Georgia Trend Daily – Sept. 20, 2023
Sept. 20, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com
Welsh Investments Lauded During Economy Minister’s Visit
Trevor Williams reports, a Welsh firm with a U.S. headquarters in metro Atlanta since 2021 was praised this week for its role in boosting business ties with its home country. Wales Economy Minister Vaughan Gething visited Moneypenny’s operations in Gwinnett County on a tour aimed at highlighting Welsh ties with the Southeast U.S.
Sept. 20, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Find a Fix to Fiscal Debt
Brian Robinson writes, Tom Price, the former Republican congressman from Georgia’s 6th District and later secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump Administration, watched the 2023 State of the Union from his home in Roswell, shaking his head in disappointment as President Biden received a bipartisan standing ovation for vowing to potentially bankrupt the country.
Sept. 20, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Hyundai to partner with Georgia Tech to research hydrogen, EV tech
Zachary Hansen reports that Hyundai Motor Group signed an agreement with Georgia Tech on Tuesday to collaborate on research and development of hydrogen-fueled engines for large trucks and electric vehicle batteries, both critical steps in the Korean automaker’s plans to be a leader in alternative fuels.
Sept. 20, 2023 Capitol Beat News
Georgia Supreme Court declares revenue from COAM leases exempt from taxes
Dave Williams reports that the Georgia Department of Revenue has lost a legal bid to tax the revenue generated from the leasing of coin-operated amusement machines (COAMs). The state Supreme Court Tuesday unanimously upheld a lower-court ruling that declared gross revenue from COAMs is exempt from taxation in a case brought by Funvestment Group, which operates an arcade in Gwinnett County.
Sept. 20, 2023 Savannah Morning News
Parker’s Kitchen donates over $100,000 to America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia
Staff reports that Greg Parker, president and CEO of Parker’s, presented a check to Mary Jane Crouch, executive director of America’s Second Harvest of Coastal Georgia, during a Family Food Pantry event on Sept. 14 at Memorial Stadium.
Sept. 20, 2023 Augusta Chronicle
AU Medical Center does well in state ranking of racial inclusivity, Wellstar less so
Abraham Kenmore reports, a new study of the racial inclusivity of hospitals across the country show the former Augusta University Medical Center is among the best in Georgia, while the Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and North Fulton Hospitals in the Atlanta area have some of the lowest ratings.
Sept. 20, 2023 Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett small business grant applications now open
Staff reports that Gwinnett County is now accepting applications for the Gwinnett Small Business Grant, a program that provides financial assistance to small businesses that were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sept. 20, 2023 Rome News-Tribune
State’s effort to lower gas prices has opposite effect in Northwest Georgia
John Druckenmiller reports, anyone traveling throughout the region over the weekend would notice how gas prices mostly rose outside of Floyd County. Gas cost an average of 5 cents more a gallon in Bartow County and up to $3.38 in Polk County.
Sept. 20, 2023 WABE
State-run, land-grant HBCUs — including one in Georgia — are owed more than $13 billion, the White House says
Ayana Archie reports that land-grant, historically Black colleges and universities have missed out on more than $13 billion they should have gotten in the last three decades or so, according to letters the Biden administration sent to the governors of 16 states appealing to them to invest more money in HBCUs.
Sept. 20, 2023 The Brunswick News
County continues discussion on hiring lobbyist
Gordon Jackson reports, after tabling a discussion on hiring a lobbyist earlier this month, Glynn County commissioners resurrected consideration of paying someone to represent the county’s interests in the state capital year-round. Commissioner Sammy Tostensen asked commissioners at Tuesday’s special-called meeting to consider adding his request on the agenda for an upcoming meeting.
Sept. 20, 2023 Capitol Beat News
Pro-Ukraine group releases Georgia GOP congressional scorecard
Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s Republican congressional delegation scored mixed results on a new scorecard released by a pro-Ukraine Republican group. The group Republicans for Ukraine put out the scorecard in conjunction with a new ad campaign aimed at persuading more GOP members of Congress to support more U.S. spending to aid Ukraine’s war against Russia.
Sept. 20, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Why Democrats have new hope to win suburban seats in Georgia
Greg Bluestein reports that Republican Rich McCormick breezed to a 24-point victory to secure a north Atlanta U.S. House seat last year. State Rep. Jan Jones, the No. 2 Republican in the Georgia House, lives in such a GOP stronghold that no Democrat even bothered to challenge her in 2022.
