Georgia Trend Daily – Aug. 21, 2024
Aug. 21, 2024 Georgia.gov
Gov Kemp: FreshRealm, Innovator in National Fresh Meals, Moves Operations to Montezuma
Staff reports, Gov. Kemp announced on Tuesday that FreshRealm, Inc., a national leader in fresh meal delivery, will expand its footprint in Montezuma, Georgia. This latest project will create more than 300 new jobs through an investment of $6.3 million in Macon County.
Aug. 21, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Augusta | Richmond County: The Build Up
Amber Jones Barry reports, Augusta is making quite the mark after many years of working to get the recognition it deserves. The smooth-flowing river, historic downtown buildings and prime location practically beg for Augusta to receive positive attention.
Aug. 21, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Regulators clear path for Georgia Power’s new fossil fuel-burning units
Drew Kann reports, Georgia utility regulators voted Tuesday to “certify” the cost to construct three new oil and gas-burning units Georgia Power says are needed to meet a wave of electricity demand — mostly it says from energy-hungry data centers — paving the way for the company to charge ratepayers for the project in the future.
Aug. 21, 2024 GPB
Atlanta creates grant program for the city’s longtime businesses
Amanda Andrews reports that Atlanta businesses that have been in operation for at least 30 years will have access to financial assistance through the city’s Legacy Business Program. A unanimous vote from the Atlanta City Council on Monday approved $300,000 to fund the project.
Aug. 21, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Local nonprofit offering storm recovery assistance to local, small businesses
Evan Lasseter reports that Savannah small businesses impacted by flooding from Tropical Storm Debby now have an opportunity for some financial relief. The local Small Business Assistance Corporation launched its storm recovery loan program Monday, offering up to $15,000 in relief for qualified businesses, according to an SBAC press release.
Aug. 21, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Second Georgia Craft Brewery Purchased by Canadian Cannabis Company
Trevor Williams reports that a second craft brewery founded and grown in Georgia is now in the hands of a Canadian company with core interests in cannabis. Tilray Brands Inc., which in 2020 acquired Atlanta’s SweetWater Brewing for $300 million, picked up Athens-based Terrapin Beer Co. and three other craft breweries from Molson Coors Beer Co. in an August deal.
Aug. 21, 2024 The Brunswick News
Corps sets new comment deadline for waterway maintenance plan, hears from unhappy McIntosh Countians
Michael Hall reports that commercial fishermen, business people, elected officials and other McIntosh County residents told the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that they do not want it to abandon its responsibility of maintaining local waterways. Those attending the meeting last week with the corps in Darien requested and received an extension to submit public comments on the plan.
Aug. 21, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
UPDATE: ‘Drastic Move, Drastic Remedy’: Judge Upholds Ruling for Special Elections
Annie Mayne reports that Cobb Superior Court Judge Kellie Hill denied the Cobb County government’s attempt to intervene in the latest case regarding its “home rule” map Tuesday, upholding her earlier ruling which ordered special elections to be held for the Cobb Board of Commissioners. “Ordering new elections is a drastic remedy to be reserved for the most egregious cases,” argued Elizabeth Monyak, senior associate attorney for Cobb County.
Aug. 21, 2024 Georgia Recorder
State Supreme Court hears arguments in Georgia Power bid to stop plant from switching to EMC
Stanley Dunlap reports that Georgia Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in a dispute over a large manufacturer’s decision to choose Walton Electric Membership Corp. as its electricity supplier over Georgia Power. The state’s highest court is expected to rule in the coming months on the case that centers around Georgia Power claiming that it had “grandfather rights” under the Georgia Territorial Electric Service Act to continue providing electricity to the refurbished Hartwell Nestlé Purina PetCare Co. that makes cat food.
Aug. 21, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Legislators Hear Pros, Cons of Semesters vs. Quarters in University System
Dave Williams reports that Georgia lawmakers heard the pros and cons Tuesday of the University System of Georgia’s current semester system compared to the quarter system the state’s public colleges and universities used until 1999. The university system made the switch from quarters to semesters primarily to align Georgia schools with most universities across the country, Dana Nichols, the system’s vice chancellor for academic affairs and student success, told members of a House study committee meeting on the campus of Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
Aug. 21, 2024 Georgia Recorder
Former President Jimmy Carter celebrated by grandson, Democratic National Convention
Ross Williams reports that former President Jimmy Carter is staying home from this year’s Democratic National Convention, but his grandson Jason Carter took the stage Tuesday night and delivered a speech in his honor, including an update on the 99-year-old Georgia native. “Paw Paw is holding on,” he said. “He’s hopeful, and though his body may be weak tonight, his spirit is as strong as ever.”
Aug. 21, 2024 WSB Radio, WSB TV
Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan to speak at Democratic National Convention
Staff reports that former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan will speak this week at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Duncan has been an outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump, and he will be joining other Republicans who are throwing their support behind Vice President Kamala Harris.
Aug. 21, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Top Republicans rebuke right-wing majority of State Election Board
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Van Brimmer report, Georgia Republicans are smacking down the right-wing majority that holds sway over the State Election Board. First it was Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who warned a series of proposed rules amounted to dangerous eleventh-hour changes orchestrated by unelected bureaucrats.
