Georgia Trend Daily – Sept. 27, 2023
Sept. 27, 2023 Union-Recorder
Fouts Brothers to expand in Milledgeville and Baldwin County
Billy Hobbs reports that Fouts Bros. Inc. moved the company and headquarters to Milledgeville from Smyrna a few years ago, the goal of its president and chief executive officer was to see the company continue growing. The company is elite when it comes to manufacturing fire and fire rescue trucks.
Sept. 27, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Atlanta Seniors Can Choose Primary Care in Their Homes or in a Center
Julia Roberts reports that CenterWell Senior Primary Care is now offering seniors in Atlanta access to quality, personalized primary care in their homes through its new CenterWell Primary Care Anywhere program. CenterWell’s new in-home primary care gives patients the choice to receive the care they need at home.
Sept. 27, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
What a federal government shutdown could mean for air travel
Kelly Yamanouchi reports, during the last federal shutdown that started in late December 2018 and continued into January 2019, many travelers ended up waiting in security lines as long as an hour and a half at Hartsfield-Jackson, causing some to miss their flights. Air traffic controllers and Transportation Security Administration officers would be deemed essential and would have to work without pay if lawmakers can’t work out a deal to keep government funded.
Sept. 27, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com
Porsche Names New CEO After Gruner Departs to Rivian
Trevor Williams reports that Porsche’s North American headquarters in Atlanta has hired a new CEO months after the its former leader departed to join electric-vehicle startup Rivian. The German sports car maker named 48-year-old Timo Resch to the role, bringing him back to where he started his career after stints with other major German auto makers.
Sept. 27, 2023 The Center Square
Report: Georgia needs to rethink lot, home size requirements
T.A. DeFeo reports that local jurisdictions might need to rethink their minimum lot and home size requirements given the state’s growing population and apparent need for “adequate workforce housing.” That’s the upshot of a new Georgia Public Policy Foundation report.
Sept. 27, 2023 Rome News-Tribune
3M states it will not seek to block release of Rome water pollution settlement details
John Bailey reports that the 3M Company on Tuesday stated that it will not seek to block the City of Rome from releasing settlement information stemming from a water pollution lawsuit. “3M does not plan to object to the settlement’s disclosure, nor to join DuPont’s legal proceedings seeking to prevent disclosure,” Sean Lynch, communications manager for 3M stated in an email to the Rome News-Tribune.
Sept. 27, 2023 Savannah Morning News
Nonagenarian farmer says going organic 40 years ago ‘produced miraculous results’
Martha Giddens Nesbit reports, at 92, Shirley Daughtry can’t wait to hop out of bed each morning, put on her jeans and wide-brimmed hat, and head to the Heritage Organic Farm fields right outside her back door to dig in the dirt. Daughtry has been farming organically since the mid-1980s and hers was the first farm certified by the Georgia Organic Growers in 1993, as soon as certification became available in the state.
Sept. 27, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal
Short-term rentals the focus of Cobb code amendments
Jake Busch reports, as the Cobb Board of Commissioners begins considering amendments to the county code, short-term rentals are again a topic of discussion. The changes proposed this time are meant to clarify the short-term rental section of the code adopted by the commission last year, according to Jessica Guinn, the county’s community development director.
Sept. 27, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Cartersville | Bartow County: Boom Time in Bartow
Tom Oder reports, good things tend to happen when team members pull in the same direction. Bartow County, a northern Atlanta exurb 25 miles northwest of I-285, aka the Perimeter, is an example of how good. Bartow does well in economic development for its rural location and relatively small population, 112,816 according to the July 2022 census.
Sept. 27, 2023 Savannah Morning News
Savannah makes list of top places to retire in the South, with praise for its arts & culture
Miguel Legoas reports that for many, retirement is the promise of freedom after decades of work. But when the world is your oyster, where should you go? Southern Living, one of the region’s top lifestyle magazines, recently published its “Best Places to Retire in the South” list and Savannah made the cut.
Sept. 27, 2023 Capitol Beat News
Construction projects slow business at Port of Savannah
Dave Williams reports that the Port of Savannah Tuesday reported a significant reduction in business last month compared to August of last year, when the Georgia Ports Authority enjoyed its busiest month on record. Savannah handled 413,300 twenty-foot equivalent units of containerized cargo (TEUs) in August, down 28% from August of last year.
Sept. 27, 2023 Georgia Recorder
Harris visits Morehouse as part of national HBCU swing to rally young voters
Ross Williams reports that Vice President Kamala Harris received a friendly welcome Tuesday afternoon when she stopped by Morehouse College in Atlanta as part of a national college tour. The crowd, which consisted of students from Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities, roared with applause as the VP took the stage for a moderated conversation which lasted about 45 minutes.
Sept. 27, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Jolt: Supreme Court decision signals Georgia redistricting map makeover
Adam Van Brimmer, Patricia Murphy, Tia Mitchell and Greg Bluestein report that the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Alabama’s attempt to restore a Republican-backed political map that safeguarded only one majority-Black district, buoying the legal hopes of Georgia Democrats challenging the state’s 2021 redistricting on similar grounds. Plaintiffs contesting Georgia’s maps recently wrapped up a two-week federal trial, arguing lawmakers’ redrawing of U.S. House district lines in northern metro Atlanta had a similar effect.
