Georgia Trend Daily – Dec. 22, 2023
Dec. 22, 2023 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp: Medical Device Manufacturer Gerresheimer Expands in Peachtree City
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp yesterday announced that Gerresheimer, a manufacturer for the pharma and life science industry, will invest more than $88 million in expanding its manufacturing operations in Peachtree City, creating over 200 new jobs for Fayette County.
Dec. 22, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Girl Scouts Honored at Atlanta History Center
Kathleen Conway reports, if you have a Girl Scout in your family (or were one yourself) you may want to check out a new exhibit at the Atlanta History Center, commemorating the 100th anniversary of Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta. The display includes vintage uniforms and badges and even Girl Scout cookie boxes of yesteryear.
Dec. 22, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More options to get through airport security: Delta expands Digital ID
Kelly Yamanouchi reports that some holiday travelers flying Delta Air Lines out of Atlanta may notice a new option this year to get through security queues: a Delta Digital ID line. The Atlanta-based airline launched Delta Digital ID at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport earlier this year, opening an expedited security line for its customers who qualify — through a dedicated queue at the domestic terminal’s South security checkpoint.
Dec. 22, 2023 Macon Telegraph, Capitol Beat News
Georgia’s unemployment rate holds steady in November at 3.4%, number of jobs up
Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate held steady at 3.4% in November for the third month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Several categories again reached record highs, including the number of jobs, which rose slightly by 0.3% last month compared with November of last year to more than 4.95 million.
Dec. 22, 2023 Athens Banner-Herald
Wawa proposed for south Georgia site. What we know
Caitlyn Stroh-Page reports, the long-awaited establishment of Wawa in Georgia appears to be imminent. The popular convenience store chain has a location selected in Bainbridge, in southwest Georgia, and submitted proposals to the planning commission earlier this year.
Dec. 22, 2023 WABE
Georgia children’s hospitals get pediatrics workforce grant, over $700K in total funding
Jess Mador reports, more pediatricians and pediatric specialists could soon complete their training in Georgia as part of a federal grant aimed at closing the state’s pediatric-provider gap. Under the bipartisan federal Children’s Hospital Graduate Medical Education program this year, two metro-area facilities are slated to receive grant funds.
Dec. 22, 2023 The Brunswick News
Shrimp season extended to Jan. 18
Michael Hall reports that the current shrimp season will last a little longer. The Georgia Department of Natural Resources on Wednesday extended the state’s recreational and commercial food shrimp season to Jan. 18, 2024.
Dec. 22, 2023 Dalton Daily Citizen
Authority OKs $5 million distribution
James Swift reports that members of the Dalton-Whitfield County Regional Solid Waste Authority voted Monday, Dec. 18, to approve a plan that would allow the authority to distribute $5 million to local governments. Under the agreement, the city of Dalton and Whitfield County would each receive $2.5 million from the authority.
Dec. 22, 2023 Georgia.gov
Explore Georgia Announces Most Anticipated Hotel Openings for 2024
Staff reports, the Peach State is preparing to ring in the new year with a host of new hotel options that offer more than just a good night’s sleep. From a mountaintop golf resort to a lovingly restored historic mansion, here is a sampling of the new accommodations travelers can look forward to in Georgia come 2024.
Dec. 22, 2023 Georgia Recorder
Student loan bill in your holiday mail? 1M Georgians drive state’s No. 3 rank for student debt
Ross Williams reports that the holidays aren’t cheap, and neither is a college degree. And for the first time since the pandemic, more than 1 million Georgians might need to factor in the cost of student loan payments into their budgets as they prepare to celebrate.
Dec. 22, 2023 CNHI News
Ahead of 2024 session, Raffensperger makes another push to end runoff elections
Asia Ashley reports, just weeks from the 2024 legislative session, Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is calling on lawmakers to end runoff elections. In Georgia primary elections, when a party’s candidate is chosen, and general elections, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff when no candidate gets more than 50% of the votes. Louisiana and Mississippi also allow runoffs for general elections in certain races.
Dec. 22, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal
Georgia Lawmakers to Renew Push for Bill Defining Antisemitism
Hunter Riggall reports that when the Georgia legislature reconvenes Jan. 8, lawmakers will get another chance to pass a bill defining antisemitism in state law. A bill which would do so passed the state House last session with bipartisan support but stalled in the Senate.
Dec. 22, 2023 State Affairs
Lawmakers eye Medicaid expansion and more mental health services
Jill Jordan Sieder reports that Georgia’s Republican-controlled Legislature’s stiff resistance to expanding Medicaid coverage for low-income Georgians may be wavering a bit, with the prospect of concessions from lawmakers who want to change how new hospital construction projects are greenlighted. Georgia is one of 10 states that has not fully expanded Medicaid per the Affordable Care Act.
Dec. 22, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Senate won’t confirm Smyre as ambassador, returns nomination to Biden
Tia Mitchell reports that former Georgia state Rep. Calvin Smyre’s nomination to serve as ambassador to the Bahamas was sent back to President Joe Biden by the U.S. Senate on Wednesday, meaning Smyre once again has failed to be confirmed.
