Georgia Trend Daily – July 16, 2024
July 16, 2024 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp Announces 66 Appointments to State Boards, Commissions, and Authorities
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Monday announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 66 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. David Cyr, Don Grantham Sr., Alec Poitevint II, and Christopher Womack were reappointed to the Georgia Ports Authority.
July 16, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Carrollton | Carroll County: Rural and Urban Appeal
Don Sadler reports, like many areas of Georgia, Carroll County is striving to find the right balance between achieving economic growth and development and preserving the rural and agricultural heritage for which it has been known for nearly two centuries.
July 16, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rising energy costs in a warming climate add to pressure on businesses
Meris Lutz and Drew Kann report, Dakota Conner doesn’t regret the $15,000 his family spent on new air conditioning and other improvements to their Grant Park restaurant, Dakota Blue, despite the cost and challenge of working on the 100-year-old building they lease. “Being here for 20 years, we’ve been doing things the same way for a long time,” said Conner, who can be found behind the bar most nights.
July 16, 2024 WSB Radio, WSB TV
5 Georgia towns make list of 100 most charming towns in America
Staff reports, Five Georgia towns have made a new list of the most charming small towns in America. High5Casino.com compared 161 small towns in the U.S. across 22 relative indicators grouped in four categories: Essentials (cost of living, safety, job market), lifestyle (entertainment venues, access to nature, amenities, climate), housing (home affordability and housing demand) and community (population density/age, access to healthcare, education.)
July 16, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
The ‘Sweet Spot’: Tourism Experts Talk Cobb’s Biggest Industry
Annie Mayne reports that tourism is the largest industry in Cobb, bringing an estimated $2.4 billion into the county each year and employing more than 18,000 people, according to Holly Quinlan, CEO of Cobb Travel and Tourism. Quinlan said the tourism industry’s impact on the county’s economy is so great that without it, each Cobb household would need to be taxed an additional $726 per year to replace its revenue.
July 16, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Tybee Post Theater seating to be upgraded with $50k grant from T-Mobile
Rob Hessler reports, going to see a show at the historic Tybee Post Theater is about to get a whole lot more comfortable: Thanks to a $50,000 grant from T-Mobile’s Hometown Grant program, they’ll soon be installing brand new seats.
July 16, 2024 Rome News-Tribune
Rome DDA Awards 11 Marketing Grants to Downtown Businesses
David Crowder reports that the Rome Downtown Development Authority has awarded a total of 11 marketing grants to local businesses. Because of the popularity of those grants they’ve increased the budget over the past year, according to Downtown Development Authority Director Aundi Lesley.
July 16, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Casting a Vision: SBA Exporter of the Year Spectrum Restores Sight Around the World
Trevor Williams reports, a political asylee from Colombia, Felipe Arroyave found himself at 19 years old working at a contact lens factory in Gwinnett County, trying to improve his lot through education. “I remember going to classes and I had plastic all over my head, because I was working with polymers,” Mr. Arroyave said.
July 16, 2024 GPB
Georgia joins online mapping tool to reduce bee-killing ‘pesticide drift’
Orlando Montoya reports that pollinators like bees are critical to our food supply. But many farmers rely on pesticides, which can kill bees. To help beekeepers and farmers work together, Georgia has become the 25th state to join an online mapping tool aimed at reducing “pesticide drift” from farms to beehives.
July 16, 2024 Macon Telegraph
Macon Mayor Lester Miller is considering a bid for Georgia governor. Here’s what we know.
Lucinda Warnke reports that Mayor Lester Miller is considering running for governor, he confirmed in an interview with The Telegraph last week. Miller, who was re-elected as mayor of Macon-Bibb County in May, can’t run for the office again due to term limits.
July 16, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Artificial Intelligence on the minds of Georgia Senate study committee
Ross Williams reports, the Georgia Senate Artificial Intelligence Study Committee is set to meet Wednesday at Georgia Tech to explore the extent Georgia lawmakers should promote policies to attract AI business and research and how much they should focus on preventing pitfalls like loss of jobs or privacy. “One of the things we heard a lot at least early on was about how the EU is taking a very maybe regulatory approach toward AI,” said Sen. Max Burns, a Sylvania Republican, speaking at the inaugural AI Committee hearing last month.
July 16, 2024 11 Alive
Advocacy groups raise concerns over last-minute Georgia State Election Board meeting
Karys Belger reports that a growing number of local advocacy groups are calling out members of the state’s election board over a last-minute meeting held last Friday. Three members of the State Elections Board attended the meeting in person. Rick Jeffares, Janice Johnston and Janelle King were in the hearing room, while Dr. Janice Johnston joined remotely.
July 16, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s convention speech starts somber and ends fiery
Tia Mitchell reports that U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene began her speech at the Republican National Convention by thanking God that former President Donald Trump survived Saturday’s assassination attempt. She described him as the “founding father of the ‘America First’ movement” and said the shooting had led to a “somber moment for our nation” ahead of Trump’s official nomination as the party’s presidential candidate.
