Miami company enters Atlanta hotel market via JV’s multimillion-dollar portfolio buy

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 10:00P Jessica Saunders

Driftwood Acquisitions and Development obtained three Marriott-flagged properties in Buckhead, Perimeter and Alpharetta in the recent deal.

Fast-casual Tin Drum Asian Kitchen adding new location in Decatur

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 9:28A Alex Gailey

A popular fast-casual Asian concept is adding another location in Atlanta, but this time it will be next to the new Whole Foods '365' store in Decatur. Tin Drum Asian Kitchen will open its new Decatur location by January 2019, according to a...

Trump administration plans to roll back Obama-era clean-water rule

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 9:23A Dave Williams

The Trump administration Tuesday proposed repealing an Obama-era clean-water rule that extended federal regulatory authority over small bodies of water, including streams and wetlands, that feed larger rivers. The so-called Waters of the United...

Michelle Obama adds Atlanta to book tour in 2019

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 8:56A Lauren Padgett

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is coming to Atlanta’s State Farm Arena to promote her bestselling book, “Becoming: Michelle Obama.” She will kick off her tour Tuesday in Detroit.  Her book tour has been extended to include 21 additional...

Plans for Norfolk Southern’s Atlanta HQ to be unveiled

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 7:57A Amy Wenk

Midtown planners will get a glimpse tonight at the new planned Atlanta headquarters of railroad giant Norfolk Southern Corp (NYSE: NSC). Midtown’s Development Review Committee is set to hear the project Tuesday night. Gov. Nathan Deal also plans...

Hotel, mixed-use project proposed near Atlanta airport

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 7:51A David Allison

The project would be developed on the northwest side of Roosevelt Highway, just west of the airport across Interstate 85.

Alpharetta's Ingo Money raises another $10M

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 7:30A David Allison

Ingo Money placed at No. 77 on Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2018 list of the metro area's 100 fastest-growing private companies.

Delta to change how passengers board planes in 2019

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 7:29A Alex Gailey

Delta is changing the way its passengers board flights through a new system called 'branded boarding.' The Atlanta-based carrier is doing away with traditional zone boarding and implementing a color-coded boarding system associated with fare tiers...

Kemp: Time to put politics aside

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 6:59A Dave Williams

Gov.-elect Brian Kemp offered an olive branch to his political opponents Tuesday in his first major speech since winning election last month.

Coca-Cola CEO: Pace of acquisitions 'unlikely to continue' in 2019 (Video)

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 6:50A Eric Mandel

The Coca-Cola Company went on an outside investment spree in 2018 unlike any its seen its 130-plus year history. The company’s CEO and incoming chairman, James Quincey, told CNBC on Tuesday that he doesn’t expect the same kind of big-money deals...

Courts weighing impact of Janus decision on state bar associations

Northwest GA News 12/11 5:09A By Noell Evans Watchdog.org

Just as public employee unions can't force nonmembers to pay representation fees, state bar associations can't force lawyers to subsidize their operations and political activity.

Tackling the gender barrier: Brad Childress adds female coach to Atlanta Legends staff

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 4:50A Eric Mandel

Atlanta's new startup professional football team is tackling the sport's gender barrier. The Atlanta Legends said Tuesday that it has added three new coaches to head coach Brad Childress' staff: Jen Welter (defensive specialist), Miles Robinson...

‘Make it so’: New ‘Star Trek’ to shoot in California thanks to tax credits

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 4:09A Annlee Ellingson

California is the final frontier for a new “Star Trek” series for CBS. The new, as-yet-untitled show, for which Patrick Stewart will reprise his role as Capt. Jean-Luc Picard, was one of nine television series to receive tax credits in the latest...

New 'Stranger Things' teaser indicates Gwinnett Place Mall will play critical role

Atlanta Business Chronicle 12/11 3:51A Eric Mandel

Few new clues were revealed in the latest tease for "Stranger Things," except that Gwinnett Place Mall will be a key backdrop. Netflix Inc. (NYSE: NFLX) released another teaser for the third season of its hit series that takes place in the...

Waldorf Astoria opens in Buckhead

Buckhead View 12/11 1:54A Schoolcraft

Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Hilton’s (NYSE: HLT) iconic luxury hotel brand, opened Monday the Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead. Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead opened Monday in the former...