The Cumberland Barnes & Noble will close Aug. 19 after roughly 30 years; hundreds queued for closing-sale discounts as RaceTrac prepares to redevelop the site.

Delta’s decision to end a food‑service contract in Atlanta led to about 70 layoffs, highlighting how airline service cuts ripple through local vendor jobs.

Cogent agreed to sell ten U.S. data centers to I Squared Capital for $225M, earmarking the cash to accelerate debt reduction as the buyer builds an AI-focused colocation platform.

Inalfa Roof Systems will cut 127 jobs across two Acworth plants, a reduction that Atlanta Business Chronicle says trims nearly half its Georgia workforce.

Lidl will anchor Arbor Square in Douglasville, helping ALTO Real Estate Funds bring the shopping center to full occupancy and reshaping the Hwy 5 retail corridor.

Unified Legacy will invest $125 million to build a Macon plant that aims to create about 500 jobs and supply parts to data center and aerospace firms.

A Marietta Square grocer-café that launched this year has filed Chapter 11, highlighting how new development and competition are reshaping the Square.

Jacuzzi will close its Valdosta bathtub plant, affecting more than 100 workers as the company consolidates production amid shifting consumer demand. Local workforce teams are preparing to respond.

Cox Enterprises promoted Dallas Clement to president and COO and named Perley McBride chief financial and administrative officer as the Sandy Springs company presses into new industries. Both transitions are expected this summer.

SRS Distribution, the Home Depot unit, has closed on Peachtree Corners–based Mingledorff's, folding roughly 42 HVAC branches across the Southeast into its pro distribution network. The move brings HVAC into SRS's national playbook for serving contractors.

ANDMORE’s CEO Jon Pertchik will step down May 31, 2026. The company named an internal executive committee to run AmericasMart through a busy June market stretch.

Inspire Brands — owner of Dunkin' and other chains — filed a confidential draft registration with the SEC as it eyes a public listing. The company says proceeds would help pay down debt.

WSB‑TV's consumer report flagged surprise fees and steep markups at ATL. City concessions rules ban many added charges — and the airport can fine vendors who break them.