Author: Linda M. Erbele

April 26, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Signs Legislation Cutting Red Tape for Women-, Minority-, and Veteran-owned Businesses Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, accompanied by First Lady Marty Kemp, Rep. Soo Hong, Sen. Mike Hodges, local and state leaders, and representatives…

April 25, 2023 Augusta Chronicle Reps. Rick Allen, Jeff Duncan tour Plant Vogtle, advocate for more nuclear construction Abraham Kenmore reports, after touring the as-yet uncompleted fourth reactor at Plant Vogtle, U.S. Rep. Rick Allen, R-Augusta and U.S. House Energy,…

April 24, 2023 Macon Telegraph Federal incentives have sparked a $12 billion clean energy manufacturing boom in Georgia Gautama Mehta reports that companies have invested billions of dollars to build large-scale manufacturing plants in Georgia after Congress passed two bills…

April 21, 2023 Georgia Recorder Georgia Power customers in for a shock as average monthly bill could rise by $23 by June Stanley Dunlap reports, starting in June, Georgia Power customers could experience another bout of sticker shock when they…

April 20, 2023 Georgia Recorder Governor signs bipartisan legislation to conserve Georgia farmland Jill Nolin reports that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed off on a new conservation program that is meant to stem the loss of farmland in Georgia. The…

April 19, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Creative Home Ideas to Invest $15 Million in Liberty County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Tuesday that Creative Home Ideas, a YMF Company and design-house focused on home fashion, will create 70…

April 18, 2023 WSB-TV $1 billion arena with development bigger than the Battery proposed in north metro Zach Klein and staff report that the Battery in Cobb County is considered the gold standard for a mixed-used development in the United…

April 17, 2023 Georgia.gov March Net Tax Revenues Decline 3% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for March totaled almost $2.68 billion, for a decrease of nearly $83 million or -3 percent, compared to March 2022, when net…

April 14, 2023 GPB Genetically engineered trees in a Georgia forest mark a first in the nation Grant Blankenship reports, Vince Stanley hopes the trees can turn this wetland into a grove of money makers for him and Living Carbon,…

April 12, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Seohan Auto Georgia Announces 180 New Jobs in Liberty County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Tuesday that Seohan Auto Georgia, a developer and manufacturer of automobile parts, will create at least 180…

April 11, 2023 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports: Growing Big – Mason Mega Rail Staff reports, sitting on 85-acres at the Port of Savannah, Mason Mega Rail is the largest on-terminal intermodal facility in North America. The new yard features…

April 10, 2023 WABE Thousands of Georgians could lose Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids as COVID-19 rules phase out Jess Mador reports that health officials are urging Georgians with Medicaid and PeachCare for Kids to confirm that all of their…

April 7, 2023 Savannah Morning News Gulfstream Aerospace expanding facilities, adding 1,600 new jobs Adam Van Brimmer reports that Gulfstream Aerospace announced an expansion of its facilities and its workforce during a Thursday event at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport.…

April 6, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Life Sciences Manufacturer Meissner to Create 1,700 Jobs in Athens-Clarke County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced on Wednesday that Meissner Corporation, an industry leader in advanced microfiltration and therapeutic manufacturing systems, will invest…

April 5, 2023 The Center Square Census numbers show Georgia’s population increased T.A. DeFeo reports that two Georgia counties are among the fastest-growing counties in the nation. Between 2021 and 2022, Dawson and Lumpkin counties ranked among the top five…

April 4, 2023 Albany Herald 'Listen to the Land' multimedia project premieres at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College Friday Staff reports that the premiere for “Listen to the Land,” a student-run and -produced multimedia project, is scheduled for Friday, with a…

April 3, 2023 Saporta Report Leaders and experts discuss the healing power of parks at Park Pride’s 22nd annual conference Hannah E. Jones reports that Park Pride hosted its 22nd annual Parks and Greenspace Conference this week, with about 450…

March 31, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com Foreign Investment-Fueled Jobs Growing Five Times Faster Than General Employment Trevor Williams reports that the number of jobs created by foreign-owned companies in Georgia is growing five times faster than general employment, according to a new report…

  March 30, 2023 WSB Radio EV battery recycling plant opens in Covington Jonathan O’Brien reports that East Georgia is now home to North America’s largest electric vehicle battery recycling facility. Massachusetts-based Ascend Elements cut the ribbon Wednesday on its…

March 28, 2023 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Okefenokee protection bill won’t pass this year, despite majority support in the House Gautama Mehta reports that a bill to protect the Okefenokee Swamp from future mining has 91 sponsors in Georgia’s House of Representatives,…

March 27, 2023 Fox 5 Atlanta Kemp, weather officials to tour Troup County as clean-up of tornado damage continues Kim Loeffler reports that residents in Georgia's Troup County are just starting to pick up the pieces after a tornado touched…

March 24, 2023 Rome News-Tribune Major supplier for Qcells solar panel plant on the way -- 160 jobs and $147 million investment due by summer 2024 John Druckenmiller reports that the first major dividend in Bartow County’s surging green energy…

March 23, 2023 The Brunswick News Mining proposal draws 170K public comments Gordon Jackson reports that a record number of public comments have been sent to the Georgia Environmental Protection Division regarding a proposal to mine heavy minerals near the…

March 22, 2023 Capitol Beat News State bank regulators: Georgia’s banks in very strong position, not at risk Rebecca Grapevine reports that Georgia’s banks are in a strong position in the wake of the failure of two large American banks…

March 21, 2023 Augusta Chronicle Plant Vogtle Unit 4 begins hot functional testing Marisa Mecke reports that Georgia Power this week announced that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has started hot functional testing, its next step toward reaching fuel loading. This…

March 20, 2023 The Center Square Georgia reports increased revenues in February T.A. DeFeo reports that Georgia reported its February net tax collections surpassed $2.1 billion, an increase of 8.7%, or $169.3 million, compared to last February. The state reported…

March 17, 2023 Capitol Beat News State retirement fund managers confident of little impact from bank failures Rebecca Grapevine reports that Georgia’s Teachers Retirement System (TRS) lost about $33 million when two large banks – Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) and…

March 16, 2023 Capitol Beat News Georgia House OKs bill requiring state to determine if college degrees needed for some jobs  Rebecca Grapevine reports that the Georgia House of Representatives unanimously approved legislation this week to require the state to assess…

March 14, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal KSU economist ‘optimistic’ about banking sector stabilizing; local bankers unperturbed Hunter Riggall reports that a Kennesaw State University economist told businesspeople Tuesday that he’s optimistic that steps taken by the U.S. Treasury, the Federal…

March 14, 2023 Capitol Beat News Kemp signs mid-year state budget Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a $32.5 billion mid-year state budget that includes property tax relief for Georgia homeowners and security grants for every public school in the state.…

March 13, 2023 Georgia.gov February Net Tax Revenues Up 8.7% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for February totaled over $2.12 billion, for an increase of $169.3 million, or 8.7 percent, compared to February 2022, when net…

March 10, 2023 Rome News-Tribune First employment snapshot of 2023 show big jump in workers vs. 2022 -- and large rise in post-Christmas jobless claims John Druckenmiller reports that the first employment reports for Northwest Georgia in the new year…

March 7, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Hyundai Supplier PHA to Create Over 400 Jobs in Chatham County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Monday announced that PHA, a global auto parts manufacturer that will supply the Hyundai Metaplant in Bryan…

March 6, 2023 GPB With toilets and faucets, Atlanta residents top the nation in water efficiency Orlando Montoya reports that Metro Atlanta leads the nation’s 15 largest metro areas in the efficient indoor use of water, according to the most…

March 3, 2023 GPB A new coal ash bill would align Georgia with federal rules Grant Blankenship reports that a Georgia House bill would align state law with the current federal rule around the storage of the toxic material left…

March 2, 2023 GPB ‘The perfect time to double down’: What the Port of Savannah's expansion means for Georgia's economy Benjamin Payne reports that trade has slowed down in recent months. But the drop-off doesn't bother Georgia Ports Authority executive…

March 1, 2023 Georgia Recorder Sierra Club study finds Georgia Power’s Bartow County coal-fired plant among country’s dirtiest Stanley Dunlap reports that a new Sierra Club study estimates that coal-fired power Plant Bowen in Bartow County is one of the…

Feb. 28, 2023 Georgia.gov Sam’s Club to Create 600 New Jobs at Douglas County Fulfillment Center Staff reports that Gov. Brian P. Kemp on Monday announced that Sam’s Club will create 600 new jobs and invest more than $142 million…

Feb. 27. 2023 GPB Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta commits millions to grow rural pediatric care Sofi Gratas reports that Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is dedicating $200 million in long-term funding for ambitious plans to improve pediatric health care in rural…

Feb. 24, 2023  Georgia.org Idea Nuova Inc. to Invest $19 Million in Screven County Staff reports that Gov.  Kemp on Thursday announced that Idea Nuova, Inc., through its subsidiary American Home Manufacturing, will invest more than $19 million in a…

Feb. 23, 2023 WABE Kemp announces boost to rural Georgia pediatrics workforce pipeline Jess Mador reports that there is a shortage of pediatricians and other physicians in many parts of Georgia, especially in rural counties. A new initiative is underway…

Feb. 22, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Sewon America Announces 740 New Jobs in Effingham County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp announced that Sewon America, a subsidiary of Korean-based Sewon Precision Industry Co., will create 740 new jobs in Rincon and…

Feb. 21, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Additional Broadband Grants to Expand High-Speed Internet Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Friday announced a second round of the Capital Projects Fund Grant Program (CPF) to expand high-speed internet service to unserved…

Feb. 20, 2023 Rough Draft Atlanta Former President Jimmy Carter receiving hospice care Collin Kelley reports that former Georgia Governor and U.S. President Jimmy Carter is receiving hospice care at home, according to a statement from The Carter Center in…

Feb. 17, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com Atlanta to Become a Mainstay on U.S. Tours for Israeli Smart Mobility Accelerator Trevor Williams reports that a top accelerator for mobility startups in Israel returned to Atlanta for the second straight year as it continued…

Feb. 16, 2023 Augusta Chronicle Report: Georgia nearly last in health insurance coverage, trailing Southeast Abraham Kenmore reports that a new report recently released by a leading Georgia medical university ranks the state among the worst in the nation for…