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Career and Workplace

Child-care costs are squeezing small businesses. There’s no easy solution.

Natosha and Lloyd Jones launched Midnight Comics in 2020, during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic and while raising three young children. Natosha

Finance

Powell says ‘time has come’ for rate cuts. These NC bankers are ready.

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Friday “the time has come” for rate cuts. And several North Carolina bankers say they are ready.

Automotive

Why BlueOval City will be a game changer for West Tennessee

MEMPHIS, Tennessee — People who helped bring the $5.6 billion BlueOval City project to Haywood County believe it will transform our region’s economy. In

Manufacturing

Made in Georgia: Charting the state’s manufacturing boom

The Atlanta Business Chronicle will gather leaders in manufacturing and economic development for its first-ever Made in Georgia event. Made in Georgia/Building

Alabama

Nick Saban will headline big ticket Business Council of Alabama event

Recently retired University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban will be the featured speaker at the Business Council of Alabama’s annual ‘Evening for Progress’

Defense

GSA awards $524M contract to build cybersecurity agency’s D.C. headquarters

Clark Construction Group has won the contract to build the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s new headquarters on the St. Elizabeths West Campus in

Career and Workplace

AI is already fueling layoffs, but there’s a silver lining for some workers

Employee concerns about the impact of artificial intelligence on their career prospects have ramped up as generative AI tools like ChatGPT have

Commercial Real Estate

Construction falls to lowest level in almost a decade; trophy office space gets more expensive

It has been almost a decade since Atlanta’s construction pipeline for office buildings was this slow. It’s putting a premium on new, trophy

Electric Vehicles

Hyundai is racing to open its giant EV plant in Georgia. Suppliers are racing too

REGISTER, Ga. — Six miles outside this South Georgia town without a stoplight, robotic machinery outnumbers the farmers who live nearby. An

Relocations

Chevron will shift HQ to Houston

Chevron Corp. (NYSE: CVX) is officially moving its headquarters from San Ramon, California, to Houston. This marks the second supermajor oil company to