Georgia Trend Daily – Dec. 30, 2024
Dec. 30, 2024 The Carter Center
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter Passes Away at 100
Staff reports that Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, died peacefully Sunday, Dec. 29, at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by his family.
Dec. 30, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Legal Elite 2024
Christy Simo reports, it seems inevitable these days that you’ll need an attorney at some point in your life – whether you’re making a will, closing on a real estate deal or going through something a bit more stressful, like a divorce or personal injury. One of the best resources is Georgia Trend’s 2024 Legal Elite, a list of lawyers from across the state considered the best in their field by their legal peers.
Dec. 30, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
These were the top business stories in Atlanta and Georgia in 2024
Staff reports, Georgia’s economy and that of the greater Atlanta area held strong in 2024 against inflation and high interest rates. It racked up some wins and suffered a few setbacks, but proved to be resilient.
Dec. 30, 2024 GPB
Georgia has a doctor shortage. Barriers to training keep immigrant physicians from filling the gap
Allen Siegler and Rebecca Grapevine report, many immigrant doctors who received medical degrees outside the United States often face difficulty competing with American-trained doctors for a limited number of residency spots. Georgia’s government has indicated severe physician shortages in many counties, especially rural areas.
Dec. 30, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Cobb Approves Hotel, Mixed-Use Development
Isabelle Manders reports that the Cobb County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved a 490,000-square-foot mixed-use development with retail, restaurants, apartments and a hotel on Cobb Parkway. Developer Riverview Associates proposed 290 multifamily units, a 130-key hotel and 110,000 square feet of retail, grocer and restaurant space at 3300 Cobb Parkway, near the intersection with Paces Mill.
Dec. 30, 2024 The Brunswick News
Kings Bay refit funding signed into law
Taylor Cooper reports that legislation introduced by U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.,, was passed into law this week, authorizing a $115 million construction project at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in anticipation for the arrival of the new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines. The expansion at the Trident Refit Facility on base is necessary to accommodate the new submarines as they arrive at Kings Bay and continue to maintain the fleet of Ohio-class submarines.
Dec. 30, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
MCG study seeks to improve volunteer participation in clinical research
Jenna Ingalls reports, researchers in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University recently were approved for a $1.9 million funding award from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute for their study aimed at demonstrating the most effective engagement approach for underrepresented and vulnerable populations in clinical research.
Dec. 30, 2024 Gwinnett Daily Post
‘Transformative’ Grant Helps Georgia Gwinnett College Expand HACER program
Staff reports that Georgia Gwinnett College has secured a transformative grant that will enhance two groundbreaking initiatives aimed at improving student success over the next three years, school officials said. The school said the funding “marks a significant advancement in GGC’s commitment to supporting Hispanic students and addressing critical workforce shortages in education.”
Dec. 30, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Deadline Looms for Ding-Ding Machines Across Floyd County
Diane Wagner reports that Rome, Floyd County and Cave Spring took aim at coin-operated amusement machines in 2024, adopting new ordinances that give businesses a year to come into compliance. COAMs, popularly referred to as ding-ding machines, are regulated by the state — and that’s expected to remain an issue when the Georgia General Assembly convenes in January.
Dec. 30, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Georgia AG wants Trump administration to restrain rising migrant farm worker pay
Ross Williams reports that Attorney General and announced gubernatorial candidate Chris Carr is hoping a new administration in Washington will mean relief for Georgia farmers who are set to pay more to migrant agricultural workers, but advocates say the laborers often don’t receive what they are owed despite working in difficult and unsafe conditions.
Dec. 30, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Here’s what Georgia’s 21 freshmen lawmakers hope to accomplish during their first term
Maya Homan reports that lawmakers from across Georgia will reconvene under the capitol’s iconic gold dome in January for the start of a new biennium. This year, 21 new legislators will be joining the veteran members of the Georgia General Assembly, as a spate of lawmakers announced their retirement at the end of the 2024 legislative session and others lost their seats in primary upsets.
Dec. 30, 2024 Capitol Beat News
New laws will affect elections, taxes, health care
Dave Williams reports that most new laws the General Assembly enacted this year took effect in July. But some significant legislation or portions of legislation lawmakers passed pertaining to elections, taxes, and health care don’t become operative until New Year’s Day.
Dec. 30, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In Jimmy Carter, environmentalists saw one of their own
Drew Kann reports, it was the summer of 1978 when Alan Toney’s phone in Atlanta rang with an unexpected offer. On the other end of the line from the young Friends of the River volunteer was an official from the White House with an invitation to come to Washington to see President Jimmy Carter sign legislation creating the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area,
