CoStar Group to layoff 173 employees across its two Atlanta offices

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 3:12P Brendan Ward

CoStar Group announced it is expecting to layoff up to 173 employees across its two Atlanta offices. The Washington D.C.-based research firm is eliminating its community research business unit, resulting in layoffs for up to 119 employees from...

Atlanta home sales soften in June, but prices still rising

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 11:13A David Allison

Metro Atlanta homes sales are softening as compared to last year, although prices continue to steadily make gains, industry group Atlanta REALTORS said Monday. June residential sales in an 11-country metro Atlanta area were at 5,464, a decrease...

Artist’s ‘Lost Subways’ series depicts the MARTA network that could have been

Curbed Atlanta 7/15 9:33A Josh Green

New York City-based creator also spotlights the extensive Atlanta streetcar system that was Imagine hopping aboard a MARTA train in Midtown, and within a few stops arriving at Emory University, in...

These U.S. airlines have the most mishandled baggage

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 8:35A Elizabeth Kyle

Luggage being misplaced, damaged or delayed is a common complaint in air travel. But some airlines do a better job of limiting the issues than others. A new report from the U.S. Department of Transportation uncovers U.S. airline passenger reports...

October opening eyed for new Kroger along Beltline

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 8:29A Amy Wenk

A new Kroger store along the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail is expected to open in mid-October, according to its developer. The 60,000-square-foot store is located on a bustling part of the trail, across from Ponce City Market. The store will...

Candler Rail Brewery set to join wave of new Atlanta brewpubs

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 8:17A Alex Gailey

Breweries and brewpubs have been popping up more frequently around metro Atlanta over the last roughly two years, ever since former Gov. Nathan Deal signed Senate Bill 85, which allowed Georgia breweries and distilleries to sell their products...

Automotive Minute: 2020 Jeep Gladiator gives enthusiasts everything they’re looking for

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 8:12A Eileen Falkenberg-Hull

A tween clasped his chest and yelled, “Gladiator” at the top of his lungs as Jeep’s new pickup truck rolled by him in the more shabby than chic faux-Bavarian mountain village of Helen, Georgia, as the traffic train crept through the center of...

SEC Media Days to return to Atlanta in 2020

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 7:51A Jerell Rushin

Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey announced Monday via Twitter that the SEC Media Days will return to Atlanta in 2020. The press spectacle, which kicked off for 2019 on Monday morning, will make its second appearance at the...

Controversial effort to convert downtown’s Baker Street to a two-way not dead (yet)

Curbed Atlanta 7/15 7:44A Sean Keenan

Proponents say the mayor’s recent veto clashes with goals of the city’s new transportation plan It appears the controversial effort to convert six blocks of downtown’s Baker Street from a one-way to a...

Inside ‘the finest luxury loft in Castleberry Hill,’ now renting for $6,500 monthly

Curbed Atlanta 7/15 6:42A Josh Green

“It’s a great chance for someone to live like a celebrity” in the shadow of downtown, says listing agent A three-story brick building that began life as a Johnson & Johnson Band-Aid factory now hosts...

National spotlight to again shine on Atlanta child murders via Netflix show, possible HBO special

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 5:49A Eric Mandel

The notorious Atlanta child murders from 40 years ago are poised to reemerge in the mainstream on two of the most-popular TV outlets. The second season of Atlanta-filmed Netflix show "Mindhunter" will focus on the killings that took place in...

Q&A with Craig Lesser, 2019 Most Admired CEO

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 5:15A

Atlanta Business Chronicle just named our list of Atlanta’s Most Admired CEOs of 2019. They are scheduled to be honored on Aug. 22 at an awards event at The Fairmont. Here’s a Q&A with one of the honorees, Craig Lesser, Managing Partner of The...

Rendering reveals vision for Jewish Federation’s Midtown HQ revamp

Curbed Atlanta 7/15 5:02A Sean Keenan

Plan is to grow the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum’s footprint and create new housing The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s modest Midtown campus could be on track to undergo a substantial...

Redevelopment set for vacant restaurants near North Point Mall

Atlanta Business Chronicle 7/15 4:54A Amy Wenk

The project would be another step in a broader plan to revive the North Point Mall area.

What $550K buys around Atlanta right now

Curbed Atlanta 7/15 4:06A Karon Warren

Though properties are prevalent north and east of the city’s core, they don’t seem to move quickly For this installment of Curbed Comparisons , we examine what $550,000—give or take $5,000—buys around...