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May 14, 2021 Georgia.gov Governor Kemp, State Labor Commissioner Announce Economic Recovery Plan Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp and Georgia Department of Labor Commissioner Mark Butler on Thursday announced Georgia’s plan for reemployment and economic recovery. To address…

May 13, 2021 Fox 5 Atlanta Colonial Pipeline restarts operations, says return to normal service will take 'several days' Megan Ziegler and Kelly Hayes report that Colonial Pipeline said Wednesday it has restarted operations after being hit by a cyberattack…

May 12, 2021 Georgia.org Gov. Kemp Announces WebstaurantStore to Expand Georgia Presence, Create 100+ Jobs in Chatham County Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that WebstaurantStore, a supplier to food service professionals around the world, will open a…

May 11, 2021 Georgia.gov Interfor Invests $30 Million in Expanding Sawmill in Perry Staff reports, on May 10, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Interfor, a forest products company and the largest lumber producer in the state, will invest $30…

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…