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Oct. 7, 2021 Emory University 'Tractor beam' to treat pediatric cancer earns NIH Transformative Research Award Rajee Suri reports that Emory University provost and biomedical scientist Ravi Bellamkonda has received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s Transformative Research Award…

Oct. 6, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia ranks high in food deserts and insecurity, senators told Tim Darnell reports that Georgia has one of the highest densities of so-called food deserts in the nation, several experts told a state Senate…

Oct. 5, 2021 Georgia Recorder, GPB One in five Georgians quit jobs to be caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic Ellen Eldridge reports that as word spread early last year about a novel coronavirus, families began changing their minds about putting…

Oct. 4, 2021 Georgia.org Gov. Kemp: Georgia Earns ‘Top State for Doing Business’ for 8th Consecutive Year Staff reports that at a grand-opening event in Columbia County for Amazon’s newest robotics facility in the Peach State, Governor Brian P. Kemp…

Oct. 1, 2021 WSB Radio Gov. Kemp warns of another possible surge in COVID-19 in Georgia this winter Staff reports that Gov. Brian Kemp issued a strong warning to Georgians: Expect to see another surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations…

Sept. 30, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp and Visa Announce New Office Hub in Atlanta Will Create 1,000 Jobs Staff reports, “It’s always great to see a world-renowned company like Visa capitalize on the exceptional pool of diverse talent in Georgia…

Sept. 29, 2021 Georgia Ports Authority Port of Savannah to add 1.6M TEUs of capacity Staff reports, on the heels of reporting the second busiest month in its history, the Georgia Ports Authority Board approved more than $34 million to…

Sept. 28, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Bonus for Georgia Public Safety Officials and First Responders Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced a $1,000 pay supplement for all eligible sworn law enforcement officials and first responders in…

Sept. 27, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia lawmakers looking to boost sagging aviation workforce Dave Williams reports that few Georgians realize that aerospace is the Peach State’s second largest manufacturing industry or that Delta Air Lines is Atlanta’s second largest…

Sept. 24, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Swears In Leda Chong to Georgia Ports Authority Board Staff reports that on Wednesday, Governor Brian P. Kemp swore in Leda Chong and reappointed two officials to the Georgia Ports Authority Board of Directors.…