Georgia Trend Daily – July 15, 2024
July 15, 2024 WABE
‘Unconscionable’: Georgia leaders across the political spectrum condemn Trump rally shooting
Patrick Saunders reports that reactions are flooding in from Georgia political leaders following what law enforcement officials are treating as an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday. The incident happened at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
July 15, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Why Atlanta business leaders are ditching the board room and turning to the TOUR Championship to drive client engagement
Julia Roberts reports, as the business landscape rapidly evolves, and organizations increasingly embrace non-traditional office settings, the phrase “deals are not done in the boardroom” is more relevant than ever. While traditional networking events and business meetings have their place, there is a growing trend towards using sports hospitality as a powerful tool for fostering meaningful connections and enhancing corporate relationships.
July 15, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
South DeKalb transit hub gets $25 million grant
Sara Gregory reports that MARTA has received a $25 million federal grant to help fund a transit hub in south DeKalb. The Federal Transit Administration grant, announced this week, will cover two-thirds of the costs to build a hub next to the Gallery at South DeKalb on Candler Road.
July 15, 2024 Capitol Beat News
State ends fiscal year with revenue uptick after months-long slide
Dave Williams reports that Georgia tax collections rose last month compared to June of last year, but the state ended fiscal 2024 with lower tax revenues than the previous year. The state brought in $3.03 billion in June, up 6.5% compared to the previous June, the Georgia Department of Revenue reported Friday.
July 15, 2024 The Brunswick News
Travel + Leisure names Golden Isles the top island in U.S.
Gordon Jackson reports that the Golden Isles has been named the No. 1 islands in the United States by Travel + Leisure. It’s the second year in a row for the honor and the third since 2020 when the publication gave the Golden Isles the nation’s top ranking.
July 15, 2024 GPB
Savannah named in top 3 cities to visit in the United States
Staff reports that Travel + Leisure, a magazine based in New York City, named Savannah, Ga., as a top three city to visit in the United States in its annual World’s Best Awards (WBA) survey, highlighting the best hotels, resorts, cities, islands, cruise ships, spas, airlines, and more.
July 15, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Japanese Firm Announces New Norcross Office During Gwinnett Mission
Trevor Williams reports that a Japanese manufacturer of machines for coatings confirmed that it would open its first U.S. office in Gwinnett as a delegation from the county visited its headquarters in Nara. Hirano Tecseed Co. Ltd., whose machines are used in industries from displays and electronics to adhesive tape and wallpaper, will put a new outpost employing three people in Norcross, according to a Partnership Gwinnett news release.
July 15, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
ARC Marks Some Economic Status Improvements in Northwest Georgia Counties
Diane Wagner reports that just 77 counties in Appalachia are designated as economically distressed — the lowest number in 19 years. Chattooga County is the only one in Georgia, although none of the counties in Northwest Georgia are considered competitive yet.
July 15, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta
Morehouse College president announces retirement
Staff reports that Dr. David A. Thomas, the esteemed president of Morehouse College, has announced that he will retire next summer after a distinguished tenure marked by innovation, growth, and a commitment to social justice. Thomas’s time as the president has been heralded as a significant era of progress and change for Morehouse, which is among the nation’s most prominent Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
July 15, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Agriculture Moves Beyond the Earth
Mary Ann Dunkin reports, Georgia’s high-tech greenhouses and vertical hydroponic farms are a growing alternative to traditional farming of crops like greens, herbs, tomatoes and mushrooms. Although Grant Anderson’s operation is one of just a few Georgia farms to grow produce in shipping containers, it is among a number that raise crops in enclosures – be it high-tech greenhouses or vertical farms – using a practice known as controlled environment agriculture (CEA).
July 15, 2024 WSB-Radio, WSB-TV
Federal lawmakers from Georgia file legislation to fund Atlanta water system upgrades
Staff reports that a group of Georgia’s federal lawmakers have introduced legislation in U.S. Congress to get Atlanta the funds it needs to upgrade its water infrastructure and facilities. The legislation comes in response to the water main crisis in June, when thousands of Atlantans went without water for several days as a series of water main breaks caused disruptions to traffic, utilities and even events in the city.
July 15, 2024 Savannah Morning News
New Georgia election law allows greater access for ‘poll watchers’ on election days
Melissa Cruz reports that poll watchers in Georgia will get closer access to voters and secure voting areas in the 2024 presidential election. The change is part of a new election law that went into effect July 1.
July 15, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
String of environmental violations raises concerns about firm linked to Okefenokee mine project
Dylan Jackson and Drew Kann report, in October 2019, state authorities received a call from a farmer in northeast Georgia who reported a creek running through his land had turned pitch black. Investigators soon traced the source of pollution to a nearby power plant in Franklin County, where workers had spent days spraying more than 1 million gallons of water on a smoldering wood fuel pile to prevent a fire, state records show.
