Business & Economy

Three gears, the largest one with a dollar sign in the middle

Business & Economy November 6, 2025

Customers can become more loyal if their banks solve fraud cases, researchers find

by Vamsi Kanuri, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When banks issue their defrauded customers refunds and successfully identify the perpetrators, fraud…

Business & Economy November 4, 2025

Congress has been dodging responsibility for tariffs for decades – now the Supreme Court will decide how far presidents can go alone

by Bedassa Tadesse, University of Minnesota Duluth, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] On Nov. 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear one of the most…

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

new business November 2, 2025

New businesses licensed in Cobb County last week

Here are the 28 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, October 31, 2025. These are only licenses for businesses in unincorporated Cobb County. Cities…

Color graphic of a hot dog in a bun with mustard

Food and Restaurants November 2, 2025

Portillo’s brings Chicago-style hot dogs to Kennesaw

By Mark Woolsey A taste of the Windy City is about to land in the Peach State. Chicago hot dog franchise Portillo’s will debut its first Georgia location on Nov. 18…

Drawing of a candy storefront with an open partially eaten chocolate bar in front of it

Business & Economy October 30, 2025

How Hershey’s chocolate survived an attack from Mars − and adopted a business strategy alien to its founder

by John Haddad, Penn State, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Walk into any grocery store to stock up for Halloween and you will discover that,…

Spring 2nd Branch plate with eggs, carrots and other assorted colorful vegetables

Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community, Food and Restaurants October 30, 2025

Spring 2nd Branch Offers Authentic Korean Eats

Photo above by Brian Benefield [This is the latest installment of “Cobb Cuisine, Culture and Community” by Brian Benefield. Photo above by Brian Benefield] Just a stone’s throw from the heart…

Business & Economy October 29, 2025

Lockheed Martin and NASA debut quieter supersonic commercial aircraft, the X-59

Photo of X-59 provided by Lockheed Martin Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, in partnership with NASA, has completed the first flight of the X-59, a supersonic aircraft developed to advance quieter…

Business & Economy October 29, 2025

Fed struggles to assess state of US economy as government shutdown shuts off key data

by Jason Reed, University of Notre Dame, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] When it comes to setting monetary policy for the world’s largest economy, what…

new business October 26, 2025

31 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, October 24

Here are the 31 new businesses issued licenses by Cobb County on the week ending Friday, October 24, 2025. These are only business licenses for unincorporated Cobb County. Cities issue…

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Food and Restaurants October 23, 2025

Ah-Beetz Pizza brings a bit of New Haven to Cobb County

By Mark Woolsey It’s an unusual name that signifies another variation on an American classic. Ah-Beetz Pizza has landed in Georgia as the first franchisee of a company that turns…

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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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