Georgia Trend Daily – April 15, 2026
April 15, 2026 Georgia.gov
Gov. Kemp: Prime, Inc. Bringing 120 Jobs To Spalding County
Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, on Tuesday announced that Prime, Inc., a leading North American transportation company, will invest more than $160 million to establish a new Southeastern regional hub in Spalding County. The new facility will create more than 120 new, full-time jobs in addition to hiring over 50 professional drivers.
April 15, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Keep Politics Local
Brian Robinson reports, former U.S. House Speaker Tip O’Neill once famously said that all politics is local. Those words might have rung true decades ago, but no more. These days, all politics is national.
April 15, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In busiest airport battle, Atlanta takes top spot. Rival Chicago disagrees.
Emma Hurt reports that Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was again the world’s busiest airport in 2025 with 106.3 million passengers. That’s according to preliminary data from industry group Airports Council International World released Tuesday.
April 15, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Georgia is expecting spike in wildfires in 2026. Here’s why
Sundi Rose reports that Georgia recorded 4,041 wildfires in 2025, burning over 26,000 acres statewide, and the 2026 wildfire season is shaping up to be just as destructive. As of early April, more than half of the US is in a drought, causing wildfire activity to sharply increase.
April 15, 2026 WABE
Atlanta is one of four host cities to have a published Human Rights Action Plan says a non profit
Marlon Hyde reports, with the World Cup two months away, 75% of the host cities have not published their human rights action plans. FIFA, which advocates have criticized for human rights issues like a lack of protections for workers, requires host cities, such as Atlanta, to develop guidelines to protect the rights of fans, immigrants, and workers.
April 15, 2026 Valdosta Daily Times
Ag Department launches Georgia Grown Resource Center in Albany
Staff reports, the Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Albany-Dougherty Economic Development Commission celebrated the opening of the Georgia Grown Resource Center in Albany on Thursday, April 9. The center represents a significant investment in Southwest Georgia and will serve as a hub for agricultural producers and related businesses across the region, offering tools, resources, and connections to help them grow and succeed, the state Department of Agriculture said in a press release.
April 15, 2026 Savannah Morning News
These Georgia counties have the largest tax refunds, study shows
Vanessa Johns reports, tax season data shows Georgia filers are receiving refunds in line with national trends, though the amount can vary depending on where you live. According to data from the IRS analyzed by Upgraded Points, the average tax refund in Georgia for the 2022 tax year was $3,574.
April 15, 2026 Gainesville Times
Braselton hospital becomes first in Georgia to receive this designation
Staff reports that Northeast Georgia Medical Center Braselton has become the first hospital in Georgia to receive an official Level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit designation from the state Department of Public Health. The designation, based on national standards from the American Academy of Pediatrics, formally validates that the Braselton facility meets or exceeds established benchmarks for risk-appropriate neonatal care.
April 15, 2026 Macon Telegraph
CGTC secures $100M to train next generation of health care workers in Central GA
Myracle Lewis reports that Central Georgia Technical College is launching a major expansion of its health care workforce pipeline after securing more than $100 million in public and private funding, an investment officials say could reshape career opportunities for students across the region. The funding will provide for expanded health care workforce programs, enhanced student support services and “cutting-edge training equipment” for dually enrolled high school students at the new STEM/Allied Health Academy in Houston County, according to a press release from the college.
April 15, 2026 Athens Banner-Herald
This Georgia neighborhood is the best place to live in US, Niche says
Miguel Legoas reports, earlier this month, Niche released its list of the best places to live in America. Georgia’s top spot on the list also holds the national crown: Atlantic Station in Atlanta is No. 1 on the list.
April 15, 2026 GPB
Georgia EPD: 20,000-gallon jet fuel leak into Flint River went undetected for eight days
Pamela Kirkland reports that the Flint River is a hidden neighbor to the world’s busiest airport. But as communities downstream recently learned, that proximity comes with risk.
April 15, 20206 Healthbeat Atlanta
How a medical student is helping the CDC alert doctors to heat’s effects on medications
Rebecca Grapevine reports, medical student Riya Goel’s life has been shaped by climate change. She spent part of her childhood in Bangalore, India, where she experienced frequent asthma attacks, often requiring hospitalization, due to poor air quality.
April 15, 2026 Capitol Beat News
Georgia university system increases tuition 1%
Ty Tagami reports, tuition will rise 1% for Georgia students attending one of the state’s public colleges or universities, the state Board of Regents decided Tuesday. The regents also increased tuition 3% for out-of-state students attending one of the University System of Georgia campuses.
April 15, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Jon Ossoff posts record $14M haul in high-stakes Georgia Senate race
Greg Bluestein reports that Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff shattered Georgia’s first-quarter fundraising record, raising more than $14 million over the first three months of the year and entering the spring with $31 million cash on hand in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races. His haul breaks the first-quarter benchmark set by Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia in 2022 and further cements Ossoff’s financial edge against a fractured GOP field seven months before Election Day.
