLANTA, Ga. — The city of Atlanta's development arm has signed off on a $330 million bond deal to help rebuild Amsterdam Walk, the aging 11-acre commercial strip…
Belgian Stow Group Opens First U.S. Plant in Gordon County
CALHOUN, Ga. — Belgium-based stow Group cut the ribbon on its first United States factory in Gordon County, a 240,000-square-foot racking plant along the Highway 41 corridor meant…
Fanatics Plans Hawks Flagship at Centennial Yards in Atlanta
ATLANTA, Ga. — Hawks fans will be able to shop for team gear downtown on days without a game once Fanatics opens a flagship store at Centennial Yards…
Georgia Power Customers Can Tap Bill Help and Rebates
ATLANTA, Ga. — As heating season approaches, Georgia Power is reminding its customers across the state that discounts, free upgrades and rebates are available to keep winter electric…
FedEx Drivers File 400-Plus Overtime Suits in Georgia Courts
ATLANTA, Ga. — More than 400 wage-and-hour suits against FedEx hit Georgia federal courts in the past week, all from one litigation team, as a national wave of…
