Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 25, 2024
Oct. 25, 2024 Georgia.gov
TMC Transformers to Bring 110 Jobs, New Manufacturing Facility To Burke County
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Thursday announced that TMC Transformers USA Inc. (TMC), an international dry-type transformers manufacturer for a wide range of industrial applications, will expand its footprint in Georgia by investing more than $15.3 million over the next five years in a new manufacturing facility in Waynesboro, creating at least 110 new jobs in Burke County.
Oct. 25, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Celebrating the Georgia Trend 2024 40 Under 40 Honorees
Julia Roberts reports, on Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Atlanta History Center, we had the pleasure of celebrating the 2024 Georgia Trend 40 Under 40 honorees. The evening was made possible because of generous sponsors Mercer University and Vinea Capital.
Oct. 25, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cox Enterprises launches second $300M fund through its Socium Ventures firm
J. Scott Trubey reports that Cox Enterprises is launching a second $300 million fund under its Socium Ventures investment firm to nurture and support up-and-coming businesses. Cox and Socium on Thursday announced the new fund, which will bring the total amount of investment capital under management to $600 million.
Oct. 25, 2024 Capitol Beat News
State yanks permit for South Georgia biomass plant
Dave Williams reports that Georgia environmental regulators have revoked a permit for a wood pellet manufacturing plant in Telfair County following a legal challenge opposing the project. The state Environmental Protection Division (EPD) approved a modification of Telfair Forest Products’ air-quality permit last July without requiring the company to install legally required pollution controls or conduct air impact analyses.
Oct. 25, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Pedestrian Bridge to Get $2.5 Million Revamp for All-Star Game
Annie Mayne reports, with the 2025 MLB All-Star Game just months away from coming to Cobb, the county and the Cumberland Community Improvement District have partnered on a $2.5 million revamp of a pedestrian bridge near the festivities. The Cumberland CID’s governing board voted 5-0, with Chairman Bob Voyles and member Alex Valente absent, to allocate $1.25 million to update the footbridge connecting Cumberland Mall to the Cobb Galleria Centre, matching the county’s contribution to the project.
Oct. 25, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Northwest Georgia Jobless Numbers Up Over Last Year. What We Know
John Druckenmiller reports, local unemployment rates fell in September compared to the previous month, averaging 3.3% across Northwest Georgia, although they were still up versus the 2.9% average 12 months earlier. Statewide, the unemployment rate held at 3.6% while overall jobs reached a record high, just shy of 5 million jobs.
Oct. 25, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Longtime Georgia Legislator Garners Honor From Mexican Government
Trevor Williams reports that recently retired Georgia State Rep. Pedro “Pete” Marin, a trailblazing Latino legislator, has been awarded the highest honor the government of Mexico offers to those who contribute to the well-being of its citizens abroad. Mr. Marin, who served 22 years in his Gwinnett district, took home the Ohtli Award during a Mexican independence celebration at Atlanta City Hall Sept. 14.
Oct. 25, 2024 Albany Herald
Poll: Sanford Bishop leads challenger Wayne Johnson by double digits
Staff reports, in a new poll released Wednesday, Congressman Sanford Bishop leads the 2nd Congressional District race by 11 percentage points, with substantial support among key voting groups. The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling last week, shows Democrat Bishop earning 51% of the vote, with Republican opponent Wayne Johnson at 40%, and 9% undecided.
Oct. 25, 2024 GPB
Poll watcher vs. poll observer: What’s the difference?
Peter Biello reports, poll watchers play an important role in free and fair elections, but they are not the same as poll observers when it comes to what they’re able to do and how they’re trained. A poll watcher is somebody who’s specifically designated by a candidate or a party to have an official presence in a polling place.
Oct. 25, 2024 Fresh Take Georgia
Cobb County voters reflect a statewide trend of changing demographics
Monae Templier and Josh Asriel report, as Americans begin early voting, Cobb County residents face choices that could change Georgia and the county for years to come. According to Georgia’s Secretary of State office, more than 122,000 residents voted before the end of October.
Oct. 25, 2024 State Affairs
Madeline Ryan Smith keeps it local as she aims to unseat incumbent in Georgia House District 158
Tammy Joyner reports, when Madeline Ryan Smith is campaigning, she skips conversations about the presidential race and instead addresses the impact that state races will have on young voters’ lives. Ryan Smith is running for House District 158, which covers Middle Georgia between Macon and Savannah.
Oct. 25, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Georgia is a key swing state in 2024. Which swing counties should voters be watching?
Maya Homan reports that ten years ago, it may have been hard to imagine that Georgia would become a crucial swing state during a presidential election. Prior to the 2020 election, the Peach state had been reliably red, awarding its electoral votes to a Republican candidate in every presidential race dating back to 1992.
Oct. 25, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Loeffler serves as Georgia GOP poll watcher, Dems deploy their party’s precinct monitors
Ross Williams reports, if you’re one of the more than 2.2 million Georgians who have already voted as of Thursday evening, you may have seen a poll watcher or two hanging out at your precinct. If you cast your ballot at the C.T. Martin Natatorium and Recreation Center in Atlanta Thursday afternoon, one of those poll watchers was Dolly Katz, a retired public health worker who signed up to monitor polls for the Democratic Party for the first time this year.
Oct. 25, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Lara Trump gets warm welcome in deep-blue metro Atlanta city
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam reports, Vice President Kamala Harris turned to star power in Clarkston to rev up Democratic votes, former President Donald Trump’s campaign took a different approach in neighboring Fulton County. A day after Trump held a fiery Duluth rally aimed at young male voters, Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump made a bee line to a Democratic stronghold.
