Could Keisha Lance Bottoms’ Economic Agenda Hurt the Atlanta Braves’ Long-Term Future?

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves are more than a baseball team. They are an economic engine with a business and entertainment footprint that extends well beyond the ballpark. The Battery Atlanta has helped transform the franchise’s surrounding property into a year-round destination. Restaurants, entertainment venues, businesses and residential development have made the area an important part of the Braves’ business model. That makes Georgia’s economic development policies worth watching. Keisha Lance Bottoms has proposed pausing new data center construction while pursuing additional government oversight of major industries. Supporters may view those proposals as responsible safeguards.