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ajc.com > business > 2026 > 07 > georgia-film-and-tv-production-spending-slips-to-2b-a-10-year-low

Georgia film and TV production spending slips to $2B, a 10-year low

8+ hour, 54+ min ago   (534+ words) Georgia’s film industry slump is getting deeper with the state seeing the weakest year in production spending in about a decade. Film and television projects spent about $2 billion in Georgia in the 12 months that ended June 30, according to numbers released…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 07 > data-center-expansion-in-georgia-has-implications-for-consumers-power-bills

Data center expansion in Georgia has implications for consumers’ power bills

6+ hour, 1+ min ago   (676+ words) For more than a year, commissioners on the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) have been repeating a reassuring claim: they’ve put rules in place to shield Georgia Power’s residential customers from the soaring costs of grid expansion driven by the…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 07 > data-centers-raise-electric-prices-and-lower-reliability-but-not-in-georgia

Data centers raise electric prices and lower reliability, but not in Georgia

14+ hour, 3+ min ago   (624+ words) If you’re reading the headlines, you may have noticed a seemingly nationwide crisis — the increased use of artificial intelligence and cloud storage by all of us is driving an electricity demand surge unlike anything in recent memory. Companies are racing…...

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ajc.com > business > 2026 > 07 > southern-companys-data-center-pipeline-keeps-filling-up

Southern Company’s data center pipeline keeps filling up

1+ day, 53+ min ago   (887+ words) It’s been less than a year since Georgia Power’s regulator said the utility could double the size of its power grid and build new power plants, solar arrays and battery storage because of all the data centers slated to come…...

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ajc.com > education > 2026 > 07 > atlanta-public-schools-unveils-tactical-drone-security-teams

Atlanta Public Schools unveils tactical, drone security teams

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (715+ words) Atlanta Public Schools is bolstering its school security this year by adding tactical and drone teams to its police force. District officials debuted the new units recently, running practice drills at a school district property in the Polar Rock neighborhood…...

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ajc.com > gallery > education > 2026 > 07 > photos-aps-deploy-unveils-new-school-tactical-drone-security-teams

PHOTOS: APS deploy unveils new school tactical, drone security teams

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (12+ words) AJC.com...

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ajc.com > herstory > 2026 > 07 > this-georgia-woman-made-forbes-self-made-250-heres-how-she-did-it

This Georgia woman made Forbes’ Self-Made 250. Here’s how she did it.

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1107+ words) Marcia Taylor never expected to grow her McDonough firm into a nearly $1 billion trucking and logistics giant. “Even today I’m amazed at how much it has grown and how large it is,” Taylor said. From a building behind a former…...

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ajc.com > education > 2026 > 07 > openai-pledges-71-million-for-georgia-college-students-to-use-ai-platform

OpenAI pledges $71 million for Georgia college students to use AI platform

2+ day, 16+ hour ago   (527+ words) After announcing plans to build a $20 billion data center near Savannah, tech giant OpenAI said in a blog post it is “committed to making sure local communities benefit” from the massive project. As part of that commitment, the artificial intelligence…...

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ajc.com > opinion > 2026 > 07 > readers-write-24

Opinion: Readers write

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (379+ words) Who’s responsible for this mess? If you think our government is not working for us, you are right. Money, power, and security seem to be all many elected officials think about. So many issues overwhelmingly supported by Americans are ignored…...

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ajc.com > business > 2026 > 07 > openais-20b-data-center-dominated-georgia-headlines-but-it-wasnt-alone

OpenAI’s $20B data center dominated Georgia headlines. But it wasn’t alone.

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1333+ words) It’s hard to imagine a billion-dollar project getting overshadowed, let alone two. But that was before the data center boom came to Georgia, upending development norms. OpenAI last week made national headlines by announcing a $20 billion data center complex near…...