Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 26, 2024
Nov. 26, 2024 Savannah Morning News
Hyundai is bringing jobs to Savannah. So are Hyundai suppliers. Here is who is coming.
Latrice Williams reports, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America opened in October and while production has begun, HMGMA will need a host of suppliers to help manufacture auto parts for electric vehicles that will be assembled at the plant. The facility, announced in May 2022, is the largest economic development project in Georgia history, representing a $5.5 billion investment and promising 8,500 jobs.
Nov. 26, 2024 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Preserving Black History
Keith Stagno reports, as a Black man born in 1936, historian James “Jack” Hadley lived through the Jim Crow era and is now on a mission to preserve a Black-friendly landmark. Thomasville’s Imperial Hotel was listed in The Negro Motorist’s Green Book and later The Negro Traveler’s Green Book, the annual travel guide published from 1936 – 1967 that featured hotels, restaurants and other places that welcomed Black travelers when segregation was widespread.
Nov. 26, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Rivian poised to get $6B federal loan to build Georgia factory
Zachary Hansen and Drew Kann report that the U.S. Department of Energy on Tuesday announced it expects to award electric vehicle startup Rivian a nearly $6 billion loan to start construction of its long-promised factory in Georgia, a significant step that paves the way for the stalled project to come to fruition. The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office said the loan commitment, which is subject to final approval, will provide Rivian with the financial backing to build its plant in southern Morgan and Walton counties, roughly an hour east of Atlanta along I-20.
Nov. 26, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com
Abu Dhabi to Atlanta: Etihad to Add Hartsfield-Jackson to Route Map Next Summer
Trevor Williams reports that Atlanta is among the 10 new international cities that Middle Eastern carrier Etihad Airways is set to add to its route map next summer with new nonstop flights. The national carrier of the United Arab Emirates will begin flights between Abu Dhabi and Atlanta on July 2, starting four times weekly.
Nov. 26, 2024 WABE
Local farmers discuss how urban agriculture can address food insecurity
LaShawn Hudson reports, as families across Georgia prepare for Thanksgiving, data suggest 13% of the state’s population is food insecure. That means roughly 1.5 million people are uncertain about where their next meal will come from.
Nov. 26, 2024 11 Alive
Stitch gets new funding ahead of Phase 1 construction
Joe Ripley reports, developers will start construction on phase one of the Stitch in 2026. The project will bridge the divide between Downtown and Midtown Atlanta and include a park, pavilions, playgrounds and affordable housing.
Nov. 26, 2024 Augusta Chronicle
Recovery efforts for threatened woodpecker species have worked, but Helene nearly stalled it
Erica Van Buren reports that the red-cockaded woodpecker was recently downgraded from endangered to threatened, but that doesn’t mean it’s out of the woods. “Last month the red-cockaded woodpecker was listed as threatened,” said Joe Burnam, wildlife biologist with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.
Nov. 26, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal
McCarthy Donates $75K to Northside Breast Care
Staff reports that McCarthy Building Companies in Vinings recently contributed $75,000 to Northside Hospital to support breast cancer services and outreach. The funds were raised during McCarthy’s fourth annual Pink Ribbon Classic golf tournament on Oct. 2 in Atlanta.
Nov. 26, 2024 Saporta Report
A vibrant downtown Atlanta emerges as top priority
Maria Saporta reports that Downtown Atlanta has a new important ally. The Metro Atlanta Chamber, at its annual meeting on Nov. 21, spotlighted its new initiative, Downtown Reimagined, to help transform our central city into a bustling neighborhood. /
Nov. 26, 2024 Dalton Daily Citizen
Whitfield County receives transportation planning grant
Charles Olvier reports that Whitfield County has received a $160,000 federal Safer Streets grant to fund a comprehensive safety action plan. It is part of some $5 million in safety funding for Georgia jointly announced by the state’s two Democratic U.S. senators, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock, as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Nov. 26, 2024 Capitol Beat News
State-run hurricane damage relief program taking applications
Dave Williams reports that the Georgia Department of Agriculture has launched a low-interest emergency loan program to help farmers who suffered losses from Hurricane Helene. The application period for the SAFETY 24 Hurricane Helene Relief Loan Program, a partnership of the agriculture agency and the Georgia Development Authority, opened on Friday on a first come, first served basis.
Nov. 26, 2024 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Democrats debate party chair role after Jon Ossoff-Nikema Williams clash
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report that leaders of the Democratic Party of Georgia met in Milledgeville recently to have what some called a “family meeting,” namely a conversation to hash out serious differences among themselves. Seated at a large round table, the state executive committee met to chart a new path forward after Democrats’ demoralizing loss to President-elect Donald Trump earlier this month, including in Georgia.
