Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 2, 2023
Nov. 2, 2023 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp: Hyundai, Kia Supplier to Invest in Manufacturing Facility in Coweta
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday announced that Hyundai Industrial Co., Ltd., a global auto parts supplier, will create 100 new jobs and invest more than $24 million in a new manufacturing facility near Newnan in Coweta County. “Partners like Kia and Hyundai are attracting a large network of suppliers, creating jobs and opportunity for hardworking Georgians across the entire state,” said Governor Brian Kemp.
Nov. 2, 2023 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Turning the Page on Early Literacy
Ben Young writes, there has been a flurry of activity on childhood literacy, since this year’s passage of two bills – SB 211 and HB 528 – to address an issue that worsened during the pandemic. “Early literacy is a generational problem, not just K-12,” says Joy Hawkins, executive director of the newly established Georgia Council on Literacy (GCL).
Nov. 2, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Delta lays off some corporate staff in effort to cut costs
Kelly Yamanouchi reports that Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines is laying off some of its corporate staff in an effort to cut costs. The company issued a statement Wednesday evening saying it had “heavily invested in our business to manage the rapid return of demand” over the past few years in the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nov. 2, 2023 Capitol Beat News
EV parts supplier to build plant in Dublin
Dave Williams reports that Korea-based Hwashin will invest more than $176 million in a new manufacturing facility in Dublin crafting chassis components for electric vehicles, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. The plant will create more than 460 jobs.
Nov. 2, 2023 Rough Draft – Atlanta
Georgia Water Coalition announces Clean 13 honorees for 2023
Staff reports that the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC) has released its Clean 13 report for 2023. The report highlights individuals, businesses, industries, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies whose efforts have led to cleaner rivers.
Nov. 2, 2023 GPB
Federal funding looks to promote equity in Georgia’s growing electric transit industry
Amanda Andrews reports that funding from the Department of Energy will be used to ensure Black Georgians have equal access to the state’s growing electric transportation networks and industry. GPB’s Amanda Andrews explains. New federal funding aims to ensure Black Georgians have equal access to the state’s growing electric transportation sector.
Nov. 2, 2023 Dalton Daily Citizen
Dalton City Council seeks grant to assist with workforce housing
Charles Oliver reports, members of the Dalton City Council have agreed to provide up to $622,300 for design and public infrastructure for a planned workforce housing development at 900 S. Hamilton St. The council members, meeting as the city Finance Committee, recently voted 3-0 to guarantee that as a local match when applying for a grant of up to $1.5 million from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs for infrastructure for the project.
Nov. 2, 2023 Augusta Chronicle
Fort Eisenhower breaks ground on new homes for enlisted troops
Abraham Kenmore reports, after more than a decade with no new housing, leaders at Fort Eisenhower broke ground Tuesday on 76 new houses. The condition of homes at Fort Gordon has been the subject of press reports and even congressional inquiries as soldiers have charged the housing is badly maintained or even dangerous.
Nov. 2, 2023 State Affairs
From medics to makeup artists: the state’s onerous licensing requirements
Jill Jordan Sieder reports that lawmakers on Tuesday heard from representatives of nurses, land surveyors, soil scientists, military medics, beauticians and other professionals about bureaucratic hurdles they face in getting occupational licenses in Georgia. All offered legislative suggestions to make the process easier, faster, and less expensive.
Nov. 2, 2023 Georgia Recorder
Georgia GOP senators put elections lawyer, Dominion Systems exec on 2024 elections hot seat
Stanley Dunlap reports that Georgia Senate Republicans on Wednesday grilled state election officials and a Dominion Voting System representative over the election equipment security protocols that will be implemented in time for the 2024 election. A number of unfounded conspiracy theories about fraudulent votes supposedly cast in the 2020 presidential election swirled among Republicans after Donald Trump’s defeat in the 2020 presidential election.
Nov. 2, 2023 Capitol Beat News
State Senate kicks off deep dive into artificial intelligence
Dave Williams reports that artificial intelligence can prove more beneficial to society than harmful but only with proper regulation, industry experts told Georgia lawmakers Wednesday. “We do not want to stifle innovation here,” said Sen. John Albers, R-Roswell, chairman of the Public Safety Committee. “But we want to establish guardrails to protect Georgians.”
Nov. 2, 2023 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Jolt: Sidney Powell pays restitution for Georgia voting machine hack
Adam Van Brimmer, Patricia Murphy, Greg Bluestein and Tia Mitchell report that Sidney Powell, the one-time attorney for former President Donald Trump, has delivered a $2,700 check to the Georgia Secretary of State’s office as part of her plea deal with Fulton County prosecutors. The AJC’s Mark Niesse reports the money is meant to compensate Georgia taxpayers for the cost to replace election equipment in Coffee County after Powell paid operatives to breach the county’s machines.
