Author: Linda M. Erbele

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…

March 1, 2021 Georgia Recorder National spotlight again on Georgia elections, now for planned restrictions Stanley Dunlap reports that the tension between Georgia voter access and GOP lawmakers’ efforts to defuse perceptions of election irregularities last year continued to build…

Feb. 26, 2021 Georgia Health News Kemp adds educators, other groups to COVID vaccination list Andy Miller reports that Gov. Brian Kemp, as expected, is adding educators to the state’s COVID vaccine priority list. But the governor also is expanding…

Feb. 25, 2021 North Georgia News United Community Bank relocates headquarters to Greenville, SC Shawn Jarrard reports, citing growth, United Community Bank has moved its corporate headquarters from Union County, Georgia, to Greenville, South Carolina, more than 70 years after…

Feb. 24, 2021 Savannah Morning News Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub officially opens in Effingham Staff reports that Savannah Gateway Industrial Hub has announced dual project milestones that mark the park’s official opening in Effingham County. A&R Logistics’ new global export…

Feb. 23, 2021 Law.com|Daily Report Online Who Killed the Oysters? Where Does the Water Go? Lawyers in Florida-Georgia Water Fight Field SCOTUS Questions Katheryn Tucker reports that lawyers for Georgia and Florida argued before the U.S. Supreme Monday morning in…

Feb. 22, 2021 The Center Square Georgia to provide more than $550M in rental, utility assistance Nyamekye Daniel reports that Georgia will provide $552 million in rent and utility assistance to landlords and tenants, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. The…

Feb. 19, 2021 WABE 90.1 Florida And Georgia Head To The Supreme Court — Again — In Fight Over Water Molly Samuel and Rob Diaz de Villegas report that on Monday, attorneys for Florida and Georgia will appear before the…

Feb. 18, 2021 WABE 90.1 Republicans In Georgia Senate Begin Moving Bills That Would Revamp Election Process Christopher Alston and Emil Moffatt report that Georgia lawmakers voted along party lines Wednesday morning to move several pieces of legislation one step…

Feb. 17, 2021 Rome News-Tribune Integrated Fiber Solutions to expand Rome plant over next five years Doug Walker reports that Integrated Fiber Solutions announced a $30.2 million expansion of their plant in Rome, including the addition of approximately 40 employees…

Feb. 16, 2021 Georgia.gov Georgia a top-10 exporting state for the first time Dave Williams reports that Georgia was ranked among the nation’s 10 top exporting states last year for the first time, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. Georgia businesses…

Feb. 15, 2021 WABE 90.1 Microsoft Expansion Bolsters Georgia’s ‘Technology Capital’ Aspirations Emil Moffat reports that Microsoft became the latest tech company to announce an expansion in Georgia as it unveiled plans last week for a major hub in metro…

Feb. 12, 2021 WABE 90.1 Microsoft President Announces Plans To Make ‘Significant Investment’ In Atlanta Grace Walker reports, calling it a “significant investment,” Microsoft President Brad Smith announced plans to make the Douglas and Fulton county region the site of…

Feb. 11, 2021 Georgia.gov Freshly Inc. to Open First Southeastern U.S. Facility in Austell, Creating 250 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Wednesday that fresh-prepared meal delivery service Freshly Inc. is investing $3.2 million in opening…

Feb. 10, 2021 AccessWDUN Kemp: January tax collections rise 7.5% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled $2.53 billion, for an increase of $175.6 million over January 2020, according to numbers released Tuesday by…

Feb. 9, 2021 Georgia.gov Duncan, Ralston Announce EMC Partnership to Expand Broadband in Rural Middle Georgia;Central Georgia EMC, Southern Rivers Energy and Conexon expand broadband to 80,000 EMC members across 18 counties Staff reports that efforts to provide broadband in…

Feb. 8, 2021 Clayton News-Daily Georgia to celebrate 300th anniversary of founding Staff reports, this year celebrates the tricentennial of a turning point in North American colonial history. Three centuries ago, British soldiers established their first fort on land that…

Feb. 5, 2021 Capitol Beat News Initial unemployment claims down again in Georgia Dave Williams reports that first-time unemployment claims in Georgia continued to decline last week, as the state Department of Labor worked to implement system changes allowing benefits…

Feb. 3, 2021 University of Georgia Georgia Ag Forecast: 2021 offers opportunity for ‘rural to shine’ Josh Paine reports that the pandemic has put a strain on all sectors of the economy, and the agricultural and food industries were no…

Feb. 2, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia film industry bouncing back nicely from COVID-19 hiatus Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s film industry has recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and then some. Film and TV producers currently are working on 37…

  Feb. 1, 2021 Cartersville Daily Tribune $300M sorting facility planned for LakePoint Parkway James Swift reports that the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) documents indicate Atlanta-based TPA Ventures, LLC filed a developments of regional impact (DRI) application last…

Jan. 29, 2021 Capitol Beat News Initial jobless claims down in Georgia as labor department warns of tax fraud Dave Williams reports that first-time unemployment claims in Georgia fell by 7,896 last week to 28,016, reflecting a weekly decline at…

Jan. 28, 2021 Georgia.gov Georgia to Receive More Vaccines from Federal Government Staff reports that on Wednesday, the federal government announced that Georgia will begin receiving 25,000+ more COVID-19 vaccines weekly. This is a 16% increase from the previous allotment…

Jan. 27, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Qatar Airways to Restart Pandemic-Halted Atlanta Flights in June Trevor Williams reports that Qatar Airways, which made a splash by launching a nonstop route from Atlanta to the Middle Eastern nation’s capital of Doha in 2016,…

Jan. 26, 2021 Saporta Report Dr. Anthony Fauci to receive Georgia Tech’s 2021 Ivan Allen Jr. Prize Maria Saporta reports, in a testament to the importance of public health, Georgia Tech will award its prestigious Ivan Allen Jr. Prize for…

Jan. 25, 2021 Georgia.org Spring Mountain Center to Open Manufacturing, Distribution Headquarters in Barrow County; $45 Million Investment to Create 205 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced that Spring Mountain Center will invest $45 million in…

Jan. 22, 2021 WABE 90.1 Georgia Signs A Contract For Lake Lanier Water, Settling One Piece Of The Water Wars Molly Samuel reports, one element of the ongoing fight over water between Georgia and its neighbors has been resolved. Earlier…

Jan. 21, 2021 Capitol Beat News Economic development agency seeking marketing funds to bring back Georgia tourism Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s chief business recruiter Wednesday pitched a $1 million plan to resurrect a tourism industry suffering massive losses since…

Jan. 20, 2021 Georgia Recorder State economy healing, ills will persist until COVID vaccinations widespread Jill Nolin reports that full recovery for Georgia’s economy may remain out of reach until the public is inoculated against a disease that has killed…

Jan. 19, 2021 Georgia Recorder King’s words echo in state Capitol as ceremony heralds holiday memorials Stanley Dunlap reports that Georgia’s top political leaders said Martin Luther King Jr.’s messages from six decades ago still resonate loudly in a tumultuous…

Jan. 15, 2021 WABE 90.1 State Is ‘Battered, Not Broken’ Kemp Says In State Of The State Emma Hurt and Sam Whitehead report, in his second state of the state address as Governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp reflected on the…

Jan. 14, 2021 Georgia.org E-commerce Company Bluestem Brands More Than Doubles Georgia Presence in Putnam County, Creates 130+ Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Wednesday that Bluestem Brands, a business operating multiple national e-commerce retail brands,…

Jan. 13, 2021 Capitol Beat News COVID-19 vaccine rollout slow in Georgia as top state lawmaker tests positive Beau Evans reports, local providers are struggling to administer COVID-19 vaccines in Georgia as health clinics have been swamped with requests for…

Jan. 12, 2021 Saporta Report Georgia Chamber helping businesses navigate pandemic, shifting politics Maria Saporta reports that Peter Carter, the 2020 chair of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce, described it best. “It was a year like no other,” Carter said…

Jan. 11, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia ends calendar year with strong tax revenue numbers Dave Williams reports that Georgia lawmakers will begin the 2021 General Assembly session on Monday fresh off some positive news. State tax collections rose by…

Jan. 8, 2021 USDA Trump Administration Invests $4.6 Million in High-Speed Broadband in Rural Georgia Staff reports that the Trump Administration on Thursday announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is investing $4.6 million to provide broadband service…

Jan. 7, 2021 GPB Georgia Officials, Organizations React to Insurrection At US Capitol Sarah Rose reports that an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol mounted by pro-Trump extremists led to tear gas being fired inside the Rotunda, the floor of the Senate…

Jan. 6, 2021 GPB With Most Votes Counted In Georgia, Democrats See Path To Likely Senate Majority Stephen Fowler reports, with most of Georgia's votes counted in the Jan. 5 runoffs that will decide control of the U.S. Senate, the…

Jan. 5, 2020 Gainesville Times Supreme Court to hear oral arguments in water wars case Feb. 22 Jeff Gill reports that Georgia and Florida are set for Feb. 22 arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in another “water wars” showdown.…

Jan. 4, 2021 Fox 5 Atlanta 3 tornadoes touched down on New Year's Day in Georgia, National Weather Service reports Staff reports that the National Weather Service has confirmed three tornadoes tore through Georgia on New Year’s Day. Survey crews…