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Feb. 17, 2021 Rome News-Tribune Integrated Fiber Solutions to expand Rome plant over next five years Doug Walker reports that Integrated Fiber Solutions announced a $30.2 million expansion of their plant in Rome, including the addition of approximately 40 employees…

Feb. 16, 2021 Georgia.gov Georgia a top-10 exporting state for the first time Dave Williams reports that Georgia was ranked among the nation’s 10 top exporting states last year for the first time, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. Georgia businesses…

Feb. 15, 2021 WABE 90.1 Microsoft Expansion Bolsters Georgia’s ‘Technology Capital’ Aspirations Emil Moffat reports that Microsoft became the latest tech company to announce an expansion in Georgia as it unveiled plans last week for a major hub in metro…

Feb. 12, 2021 WABE 90.1 Microsoft President Announces Plans To Make ‘Significant Investment’ In Atlanta Grace Walker reports, calling it a “significant investment,” Microsoft President Brad Smith announced plans to make the Douglas and Fulton county region the site of…

Feb. 11, 2021 Georgia.gov Freshly Inc. to Open First Southeastern U.S. Facility in Austell, Creating 250 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Wednesday that fresh-prepared meal delivery service Freshly Inc. is investing $3.2 million in opening…

Feb. 10, 2021 AccessWDUN Kemp: January tax collections rise 7.5% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled $2.53 billion, for an increase of $175.6 million over January 2020, according to numbers released Tuesday by…

Feb. 9, 2021 Georgia.gov Duncan, Ralston Announce EMC Partnership to Expand Broadband in Rural Middle Georgia;Central Georgia EMC, Southern Rivers Energy and Conexon expand broadband to 80,000 EMC members across 18 counties Staff reports that efforts to provide broadband in…

Feb. 8, 2021 Clayton News-Daily Georgia to celebrate 300th anniversary of founding Staff reports, this year celebrates the tricentennial of a turning point in North American colonial history. Three centuries ago, British soldiers established their first fort on land that…

Feb. 5, 2021 Capitol Beat News Initial unemployment claims down again in Georgia Dave Williams reports that first-time unemployment claims in Georgia continued to decline last week, as the state Department of Labor worked to implement system changes allowing benefits…