Georgia Trend Daily – June 21, 2024
June 21, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Georgia employment sets more records despite rise in jobless rate
Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month but remained well above the national rate, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The Peach State’s jobless rate of 3.2% for May was eight-tenths lower than the national rate of 4.0%.
June 21, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
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Candice Dyer reports, Michael, who has autism spectrum disorder, used to slog through the day by covering his ears, sometimes with headphones, to block out the sensory noise that overwhelmed him. Nowadays, though, he shucks them and happily leads sing-alongs with hundreds of people.
June 21, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Kemp says hydrogen could fuel next wave of Georgia-Korea economic ties
Greg Bluestein and Zachary Hansen report, Gov. Brian Kemp and a delegation of political and business leaders crisscrossed South Korea for a trade mission that ended this week, they traveled in a hybrid electric bus powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. At a visit to a Hyundai Motor Group track, they tested a zero-emission hydrogen engine that could disrupt the electric vehicle market.
June 21, 2024 Georgia Ports Authority
ONE Modern inaugurates new Savannah-India connection
Staff reports that Ocean Network Express’ ONE Modern, the first ship on the ocean carrier’s West India North America (WIN) service, called on the Port of Savannah Tuesday, establishing the latest connection between India and Georgia Ports. “This new offering from ONE is a recognition of India’s growing role as a manufacturing hub,” said Georgia Ports Authority President and CEO Griff Lynch.
June 21, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Polk County Hospital Nets $500,000 from State Tax Credit Program
Staff reports that Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center received a revenue boost of $520,245 last year through donations from Georgia taxpayers, who received credits in return. The facility in Cedartown is one of 55 in the state that are eligible for donations through the Rural Hospital Tax Credit program.
June 21, 2024 WABE
Georgia Aquarium experts help rescue 2 beluga whales from war-torn Ukraine
Patrick Saunders reports that marine mammal care specialists from the Georgia Aquarium were part of a team that rescued two beluga whales from Ukraine this week and safely delivered them to an aquarium in Spain. It’s being called “likely the most complex marine mammal rescue ever undertaken.”
June 21, 2024 Macon Telegraph
Japanese company celebrates 50 years in Macon. Unlikely partnership is still growing
Jessica Payne reports, a Japanese company is celebrating a major anniversary of its unlikely entrance into the Middle Georgia business scene. YKK is marking 50 years since it opened its doors in Macon.
June 21, 2024 The Brunswick News
Tiny home village welcomes first tenants
Gordon Jackson reports that domestic abuse forced Callie Davis out of her home and on the streets for more than four years — until Monday. That’s when Davis and her dog Tina became among the first new residents in a tiny home community in Brunswick, named The Grove at Correll Commons.
June 21, 2024 GPB
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visits Atlanta to make fentanyl combating announcement
Sarah Kallis reports that U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen visited Atlanta on Thursday to announce efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking. Yellen said the treasury is imposing economic sanctions against eight cartel leaders in Mexico.
June 21, 2024 Albany Herald
How is the Biden administration investing in rural America? U.S. Dept. of Labor Secretary visits Albany State to talk opportunities, impact
Lucille Lannigan reports that the Biden Administration is investing billions of dollars into rural infrastructure through acts like the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. But in a region facing high poverty and population loss, southwest Georgians may wonder how they are benefitting from these investments.
June 21, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Parties Ask Judge to Resolve Commission Map Confusion
Jake Busch reports that Alicia Adams, the Republican disqualified in March from running for the District 2 seat on the Cobb Board of Commissioners, has attempted to make her appeal of that ruling a referendum on the county commission’s “home rule” map. Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill, who on Thursday heard a second round of arguments in Adams’ appeal, seemed at odds with Chuck Boring, Adams’ attorney, on his client’s position.
June 21, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
PG A.M.: Kemp calls on GOP to strengthen ground game ahead of election
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report that as the political world prepares to descend on Atlanta for next week’s CNN presidential debate, Gov. Brian Kemp has a message for fellow Republicans: It’s time to step up the ground game. President Joe Biden’s campaign is opening dozens of offices in Georgia and other battleground states, looking to squeeze former President Donald Trump in even deep-red areas.
