Business & Economy

Business & Economy June 26, 2025

Grover Norquist’s lasting influence on the GOP and US economic policy

by Gibbs Knotts, Coastal Carolina University and Drew Kurlowski, Coastal Carolina University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] In the “one, big, beautiful bill,” President Donald…

New business licenses article posted each week with an image of Three people gathered around a wall-board with various business and industry symbols including gears and charts

Cobb County June 22, 2025

New businesses licensed by Cobb County over the seven days ending Friday June 20

Here are the 51 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, June 20, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue…

The big "Atlanta Braves" sign at the entrance to Truist Park

Food and Restaurants June 21, 2025

Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux to open in The Battery Atlanta

By Mark Woolsey The Battery Atlanta at Truist Park is about to gain a new tenant. Walk-On’s Sports Bistreaux throws open the doors Monday at 11 a.m., a restaurant employee…

A Lockheed Martin C-130J turboprop airlifter in flight

Business & Economy June 19, 2025

Lockheed Martin announces C-130J Super Hercules wing design extends life of aircraft more than originally estimated

[Photo above courtesy of Lockheed Martin] In a company press release, Lockheed Martin announced results from a recent testing program showing a significant increase in the expected wing life of…

Business & Economy June 18, 2025

Synthetic fuel approved for Lockheed Martin’s C-130 and F-16

[Photo above courtesy of Lockheed Martin] According to a company press release, Lockheed Martin has expanded the use of synthetic aviation turbine fuel (SATF) across its military aircraft fleet, with…

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Business & Economy June 16, 2025

Federal R&D funding boosts productivity for the whole economy − making big cuts to such government spending unwise

by Andrew Fieldhouse, Texas A&M University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Large cuts to government-funded research and development can endanger American innovation – and the…

Cobb County June 14, 2025

44 new business licenses issued by Cobb over past week

Here are the 44 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, June 13, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Business & Economy June 13, 2025

Energy Star, on the Trump administration’s target list, has a long history of helping consumers’ wallets and the planet

by Magali A. Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Since the early 1990s, the small blue Energy Star label has…

Business & Economy June 3, 2025

Nurdan Cornelius Named 2025 Woman of Distinction by Cobb Executive Women

According to a press release, the Cobb Chamber’s Cobb Executive Women (CEW) recognized Nurdan Cornelius as the 2025 Woman of Distinction during the Chamber’s June Marquee Monday event. Cornelius recently…

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Business & Economy May 28, 2025

Our recent tariffs are taxes collected by the U.S. government from American businesses

By Larry Felton Johnson I’m writing this short nuts-and-bolts article on what the recent U.S. tariffs are because of the confusion I’ve seen on social media about who pays for…

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Immigration February 7, 2026

UPDATED: date and time: Progressive groups to rally outside Home Depot in Vinings, protesting ICE activity in store parking lots

[UPDATE: this event was postponed to Saturday, February 7 at 2:30 p.m.] According to a press release from Indivisible Cobb, coalition of progressive organizations plans to rally Saturday outside a…

Justice February 7, 2026

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