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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.…

Sept. 23, 2021 GPB Georgia State Election Board Passes Rule Changes To Implement SB 202 Stephen Fowler reports that the Georgia State Election Board approved several rule changes this week to align with a massive 98-page voting law adopted earlier…

Sept. 22, 2021 Georgia.org Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) Select Sites Recognized at 2021 Georgia Economic Developers Association Conference Staff reports that during the 2021 Georgia Economic Developers Association (GEDA) Annual Conference in Savannah, the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced new ‘GRAD Certified Select’ sites…

Sept. 21, 2021 Georgia Health News Georgia to get less monoclonal antibodies as feds take over supply Andy Miller reports that a recent surge in demand for powerful Covid antibody drugs has generated concerns about supply shortages in states that…

Sept. 20, 2021 Macon Telegraph Atrium Health Navicent joins other Middle GA employers increasing minimum wage Becky Purser reports that Atrium Health Navicent recently increased the minimum wage paid to its hourly employees, joining a growing number of Middle Georgia…

Sept. 17, 2021 Georgia.gov Industrial Construction Company SUNGDO ENG USA Opens Corporate U.S. Headquarters in Gwinnett County Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) today announced that SUNGDO ENG USA, a subsidiary of Korea-based Sungdo Engineering &…

Sept. 16, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces New Economic Development Role to Empower Small Businesses Staff reports that businesses with fewer than 500 employees account for 99.8% of businesses in Georgia, and through a recommendation of Governor Kemp’s Georgians First…