Author: Linda M. Erbele

Jan. 27, 2020 Georgia.org Novalis Innovative Flooring Announces First US Production Facility, Creates 120 Jobs in Dalton Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Novalis Innovative Flooring will build its first U.S. production facility in Whitfield County.…

Jan. 24, 2020 Savannah Morning News, Capitol Beat Georgia hits record low unemployment in December Dave Williams reports that Georgia set another record last month with an unemployment rate of 3.2%, down from 3.7% in December 2018, state Commissioner of…

Jan. 23, 2020 Georgia.gov Enchem to Build Two Facilities in Jackson County, Create 300 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced Korean manufacturer Enchem Ltd. will build two new manufacturing plants in Jackson County, Georgia, creating more…

Jan. 22, 2020 WABE 90.1 State Economist On Why Georgia Needs Budget Cuts Emma Hurt reports that despite a strong economy and record employment numbers in Georgia, the Governor has still mandated budget cuts across many state agencies. Why? Speaking…

Jan. 21, 2020 New York Times How 17 Outsize Portraits Rattled a Small Southern Town Audra D. S. Burch reports that, it was the Saturday afternoon that this small Southern city had been dreading. A group of neo-Nazis promised to…

Jan. 20, 2020 Georgia.org Amazon to Launch New Fulfillment Center, Create 500 Jobs in Coweta County Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Amazon will expand its Georgia presence by launching a new fulfillment center in Newnan.…

Jan. 17, 2020 WABE 90.1 Kemp Pledges Teacher Raises, Adoption and Healthcare Changes In State Of The State Address Emma Hurt, Martha Dalton and Emil Moffat report that his second State of the State address and proposed state budget, Gov.…

Jan. 16, 2020 Albany Herald Georgia added 165,000-plus new businesses in 2019 Staff reports that Georgia surged to a new record for business formation in 2019 with more than 165,000 new businesses formed, according to Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.…

Jan. 15, 2020 Capitol Beat Georgia House Democrats pushing coal ash clean-up Beau Evans reports that Georgia House Democrats want the state’s largest energy provider to clean up its coal ash, the toxic byproduct of burning coal at several power…