Atlanta's strong labor market lands it on top of Money's best places to live list

Atlanta’s strong labor market put the city on the top of Money magazine’s Best Places to Live in the U.S. list.

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Introducing the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2022 class of 40 Under 40 honorees

The Chronicle editorial staff sorted through about 300 nominations, looking for individuals making a mark not just on their own organization but in the wider Atlanta community.

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Spanx promotes Kim Jones to CEO, expands executive team

Spanx founder Sara Blakely will remain executive chairwoman.

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Area's Meeting and Exhibition Facilities

Business name Number of meeting and/or event rooms Maximum reception capacity Maximum seated capacity Catering options Target markets Year facility opened 1818 Club, 6500 Sugarloaf Pkwy., 3rd Floor, Duluth, GA 30097, 770-232-1818, the1818club.org 6.0 250 200 in-house food service only corporate events, business meetings, receptions, graduation parties, rehearsal dinners, showers 1999 433 Bishop, 433 Bishop St., Atlanta, GA 30318, 678-705-1376, novareevents.com/433-bishop 2.0 225 150 preferred...

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Almost 40% of Atlantans work from home. That's affecting how apartments are designed.

The effects of the rise of remote work is reverberating through Atlanta's office sector. But it is also affecting the design and function of apartment buildings.

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Atlanta pays tribute to late Archbishop Desmond Tutu

City leaders recognize the legacy of anti-apartheid activist Desmond Tutu with a partnership between Emory and Clark Atlanta universities.

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Exclusive: Newport adds two new properties to South Downtown transformation

The new properties grow Newport’s holdings in South Downtown, where the development company is re-energizing eight blocks of historic buildings and vacant lots.

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Calendly acquires hiring scheduling startup

The acquisition will add the ability for Calendly’s customers to automate the process for scheduling interviews with job candidates.

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Coca-Cola, Molson to add another alcoholic version of Topo Chico

Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey called the entry into flavored alcoholic beverages an increase in “our internal innovation efforts” and a bet that the company balances with “intelligent experimentation.”

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Atlanta loan officers face layoffs as high interest rates pummel mortgage industry

Rising mortgage rates are culling the home lending industry, which ballooned while rates settled near historic lows over the first two years of the pandemic.

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Atlanta's Noble Investment Group buys Raleigh hotels

Noble Investment Group is one of Atlanta's largest private equity firms.

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MARTA eyes fresh development plan to go atop Arts Center station

The transit agency will soon gather pitches from developers for transforming the 6-acre site above the Arts Center station in Midtown with affordable housing and possibly additional uses.

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Lending startup Momnt Technologies raises $9.5M to expand internationally, grow team

Since Momnt's last raise, it has reached operations in 38 states and grew its staff five-fold

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Atlanta credentialing startup Evident ID raises $14M

Evident ID helps businesses verify and evaluate the insurance of third parties.

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Home equity in Atlanta slips from record level

After reaching a record peak in June, home equity in metro Atlanta declined slightly in July.

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Rural businesses feeling the pinch of post-pandemic problems

Supply chain shortages, labor woes and rising prices are having an outsized effect on rural businesses. Here's what it means.

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Jenny Pruitt, other Atlanta leaders to be honored at Women of Influence Awards

The honorees were chosen out of more than 200 nominations submitted by readers.

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Atlanta home price appreciation cool amid housing market's 'forceful deceleration'

Prices are cooling, but they remain much higher than a year ago.

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FleetCor Technologies CFO Charles Freund takes new job, interim replacement picked

After two years, Charles Freund is stepping down from as chief financial officer of FleetCor for a new job.

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Atlanta Tech Village startup raises $7.5M to grow recruiting technology

Atlanta Ventures led Grayscale's $7.5 million Series A round.

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Dude Perfect considers Atlanta for new corporate HQ and entertainment destination

The group is exploring potential municipal partners across the country for the venue and plans to announce a location in the near future.

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Editor's Note: Atlanta mayor aims to turn the page with the governor's office

“If we are going to attract business," Dickens said, "it has to be done together."

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Deluxe Corp. lays off 87 Atlanta employees in 'cost savings' strategy

The plant closure comes as companies around the nation implement similar cost-saving strategies amid economic uncertainty.

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Alpha Loop's $15M extension to connect to Northwinds by bridge, tunnel

Alpharetta leaders are envisioning a more walkable future by linking existing development with a trail network.

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1,000 jobs hang in the balance as Atlas Logistics Group Retail Services awaits sale

If the sale falls through, a plant in Forest Park will close, according to a letter sent to the state.

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Zesto closed in Buckhead. Here's a timeline of the chain’s history in Atlanta

Zesto reached its peak in the mid-1980s, when the Livaditis family owned 10 Zesto locations in metro Atlanta.

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The National Beat: Quiet quitting, a remote work reversal and startups to watch

This week's National Beat looks at Salesforce co-CEO's thoughts on quiet quitting, sports stars getting into the VC game and more.

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The Home Depot Foundation invests $3.7 million to train students, close labor gap

Plus, Kroger gives grant to Atlanta food bank and nonprofit helps new mothers.

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Most Atlanta Medical Center employees accepted jobs at other Wellstar locations, spokesperson says

Wellstar is offering career-building resources to contracted employees and working with a management consulting firm on a free career transition program.

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Atlanta BeltLine taps firm to lead Murphy Crossing transformation

A development firm known for a car-free community in Arizona will lead the redevelopment efforts for the 20-acre site in southwest Atlanta.

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Pricing climate risk into portfolios remains key challenge for commercial real estate industry

Commercial real estate owners and operators face a complicated exercise in figuring out how to factor climate risk within their portfolios. Deciphering how much risk a property will face isn't always clear-cut.

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PulteGroup CEO Ryan Marshall: Tough decisions don't get easier with time

Get to know PulteGroup CEO Ryan Marshall, one of our 2022 Most Admired CEOs.

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Meta and Google are shrinking their workforces — but not through attention-getting mass layoffs

The tech giants aren't cutting jobs en masse. Instead, they're slimming their staff more indirectly.

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Deluxe Corp. lays off 87 Atlanta employees in 'cost savings' strategy

The plant closure comes as companies around the nation implement similar cost-saving strategies amid economic uncertainty.

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Four Georgia hotels opening in the next two years

Four hotels are expected to hit the Atlanta market within this year and next.

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Atlanta Medical Center closure causes layoffs of 68 food service employees

Wellstar employees 1,742 full- and part-time employees at the Atlanta Medical Center, a spokesperson said in an email. That number grows if contracted employees are included, such as those at Morrison Healthcare or HHS Healthcare.

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Hilton Howell believes in the power of local news

"In a world where we have many screens to choose from, the television screen still ranks at the top of my list. Local broadcasting is not dead, it’s experiencing a resurgence."

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Tucker aims to 'holistically connect' city with trails as development surges

Tucker recently tapped Heath & Lineback to provide engineering services for a 3-mile trail that would connect its downtown area to Northlake Parkway.

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Why aren't Georgia homeowners selling? Take a look at those mortgage rates

With mortgage rates rising, the vast majority of homeowners have rates that are lower than what they would get on a new home loan today.

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These 36 Atlanta startups will be featured at Venture Atlanta

Roadie and Kabbage, both acquired by public companies, were exposed to investors at this annual conference.

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Western US continues to lead in home price, value declines

After a slowdown in buyer activity starting in late spring, home price and value drops are being observed more frequently across the country.

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#BackAtMyDesk: Big surprise

So much has changed over the past couple of years. And, it appears, we're just getting started.

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Atlanta seeks grant to 'stitch' Downtown with park above highway

The Stitch would create a three-fourth mile platform with a 14-acre park over the Downtown Connector from the Civic Center MARTA rail station to Piedmont Avenue. The city is pursuing $10.5 million worth of grant dollars to offset engineering costs.

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The Playbook: How to keep hybrid workers connected

Executives fear remote work is leading to disconnected workers and fueling turnover. In this week's Playbook Edition, we explore some best practices for keeping workers engaged, as well as

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UPS, union reach tentative agreement to extend airline maintenance contract

The agreement includes enhancements to pay and retirement benefits.

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Mailchimp is leaving Atlanta's trendiest office building for a new headquarters. Here's why.

The move comes about a year after Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq: INTU) agreed to buy Mailchimp for $12 billion, the largest sale of a bootstrapped technology company.

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SignatureFD CEO focuses on 'net worthwhile' amid high inflation, stock market volatility

“I have come to learn that the only thing I control is myself,” Fortner said during an interview for the podcast, “On Leadership with Atlanta Business Chronicle.”

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Some PPP borrowers denied forgiveness because of 'good faith errors'

An SBA rule has saddled hundreds of thousands of business owners with unforgivable PPP loan balances due to good faith errors. Here's what business owners need to know.

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In MLK Historic District, apartments could rise over Ammazza on Edgewood

Development interest along Edgewood Avenue has increased over the past five years. It’s partially — if not entirely — responding to demand for housing and commercial properties near the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail.

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Atlanta coffee veteran Danielle Glasky looks to buck the modern cafe trend in Midtown

PMA Coffee will be Danielle Glasky's personal vision of "the distilled version of an exceptional hospitality and coffee experience,"

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Das BBQ owner Stephen Franklin dishes on expansion amid economic uncertainty

The planned restaurant would broaden Das BBQ's local footprint and its Texas-style concept.

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Birmingham landscaper acquires Atlanta landscaping operations

A Birmingham-based landscaper recently acquired operations in Atlanta.

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Housing inventory may not rebound for some time, despite slowing market

Inventory has been a closely-watched metric of the U.S. housing market during, and leading up to, the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Atlanta private equity firm Resurgens Technology Partners raises $500M fund

This is Resurgens Technology Partners’ second fund.

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In Midtown, a Piedmont Avenue skate shop will see transformation

The Piedmont redevelopment is taking a different direction from most new projects entering the Midtown development pipeline, which tend to scrap the old in favor of the new.

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NCR to split into two companies because of 'state of financial markets'

NCR’s stock slipped 22% after the announcement.

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New forces reshape Atlanta's central business district

The recent foreclosure of Peachtree Center offered a reminder of new forces reshaping the country’s central business districts.

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Georgia Tech's resident astronaut encourages youth to reach for the stars

Having been inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in June 2022, Georgia Tech professor Sandra "Sandy" Magnus continues to inspire young people to follow their inspirations.

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The National Beat: An EV startup's grand plans come with hurdles

In this week's National Beat, we detail an electric vehicle startup's big swing, furniture for rabbits, and more startups to watch

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Brand Properties targets Hamilton Mill near Buford for 700 apartments

High costs have pushed some firms to pitch apartments in suburbs and exurbs far from the urban core, where undeveloped land is more abundant and often cheaper.

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How Vantage Realty Partners hopes to replace Kevin Gillespie's closing BeltLine restaurant

With Kevin Gillespie's Atlanta BeltLine restaurant Slabtown Public House set to close this month, Vantage Realty Partners is already fielding interest from prospective tenants to backfill the space.

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BizSpotlight: Realty Trust Group, LLC

Realty Trust Group (RTG) partnered with leaders fr

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Will post-Labor Day return-to-office trends finally set the 'new normal' in office usage?

The week following Labor Day, for many major companies, marked a bigger return to the office for its employees, the latest chapter in the national RTO saga.

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Hefty salaries aside, thousands of faculty cuts highlight financial vice squeezing US colleges and universities

Among private and nonprofit and for-profit schools analyzed by The Business Journals, the median salary per instructor was about the same at roughly $71,000. At public universities, the median was just over $76,000.

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'A lot of expletives': Star Bar owners hope Little 5 Points dive remains in redevelopment

Atlanta real estate company Third & Urban wants to redevelop a 2.5-acre site on the corner of Moreland and Euclid avenues into housing, workspace, retail and dining.

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Georgia State University to reorganize MBA program, dean says

Georgia State University is reorganizing its Master of Business Administration program as the University System of Georgia scraps programs with little to no enrollment at colleges and universities across the state.

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Atlanta minority business leaders share 3 tips to raising capital

Access to capital is constantly a struggle for minority-owned businesses. These entrepreneurs and investors have some ideas.

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Savannah's hotel market is outpacing Atlanta. Here's why.

Savannah has also been slow to recover, but the port city ended the quarter as the best performing hotel market in the state.

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New T. Dallas Smith & Co. President Leonte Benton wants to keep his foot on the gas

T. Dallas Smith & Co.’s new president Leonte Benton had an unconventional way of getting his foot through the door.

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Atlanta-based FullStory is latest fast-growing startup to lay off employees

Digital experience startup FullStory Inc. made the layoffs to “align to the current macro environment and focus on long-term sustainable growth,” said a spokesperson in an email.

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What's the fate of Peachtree Center? Two architects weigh in.

The new buyer will have to grapple with a dilemma many landlords of older office buildings in Atlanta are facing: to spend the capital to renovate an office building or convert it to a different property type.

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Norfolk Southern prepares for labor strike, starts embargoes

In response to the potential for a labor strike, the railroad company has told customers that it will begin issuing embargoes for certain types of shipments beginning Monday, Sept. 12.

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Access to capital often largest challenge for minority-owned businesses

To discuss the issues faced by minority-owned businesses and create community, Atlanta Business Chronicle is hosting the Minority-Owned Business Forum on Sept. 13 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. at The Gathering Spot.

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New T. Dallas Smith & Co. President Leonte Benton wants to keep his foot on the gas

T. Dallas Smith & Co.’s new president Leonte Benton had an unconventional way of getting his foot through the door.

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Record-sized warehouse now under construction in sought-after Savannah

Georgia's population growth, continuous expansions of the Port of Savannah by the Georgia Port Authority and proximity to Atlanta have helped fast-track Savannah's rise as a top industrial market.

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Peachtree Center goes back to lender after foreclosure sale

The portfolio went before a public sale on Sept. 6 after owner Banyan Street Capital couldn't reach an arrangement with its lender to rework a $115.3 million loan on the portfolio that matured in April.

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Star Community Bar could be demolished in Little Five Points development

As demand for new development in Atlanta soars, a cornerstone of the Little Five Points community is poised for an overhaul.

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Arthur Blank’s 80th birthday celebration brings gift of service

What do you give one of Atlanta's richest residents for his birthday? How about an opportunity to give back.

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Fintech company Cantaloupe names Atlanta-based CEO

Prior to joining Cantaloupe in December 2020, Ravi Venkatesan was the head of innovation at Atlanta-based cryptocurrency solutions firm Bakkt Holdings Inc.

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'You are truly never done': Home Depot sees aging homes, ceaseless renovations as boon to business

Homeowners will never run out of projects to improve their dwellings. executives at Atlanta-based retail giant The Home Depot say.

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Lending startup geared for medical professionals closes $25M in funding

Doc2Doc Lending Inc. aims to grow to 20 employees within a year and deepen relationships with medical schools including Emory University.

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Georgia's Top 25 Manufacturing Companies

Rank Company name Number of Georgia manufacturing employees Number of employees companywide Number of Georgia sites Headquarters / Ultimate Headquarters (if different from above) ultimate headquarters Brief description of business 1 Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., 500 Gulfstream Rd., Savannah, GA 31408, 912-965-3000, gulfstream.com 10000 13313 2.0 Savannah, Ga. Reston, Virg. aircraft manufacturing 2 Pilgrim’s, 898 Barber St., Athens, GA 30501, 770-533-4800, pilgrims.com 6693 59400 17 Greeley, Colo. NA poultry...

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Atlanta names planning commissioner to replace Tim Keane

A few months after the departure of one of Atlanta’s most notable planning experts, Mayor Andre Dickens has chosen the next leader to oversee and steer the city’s response to growth.

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Atlanta CEOs call crime top business concern. Mayor Dickens says they can help.

Business owners can participate in city programs that could reduce crime, Mayor Andre Dickens says.

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'It's like somebody flipped a switch': Atlanta August home sales fall to lowest level since 2014

"August was a really bad month for us."

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Quiet quitting may be more widespread than ever. And managers are not immune.

Whether you call it quiet quitting or disengagement, new data suggests it's more prevalent than ever — and managers are also taking part. Here are some best practices to reverse the trend.

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The National Beat: VC funding dips, but small startup cities are booming

Startup fundings, profiles, analysis and other news you need to know from 40-plus cities across the U.S.

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ParkMobile CEO Jeff Perkins to step down a year after taking role

CEO Jeff Perkins served as chief marketing officer since 2017 at ParkMobile before taking the top executive role in August 2021.

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As Atlanta's housing market cools, the average home sells for below list price

At the peak of Atlanta's housing market, some homebuyers were paying north of 20% above asking. Now, there are deals to be had.

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BizSpotlight: The Workplace Coach, LLC

ATLANTA, Sept. 07, 2023 – With the start of fall,

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BizSpotlight: Georgia State Alumni Association

Do you know an outstanding Georgia State graduate

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Growing satellite industry could fuel growth for Georgia aerospace companies

The growing satellite market has expanded opportunities for Georgia companies such as SpaceWorks Enterprises Inc.

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Wells Fargo economist says housing market is 'worse than it looks'

The West, including the Bay Area, is bearing much of the pain, economist Mark Vitner said.

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Google CEO wants company to be 20% more efficient, hints at cuts

The hiring slowdown comes as Google opens its new Atlanta office in 1105 Peachtree.

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PwC real estate head: How companies evaluate office-space needs if there's a recession

A survey conducted Aug. 1-5 by London-based PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP found 22% of companies are scaling back their investment in real estate. That's more than any other business area.

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#BackAtMyDesk: The quiet is deafening

Workers may not be walking out the door in droves any longer. Instead, they're quitting at their desks. What's an employer to do?

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High Road Craft Ice Cream sold to California financial company at auction

A High Road investor said he felt like the auction sale was "inevitable."

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BizSpotlight: ADL (Anti-Defamation League)

ADL (Anti-Defamation League) Southeast Region is p

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New Atlanta accelerator to focus on minority founders in media industries

Creation of the program comes as racial disparities within Atlanta’s tech ecosystem continue.

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Equifax acquires Phoenix-based software firm LawLogix

The acquisition is part of Equifax's efforts to grow its Workforce Solutions business unit.

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Many workers still aren't taking vacation time, but there is some good news

A significant percent of employees still aren't taking any vacation, but there is a silver lining at a time many companies are battling rising burnout.

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City of Acworth has expanded wellness programs in past year

The City of Acworth is No. 2 on the list of Healthiest Employers in the Medium Company (100-499 employees) category.

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CIO Partners wins Best Places to Work honor

CIO Partners is No. 1 on Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2022 Best Places to Work list for Small Companies (10-49 employees).

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Viewpoint: The Great Sell-off has started in real estate

It should not come as a surprise that the stubbornly high work-from-home percentage of workers is forcing large pension funds, private equity funds and institutional real estate investors to think twice about their portfolio of buildings.

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Long Covid is wreaking havoc on the workforce. Here's how businesses can respond.

Long Covid is proving to have a substantial effect on the workforce, according to new research. Experts say employers can't ignore the issue.

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Atlanta Civic Center site has new developers — again

Another new team of developers have signed on to reimagine Atlanta's long-vacant Civic Center site.

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