Zachary Hansen

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Zachary Hansen

A federal regulator found Hyundai Motor Group’s recently opened $7.6 billion electric vehicle factory near Savannah does not need to change its water supply and environmental plans, following a rare reassessment and threats of legal action. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed a reevaluation of a previously issued wetland permit for Hyundai’s 2,906-acre factory site in Bryan County.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Zachary Hansen

Not long ago it was common for office buildings to dedicate a few closets to store computer servers. As the internet’s prominence grew and data storage needs increased, it made sense to cluster computer equipment inside giant warehouses, called data centers, to increase efficiency. Now, single-building computer storage farms are not enough, and data center campuses have only gotten larger, as epitomized by Georgia’s largest such proposal.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Zachary Hansen

The chicken can cross the road, but can it cross the border? That’s become a pertinent question for Georgia’s nation-leading poultry industry as trade wars escalate and highly contagious bird flu outbreaks threaten flocks. China on Friday blocked business from six American agriculture companies, including two Georgia-based poultry firms, citing the detection of bacteria or banned chemicals within imported processed chicken products.

2 weeks ago | ajc.com | Zachary Hansen

Dozens of data center announcements have flooded the Atlanta area over the past few years, but the latest such proposal is poised to be the largest of them all — and one of the biggest developments in state history. Preliminary plans for “Project Bunkhouse” were revealed March 31 for a 12-building data center in Bartow County, roughly an hour northwest of downtown Atlanta, according to a Development of Regional Impact filing.

3 weeks ago | ajc.com | Zachary Hansen

To avoid going stir-crazy, many workers were forced to create their own on-the-clock variety when the pandemic shifted their office to their home. The living room couch, a sunroom rocking chair, even just changing the background on a video conference call — all served to stave off mundanity while getting work done at home.