Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 3, 2023
Oct. 3, 2023 The Brunswick News
Ports traffic up in Brunswick, a trend that looks to continue
Taylor Cooper reports that the Port of Brunswick handled the overwhelming majority of the state’s vehicle and heavy machinery cargo last month, which was up 8% over the same month last year. August marked an increase of roughly 4,600 vehicles offloaded at the Colonel’s Island terminal. In total, the port handled 61,300 vehicles in August, with 59,720 coming through Brunswick.
Oct. 3, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Q&A with Burt Jones | Up for the Challenge
Susan Percy reports that Burt Jones took office in January as Georgia’s 13th lieutenant governor and hit the ground running, presiding over the state Senate during the often-contentious 2023 legislative session. He was a strong presence, drawing both praise and criticism.
Oct. 3, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Metro Atlanta’s data center allure continues with 2 massive proposals
Zachary Hansen reports, the Atlanta area is poised to get two more sprawling data center campuses, which would add to the region’s growing status as the Southeast’s premier hub for online storage farms. One project proposed by developer Taylor & Mathis would feature a four-building campus in Douglas County, while developer T5 envisions a seven-building campus in Coweta County.
Oct. 3, 2023 Valdosta Daily Times
FEMA, SBA continue to provide aid one month after storm
Kasmira Smith reports, it’s been one month since Hurricane Idalia swept through South Georgia with high speed winds toppling over trees, damaging homes and dislocating several families. Representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA) remain in the local area assisting residents with applications seeking aid to fix the lagging effects of the storm.
Oct. 3, 2023 Rome News-Tribune
New water treatment plant could bring changes to Rome
Diane Wagner reports, now that a reverse osmosis water treatment plant is becoming a reality in Rome, officials are starting to take a look at all the changes that will entail. The Water and Sewer Committee is scheduled to get a briefing Thursday from Division Director Mike Hackett and Assistant Director John Boyd.
Oct. 3, 2023 GPB
Emory researcher finds a common thread among many diseases ‘plaguing Americans’
Ellen Eldridge reports that Emory University in Atlanta is now the first recipient of funding through the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, a new research agency funded through the bipartisan FY22 appropriations bill that Sen. Jon Ossoff helped pass into law.
Oct. 3, 2023 Rough Draft-Atlanta
Blank Foundation grants $22 million to organizations on Atlanta’s Westside
Staff reports that the board of directors of the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation has approved three grants to benefit Atlanta’s Westside, the grants will total $22.4 million. The foundation has put their focus on increasing the economic mobility of legacy residents in the English Avenue and Vine City neighborhoods and address both affordable housing and financial inclusion.
Oct. 3, 2023 Saporta Report
1400 Murphy Ave. developer strikes deal with community to push for multiuse path, roadway extension
John Ruch reports, after a year of conflict over pedestrian safety concerns, the developer of a Southwest Atlanta warehouse project is now teamed up with two neighborhood associations in a compromise that calls for a new multi-use path and an eventual extension of Murphy Avenue. The deal — confirmed by the company and both groups — also includes company support for neighborhood lawn, home and streetscape maintenance programs.
Oct. 3, 2023 The Current
US House clerk: Carter didn’t vote on shutdown bill
Craig Nelson reports that Coastal Georgia U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter was a no-show in Saturday’s 11th-hour vote to avert a federal government shutdown. The Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the official source for the chamber’s vote tallies, lists Carter and four other Republicans as “not voting” on a 45-day extension of the current budget.
Oct. 3, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal
A lobbyist’s preview of the next Georgia legislative session
Staff reports, in a peek behind the curtain from a Capitol insider, Cumberland business leaders were told this week that next year’s legislative session could see modest tort reform, legislation to encourage more housing, transportation funding and more. Elizabeth Miller, a lobbyist for the Cumberland Community Improvement District, told the board about six issues she expects to come up when legislators reconvene next January: tort reform, workforce development and housing, school choice, certificate of need, red tape rollback, and transportation funding.
Oct. 3, 2023 Capitol Beat News
Pro-tort reform nonprofit launching ad campaign
Dave Williams reports that a nonprofit headed by a former aide to Republican Gov. Brian Kemp is launching a six-figure ad campaign supporting tort reform legislation. Kemp said in August that reforming the state’s civil justice system would be a priority for next year’s General Assembly session.
Oct. 3, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Jolt: Georgia lawmakers choose sides in push to oust House speaker
Adam Van Brimmer, Tia Mitchell, Greg Bluestein and Patricia Murphy report that U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy can count three members of the Georgia delegation as early allies in a pending challenge to his leadership of the chamber. Republicans began taking sides Monday after U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., officially filed a resolution to remove McCarthy.
