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March 12, 2021 Saporta Report Delta’s Ed Bastian: Happy Birthday Andrew Young – here’s a building and $1 million for your foundation Maria Saporta reports that Andrew Young, former Atlanta mayor, received an early surprise birthday gift Thursday – a…

March 11, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Expanded Vaccine Eligibility Starting March 15 Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Wednesday expanded eligibility for COVID-19 vaccinations. On March 15, vaccination criteria will expand to include Georgians aged 55…

March 10, 2021 Saporta Report Six metro areas may lose federal designation in potential setback for rural Georgia David Pendered reports that a federal agency is providing the latest sign of fading times in rural Georgia. Six areas could lose…

March 9, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com Gwinnett Nets BMW, Mercedes-Benz Supplier Set to Create 73 Jobs  Trevor Williams reports that a family-owned German automotive supplier is to set up its sixth U.S. factory in Lawrenceville, investing $15 million and creating 73 jobs.…

March 8, 2021 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Tri-County EMC to Expand Broadband in Rural Middle Georgia ; Tri-County EMC announces plans to expand broadband to 22,000 members across eight counties Staff reports that efforts to provide needed broadband service to…

March 5, 2021 GlobalAtlanta.com SK Battery Plant: $5 Billion Georgia Investment at Stake in Potential Closure Trevor Williams reports, if the imperiled SK Battery plant in Commerce ends up closing down over an intellectual-property dispute, the outcome could be twice as…

March 4, 2021 The Center Square Funding formula could cost Georgia more than $1.3B in federal COVID-19 relief Jason Schaumburg reports that Georgia stands to lose more than any other state in the U.S. House Democrats' $1.9 trillion COVID-19 stimulus…

March 3, 2021 University of Georgia Georgia’s agriculture industry is weathering the storms — with the help of UGA support Paige Parvin reports, it’s been a rough three years for Georgia pecan farmers, whose cash crop has been battered by…

March 2, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia Senate approves Zell Miller monument for state Capitol Dave Williams reports that the late Gov. Zell Miller will be honored with a monument on the grounds of the Georgia Capitol under legislation the…

March 1, 2021 Georgia Recorder National spotlight again on Georgia elections, now for planned restrictions Stanley Dunlap reports that the tension between Georgia voter access and GOP lawmakers’ efforts to defuse perceptions of election irregularities last year continued to build…