Buddhist association Soka Gakkai International recently bought about 1.3 acres within Midtown’s Atlantic Station, where it will build a worship center and exhibit space. Soka Gakkai, based in Santa Monica, Calif., is relocating its Atlanta offices and worship center from a building it leases at 510 14th Street to a new site on Village Street between 16th and […]

Atlanta remains home to three of the world’s most valuable brands, and those brands’ values are still growing. According to a study by annual BrandZ study by market researcher Millward Brown, The Coca-Cola Co. (NYSE: KO), United Parcel Service Inc. (NYSE: UPS) and The Home Depot Inc. (NYSE: HD) are among the 100 most valuable brands on earth. Coca-Cola Co. w […]

The campaign for a regional transportation sales tax in Atlanta has edged over the 50 percent threshold, according to a poll released Tuesday. Fifty-one percent of 600 likely July 31 primary voters surveyed by telephone from May 6-8 said they would vote for a proposal to raise sales taxes in the 10-county metro region by 1 percent to pay for 157 highway and […]

Delta Air Lines Inc. and US Airways Group Inc. are two carriers raising their flight fares and bringing in more domestic reservations for the summer compared to a year ago, according to a report by Bloomberg. Airlines Reporting Corp. compiled data for Bloomberg about flight prices and frequency from 2011 and 2012. According to the data, ticket prices are up […]

It could be worse. The League of American Bicyclists has just released its ranking of “Bicycle Friendly States” — and the good news is that Georgia is in the top half with a ranking of 23 out of 50 states. That is a significant improvement over 2011 when it was ranked 40th among the 50 states. In the 2012 ranking, Georgia actually scored relatively well in t […]

As part of National Small Business Week, we'll be moderating a live chat with SBA chief Karen Mills and winners of the SBA's video contest Wednesday in a Google+ hangout. […]

The future of gamification could include 'playbor' (play plus labor) and 'weisure' (work plus leisure). […]

With venture-capital investment flocking to social-media startups, who will back nascent startups innovating in such critical industries as material science, sensors, robotics, medical devices and life sciences? […]

This year's Small Business Person of the Year discusses the challenges of managing rapid growth. […]

New data reveals business owners' top concerns and confusion. […]