Georgia Trend Daily – April 14, 2025
April 14, 2025 WABE
Georgia awards $25M for 12 park, trail and conservation projects across state
Kendall Murry reports that the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently announced the recipients of its Outdoor Stewardship Program grants totaling $24.6 million for 12 conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the state. The Outdoor Stewardship Program was created in 2018 when Georgia voters approved a measure to dedicate sales tax on outdoor recreation equipment to conservation and parks projects.
April 14, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Made in Georgia: Manufacturing Excellence
Don Sadler reports that Georgia is well known for a variety of different businesses and industries, like agriculture – which produces our famous Georgia peaches, pecans and peanuts – and entertainment, which has led to the nickname “Hollywood of the South.” The state is home to 18 Fortune 500 companies and 37 Fortune 1000 companies, including iconic brands such as The Coca-Cola Company, Delta Air Lines and The Home Depot.
April 14, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Landmark decides to be its own landlord by buying Buckhead office park
Zachary Hansen reports, if planning a 40-story tower next to the Varsity’s iconic Midtown location didn’t make it clear, Landmark Properties has high ambitions. Those growth aspirations are further epitomized by the developer’s recent acquisition of a 40-acre office park in Buckhead to house the company’s fast-growing back offices.
April 14, 2025 The Current
State funding reshapes Savannah-area water market
Mary Landers reports that Savannah has long controlled the area’s water supply, treating massive quantities of drinking water and selling what the city didn’t need to neighbors in Chatham, Effingham and Bryan counties. But as development intensifies the area’s thirst, one of the city’s long-time water customers – Effingham County – is poised to become a bigger player in water treatment and delivery.
April 14, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
A century of stories. Inside the Liberty Theatre’s legacy in Columbus
Jordyn Paul Slater reports that the Liberty Theatre, a cornerstone of Black culture and community in Columbus, turns 100 years old this year. The century milestone was celebrated with a centennial gala Friday.
April 14, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Mableton Continues Without Property Taxes for 2025
Staff reports, for the third year in a row, the city of Mableton will not collect any property taxes from its residents. The city has not set a millage rate since voters approved its incorporation in November 2022.
April 14, 2025 Savannah Morning News
Residents in Rincon share concern over proposed development on Rahn Station Road
Latrice Williams reports that residents in Effingham County are growing weary as they wait to learn whether 425 acres on Rahn Station Road will be rezoned from agricultural to industrial for a 4 million square foot development. The item was postponed from the April 1 county commissioner meeting and has been rescheduled to Aug. 5.
April 14, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Trump tariffs have Georgia businesses nervous
Dave Williams reports that President Donald Trump’s decision on Wednesday to pause a huge hike in tariffs on dozens of countries for 90 days gave the slumping stock market a one-day bump. But that surge was short-lived amid investors’ fears that tariffs remained historically high — 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% for nearly all other nations.
April 14, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Election rule changes stalled before Georgia lawmakers adjourned and ensured for 2026 midterms
Stanley Dunlap reports, for the first time since the post-2020 presidential election, Georgia Republican state lawmakers did not pass a bill during this year’s session that included controversial changes to the way votes are cast or tallied. When Lt. Gov. Burt Jones sent senators home a little after 9 p.m. on April 4, it not only seemed to catch many senators off guard, but it also briefly left the House in disarray.
April 14, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Legislation targets investors who own vast swaths of Georgia housing stock
Ty Tagami reports that out-of-state investors own tens of thousands of houses in Georgia, and lawmakers tried to limit the number due to concerns about decaying properties and diminished options for would be homeowners. A bill that sought to cap each big owner at 2,000 properties didn’t get far after constitutional concerns were raised.
April 14, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Democratic Leader in Georgia House takes helm of party dispirited by election losses
Michelle Baruchman reports, without a word spoken, state Rep. Carolyn Hugley stood up from her front-row desk in the House chamber, pivoted on her heel and marched toward the back door. Almost every other member of the House Democratic caucus followed in a parade behind her.
