HOW
HOW ATLANTA IS BECOMING A TOP CONTENDER IN THE TECH INDUSTRY.
THAT AND MORE TODAY ON "BIZ".
>>> GOOD MORNING.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE BEGIN WITH THE WAVE OF
RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT HEADED
FOR THE WEST SIDE.
THOSE PLANS PROJECT ARE
EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HUNDREDS OF
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN NEW
INVESTMENT AND BRING OR THAN
2000 UNITS TO THE PARKWAY
FORMALLY KNOWN AS VENKAT
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY.
HIGHWAY. OVER THE NEXT DECADE MORE THAN
A DOZEN DEVELOPMENTS COULD AT
HARTMAN'S, TOWNHOMES AND SINGLE-
FAMILY HOUSING.
FAMILY HOUSING. THEY WILL SPEND SEVERAL
NEIGHBORHOODS INCLINING ROXIO,
THEY BROUGHT THE PROPERTY TWO
YEARS AGO AND INCLUDES 17
ABANDONED BUILDINGS.
ABANDONED BUILDINGS. IT COULD TURN THE SITE INTO
MORE THAN A PLACE TO LIVE
ADDING COFFEE SHOPS, GARDEN AND
SPACES.
SPACES.
SPACES. NEARLY 2 YEARS AFTER ITS
MASSIVE DATA BREACH EQUIFAX HAS
REACHED A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR
SETTLEMENT DEAL.
SETTLEMENT DEAL. THE ATLANTA-BASED CREDIT
REPORTING AGENCY WILL PAY MORE
THAN $650 MILLION AND MORE THAN
THAT TO RESOLVE THE CLAIMS FROM
ONE OF THE LARGEST DATA
BREACHES IN HISTORY.
HACKERS STOLE THE PERSONAL AND
FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF NEARLY
150 MILLION AMERICANS.
EQUIFAX WELL TO DETECT THE
ISSUE AND DID NOT REVEAL THE
PROBLEM UNTIL A MONTH LATER.
THE PROPOSED SETTLEMENT SAYS
ALMOST HALF OF THE MONEY, $300
MILLION, WILL GO TOWARDS
VICTIMS CLAIMS AND THEY AGREE
TO PROVIDE 10 YEARS OF FREE
CREDIT MONITORING SERVICES TO
ALL AFFECTED.
ALL AFFECTED. THE COMPANY MUST ALSO SPEND A
MINIMUM OF $1 BILLION TO
IMPROVE ITS DATA SECURITY.
>>> THE FALLEN OVER THE BOEING
737 MAX JETS AND THE AIRLINE
SAYS IT CONSIDERED BUYING THE
ILL-FATED PLANES.
ILL-FATED PLANES. DELTA CEO SAID WHILE THE 737 IS
A GOOD PRODUCT THEY OPTED FOR A
JET MADE BY AIRBUS TO SPRUCE UP
ITS FLEET.
ITS FLEET. HE SAYS COSTS, THE ENGINE AND
REVIEWS WERE FACTORS IN THE
DECISION.
DECISION.
DECISION. MEANWHILE THE SECOND-LARGEST
CARRIER AND HARTSFIELD JACKSON
SAYS IT WILL AND IT 70 WEEKLY
FLIGHTS FROM ATLANTA TO NEWARK.
SOUTHWEST HAD THE LARGEST FLEET
OF 737 MAX JETS.
IT IS REPURPOSED AND EXPLAINS
TO MORE PROFITABLE ROUTES.
EARLIER THIS YEAR THE FDA
GROUNDED THE BOEING 737 AFTER
TWO FATAL CRASHES KILLED
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE.
PEOPLE. >>> A UNICORN IS MOVING ITS
ATLANTA OFFICE TO THE ATLANTA
BELTLINE.
BELTLINE.
BELTLINE. SOFTWARE COMPANY OR HAS SIGNED
A LEASE AT 725 PONDS
OVERLOOKING THE EAST SIDE TRAIL.
RIGHT NOW THEY HOLD TEMPORARY
OFFICE SPACE ON PEACHTREE
STREET AND ARE MOVING WITH THE
ATLANTA HUB WITH 300 EMPLOYEES.
MEANWHILE CONSTRUCTION COULD
BEGIN ON THE SOUTH SIDE TRAIL.
THE MILLION-DOLLAR PROJECT COULD
KICKOFF AS EARLY AS OCTOBER.
IT WOULD BUILD A SMALL PORTION
OF THE PLANS TRAIL.
THE SEGMENT WOULD RUN THROUGH
THE PITTSBURGH NEIGHBORHOOD AND
ALONG A PROJECT CALLED PICK OR
JARRED.
JARRED.
JARRED. WHEN FULLY BUILT IT WILL RUN
FROM UNIVERSITY AVENUE TO
GLENWOOD AVENUE.
GLENWOOD AVENUE. THE ESTIMATED PRICE TAG IS $70
MILLION.
MILLION.
MILLION. >>> STATE HEALTH REGULATORS ARE
GIVING THE HOSPITAL THE GREEN
LIGHT TO ADD 35,000 SQUARE FEET
OF TREATMENT SPACE TO ITS
HOSPITAL DOWNTOWN.
HOSPITAL DOWNTOWN. THIS IS DESPITE A COST OVERRUN
OF $7 MILLION.
THEY SAY THE PREVIOUS
CONSTRUCTION COMPANY DID SUBPAR
WORK THAT HAD TO BE REMOVED AND
REDONE.
REDONE.
REDONE. THAT IS WHY THE EXPANSION WILL
COST $27 MILLION INSTEAD OF $20
MILLION.
MILLION.
MILLION. GRADY IS SUING THE COMPANY TO
RECOVER $4.5 MILLION.
>>> ATLANTA IS NOW HOME OF THE
HIGHEST GROSSING DOME OF ALL
TIME.
TIME.
TIME. MARBLES "AVENGERS: ENDGAME"
TOOK THE CROWN FROM THE 2009
MOVIE AVATAR.
MOVIE AVATAR. AMASSING ALMOST $3 BILLION
WORLDWIDE DURING HIS 13 WEEK
RUN.
RUN.
RUN. THE
RUN. THE SUPERHERO FLICK WAS FILMED
AT PINEWOOD STUDIOS IN FAYETTE
COUNTY.
COUNTY.
COUNTY. IT IS OWNED BY THE WALT DISNEY
COMPANY AS HAD MADE METRO
ATLANTA IT'S UNOFFICIAL HOME.
THERE IS A NEW ENTERTAINMENT
CENTER COMING TO ATLANTA
BRINGING AN INTERACTIVE STORY
CAVE, A RECORDING AND DANCE
VIDEO, AND A TOY TESTING LAB.
THEY WILL OPEN ITS FIRST
LOCATION IN THE BUCKHEAD
TRIANGLE SHOPPING CENTER X
MONTH.
MONTH.
MONTH. THE SPACE IS DESIGNED FOR THE
WHOLE FAMILY.
WHOLE FAMILY. FOR KIDS THERE IS A PLAYGROUND
TO CREATE THEIR OWN MUSIC.
THEY CAN PLAY WITH THE LATEST
TOYS AND EXPERIENCE HIGH TECH
STORYTELLING.
STORYTELLING. FOR THE PARENTS OF THERE IS A
COFFEE BAR AND RELAXATION AREA.
FAMILIES CAN PURCHASE A TWO
HOUR PLAY PASS FOR $14.99.
THE MONTHLY MEMBERSHIP STARTS
AT 99 BUCKS.
THEY WILL ROLL OUT LOCATIONS
AND LUCK IS JUST, CHICAGO, AND
DALLAS.
DALLAS.
DALLAS. >>> COMING UP, ONE OF THE BEST
WAYS TO SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY
IS BY DOING SOMETHING FUN.
THE CEO OF A COMPANY TAKES US
INSIDE SOME OF THEIR BEST
ATTRACTIONS FOR SPENDING
QUALITY TIME WITH THOSE YOU
LOVE.
LOVE.
LOVE. AND
LOVE. AND AS WE GO TO BREAK, IT IS
TIME FOR OUR BIZ QUIZ.
WHICH ATTRACTION SEES THE MOST
VISITORS EACH YEAR?
A, GEORGE AKRAM, B, STONE
MOUNTAIN PARK, C, THE WORLD OF