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ajc.com > business > 2026 > 04 > atlanta-banned-data-centers-in-most-of-the-city-one-is-trying-anyway

Atlanta banned data centers in most of the city. One is trying anyway.

2+ hour, 36+ min ago  (1714+ words) Atlanta put data center developers on notice two years ago, effectively saying they aren't welcome in much of the city. The City Council banned new data centers within a half-mile of the Beltline and MARTA stops. Last summer, the city…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 04 > masters-is-overdue-to-produce-another-champion-from-georgia

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1+ day, 18+ hour ago  (10+ words) Masters is overdue to produce another champion from Georgia'AJC.com...

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ajc.com > business > 2026 > 04 > georgia-lawmakers-leave-data-center-tax-breaks-intact-punt-on-energy-costs

Georgia lawmakers leave data center tax breaks intact, punt on energy costs

4+ day, 10+ hour ago  (1249+ words) When the General Assembly convened in January to begin its legislative session, few issues seemed to get more attention from lawmakers than data centers. A flurry of data center bills emerged in the session's early days, from moratoriums on new…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 04 > georgia-benefits-from-data-centers-the-backbone-of-a-modern-economy

Georgia benefits from data centers, the backbone of a modern economy

5+ day, 14+ hour ago  (679+ words) Georgia has proven time and again that it has the unique ability to temper rapid economic changes with responsible planning, ensuring we successfully navigate our state's continuing growth. Few industries illustrate this more clearly than the rapid rise of data…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 03 > georgia-bill-on-app-age-verification-lets-social-media-companies-off-the-hook

Georgia bill on app age verification lets social media companies off the hook

1+ week, 14+ hour ago  (706+ words) I began my professional life as an accountant. But after two decades in the profession, I realized I wanted something more. As a relatively new father, I was thinking about my own mortality and how my family would remember me…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 03 > georgia-will-pay-a-high-price-for-going-along-with-big-techs-data-center-push

Georgia will pay a high price for going along with Big Tech’s data center push

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (823+ words) Regarding "Georgia risks "best state to do business" stature with data center bills," by Josh Levi of the Data Center Coalition, March 11, and "Data center construction keeps Georgia"s economy going," by Bill Anderson of the Associated Builders and Contractors…...

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ajc.com > sports > 2026 > 03 > what-to-do-if-you-bought-bravesvision-but-your-cable-provider-now-carries-it

What to do if you bought BravesVision but your cable provider now carries it

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (137+ words) So, you dropped $100 for the BravesVision subscription because you weren't sure that your pay television provider would pick up the Braves' new broadcast network, and then it did. Now what do you? ot ,elbaliava era gnidrocca sdnufeR .VT.BLM eganaM" nihtiw…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 03 > georgia-lawmakers-must-put-residents-needs-above-data-center-and-ai-profits

Georgia lawmakers must put residents’ needs above data center and AI profits

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (769+ words) If you did not change how you use electricity last year, but your power bill still went up, you are not alone. And if you are starting to wonder whether the massive data centers popping up across Georgia have something…...

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ajc.com > business > 2026 > 03 > from-peanuts-to-processors-south-georgia-gets-largest-data-center-pitch-yet

From peanuts to processors? South Georgia gets largest data center pitch yet.

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (725+ words) In a small southwest Georgia city that touts itself as "The Peanut Capital of the World," a new proposal focuses on planting rows of something else: high-security computer servers. Data center giant QTS plans to build up to 12 million square…...

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ajc.com > business > 2026 > 03 > atlanta-tv-stations-have-been-dropped-from-dish-tv-heres-why

Atlanta TV stations have been dropped from Dish TV. Here’s why.

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (402+ words) A fee dispute between Atlanta-based Gray Media and Dish TV owner EchoStar Corp. has led to customers across the U.S. losing access to 226 channels, including local stations WANF (channel 46) and Peachtree TV (channel 17). The dispute boils down to "retransmission fees" Gray…...