Georgia Trend Daily – Oct. 31, 2024
Oct. 31, 2024 WABE
Georgia awarded over $60 million in railroad grant funding
Kendall Murry reports that Georgia will receive $65 million for three rail improvement projects as part of $2.4 billion national grant funding in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) announced on Tuesday. The grants will help to pay for 122 projects nationwide in 41 states and Washington D.C.
Oct. 31, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Catching up with… David Cummings
Karen Kirkpatrick reports, David Cummings founded Atlanta Tech Village (ATV), a coworking-entrepreneur-startup space in Buckhead, in 2013 and is CEO of Atlanta Ventures, which invests in and supports entrepreneurs. Cummings and his partners envision a “startup city” where investors can walk from one startup to another, all in Atlanta’s historic downtown.
Oct. 31, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
These business leaders will soon lead the Metro Atlanta Chamber’s board
Zachary Hansen reports that the organization that acts as the megaphone for metro Atlanta’s business community will soon have a new corporate leader helming its board. The Metro Atlanta Chamber announced Wednesday it selected Ryan Marshall, president and CEO of homebuilding company PulteGroup, as its 2025 board chair.
Oct. 31, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Port of Brunswick adding second rail yard to accommodate growth
Latrice Williams reports, the Port of Brunswick, the nation’s biggest port for automobiles and heavy machinery, held a ceremony Wednesday morning to celebrate a grant that will help fund a second rail yard on Colonel Island. The Port of Brunswick received notice of the grant earlier this month.
Oct. 31, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
Georgia Expands Digital Driver’s License and ID Program.
Staff reports that Georgia Department of Driver Services announced the expansion of its Digital Driver’s License and ID Program to include Samsung Wallet. This enhancement provides Georgia residents who have a Samsung Galaxy with a secure, convenient and innovative way to manage their identification documents.
Oct. 31, 2024 Georgia.org
Georgia Council for the Arts Awards Grant Funding to 69 Organizations
Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) team specialized in supporting arts and culture, Georgia Council for the Arts, today announced the recipients of fiscal year 2025 Vibrant Communities and Cultural Facilities competitive grant awards to support organizations across the state, including in rural communities.
Oct. 31, 2024 Albany Herald
Taiwan government donates $200,000 to Georgia for hurricane relief
Staff reports, in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, which has brought unimaginable heartbreak and loss to communities in Georgia, the government of Taiwan is immediately reaching out with compassion and solidarity, donating $200,000 through Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Atlanta to support recovery efforts as these communities begin to heal and rebuild, officials with the Taiwan government announced.
Oct. 31, 2024 Rough Draft Atlanta
First phase of construction begins on Lenox Boardwalk in Buckhead
Dyana Bagby reports that major changes are underway on Lenox Road near the MARTA station, marking the beginning of a comprehensive redevelopment from East Paces Ferry to Piedmont Road. The initiative stems from a community planning effort in 2017 aimed at making Lenox Road one of Atlanta’s most distinctive corridors.
Oct. 31, 2024 Walton Tribune
Social Circle officials look at more downtown revitalization
Jim Thompson reports that three problematic downtown buildings purchased recently by the city of Social Circle will be retooled with an eye toward attracting new restaurants as part of ongoing downtown revitalization efforts. That strategy for reclaiming the buildings at 120 S. Cherokee Rd., 124 S. Cherokee Rd., and 136 S. Cherokee Rd., was agreed to informally by the city council and the Social Circle Downtown Development Authority during a nearly two-hour Monday work session.
Oct. 31, 2024 Dalton Daily Citizen
Georgia voters shatter 3 million for in-person early voting
Staff reports that Tuesday, Oct. 29, marked the sixteenth day of early voting for the Nov. 5 presidential election. On Tuesday, Georgia voters broke the three million mark for in-person early voting turnout — unprecedented in Georgia history.
Oct. 31, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Republican-friendly PAC urges Georgia Democrats to vote for Jill Stein
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, politics makes strange bedfellows, and that’s even more true during the final days of a fiercely competitive White House race. As Democrats mount new efforts to urge battleground state voters to reject longshot candidate Jill Stein, a GOP-friendly super PAC sent text messages to liberal voters in Georgia promoting the Green Party contender.
