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Dec. 4, 2020 Capitol Beat News, Rome News-Tribune Pandemic-plagued Georgia economy on track for recovery next year Dave Williams reports that the recession prompted by the coronavirus pandemic is likely over in Georgia, but the state remains far short of…

Dec. 3, 2020 Georgia.org Boston Consulting Group More Than Doubles Atlanta Presence, Creates 331 New Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp on Wednesday announced that Boston Consulting Group (BCG), one of the world’s leading management consulting firms and…

Dec. 2, 2020 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Extends Public Health Emergency, Renews COVID-19 Restrictions Staff reports, on November 30, 2020, Governor Brian P. Kemp signed Executive Order 11.30.20.01 and Executive Order 11.30.20.02, extending Georgia's Public Health State of Emergency until January…

Dec. 1, 2020 Capitol Beat News COVID-19 vaccine poised for mid-December rollout in Georgia, governor says Beau Evans reports that Georgia is gearing up to distribute the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to health-care workers and the state’s elderly residents…

Nov. 30, 2020 Georgia Recorder Georgia replaces Iowa as center of political universe Jewell Wicker reports that Georgia is taking center stage in the American political theater, closing out a year that began with Iowans basking in their familiar role…

Nov. 27, 2020 Capitol Beat News Initial unemployment claims in Georgia increase after weeks-long downward trend Dave Williams reports that first-time unemployment claims rose in Georgia last week for the first time since early October. Newly jobless Georgians filed 29,088…

Nov. 25, 2020 Georgia.gov Georgia-based FiberVisions Invests $48 Million in Expanding Covington Operations Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced that Georgia-based FiberVisions, a subsidiary of Indorama Ventures Public Company Limited and a major employer in Covington for…

Nov. 24, 2020 Georgia.org Robins International Industrial Park in Peach County Certified as ‘Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development’ (GRAD) Site Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), in conjunction with the Joint Development Authority of Peach County…

Nov. 23, 2020 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Expansion of SANS Institute Cyber Workforce Development Program Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced on Friday Georgia's third year of partnership with the SANS Institute along with the National Cyber Scholarship…

Nov. 20, 2020 Capitol Beat News Georgia unemployment rate drops significantly in October Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate fell to 4.5% last month, the lowest since the coronavirus pandemic broke out last March, the state Department of Labor…