Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 15, 2024
Nov. 15, 2024 Capitol Beat News
Georgia jobless rate holds steady
Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate was 3.6% last month for the third month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s labor force rose by 1,370 in October to a record-high 5.4 million, while the number of employed Georgians increased slightly to another all-time high of 5.2 million.
Nov. 15, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
The Woodruff Arts Center
Candice Dyer reports, now would be a good time to toast the arts with a cold bottle of Coca-Cola. The Woodruff Arts Center, Georgia’s largest arts educator, has launched a $67 million capital campaign to expand its campus and arts programming, with an eye toward youth.
Nov. 15, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Attention, Georgians: You can now save more money on these home energy upgrades
Drew Kann reports that insulating your home and switching to clean, energy-efficient appliances are tried and true methods to save money on your power bills and stay comfortable. Now, a new federal rebate program available in the Peach State will make it cheaper for Georgians to make those upgrades.
Nov. 15, 2024 Georgia Ports Authority
Savannah container volumes up 10 percent in October
Staff reports that the Georgia Ports Authority handled 494,261 twenty-foot equivalent container units in October, an increase of more than 45,000 TEUs, up 10 percent. It was the third busiest October on record for GPA after 2021 and 2022, when more than half a million TEUs crossed the docks at the Port of Savannah.
Nov. 15, 2024 The Brunswick News
Brunswick port sees 10% increase in cargo traffic
Taylor Cooper reports that the Port of Brunswick is processing cargo at a faster rate than last year — total cargo traffic is up 10.6% from the same time last fiscal year, the Georgia Ports Authority announced Thursday. In vehicles and heavy machinery, Colonel’s Island handled 68,569 units of roll-on, roll-off cargo in October and 300,647 units fiscal year-to-date, 10.6% over the fiscal year 2024.
Nov. 15, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Here’s how Augusta Regional Airport intends to spend its newest $4 million federal grant
Joe Hotchkiss reports, with a $4 million federal grant, Augusta Regional Airport continues to win funding to update and expand. The grant will pay partly for an expansion of the airport’s passenger security checkpoint, which the airport’s executive director hopes will be finished before the 2026 Masters Tournament, the airport recently announced.
Nov. 15, 2024 WSB Radio
DeKalb County commissioner donates $50K to fund science field trips for families in need
Miles Montgomery reports that a DeKalb County Commissioner is going above and beyond to help students in District 2 go on science field trips. Elementary and middle schools in DeKalb County take annual trips to the Georgia coast to explore marine science and coastal ecology at locations such as Skidaway Island, Tybee Island, and Jekyll Island.
Nov. 15, 2024 The Brunswick News
Business owners have optimistic economic outlook
Gordon Jackson reports that many people don’t know what to expect when President-elect Donald Trump takes office, one can be certain there will be changes. It is unlikely the Trump Administration will be able to meet all campaign promises, but there are many proposals he will be able to enact, said Skip Mounts, dean of the School of Business at the College of Coastal Georgia.
Nov. 15, 2024 Athens Banner-Herald
State Board of Regents approve awarding of medical degrees at UGA School of Medicine
Wayne Ford reports that the University System of Georgia Board of Regents on Tuesday approved a measure to allow the University of Georgia School of Medicine to grant a Doctor of Medicine degree, according to a release from UGA. The UGA School of Medicine was established in February and is located on the medical campus off Prince Avenue.
Nov. 15, 2024 Georgia Recorder
State panel steering Georgia opioid settlement money recommends initial round of projects
Jill Nolin reports that a state panel has made its recommendations for how the first round of funding from a major $638 million settlement with opioid manufacturers and distributors should be spent, backing a wide range of projects. The Georgia Opioid Settlement Advisory Commission approved a total of $44.4 million Thursday for 130 projects as part of the first year of a two-decade-long program.
Nov. 15, 2024 Capitol Beat News
State Senate panel recommends penalties, incentives to promote safe firearm storage
Dave Williams reports that a Georgia Senate study committee proposed legislation providing civil and criminal penalties for parents or caregivers who allow children access to a loaded firearm and lowering insurance premiums for homeowners who buy safe storage devices such as trigger locks or gun safes.
Nov. 15, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Once fierce Georgia rivals could be teammates in Donald Trump’s second term
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report that Republicans Doug Collins and Kelly Loeffler were archrivals during Georgia’s 2020 special U.S. Senate election. Now there’s a chance they’ll be on the same team in President-elect Donald Trump’s second administration.
