Author: Linda M. Erbele

Aug. 24, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal Chattahoochee River tourism responsible for $175 million economic impact Staff reports that the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has an economic impact exceeding $175 million and supports more than 2,300 jobs, according to a…

Aug. 23, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Staff reports that Gov. Kemp yesterday announced that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Board voted to appoint Walter Rabon as the DNR Commissioner, effective…

Aug. 22, 2023 Georgia Recorder First of state’s three new shovel-ready crisis centers gets bipartisan groundbreaking in Fulton County Jill Nolin reports that state and local officials from both sides of the aisle took turns shoveling ceremonial dirt Monday to…

Aug. 21, 2023 Augusta Chronicle Georgia Power to start loading fuel into Plant Vogtle Unit 4, test the reactor Erica Van Buren reports that Georgia Power declared on Friday that it will start loading fuel into the reactor core of…

Aug. 18, 2023 The Center Square Georgia unemployment remains below national average as initial claims rise T.A. DeFeo reports that Georgia's July unemployment rate was 3.2%, unchanged from June's revised rate, even as more Georgians filed initial unemployment claims. The…

Aug. 16, 2023 Saporta Report Norfolk Southern’s Alan Shaw: ‘We’re not done. We’re going to continue to get better’ Maria Saporta reports, when Alan Shaw became CEO of Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern 15 months ago, he had no idea what the…

Aug. 15, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com Georgia’s Record Year Driven by International Investment  Trevor Williams reports that a record year for Georgia’s business attraction efforts was led by international investment, which accounted for two-thirds of the $24 billion in capital pledged toward…

Aug. 14, 2023 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports container volumes up 17 percent from June Staff reports that the Georgia Ports Authority handled 447,590 twenty-foot equivalent container units in July, up 17 percent from 381,825 TEUs moved in June. “I…

Aug. 11, 2023 Georgia.gov July Non-Motor Fuel Tax Revenues Up 5.0%, Net Revenues Up 13.1% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for the first month of FY 2024 totaled nearly $2.50 billion, for an increase of…

Aug. 10, 2023 Rough Draft Atlanta Metro Atlanta population hits 5.16 million Staff reports that the 11-county Atlanta region added 66,730 residents between April 2022 and April 2023, bringing the total population to 5.16 million, according to estimates released today…

Aug. 9, 2023 Georgia.gov Georgia Breaks Economic Development Records for Third Year in a Row Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), yesterday announced that for the third year in a row…

Aug. 8, 2023 Georgia.gov Georgia Takes Lead in Preparations for Hydrogen Fueling Stations Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, on Monday, announced that he has instructed the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) to begin the process of working with private sector…

Aug. 7, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces New Georgia Public Broadcasting CEO Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Friday announced that the Georgia Public Telecommunications Commission voted unanimously this morning to appoint Bert Wesley Huffman as Chief Executive Officer of…

Aug. 4, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Duckshin Housing Plans First US Facility in Athens-Clarke County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp, on Thursday, announced that Duckshin Housing, a construction materials manufacturer, will create 100 new jobs and invest more than $15…

Aug. 2, 2023 Savannah Morning News Engineers needed: Hyundai searching for tech muscle for Savannah EV 'smart factory' Latrice Williams and Nancy Guan report that Jason Chambless is an engineer, and he's witnessed a troubling trend since the start of…

Aug. 1, 2023 Capitol Beat News Long-delayed Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion goes into service Dave Williams reports that the first of two new nuclear reactors being built at Plant Vogtle has gone into commercial operation, Georgia Power officials announced Monday.…

July 31, 2023 Georgia Dept. of Education Georgia Milestones scores improve in 2022-23, with notable improvement in early literacy Staff reports that Georgia students continued to show improvement on the 2022-2023 Georgia Milestones assessments. Scores increased or held steady on…

July 28, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Applauds Morgan Stanley’s Commitment to Georgia Job Creation Staff reports that Gov. Kemp yesterday applauded Morgan Stanley’s continued progress in growing its workforce across several locations in the metro Atlanta area. The company confirmed…

July 27, 2023 WSB-TV Executives break ground on biggest skyscraper to be built in ‘Atlanta in the last 30 years Audrey Washington reports that WSB got its first look at what will be a new skyscraper so tall that it’ll change…

July 25, 2023 11 Alive Georgia to receive $2.3M in federal funds to clean up lead in drinking water at schools, daycares Dawn White reports that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Monday it's funding $58 million to clean up…

July 24, 2023 Georgia Recorder State regulators to hear Plant Vogtle progress report after nuclear expansion stalled again Stanley Dunlap reports that Georgia Power announced on Friday that the Waynesboro’s nuclear energy facility operators, Southern Nuclear, has turned over to…

July 21, 2023 Valdosta Daily Times Valdosta airport gets infrastructure funds Terry Richards reports that Valdosta Regional Airport will get more than $625,000 for infrastructure projects, Sen. Raphael Warnock announced Thursday. The money is part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s…

July 20, 2023 Savannah Morning News, Augusta Chronicle CNBC: Georgia ranks top 5 in states for business, takes No. 1 spot in important category Miguel Legoas reports that the Peach State is looking ripe when it comes to infrastructure and…

July 19, 2023 Rome News-Tribune Yakult beverage company adding $305 million campus in Bartow John Druckenmiller reports that Bartow County’s sizzling string of new corporations just got hotter with Tuesday’s announcement that Yakult — the world’s No. 1 probiotic beverage…

July 18, 2023 The Center Square Atlanta area has the nation’s second-highest inflation T.A. DeFeo reports that despite potentially encouraging job and unemployment news, inflation remains a top concern for many Georgia businesses. "With costs coming down, wages rising, and…

July 17, 2023 Georgia Recorder Tens of thousands of Georgians at risk of losing food assistance under state’s new work rules Stanley Dunlap reports that food assistance advocates contend that a Georgia agency’s refusal to apply for a federal work…

July 14, 2023 Rough Draft Atlanta EPD evaluates enforcement action for Chattahoochee River sewage spill Bob Pepalis reports that the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) will decide what enforcement action to take after partially treated wastewater flowed into the Chattahoochee…

July 13, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Kia to Invest Over $200 Million in EV9 Production Expansion Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Kia will invest more than $200 million and create nearly 200 new jobs at…

July 12, 2023 WABE Georgia is making its first-ever climate change plan Emily Jones reports, for the first time, Georgia is working on a statewide plan to address climate change. There’s a plan in the works for metro Atlanta, too.…

July 11, 2023 Georgia.org Georgia Council for the Arts to Distribute $3.5 Million in Competitive State Grants Staff reports that Georgia Council for the Arts, a strategic arm of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced that more…

July 10, 2023 GPB Georgia peach farmers pursuing solutions to crop losses caused by climate change Gautama Mehta reports that Middle Georgia’s peach growers, who have been devastated by a harvest ruined by bad weather, have little in the way…

July 7, 2023 Fox 5 Atlanta Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter celebrate 77th wedding anniversary Staff reports that former President Jimmy Carter and human rights figure and mental health advocate Rosalynn Carter are celebrating 77 years of love and marriage Friday.…

July 6, 2023 New York Times What’s a Georgia Summer Without Peaches? Not So Sweet. Kim Severson reports, a winter that was a touch warm, followed by a series of hard freezes in March, has devastated the Georgia peach crop.…

July 5, 2023 Capitol Beat News Several state agencies getting new heads Dave Williams reports that there’s been some major shuffling of posts inside the Kemp administration. Gov. Brian Kemp Friday named Rick Dunn, currently director of the Georgia Environmental…

June 30, 2023 WABE Christine King Farris, tenured Spelman professor and sibling to MLK, has died Stephannie Stokes reports that Christine King Farris died Thursday, June 29, at the age of 95. She was the last surviving sibling of Dr.…

June 29, 2023 Capitol Beat News Freeze damage to Georgia peaches prompts disaster declaration Dave Williams reports that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared 18 Georgia counties natural disaster areas due to damage to the state’s peach crop…

June 28, 2023 The Center Square Georgia approves $17.3M in infrastructure loans and grants T.A. DeFeo reports, Georgia authorities have approved $17.3 million in Georgia Transportation Infrastructure Bank loans and grants for seven transportation infrastructure projects across the state. "Transportation…

June 27, 2023 Savannah Business Journal Colonial Terminals and Norfolk Southern Partner on Development of $100M Breakbulk Facility Staff reports that Colonial Terminals, a division of Savannah-based Colonial Group, Inc., acquired 16.7 acres of land sited adjacent to an existing…

June 23, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: EV Parts Supplier NVH Korea to Create Over 160 Jobs, Invest $72M in Henry County Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Thursday announced that automotive parts manufacturer NVH Korea will establish a new facility…

June 22, 2023 Georgia Recorder Georgia’s bald eagles rebounding from last year’s avian influenza outbreak Ross Williams reports that Georgia’s bald eagles are welcoming a healthy batch of squawking little eaglets into the world, encouraging news for wildlife lovers after…

June 21, 2023 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer Pratt & Whitney set to invest more than $200 million in Columbus, says Georgia Gov. Kemp Brittany McGee reports that Pratt & Whitney, a business specializing in aircraft and helicopter engines, is investing $206 million…

June 20, 2023 The Current Peaches are a minor part of Georgia’s economy, but they’re central to its mythology William Thomas Okie reports, there may be plenty of peaches on Georgia license plates, but according to the University of Georgia’s 2021…

June 16, 2023 Valdosta Daily Times Thousands without power in South Georgia Terry Richards reports that power outages were reported in South Central Georgia in the wake of strong thunderstorms that moved through the area Thursday. Colquitt Electric Membership Corporation…

June 15, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Georgia Maintains AAA Bond Rating from Credit Rating Agencies Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Wednesday announced that the state has again secured the highest ratings of AAA with a stable outlook from each…

June 14, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal Gov. Kemp, DNR announce 2023 Forestry for Wildlife partners Staff reports that Gov. Brian Kemp recognized three corporate forest landowners on June 13 for their stewardship and land management practices benefiting wildlife across Georgia.…