Author: Linda M. Erbele

Georgia Trend Daily – June 2, 2026

June 2, 2026 Macon Telegraph European manufacturer picks Macon for North American headquarters, will invest $57M Alba Rosa reports that a European steel manufacturer announced Monday it would establish its first North American headquarters in Macon-Bibb County, promising new jobs…

Georgia Trend Daily – May 22, 2026

May 22, 2026 Georgia Ports Authority GPA’s Gainesville Inland Port open for business Staff reports, crews at  Georgia Ports Authority’s Gainesville Inland Port have worked multiple trains and trucks at the facility since the opening  on May 4, 2026, kicking off…

Georgia Trend Daily – May 19, 2026

May 19, 2026 Georgia.gov Georgia-Based Unified Legacy to Create 500 New Jobs in Macon-Bibb County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Friday announced that Unified Legacy, a Georgia-based precision metal fabrication and manufacturing company, is expanding its existing footprint in…

Georgia Trend Daily – May 14, 2026

May 14, 2026 Augusta Chronicle Georgia's extended drought impacts agriculture, raises wildfire risk Erica Van Buren reports that Georgia is in an extended period of drought, a major consequence of climate change, say experts, noting that rising temperatures increase evaporation,…

Georgia Trend Daily – May 13, 2026

May 13, 2026 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Strengthening Georgia's Workforce Staff reports, Gov. Kemp, joined by First Lady Marty Kemp, Speaker Jon Burns, Department of Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes, University System of Georgia (USG) Chancellor Sonny Perdue, Technical…

Georgia Trend Daily – May 12, 2026

May 12, 2026 Capitol Beat News Georgia moves beyond HOPE, with need-based aid for college students Margaret Walker reports that Georgia’s growing electricity demand is driving another major natural gas expansion, with Oglethorpe Power breaking ground Thursday on a $3.3…

Georgia Trend Daily – May 7, 2026

May 7, 2026 GPB Ted Turner, Atlanta’s trailblazing CNN founder, conservationist and philanthropist, dies at 87 Staff, Pamela Kirland and Kristi York Wooten report that Ted Turner, the entrepreneur who founded CNN, America's first 24-hour cable news network in Atlanta…

Georgia Trend Daily – May 1, 2026

May 1, 2026 Georgia Ports Authority Supply chain predictability and cost-saving strategies highlight Georgia Ports trade conference Staff reports that the Georgia Ports Authority hosted their 57th annual Georgia International Trade Conference bringing together customers, business partners and industry leaders…

Georgia Trend Daily – April 20, 2026

April 20, 2026 Savannah Morning News Tybee Island faces funding shortage with beach nourishment Destini Ambus reports, since 1974, beach renourishment projects have reinforced Tybee Island’s shoreline every five years, pumping sand from a borrowed site offshore to strengthen the…

Georgia Trend Daily – April 6, 2026

April 6, 2026 Macon Telegraph Environmental groups challenge pipeline federal review in Middle Georgia Margaret Walker reports that environmental groups argued that federal regulators understated the risks a major pipeline expansion could pose to Macon and the rest of Middle…