Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Business
Potbelly Sandwich Works will open its first Sandy Springs location at The Plaza at City Springs, taking over the former Buffalo Wild Wings GO space at 5840 Roswell Road as part of a 15-store Georgia expansion backed by Atlanta-based RaceTrac.
Business
GPS Hospitality, the Sandy Springs-based Burger King franchisee operating nearly 400 restaurants across 12 states, faces a potential transfer of ownership to creditors after an S&P downgrade and missed interest payments, even as Burger King's national sales surge 8.5%.
Business
Sandy Springs is launching a new city-run evening market at River Springs Shopping Center on the north end of Roswell Road, running the first Thursday of September, October and November from 5 to 8 p.m. with more than 30 local vendors.
Business
Rockstar Riley, a 20-year Waffle House employee at the Roswell Road Sandy Springs location, says he was fired Aug. 14 after refusing to delete viral rap videos filmed in his work uniform.
Business
Fulton County's unanimous vote to oppose data center tax breaks covers Sandy Springs' own development authority, putting a political stop sign in front of one of the region's fastest-growing industries after $150 million in local incentives were approved since 2020.
Business
Federal data shows wages in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro grew just 2.6% over the past year while food prices rose 5.5% and energy costs jumped 11.5%, squeezing purchasing power for local workers.
Business
Sandy Springs is helping drive metro Atlanta's population surge, with Fulton County multifamily permits jumping 70% in 2025 and major projects like the $131 million Hillcrest development rising near City Springs.
Business
Sandy Springs police arrested Michael Decker, an employee at Massage and Medspa Solutions on Roswell Road, on a sexual battery charge and shut the business down after discovering licensing and permitting violations.
Business
Sandy Springs residents and business owners have until Friday, Aug. 14, to complete the city's online survey for its $1.14 million comprehensive plan update, with two public meetings following on Aug. 17 and Aug. 20.
Business
MARTA's Red Line ran only between North Springs and Lindbergh Center all weekend due to planned maintenance, forcing Perimeter Center commuters to transfer at Lindbergh Center while Route 87 bus cancellations and a separate I-285 closure compounded transit delays.
Business
Sandy Springs' free Build seminar series now awards official ICC continuing education credits after the city earned preferred provider status, with the next session set for Aug. 25 at City Hall.
Business
Sandy Springs approved $50.5 million in bonds to rebuild Fire Station 4 on a 6.6-acre Roswell Road site and overhaul two other stations, with construction expected to begin in early 2027 and wrap by December of that year.
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