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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…

April 30, 2021 Capitol Beat News Initial unemployment claims in Georgia continue to fall Dave Williams reports that first-time unemployment claims in Georgia fell last week, mirroring a nationwide trend as more Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus…

April 29, 2021 WGXA TV 'Building the ecosystem': Middle Georgia Innovation Project prepares for the future Erin Wise reports that moving Middle Georgia into the future as a key player -- that's what the Middle Georgia Innovation Project is aimed at…

April 28, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Applauds Bimbo QSR for Establishing Valdosta Food Processing Facility Staff reports, Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that Bimbo QSR, a subsidiary of Mexican multinational company Grupo Bimbo, will invest more than $25 million in…

April 27, 2021 The Current The Tide: Census shows Georgia gained weight, but not representation Susan Catron reports that the first 2020 Census numbers are in. There are 331,449,291 Americans and 10,711,906 of them live in Georgia. The first data…

April 26, 2021 Metro Atlanta CEO Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport Loses Title of ‘Busiest’ for Passengers in the World After 22 Years Staff reports that Airports Council International (ACI) released its preliminary world airport traffic rankings today, listing Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International…

April 23, 2021 Georgia Dept. of Labor Jobs Increase Over the Month in Every MSA Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL) announced today that the number of jobs and employment numbers were up in every metropolitan statistical…