Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 25, 2023
Oct. 25, 2023 Rough Draft – Atlanta
Five Atlanta restaurants achieve Michelin stardom
Sammie Purcell reports, five Atlanta restaurants have achieved the coveted Michelin Guide star rating. The restaurants that achieved one-star recognition were Atlas, Bacchanalia, Hayakawa, Lazy Betty, and Mujō.
Strong and Resilient: Tim Evans, senior vice president of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce, at Boot Barn Hall: photo by Nathan Leduc.
Oct. 25, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Gainesville | Hall County: Crowd Favorite
Brian A. Lee reports that Hall County is striking and liking a special balance, from big business and development to personal advancement and family fun. It’s as impactful as the burgeoning manufacturing sector and a multi-billion-dollar health system and as refreshing as the breeze coming off Lake Lanier.
Oct. 25, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Coca-Cola reports strong earnings and predicts more of the same
Michael E. Kanell reports that Coca-Cola on Tuesday announced better-than-expected revenues and earnings for its third financial quarter and projected that the coming year’s results will also be better than previously predicted. The Atlanta-based beverage giant reported sales of $11.95 billion, 8.0% higher than the same period a year ago, while its net income was $3.09 billion, up 9% from that same three-months.
Oct. 25, 2023 Macon Telegraph
‘Something big and bold.’ Macon plans new terminal at Middle GA Regional Airport
Jenna Eason reports, as Macon-Bibb County takes over more responsibilities at Middle Georgia Regional Airport, county officials announced Monday plans to build a new terminal building that will pay homage to the city’s musical history. The county, doing business as HighNote Aviation, is the airport’s new “fixed-base operator” (FBO) after a sixth-month transition from previous FBO Lowe Aviation.
Oct. 25, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com
New Korean Supplier to Land in Savannah, Investing $72M and Hiring 500
Trevor Williams reports, a new Korean supplier is set to invest $72.5 million in Savannah, hiring more than 500 at a facility that will make seat frames for cars with an automated process outfitted with robotic welding machines. Daechang Seat Corp. will set up shop in the Savannah Chatham Manufacturing Center to be near the Hyundai Meta Plant, where the South Korean auto maker is constructing its first dedicated electric vehicle factory in the United States.
Oct. 25, 2023 Rome News-Tribune
Summit Hill Foods To Close First Avenue Plant, Lay Off All 80 Employees
Adam Carey reports that the Summit Hill Foods plant on First Avenue in downtown Rome will be sold on Dec. 31 and the plant will shut down. Vice President of Human Resources Jason Marion alerted Rome Mayor Sundai Stevenson and Floyd County Commission Chair Allison Watters in an Oct. 9 letter, required under the WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification — Act.
Oct. 25, 2023 GPB
Albany revitalization plan draws on history
Orlando Montoya reports that Albany plans to revitalize a once-thriving historically Black commercial district near its downtown. The city’s Harlem neighborhood used to be the social and economic hub for Blacks in Southwest Georgia.
Oct. 25, 2023 Gwinnett Daily Post
Renova Technology Adding 30 Jobs After $600,000 Expansion In Norcross
Curt Yeomans reports that after-market repair services company, Renova Technology Inc., expanded its presence in Gwinnett County on Tuesday with the grand opening of its expanded facility in Norcross. Renova has been in Gwinnett County for 22 years and its $600,000 expansion is expected create 30 new jobs in the county, including jobs for customer service, marketing, sales and repair work.
Oct. 25, 2023 Augusta Chronicle
Charge it: Future of electric aviation takes wing at Augusta Regional Airport
Joe Hotchkiss reports that Augusta Regional Airport cleared a runway Tuesday to mark another milestone in state aviation history. Georgia’s first airport with an electric plane charger has now charged its very first full-sized plane – the first of what stakeholders predict will be many more battery-powered aircraft visiting the Garden City.
Oct. 25, 2023 The Current
Judge dismisses Camden’s case against Union Carbide
Mary Landers reports, Camden County has failed in its bid to recoup through the courts some of the millions it spent to develop a spaceport. The county filed suit against Union Carbide last year in federal court for the Southern District of Georgia in Brunswick, claiming “unjust enrichment” and seeking a return of up to $2.64 million associated with its option to buy the chemical giant’s 4,000-acre property in Camden as a commercial rocket launch site.
Oct. 25, 2023 Georgia Recorder
Georgia Supreme Court upholds state’s six-week abortion ban, returns challenge to lower court
Jill Nolin reports that attention has shifted back to the Fulton County courthouse after the Georgia Supreme Court rejected an argument that state lawmakers should have to pass abortion restrictions in the post-Roe world. A group of health care providers and abortion rights advocates had argued that parts of the 2019 law should be thrown out because they were passed before the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022 and left the issue for states to decide.
Oct. 25, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Foster care problems in Georgia, elsewhere subject of Senate hearing today
Katherine Landergan reports, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is holding a hearing today into Georgia’s foster care system as part of an inquiry prompted in part by reporting from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. In a video previewing the hearing, a woman who was in Georgia’s foster care system in Chatham County talks about her alleged abuse.
