May 10, 2021 Savannah Morning News Amazon fulfillment center on tap for Chatham County's Pooler megasite Katie Nussbaum reports that an Amazon fulfillment facility promising 1,000 jobs and upwards of $250 million in investment has been announced for the Chatham…
May 7, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Supersonic Jet Startup Hermeus Secures ‘ITP’ Factory Trevor Williams reports that Hermeus, an Atlanta aerospace startup looking to disrupt global air travel by building jets that can travel at five times the speed of sound, has…
May 6, 2021 Newnan Times-Herald President Biden declares state of emergency for Georgia, offers federal assistance Clay Neely reports that Wednesday evening, President Joe Biden declared a state of emergency for Georgia and ordered federal assistance to supplement state and…
May 5, 2021 WTOC 11 Army Corps of Engineers says dissolved oxygen injection system successful Staff reports that the Army Corps of Engineers says the dissolved oxygen system in the Savannah River has passed another major test. The system is…
May 4, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Merck to License Emory Antiviral Drug to Combat India’s COVID-19 Surge Trevor Williams reports that antiviral drug discovered at Emory University could soon be put to use combating the COVID-19 surge in India through a partnership…
May 3, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Brazilian Tech, Ag Firms Find Fertile Ground in Georgia Trevor Williams reports, Brazilian tech entrepreneur Raphael de Albuquerque was looking for an office in the U.S., metro Atlanta wasn’t initially on the radar. New York, Silicon…
April 30, 2021 Capitol Beat News Initial unemployment claims in Georgia continue to fall Dave Williams reports that first-time unemployment claims in Georgia fell last week, mirroring a nationwide trend as more Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus…
April 29, 2021 WGXA TV 'Building the ecosystem': Middle Georgia Innovation Project prepares for the future Erin Wise reports that moving Middle Georgia into the future as a key player -- that's what the Middle Georgia Innovation Project is aimed at…
April 28, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Applauds Bimbo QSR for Establishing Valdosta Food Processing Facility Staff reports, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Bimbo QSR, a subsidiary of Mexican multinational company Grupo Bimbo, will invest more than $25 million in…
April 27, 2021 The Current The Tide: Census shows Georgia gained weight, but not representation Susan Catron reports that the first 2020 Census numbers are in. There are 331,449,291 Americans and 10,711,906 of them live in Georgia. The first data…
April 26, 2021 Metro Atlanta CEO Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Loses Title of ‘Busiest’ for Passengers in the World After 22 Years Staff reports that Airports Council International (ACI) released its preliminary world airport traffic rankings today, listing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International…
April 23, 2021 Georgia Dept. of Labor Jobs Increase Over the Month in Every MSA Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that the number of jobs and employment numbers were up in every metropolitan statistical…
April 22, 2021 GPB American Lung Association Report Says Air In Georgia Cities Unhealthy Jill Nolin reports that about four in 10 people nationally are breathing unhealthy air in spite of progress made in curbing pollution, including slight gains here…
April 21, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Montreal Tech Firm Enters Atlanta With Waiting Room App Trevor Williams reports that when A.M. Abbassi traveled to an artificial intelligence conference in Vancouver, it was far from clear that the journey would lead him ultimately…
April 20, 2021 Dalton Daily Citizen-News, CNHI State ag industry eyes Congress for workforce reform Riley Bunch reports that a bill that would overhaul Georgia’s farm worker industry is making its way through Congress with bipartisan support. Both employers and…
April 19, 2021 Gainesville Times Gov. Kemp to tour SK Innovation plant in Commerce on Monday Jeff Gill reports that Gov. Brian Kemp is set to visit the SK Innovation plant in Commerce Monday, April 19. He will tour the…
April 16, 2021 Georgia Ports Authority GPA’s March container trade leaps 48 percent Staff reports that the Port of Savannah handled an all-time record of nearly 500,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units in March, an increase of more than 48 percent,…
April 15, 2021 Capitol Beat News Oconee County ranks tops in Georgia for small businesses Dave Williams reports that Oconee County has the highest concentration of small businesses in Georgia, according to a new study from a New York-based financial…
April 14, 2021 Georgia.org Gov. Kemp: $8.43 Billion, 24,000+ Jobs from Economic Development Projects During First Three Quarters of Fiscal Year Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), today announced…
April 13, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia traffic, internet needs highlighted in Biden infrastructure plan Beau Evans reports that White House officials highlighted sluggish highway traffic, slow bus travel and spotty rural internet service in Georgia Monday as part of…
April 12, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia tax revenues show modest March increase after February spike Dave Williams reports that tax collections in Georgia rose a modest 3.7% last month, as the state Department of Revenue accelerated the processing of…
April 9, 2021 Rome News-Tribune Ga. utility official talks power, pipeline and broadband with local leaders Doug Walker reports that the kind of across-the-grid power failure that paralyzed Texas during a snowstorm this winter is unlikely to happen in Georgia.…
April 8, 2021 11 Alive 'Georgia is open for business' | Gov. Kemp lifts many COVID-19 restrictions Jon Shirek reports that most of the COVID-19 restrictions that have been in place across Georgia will no longer be in effect on…
April 7, 2021 Georgia Health News Employer teamwork boosts vaccine access for Latino community Andy Miller reports that three rival Georgia carpet companies took a break from their floor-covering competition to focus on a foe that united them: COVID-19. Mohawk…
April 6, 2021 LaGrange News Hyundai TRANSYS Georgia Seating System, LLC Expands Manufacturing Operations in Georgia Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Monday that Hyundai TRANSYS Georgia Seating System, LLC, a world-renowned producer of automotive parts, will invest…
April 5, 2021 GPB MLB Moves All-Star Game From Atlanta Over Georgia's New Voting Law Vanessa Romo reports that this summer's Major League Baseball Draft and the All-Star Game won't be held in Atlanta, MLB officials announced Friday. The withdrawal…
April 2, 2021 Gainesville Times Reaction pouring in over Georgia’s water war victory in U.S. Supreme Court Jeff Gill reports that Georgia has secured a monumental win in the long-running water wars with Florida. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously for Georgia…
April 1, 2021 Georgia.org GCP Applied Technologies Selects Metro Atlanta as Global Headquarters, Creates 80 Jobs Staff reports that Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that GCP Applied Technologies Inc., an international provider of construction products and technologies,…
March 31, 2021 Rockdale Newton Citizen Feit Electric to Open First East Coast Distribution Center in McDonough Staff reports that Feit Electric has announced plans to open a distribution center in McDonough, creating 120 jobs and investing more than $25…
March 30, 2021 Georgia.org Danimer Scientific Planning $700 Million, 400 Job Expansion in Decatur County Staff reports, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Monday that Danimer Scientific, a leading developer and manufacturer of biodegradable materials, plans to invest $700 million…
March 29, 2021 Brunswick News U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pushes back against dredging plan criticism Lauren Mcdonald reports that representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers pushed back Friday against conservation groups’ claims that a plan to dredge…
March 26, 2021 Fox 5 Atlanta Tornado leaves major damage, power outages in Newnan Staff reports that residents in Newnan are waking up to major damage Friday morning after a tornado swept through the town overnight. The storm brought down…
March 25, 2021 Saporta Report Plant Vogtle’s latest delay prompts negative comment on Georgia Power: Moody’s David Pendered reports that Moody’s Investors Service on Tuesday released a credit negative comment on Georgia Power, following the company’s announcement last week the…
March 24, 2021 Georgia Recorder Coronavirus vaccines available to all Georgia adults starting Thursday All Georgians 16 and older will be able to sign up for a COVID-19 vaccine starting Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp announced at a Capitol press conference…
March 23, 2021 Saporta Report Call it alternative energy or Patriot Power, solar energy is widening its reach Tom Baxter reports, if the subject of solar power makes you think of Birkenstocks and tofu, an advertisement currently going the rounds…
March 22, 2021 WABE 90.1 Georgia Power Says Nuclear Project Will Likely Miss November Deadline Molly Samuel reports that Georgia Power and Southern Company say a delay is likely on the Plant Vogtle nuclear power expansion near Augusta. The delay…
March 19, 2021 Capitol Beat News Initial unemployment claims down in Georgia Dave Williams reports that first-time unemployment claims in Georgia ticked down slightly last week after increasing for two weeks in a row. Jobless Georgians filed 24,700 initial unemployment…
March 18, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com On St. Patrick’s Day, Irish Community Touts Outsized Investment Impact in Georgia Trevor Williams reports that Atlanta and Savannah may be losing an economic boost from St. Patrick’s Day parades for the second straight year, but Georgia’s relationship…
Feb. 17, 2021 Georgia.gov Sailfish Boats Manufacturing Headquarters to Expand in Grady County, Create 70 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced yesterday that Sailfish Boats will invest more than $1 million and increase their workforce by more…
March 16, 2021 Washington Post Coca-Cola, Home Depot come out in opposition to Georgia voting restrictions Christopher Ingraham reports that civil liberties groups are ratcheting up pressure on major corporations based in Georgia — including Coca-Cola, Aflac, Delta Air Lines,…
March 15, 2021 The Center Square Georgia's net tax collections total nearly $2B in February Jason Schaumburg reports that Georgia's decision to delay processing tax year 2020 individual returns helped lead to a net tax collection of nearly $2 billion…
March 12, 2021 Saporta Report Delta’s Ed Bastian: Happy Birthday Andrew Young – here’s a building and $1 million for your foundation Maria Saporta reports that Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor, received an early surprise birthday gift Thursday – a…
March 11, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Expanded Vaccine Eligibility Starting March 15 Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Wednesday expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations. On March 15, vaccination criteria will expand to include Georgians aged 55…
March 10, 2021 Saporta Report Six metro areas may lose federal designation in potential setback for rural Georgia David Pendered reports that a federal agency is providing the latest sign of fading times in rural Georgia. Six areas could lose…
March 9, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Gwinnett Nets BMW, Mercedes-Benz Supplier Set to Create 73 Jobs Trevor Williams reports that a family-owned German automotive supplier is to set up its sixth U.S. factory in Lawrenceville, investing $15 million and creating 73 jobs.…
March 8, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Tri-County EMC to Expand Broadband in Rural Middle Georgia ; Tri-County EMC announces plans to expand broadband to 22,000 members across eight counties Staff reports that efforts to provide needed broadband service to…
March 5, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com SK Battery Plant: $5 Billion Georgia Investment at Stake in Potential Closure Trevor Williams reports, if the imperiled SK Battery plant in Commerce ends up closing down over an intellectual-property dispute, the outcome could be twice as…
March 4, 2021 The Center Square Funding formula could cost Georgia more than $1.3B in federal COVID-19 relief Jason Schaumburg reports that Georgia stands to lose more than any other state in the U.S. House Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus…
March 3, 2021 University of Georgia Georgia’s agriculture industry is weathering the storms — with the help of UGA support Paige Parvin reports, it’s been a rough three years for Georgia pecan farmers, whose cash crop has been battered by…
March 2, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia Senate approves Zell Miller monument for state Capitol Dave Williams reports that the late Gov. Zell Miller will be honored with a monument on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol under legislation the…
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