Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 14, 2024
Nov. 14, 2024 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp: Automated Warehouse Services Company GreenBox Systems to Invest $144 Million in Butts County
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday announced that GreenBox Systems LLC (GreenBox), an innovative company that provides automated warehouse services to businesses of all sizes, will invest $144 million in a new distribution facility in Jackson. The project will create more than 300 new jobs in Butts County.
Nov. 14, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Awaiting Kemp’s Next Moves
Brian Robinson writes, this month will answer many political questions for Georgians. In political circles, gossip about Kemp’s next move remains a favorite parlor game. Kemp has said he won’t announce any plans until after the 2024 election.
Nov. 14, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Metro Atlanta home sales grew, but so did inventory. What about prices?
Michael E. Kanell reports, as the temperatures fell in October, the metro Atlanta housing market showed some surprising heat. About 4,600 homes were sold in the dozen counties centered on the city of Atlanta during the month, 5% more than September and 7% more sales than the same period a year ago, according to data released by the Georgia Multiple Listing Service.
Nov. 14, 2024 WABE
Georgia launches energy efficiency rebate programs
Emily Jones reports that Georgia is launching two new pilot programs offering rebates for home energy efficiency, the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority announced Wednesday. They’re funded by $220 million from the Inflation Reduction Act, the Biden administration’s landmark climate legislation.
Nov. 14, 2024 Rough Draft Atlanta
Georgia State University to create ‘college town Downtown’ with $80 million gift
Collin Kelly reports that Georgia State University has announced a major Downtown Atlanta campus transformation plan thanks to an $80 million gift from the Woodruff Foundation. GSU President M. Brian Blake said the institution was challenged to remake the campus as a beacon for further revitalization for Downtown ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Nov. 14, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald, Augusta Chronicle
Teachers? Paramedics? Firefighters? No, this profession is the most valued in Georgia
Vanessa Countryman reports that a recent survey by careerminds.com, revealed that grocery store workers are the most valued profession in the state of Georgia. This survey was conducted by Careerminds, a global outplacement agency, with 3,000 respondents and it revealed the most valued workers across the country and in each state.
Nov. 14, 2024 LaGrange Daily News
Royal Theater reopens after nearly forty years
Annie Bresee reports, for the first time in 40 years, the Royal Theater’s marquee was lit. After closing, becoming city hall and closing again, the Hogansville landmark is open for business. On Nov. 9 after a long renovation, the theater celebrated its grand reopening in style with a swanky gala.
Nov. 14, 2024 Saporta Report
Beltline inches along with 0.9 mile addition at Piedmont Park
Delaney Tarr reports, on Nov. 12, the Beltline’s newest piece of trail at Piedmont Park opened for business. City leaders and community members gathered on a sunny Tuesday at the completed section for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate progress on the 22-mile loop.
Nov. 14, 2024 Georgia Recorder
A new take on robocop? Georgia lawmakers look into ways AI can improve public safety
Ross Williams reports, one of the most fundamental roles of any government is ensuring the safety of its citizens, whether from others who would do them harm, from disasters like fire and floods or from injuries and sickness. But with artificial intelligence rapidly advancing, what public safety jobs can look like is changing quickly, sometimes in a seriously sci-fi kind of way
Nov. 14, 2024 GPB
Georgia counties certify the election, as fraud claims dissipate after Trump win
Sam Gringlas reports, every county in Georgia has certified the results of the 2024 general election, a notable step after some Republican local election board members earlier this year declined to certify other results. Typically an uncontroversial procedural move, disputes over election certification cropped up in several states in 2020, when supporters of then-President Donald Trump amplified baseless claims of widespread fraud.
Nov. 14, 2024 Capitol Beat News
State prisons chief pitches case for funding boost
Dave Williams reports that Georgia Department of Corrections officials began laying the groundwork Wednesday for an infusion of state funding to beef up staffing, replace aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care. The state’s workforce of correctional officers plummeted during the COVID pandemic and has yet to fully recover, Georgia Commissioner of Corrections Tyrone Oliver told members of a Georgia House Appropriations subcommittee.
Nov. 14, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Donald Trump’s cabinet pick has history of stirring things up in Georgia
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report that President-elect Donald Trump has made a spree of provocative picks for Cabinet posts. But his selection of a Florida congressman facing serious ethics charges to lead the Justice Department adds a chaos agent with a penchant for picking fights in Georgia into the mix.
