Georgia Trend Daily – Sept. 10, 2024
Sept. 10, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Coca-Cola to Have ‘Seat at the Table’ in A.I. Innovations
Jack Lindner reports that Coca-Cola Company President and Chief Finance Officer John Murphy, who served as the guest speaker at the Cobb Chamber’s monthly luncheon Monday, discussed the company’s latest efforts with artificial intelligence. In April, Coca-Cola and Microsoft announced a five-year partnership to accelerate generative A.I. efforts.
Sept. 10, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Improving Georgia’s Schools
Ben Young writes, it’s a tough time for the education world. While Georgia made strides in making up for pandemic loss in math and reading from 2022 to 2023, full recovery will likely take another year or two.
Sept. 10, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
UPS is laying off more employees amid effort to boost profitability
Kelly Yamanouchi reports that Sandy Springs-based UPS is laying off more of its employees, after earlier this year announcing it was cutting 12,000 jobs in its management ranks. The company did not specify how many employees are losing their jobs in the latest round of cuts, but said Monday evening the layoffs are part of ongoing efforts since the January announcement of reductions.
Sept. 10, 2024 Albany Herald
Georgia Pacific boiler ‘tuning’ may release large level of harmless steam
Staff reports, officials with Georgia Pacific have sent out a message to the community explaining that work at the company’s Albany corrugated facility will result in a larger-than-normal amount of water vapor being released at the plant Monday, resulting in the release of steam. Lauren Campen, Georgia Pacific’s senior manager for Public Affairs & Communications – Corrugated, said in an email to The Albany Herald Sunday that the steam that will be released while tuning a newly installed boiler at the Albany plant will not contain any element that is harmful to the environment.
Sept. 10, 2024 GPB
Fulton County’s largest water treatment plant unveils upgraded systems, new facilities
Amanda Andrews reports that Fulton County’s Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility unveiled upgrades to the plant and treatment systems ahead of a ribbon-cutting ceremony this week. The changes to the facility, located in Roswell, north of Atlanta, include expanded water treatment to increase capacity from 24 million to 32 million gallons of wastewater per day.
Sept. 10, 2024 Gwinnett Daily Post
Gwinnett County Launches Microtransit Pilot In Norcross
Staff reports that Ride Gwinnett’s new microtransit pilot program in Norcross started Monday, giving residents of that area access to an on-demand, shared-ride service that officials said is “aimed at improving mobility for residents and businesses.” The program is a collaboration between Gwinnett County, the Gateway85 Community Improvement District and the city of Norcross.
Sept 10, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Ahead of debate, check out key dates for registration, absentee ballots, and early voting
Melissa Cruz reports, all eyes are on Georgia during this year’s presidential election, as former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris vie for the important swing state. Trump and Harris are scheduled to meet in a televised debate on Tuesday. With the November election just weeks away, voters in Georgia should be aware of these key date.
Sept. 10, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Rome City Commission Approves Riverside Parkway As Water Treatment Plant Site
Adam Carey reports that the Rome City Commission agreed Monday to build the new water treatment facility on Riverside Parkway, ending a series of sometimes contentious debates. The state of the art reverse osmosis plant will be able to filter harmful PFAS and PFOS “forever chemicals.”
Sept. 10, 2024 The Brunswick News
Financial woes lead to DA’s office pulling out of Juvenile Court cases
Michael Hall reports that financial woes and a lack of staffing at the Brunswick Judicial Circuit District Attorney’s Office have prompted District Attorney Keith Higgins to pull his prosecutors from Juvenile Court cases starting in October, a letter sent to judges and Glynn County Commission Chairman Wayne Neal said. Higgins said the county’s demands to reimburse payroll overruns in monthly scheduled payments prohibits him from maintaining enough lawyers to continue representing the state in Juvenile Court.
Sept. 10, 2024 WABE
College Park responds to AG inquiry about potential open meetings violation
Dormiya Vance reports that an inquiry by the Georgia Attorney General’s office into a College Park city meeting has received a response after three weeks. The AG’s scrutiny came after events that potentially violated Georgia’s Open Meetings Act.
Sept. 10, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Majority of Georgia Latino voters in new poll lean toward Harris in presidential election
Ross Williams reports that two months before the election, Latino Georgians say they support Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Donald Trump by a 31-point margin, 60% to 29%, with 11% undecided or supporting a third-party candidate, according to a new poll released by UnidosUS and BSP Research.
Sept. 10, 2024 State Affairs
Presidential race aside, what’s at stake for Georgians in the November election?
Tammy Joyner reports that despite all 236 members of the state House and Senate up for reelection in November, the presidential race has taken center stage in Georgia with the nomination of Vice President Kamala Harris for U.S. president. Nonetheless, Georgia Democrats will be in a push-and-pull contest to gain more seats in both the House and Senate while Republicans stay focused on maintaining their solid control of state government.
Sept. 10, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger says Georgia polls ready despite rule changes
Dave Williams reports that Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger Monday predicted smooth elections in the Peach State this year despite rules changes being imposed by a State Election Board he called “a mess.” Raffensperger told members of the Atlanta Rotary Club reforms his office and the General Assembly have made since the last presidential election in 2020 should give voters confidence that the voting process is fair and honest.
Sept. 10, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
New school shooting details will likely impact gun policy debate in Georgia
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report, new developments over the weekend raised fresh concerns that officials missed warning signs that could have prevented the mass shooting at Apalachee High School — details that will likely be pored over by Georgia legislators examining firearms measures and policy changes to prevent gun violence.
