June 17, 2020 Georgia.org Georgia Honors State’s 2020 ‘Small Business ROCK STARS Staff reports that on Tuesday, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) and the Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) teamed up to recognize Georgia’s 2020 Small Business ROCK…
June 16, 2020 Clayton News-Daily Clayton County case at heart of Supreme Court ruling on civil rights protections for LGBT community Alice Queen reports that federal civil rights law protects gay, lesbian and transgender workers, the Supreme Court ruled Monday…
June 15, 2020 Georgia.org Georgia Film, TV, Streaming Production Industry Is Open for Business Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Friday that the major motion picture, television, and streaming companies plan to bring back and hire an…
June 12, 2020 Valdosta Daily Times, CNHI Kemp relaxes more COVID-19 restrictions Riley Bunch reports that Gov. Brian Kemp signed a new executive order Thursday that further relaxes COVID-19 restrictions as cases continue to rise. Beginning on June 16, medically…
June 11, 2020 GPB Georgia Could Raise $600 Million In Revenue By Raising Cigarette Tax, Analysts Say Ellen Eldridge reports that the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute is asking the state to increase Georgia’s tobacco tax in order to avoid…
June 10, 2020 11 Alive Georgia Election Results Staff reports that voting in Georgia brought long lines and delays for many in metro Atlanta. The Georgia primary was moved to June because of the coronavirus pandemic. Millions of Georgia voters…
June 9, 2020 Georgia.gov May Tax Revenues Fall -10.1% Staff reports that the state of Georgia’s May net tax collections totaled $1.58 billion for a decrease of $178 million, or -10.1 percent, compared to May 2019 when net tax collections…
June 8, 2020 Savannah Morning News Savannah a finalist for pro basketball tournament Nathan Dominitz reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is supporting Savannah’s bid to host an event rare in the past two-and-a-half months: a live sports competition. The…
June 5, 2020 Georgia Recorder Georgia job losses ease, ranks of idled workers still at historic high Ross Williams reports that fewer Georgians filed new unemployment claims during the last full week in May than in recent weeks, but joblessness…
June 4, 2020 Savannah Morning News Georgia Gov. Kemp visits Savannah; addresses COVID-19, protests, and possibly hosting GOP convention Nick Robertson reports, while touring a Savannah food bank on Wednesday, June 3, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp spoke about the ongoing…
June 3, 2020 Brunswick News Public comment period for mining project generates large response Gordon Jackson reports that the Army Corps of Engineers has been inundated with responses to a proposed heavy minerals mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge.…
June 2, 2020 Georgia Dept. of Ed. Georgia Departments of Education, Public Health release guidance for safe return to in-person instruction in fall 2020 Meghan Frick reports that the Georgia Department of Education and Georgia Department of Public Health are…
June 1, 2020 Brunswick News Oyster season ends June 1 Staff reports that state waters will officially close to commercial and recreational oyster harvests at 6 a.m. Monday, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources has announced. “This closure ensures that…
May 29, 2020 Valdosta Daily Times, CNHI Kemp cuts back virus restrictions, bars and nightclubs can reopen Riley Bunch reports that Gov. Brian Kemp continued easing COVID-19 restrictions Thursday as he announced bars and nightclubs may reopen June 1. The…
May 28, 2020 Georgia.gov Huali Floors to Create 315 Jobs, Invest More than $27 Million in Murray County Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Wednesday that Huali Floors, a leading manufacturer of resilient flooring, will establish its…
May 27, 2020 WABE 90.1 Amid Pandemic, Georgia’s Film Industry Makes Plans To Resume Production Lisa Rayam and Lily Oppenheimer report that the president of Pinewood Atlanta Studios – one of the largest studio complex outside of Hollywood – told…
May 26, 2020 Capitol Beat News 2020 Census count lags in Georgia amid coronavirus Beau Evans reports that Georgia is lagging in its count of the 2020 U.S. Census as outreach workers struggle reaching communities in isolated areas for counting…
May 22, 2020 Capitol Beat News Working groups formed to plan school reopenings in Georgia Dave Williams reports that six working groups of educators, public health officials and representatives of state agencies and nonprofits will lead the effort to safely…
March 21, 2020 WABE 90.1 The Risk The Coronavirus Poses To Georgia’s Farmworkers Molly Samuel reports that in Georgia, the Vidalia onions and first wave of blueberries are already in stores. Sweet corn is getting picked now, and agricultural workers…
May 20, 2020 WABE 90.1 Coronavirus Takes Toll On Poultry Workers In North Georgia, Threatens Industry’s Well-Being Emily Green reports that a small yellow school bus drives through Hall County dropping off lunches to students from low-income families who are…
May 19, 2020 Athens Banner-Herald Georgia hardest hit state with COVID-19 job losses Lee Shearer reports that Georgia’s rise in unemployment has been steeper than in any other state, according to an analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub. But…
May 18, 2020 Georgia.gov Governor Kemp Announces Microsoft Corp. to Expand Presence in Atlanta with 1,500 New Jobs, New Facility Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on May 15 that Fortune 500 company Microsoft Corp., a worldwide leader…
May 15, 2020 Savannah Morning News Hundreds meet online about mining near Okefenokee Mary Landers reports that several hundred people attended a virtual public meeting held on Wednesday, May 13, by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to inform the…
May 14, 2020 Capitol Beat News Twin Pines Minerals pitches proposed titanium mine near Okefenokee Swamp Dave Williams reports that consultants for an Alabama-based company planning a titanium mine near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge defended the project Wednesday at…
May 13, 2020 GPB Kemp Extends Georgia Business Coronavirus Precautions, Touts Decline In Hospitalizations Stephen Fowler reports that Gov. Brian Kemp has signed a new executive order that extends health and safety precautions for reopened businesses through the end of…
May 12, 2020 The Center Square Paycheck Protection Program leaves Georgia small businesses frustrated Vivian Jones reports that the federal Paycheck Protection Program is meant to help small businesses weather the COVID-19 pandemic, but many Georgia business owners are frustrated…
May 11, 2020 USA Today Delta, citing health concerns, drops service to 10 US airports. See which are on the list. Chris Woodyard reports that travelers aboard Delta Air Lines are about to have fewer options when it comes to…
May 8, 2020 WABE 90.1 Without Restaurants, Georgia Farmers Come Up Short On Customers Molly Samuel reports that the coronavirus is creating a problem for Georgia farmers: Restaurants are doing less business, and schools are feeding fewer kids. That means…
May 7, 2020 GPB Georgia's April Tax Revenue Down $1 Billion As Coronavirus' Economic Toll Continues Stephen Fowler reports that Georgia's tax collections for the month of April were down more than $1 billion from last year, signaling a budgetary…
March 6, 2020 The Center Square As Georgia farmers see weakening demand, feds offer Economic Injury Disaster Loans Nyamekye Daniel reports, as federal government stepped in this week to offer more aid to the nation’s farmers in the form of…
May 5, 2020 Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News, Capitol Beat News Georgia schools poised for $411 million in coronavirus federal aid Beau Evans reports that Georgia school officials agreed Monday to distribute around $411 million in federal funding to help…
May 4, 2020 The Center Square Georgia agencies directed to reduce spending by 14 percent Nyamekye Daniel reports, state agencies in Georgia have less than three weeks to find a total of more than $3.6 billion in cuts in their…
May 1, 2020 Marietta Daily Journal Gov. Kemp Extends Protections for Vulnerable Georgians, Releases Guidance for Businesses Staff reports that on Thursday, Gov. Brian P. Kemp signed Executive Order 4.30.20.01 and issued the following statement: "Tonight at 11:59 PM, the…
April 30, 2020 Capitol Beat News End nears for Georgia shelter-in-place order, extension undecided Beau Evans reports that with only a day left on the clock, Gov. Brian Kemp has not revealed whether or not he plans to extend Georgia’s…
April 29, 2020 New York Times, Reuters SK Innovation to Start Building Second EV Battery Plant in United States Staff reports that South Korea's SK Innovation Co Ltd, a supplier for Volkswagen and Ford Motors, will spend $727 million to…
April 28, 2020 Georgia.org Amazon Announces New Fulfillment Center, Creating 800 New Jobs in Columbia County Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced yesterday that Amazon will further expand its Georgia presence with a new fulfillment center planned in…
April 27, 2020 Washington Post Short on cash, scared of coronavirus, Georgia businesses grapple with reopening Cleve R. Wootson Jr. and Haisten Willis report that only a handful of the 18 hairdressers who work at Salon Cheveux came in on…
April 24, 2020 GPB Tornadoes Move Through South Georgia Josephine Bennett and Rickey Bevington report that the National Weather Service reports at least three tornadoes touched down in South Georgia this afternoon. Damage is reported in Mitchell, Clinch, Cook and…
April 23, 2020 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp, Georgia Dept. of Labor Address Unemployment Options Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp and the Georgia Department of Labor are partnering to ensure Georgians understand their unemployment options as the state begins the…
April 22, 2020 Savannah Morning News, Capitol Beat News Kemp draws fire for reopening Georgia businesses Dave Williams and Beau Evans report that public health experts and local elected officials raised concerns Tuesday over whether Georgia businesses are ready to…
April 21, 2020 11 Alive Kemp announces plans to incrementally reopen Georgia | Here's what that includes Donesha Aldredge reports that Gov. Brian Kemp is working to get Georgia's economy back rolling again. The governor held a news conference Monday…
April 20, 2020 WABE 90.1 Georgia’s Poultry Industry In The Coronavirus Era Emma Hurt reports that Georgia is the nation’s number one poultry state, producing more than 31 million pounds of chicken and seven million table eggs every day, according…
April 17, 2020 Savannah Morning News Georgia unemployment claims reach record high in March Katie Nussbaum reports that the Georgia Department of Labor has processed over 861,000 unemployment claims since March 14, which accounts for about 10% of the state’s…
April 16, 2020 Gainesville Times Fla. Objects to latest water wars findings Jeff Gill reports that at Florida’s request, the U.S. Supreme Court has given Georgia and Florida more time to file briefs responding to a special master’s report ruling…
April 15, 2020 Capitol Beat News Georgia airports land piece of coronavirus economic stimulus package Dave Williams reports that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $410.8 million in economic stimulus funding to 97 airports across Georgia to help offset…
April 14, 2020 Georgia.gov Governor Kemp Issues Statewide State of Emergency for Severe Weather Damage Staff reports that yesterday, Governor Kemp declared a statewide state of emergency following severe storm damage across Georgia over the last twenty-four hours. April…
April 13, 2020 GPB Georgia World Congress Center To Be Used As Temporary Hospital For COVID-19 Patients Josephine Bennet reports that the Georgia World Congress Center is becoming an alternate hospital as more people in the state become sick with…
April 10, 2020 WABE 90.1 Georgia Pushes Primary Election To June Amid Pandemic Emil Moffat reports that Georgia’s Secretary of State has postponed the May primaries until June 9 because of concerns over the coronavirus. Early voting will now take…
April 9, 2020 The Center Square Kemp extends Georgia stay-home order through April 30 Nyamekye Daniel reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has extended the state's stay-at-home order by more than two weeks to continue to slow the spread of…
April 8, 2020 Georgia.gov March Net Tax Revenues Up 9.8% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for March totaled $1.83 billion for an increase of $163.5 million, or 9.8 percent, compared to March 2019 when net…
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