Zachary Hansen

Zachary Hansen covers economic development and commercial real estate for the AJC. Zach has been with the AJC since 2018 and has worked for the newspaper's breaking news, features and local government teams. Zach is a graduate from the University of Georgia and has previously written for The Arizona Republic and Bloomberg. He is also a former AJC intern.

Latest from Zachary Hansen

In bid to outcompete Alpharetta, Dallas OKs Morgan Stanley incentives

The Dallas City Council unanimously voted to approve a multimillion-dollar incentive package to woo the Fortune 500 investment bank to Texas.

New Dunwoody apartment plan emerges a decade after failed condo tower pitch

The Georgetown Co. and RocaPoint Partners recently filed a rezoning request to incorporate apartments into Campus 244, a 13-acre district along I-285.

This tire recycle facility near the Beltline could soon become apartments

Wood Partners said its project, called Alta West Midtown, is contingent upon receiving a $3.9 million tax break

Executive returns to Atlanta to take on ‘less forgiving’ real estate market

Randy Fink is the new Atlanta market leader for Colliers.

Alpharetta is a finalist for Morgan Stanley’s $700M regional HQ

Fortune 500 investment bank Morgan Stanley has narrowed its search for a new regional headquarters to two locations: metro Atlanta and Dallas.

How are football and soccer influencing each other? Just look at Atlanta.

There’s a reason why soccer is the world’s most popular sport while football is America’s most lucrative.

In Charlottesville and Atlanta, John Dewberry is known for half-built towers

Ex-Georgia Tech quarterback's lofty visions for luxury towers in Virginia and Atlanta sit idle, angering neighbors and causing confusion why the developments have stalled.

Pinnacle Financial Partners announced Thursday it would lease 165,000 square feet of space in the Ten Twenty Spring building in Midtown, pictured here on June 18, 2026. (Ben Gray for the AJC)

Enticed by prime skyline real estate, bank selects Midtown for new HQ

Pinnacle Financial Partners announced Thursday it agreed to lease 165,000 square feet in one of Midtown’s newest towers for its corporate headquarters.

Atlanta aims to leverage World Cup to bolster business ties with Spain

Atlanta leaders and their business counterparts in Spain have their eye on a different ball, a long-term goal of leveraging the World Cup to increase trade and investment.

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Activists aim to pull Georgia’s corporations into voting rights fight

Georgia's biggest companies have stayed on sidelines ahead of redistricting battle.