Author: Linda M. Erbele

Jan. 31, 2022 Georgia Recorder State coal ash cleanup process unsettled after new federal EPA directive Jill Nolin reports that Georgia’s top environmental regulator says his agency is adjusting to what he called the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “new interpretation”…

Jan. 28, 2022 Covington News Rivian responds to environmental criticism from residents near site David Clemson reports, facing a rash of criticism from some of its prospective new neighbors, Rivian Inc. said it’s proud of its environmental record and will…

Jan. 27, 2022 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Titan Steel Door to Invest $11 Million to Expand Georgia Operations, Create Over 90 Jobs in Hart County Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Titan Steel Door will invest more…

Jan. 26, 2022 Georgia Ports Authority GPA tops 5.5M TEUs, 650K units in 2021 Staff reports that the Port of Savannah moved a record 5.6 million twenty-foot equivalent container units in Calendar Year 2021, growing volumes by a million TEUs,…

Jan. 25, 2022 GlobalAtlanta.com How a French Firm in Atlanta Helps Corporates Embrace Transparency, Compliance  Trevor Williams reports that as general manager of Labrador U.S., a France-based communications agency with U.S. headquarters in Atlanta, Nneoma Njoku helps public firms embrace…

Jan. 24, 2022 Savannah Morning News SEDA recaps record-breaking year; installs St. Joseph's/Candler's Paul Hinchey as chairman Staff reports that the year 2021 was a record-breaking one for the Savannah Economic Development Authority, marked by the highest number of new projects, prospect…

Jan. 20, 2022 Georgia.gov December Net Tax Revenues Up 24.3 Percent Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections in December totaled $2.98 billion, for an increase of $582.9 million, or 24.3 percent, compared to December 2020 when…

Jan. 19, 2022 The Center Square State economist expects Georgia's revenue bump to level Nyamekye Daniel reports that Georgia’s current economic boost is short-lived, state economist Jeffrey Dorfman warned Tuesday. Dorfman said the state’s revenue growth will flatten later this…

Jan. 18, 2022 Saporta Report Electric vehicle, plastic recycling plants join coal ash, Okefenokee Swamp as concerns David Pendered reports that two big state-endorsed economic development projects are running into early opposition, indicating they could be set to join coal…

Jan. 17, 2022 Augusta Chronicle Industrial batteries, more EV chargers and higher rates: Georgia's new year in power Abraham Kenmore reports that even with expanding electrical generation and storage – and new ways to use it –  Georgia Public Service vice chairman…

Jan. 14, 2022 Fox 5 Atlanta Delta: 8,000 employees contracted COVID-19 over past 4 weeks Kelly Hays reports that Delta Air Lines said Thursday that 8,000 employees — or nearly 11% of its workforce — have contracted COVID-19 over the…

Jan. 13, 2022 Brunswick News Economist predicts positive forecast for state in 2022 Gordon Jackson reports that Ben Ayers, dean of the University of Georgia Terry College of Business, had to address the topic on everyone’s mind Wednesday during his…

Jan. 11, 2022 Clayton News-Daily, Gwinnett Daily Post Georgia Bulldogs beat Alabama for first national championship since 1980 Alan Cole reports, it was not so long ago Kirby Smart would have been the one making the crucial interception. Before he…

Jan. 10, 2022 Capitol Beat News Georgia voting rights groups suing over new congressional map Dave Williams reports that voting rights organizations and a group of Georgia voters filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging new congressional district lines the Republican-controlled…

Jan. 7, 2022 Capitol Beat News Johnny Isakson celebrated as compassionate bipartisan Dave Williams reports, former U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson was remembered Thursday as a bipartisan leader in partisan times who believed in doing the right thing regardless of politics.…

Jan. 6, 2022 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Battery Resourcers to Open North America’s Largest Lithium-ion Battery Recycling Facility in Georgia, Create 150 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced that Battery Resourcers, a lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered…

Jan. 5, 2022 Saporta Report Okefenokee Swamp mining proposal could be affected by Supreme Court ruling David Pendered reports that the proposal to mine sand near the Okefenokee Swamp could be affected by a groundbreaking ruling on water rights issued…

Jan. 4, 2022 Georgia Health News Covid hospitalizations soar in Atlanta area; Northside wins a round in court vs. Anthem Andy Miller reports that the state last week reported daily totals of new Covid cases that shattered previous records, with…

Jan. 3, 2022 Georgia Recorder Wild Hog Supper, other legislative events to tee up state lawmakers’ 2022 return Stanley Dunlap reports that the signature January events that usually mark the start of a new Georgia legislative session are set to…

Dec. 30, 2021 Decaturish Six metro Atlanta healthcare systems plead for public’s help as COVID-19 cases surge Dan Whisenhunt reports, as Atlanta’s healthcare infrastructure sways under the strain of thousands of new COVID-19 cases, six metro Atlanta healthcare systems are…

Dec. 29, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia COVID-19 cases hit new high Dave Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp ordered up to 2,500 Georgia National Guard troops to prepare for deployment Tuesday as the state set a record high for…

Dec. 28, 2021 Capitol Beat News Oglethorpe County ranks tops in Georgia for small businesses Dave Williams reports that Oglethorpe County has the strongest small business presence in Georgia, according to a new study. The report, compiled by the New…

Dec. 27, 2021  The Center Square Six Georgia cities named in report's best places to live in south Nyamekye Daniel reports that six Georgia cities are among the best cities to live in the south, according to a recent report.…

Dec. 23, 2021 Saporta Report Plant Vogtle remains a controversy as Biden, Congress fund nuclear expansion David Pendered reports, as Congress and the Biden administration support the nuclear power industry with $8.5 billion, the Plant Vogtle construction project remains over…

Dec. 22, 2021 Georgia.org Roper Corporation Invests $118 Million in Walker County Expansion, Creates 600 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced that Roper Corporation, a subsidiary of GE Appliances and Walker County’s largest employer, will invest…

Dec. 21, 2021 Savannah Morning News After years of delays by FAA, Spaceport Camden granted site operator’s license Katie Nussbaum reports, after months of delay the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will grant a site operator’s license for the controversial Spaceport Camden…

Dec. 20, 2021 Marietta Daily Journal Former Senator Johnny Isakson dies at 76 Aleks Gilbert reports that businessman, former U.S. Senator and longtime Cobb County resident Johnny Isakson died overnight. He was 76. Isakson held the distinction of being the…

Dec. 17, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia unemployment rate hits new low Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped to another record low last month, while the state’s all-time high workforce is larger than it was before the coronavirus…

Dec. 16, 2021 Georgia.org Seventeen Georgia Companies Receive 2021 GLOBE Awards, Three Recognized as Exporters of the Year Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced its International Trade division’s 2021 GLOBE Award recipients. This state-led awards…

Dec. 15, 2021 Georgia.org Global Temperature-controlled Storage Leader Lineage Logistics to Build New Savannah Facility Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Lineage Logistics, the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, will invest $62 million in opening a new,…

Dec. 14, 2021 Georgia Recorder Forecasters see full Georgia economic recovery in 2022, but some won’t feel it Ross Williams reports that next year will be the year Georgia recovers from its nearly two-year COVID-19 slump, according to University of…

Dec. 13, 2021 Georgia Health News A rural Georgia community reels after hospital closes Andy Miller reports that the Cuthbert hospital was one of 19 rural hospitals in the U.S. that closed in 2020. That’s the largest number of such facilities…

Dec. 10, 2021 Capitol Beat News Port of Savannah sets 16th consecutive monthly cargo record Dave Williams reports that supply chain issues aren’t affecting the Port of Savannah’s ability to move containerized cargo. The port’s Garden City Terminal handled 495,750…

Dec. 9, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com World Affairs Council Names Acclaimed Georgia Journalist as New President   Trevor Williams reports that a nationwide search surfaced multiple candidates, but the World Affairs Council of Atlanta ended up not having to look very far…

Dec. 8, 2021 The Center Square Georgia tax collection eclipses $2B in November Jason Schaumburg reports that Georgia's net tax collections in November amounted to $2.29 billion, a 17% increase compared with collections in November 2020, Gov. Brian Kemp's office…

Dec. 7, 2021 Georgia.gov November Net Tax Revenues Up 17 Percent Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections in November totaled $2.29 billion, for an increase of $332.7 million, or 17 percent, compared to November 2020, when…

Dec. 6, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Georgia a Top State for Job Growth from Foreign Investment Trevor Williams reports that over the five years ending in 2019, Georgia posted the eighth fastest growth rate among states in jobs attributable to foreign investment,…

Dec. 3, 2021 Capitol Beat News Plant Vogtle nuclear projects hits another delay Dave Williams reports that Georgia Power’s nuclear expansion at Plant Vogtle has suffered another scheduling delay, an independent expert wrote this week in testimony filed with the…

Dec. 2, 2021 Georgia.org Georgia Council for the Arts Announces 2021 Poet Laureate Winner, Finalists Staff reports, this week, Georgia’s Poet Laureate, Chelsea Rathburn, in collaboration with Georgia Council for the Arts, announced the winner and finalists of the eighth…

Dec. 1, 2021 The Center Square Georgia roads rank 14th in U.S., report says Nyamekye Daniel reports that Georgia's highway system ranked 14th in the nation for its cost-effectiveness and condition in Reason Foundation's 26th Annual Highway Report. The Reason…

Nov. 30, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces New Communications and Legal Staff Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced the following changes and addition to his staff in the communications and legal departments. Effective December 1, current Director…

Nov. 26, 2021 Rome News-Tribune, Marietta Daily Journal The bigger chicken sees political fallout Will Grice reports that Marietta may no longer be home to the world’s biggest chicken, but its rival in south central Georgia faces an uncertain future.…

Nov. 24, 2021 WABE 90.1 Hartsfield-Jackson preps for at least 2.2 million passengers over Thanksgiving LaShawn Hudson reports that Andrew Gobeil, the director of communications and public affairs for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, says travel has continued to pick up over the past…

Nov. 23, 2021 Washington Post University System of Georgia to keep names on buildings with ties to slavery and white supremacy Nick Anderson and Susan Svrluga report that the University System of Georgia’s governing board on Monday rejected the recommendation…

Nov. 21, 2021 Morgan County Citizen Gov. Kemp hints at historic deal with Rivian Automotive, rumored to be headed to Morgan County Tia Lynn Ivey reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp broke his silence Wednesday on a historic manufacturing deal…

Nov. 19, 2021 Georgia Dept. of Labor Georgia Unemployment Rate Hits All-Time Low Amid Strong Job Growth Staff reports that Georgia Labor Commissioner Mark Butler announced yesterday that Georgia's unemployment rate dropped to 3.1 percent in October, the lowest rate…

Nov. 18, 2021 Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation released today its 2022 list of 10 Places in Peril in the state. Staff reports that the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation has released its 2022 list…