Author: Linda M. Erbele

Oct. 16, 2026 Rough Draft Atlanta Construction set to begin on MARTA’s first arterial rapid transit corridor Collin Kelley reports that MARTA will soon begin construction on its first arterial rapid transit (ART) corridor along Cleveland Avenue and Metropolitan Parkway.…

Oct. 15, 2026 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: September Net Tax Revenues Up 2.3% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections during the month of September totaled $3.34 billion for an increase of roughly $76.7 million, or 2.3 percent,…

Oct. 14, 2026 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: VDL Groep Adds 120 New Jobs in Hall County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Tuesday announced that VDL Groep (VDL), a global Dutch mechanical engineering and equipment manufacturer, will invest an estimated $77…

Oct. 13, 2026 Macon Telegraph An hour at minimum wage won't buy a pound of lean beef in GA. Here's why Sundi Rose reports, a Georgia worker earning minimum wage now has to work more than an hour to buy…

Oct. 12, 2026 The Current Heavy duty electric truck charging opens in Bryan County Mary Landers reports that a new heavy-duty charging site in Bryan County could help ease the transition to electric for trucking fleets on I-16, an option…

Oct. 9, 2026 WABE Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp issues state of emergency ahead of Hurricane Isaias Kendall Murry reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp declared a state of emergency on Thursday across all 159 counties as Hurricane Isaias moves closer…

Oct. 8, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com International Investment Doubles From Prior Year, Helping Push Georgia Past Records Trevor Williams reports international investment capital committed to Georgia doubled during the latest fiscal year, underscoring the key role foreign capital continues to play in…

Oct. 7, 2026 Georgia Historical Society Shan Cooper and Doug Hertz Named 2027 Georgia Trustees Staff reports that the Georgia Historical Society (GHS) announced today that Shan Cooper, trailblazing businesswoman and civic leader, and Doug Hertz, leading businessman and philanthropist,…

Oct. 6, 2026 Capitol Beat News Georgia’s public school class of 2026 scored higher on SAT Ty Tagami reports that Georgia’s public school class of 2026 did better in math and a little worse in reading and writing on their…

Oct. 5, 2026 GPB Nearly 4,000 plaintiffs pursue BioLab injury claims two years after fire Pamela Kirkland reports that nearly 4,000 people are named as plaintiffs in personal-injury lawsuits alleging they were harmed by the 2024 BioLab fire in Conyers…

Oct. 2, 2026 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: MEC Plans Approximately 140 New Jobs in Thomson Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Thursday announced that Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) plans to create approximately 140 new jobs and invest an estimated $26 million…

Oct. 1, 2026 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Georgia Breaks Tourism Records Four Years Straight Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the state broke tourism records for the fourth consecutive…

Sept. 30, 2026 Savannah Morning News Savannah's port on pace for strong September with favorable global trends Evan Lasseter reports that this storm season in Coastal Georgia has been notably quiet, but that hasn't stopped extreme weather events from straining…

Sept. 29, 2026 Capitol Beat News Another fuel tax suspension as gas prices continue to hit pocketbooks Ty Tagami reports, for the third time this year, Gov. Brian Kemp ordered a suspension of Georgia’s fuel tax, as prices at the…

Sept. 28, 2026 Capitol Beat News Georgia still tops for business Ty Tagami reports, it might not be a lucky number, but Georgia’s political leaders are celebrating the state’s ranking as the top location for corporate expansions for the 13th…

Sept. 25, 2026 WABE Georgia Power and Google announce deal to pay for nuclear upgrades Emily Jones reports that Google would help pay for upgrades to Georgia’s nuclear reactors under an agreement recently announced by Georgia Power. Georgia Power wants…

Sept. 24, 2026 Georgia Historical Society The Home Depot receives Georgia Business History Initiative Honor with New Historical Marker in Atlanta Staff reports that Georgia Historical Society (GHS), through its Georgia Business History Initiative, dedicated a new historical marker in…

Sept. 23, 2026 Georgia.org Gov. Kemp: Pirelli to Invest $1.2 Billion in Georgia Expansion Staff reports, Gov. Kemp on Tuesday announced that Pirelli, a world leader in tire production, will create 1,000 new jobs as part of a multi-year, $1.2…

Sept. 22, 2026 WABE Georgia diesel prices reach record highs, and local farmers are feeling the pressure Marlon Hyde reports that diesel in Georgia rose above $6.35 a gallon over the weekend, reaching a record high, according to motor group…

Sept. 21, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com Water From Air? Ireland-Born Entrepreneur Scaling Solution for Scarcity Trevor Williams reports, the the problem of water scarcity isn’t one-dimensional, says the Irish co-founder and CEO of Atlanta’s WattAir, which aims to turn vapor from the…

Sept. 18, 2026 Albany Herald Plenty of oil, not enough diesel — and southwest Georgia farmers are paying for it Kathryn Crockett reports that Sedrick Rowe doesn’t spray herbicides on his 10 acres of organic peanuts. He fights weeds with…

Sept. 17, 2026 Capitol Beat News Former business executive to lead Georgia’s public colleges and universities Ty Tagami reports, it took five months to find a successor to University System of Georgia Chancellor Sonny Perdue, and after looking far and…

Sept. 16, 2026 Georgia Ports Authority Savannah exports up 4 percent in August Staff reports, the Port of Savannah moved 529,523 twenty-foot equivalent container units in August which was flat with less than a 1 percent decline compared to the same month…

Sept. 15, 2026 Valdosta Daily Times VSU professor shares economic outlook at Georgia peanut industry meeting  Staff reports that Dr. Ellis Heath, professor of economics and head of the Department of Economics and Finance at Valdosta State University, recently presented…

Sept. 14, 2026 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer A ‘super’ El Niño is predicted to hit the US. What that means for Georgia Sundi Rose reports that forecasters are predicting a “Super El Niño” that will impact winter weather across the United States,…

Sept. 11, 2026 Capitol Beat News Growth in income and sales taxes boosts state coffers in August Ty Tagami reports that Georgia collected nearly $2.5 billion in net tax revenue in August, a 3.5% increase from August 2025, extending the…

Sept. 10, 2026 Savannah Morning News Port Wentworth to usher in signature project with ribbon cutting Evan Lasseter reports that Port Wentworth’s signature hub for recreation and entertainment is now ready for the public. Local officials and entertainment leaders will…

Sept. 9. 2026 Valdosta Daily Times Grants to improve South Georgia infrastructure Kevin Hall reports, on Friday, the Georgia Department of Community Affairs announced federal grants totaling $40.9 million to 42 communities across the state. The U.S. Department of Housing…

Sept. 8, 2026 Georgia Recorder Report: Georgia continues to rank near the bottom of nation on worker’s rights Maya Homan reports that Georgia has made modest gains, but remains one of the worst states to be a worker in 2026,…

Sept. 4, 2026 Capitol Beat News Another record breaker for business expansions and job growth in Georgia Ty Tagami reports, the economic boom continued in Georgia last year, with a second record-topping year of business investment and job growth. Gov.…

Sept. 3, 2026 State Affairs Georgia’s voter roll ‘99.8%’ accurate for 8M voters, state audit finds Beau Evans reports, election officials gained a confidence boost ahead of the 2026 midterms amid a new state audit that found nearly all 8…

Sept. 2, 2026 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports generates $181 billion in economic impact annually, supports 605,000 jobs Staff reports, Georgia’s ports support 605,616 full- and part-time jobs at Peach State businesses, yielding $44 billion in annual income, according to…

Sept. 1, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com Primark Set to Open First Georgia Store in Gwinnett Trevor Williams reports that Primark, the Irish fashion retailer, is set to open its first store in Georgia Sept. 8, a 26,000-square-foot location at Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville. Owned by a British food and retail…

Aug. 31, 2026 Augusta Chronicle Columbia County pitches Google project as path to property tax relief Joe Hotchkiss reports that Columbia County leaders say they are closer to a "strategic economic development partnership" with Google to bring a data center…

Aug. 28, 2026 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Walmart to Bring 1,000 Jobs, Next-Gen Fulfillment Center to Carnesville Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Thursday announced that Walmart, Inc. plans to build a high-tech, next-generation fulfillment center in Carnesville, creating 1,000 new…

Aug. 27, 2026 Capitol Beat News Meta settlement would require new teen safeguards and could deliver up to $135 million to Georgia Ty Tagami reports that an agreement to resolve a federal lawsuit brought by Georgia and other states and…

Aug. 26, 2026 The Current PSC deadline arrives for Georgia Power’s 3.2-gigawatt OpenAI data center contract Mary Landers reports that Georgia Power and OpenAI are expected to close a deal on Wednesday that will see the monopoly utility provide electricity…

Aug. 25, 2026 Georgia.org Gov. and First Lady Kemp Lead Economic Mission to Chile and Peru Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Monday announced that he and First Lady Marty Kemp will lead an international economic development mission this week…

Aug. 24, 2026 State Affairs $90B needed for Georgia roadwork by 2050, lawmakers say Beau Evans reports that big business is about to flood Georgia with trucks, shipping containers and concrete mixers and the state’s highways do not have nearly…

Aug. 21, 2026 Georgia Recorder Atlanta left off the shortlist of 2028 DNC host cities Maya Homan reports, the Democratic National Committee has narrowed its list of host cities for its 2028 national convention — and Atlanta did not make…

Aug. 20, 2026 Athens Banner-Herald Climate change threatens peach crops in the Southeast | Exclusive Erica Van Buren reports, horticulturalists are starting to ring a peach alarm bell as climate change takes a toll in such popular peach-growing states as…

Aug. 19, 2026 WABE How this Georgia factory is surviving America's solar policy whiplash Emily Jones reports, inside the vast QCells factory in Cartersville, Georgia, workers — and a bevy of robots — move ultra-thin slices of polysilicon through a…

Aug. 18, 2026 Augusta Chronicle Georgia farmers learning to adapt to extreme heat | Exclusive Erica Van Buren reports, as hotter summers in Georgia become more frequent and intense due to climate change, academics say farmers are adjusting in an…

Aug. 17, 2026 WSB TV University System of Georgia generates record $25.1 billion economic impact Staff reports, the University System of Georgia generated a record $25.1 billion economic impact for the state in Fiscal Year 2025, according to a report…

Aug. 14, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com Beyond Tariffs: Georgia’s Belgian Investors Take the Long View While Adapting to Trade Pressures Trevor Williams reports, when Belgian pharmaceuticals firm UCB announced its $2 billion investment in Gwinnett County this year, few Georgians knew the…

Aug. 13, 2026 Georgia Ports Authority Port of Savannah exports up 8 percent in July Staff reports, the Georgia Ports Authority reported exports totaled nearly 115,000 TEUs, up 7.7 percent or more than 8,200 TEUs over July 2025. Imports reached…

Aug. 12, 2026 Augusta Chronicle Why warmer winters are putting Southern peaches at risk | 5 Things Erica Van Buren reports, peach growers in Georgia and South Carolina are adapting to warmer winters, earlier blooms and harsher heat, but the…

Aug. 11, 2026 Capitol Beat News Georgia tax revenues remained strong in July, bolstered by the sales tax Ty Tagami reports, Georgia tax revenue continued rising in July, bolstered by strong receipts from the sales and use tax, which sent…

Aug. 10, 2026 Capitol Beat News German industrial giant Siemens to bring 1,400 jobs to northeast Georgia Ty Tagami reports, residents in and around Jackson County in northeast Georgia will have access to more than 1,400 new jobs if Siemens…

Aug. 7, 2026 Georgia Chamber Blue Bird Vision Electric School Bus Wins 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Georgia Competition Staff reports that on Aug. 5, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced the Blue Bird Vision Electric School Bus as the winner of the…