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Feb. 27, 2020 Capitol Beat News Georgia locks in $347 million for Hurricane Michael recovery Beau Evans reports that Georgia has landed $347 million in federal disaster aid to help farmers in southern, largely rural parts of the state recover…

Feb. 26, 2020 WABE 90.1 Georgia Moves A Step Closer To Federal Relief For Farmers After Hurricane Michael Emma Hurt reports that Georgia has reached a verbal agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on its block grant contract to…

Feb. 25, 2020 Valdosta Daily Times, CNHI Trade deal could boost Ga. profits Riley Bunch reports that Georgia industries are hopeful a revitalized trade agreement with Canada and Mexico will boost trade profits in some sectors, but leave producers unprotected.…

Feb. 24, 2020 Georgia Health News County offers clean drinking water to residents near Scherer Andy Miller reports that over the past month, people in the Georgia town of Juliette have expressed fears that nearby Plant Scherer, America’s largest coal-fired…

Feb. 21, 2020 Georgia.org Mannington Mills to Expand, Create 268 Jobs in Gordon Co. Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Thursday a $22 million expansion by flooring manufacturer Mannington Mills, Inc. in Gordon County due to increased customer…

Feb. 20, 2020 GlobalAtlanta.com International Visitors Have Outsized Influence on Georgia’s Record Tourism Year Trevor Williams reports that a record tourism year in which Georgia saw 111.7 million visitors spending $36.9 billion in the state was bolstered by the growing…

Feb. 19, 2020 Georgia.gov January Net Tax Revenues Up 4.5% Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled nearly $2.36 billion for an increase of $100.8 million, or 4.5 percent, compared to January 2019 when…

Feb. 18, 2020 WABE 90.1 Atlanta-Based Delta Shares News About Plans To Go Carbon Neutral, Employees’ Big Payday Jim Burress and Maria White Tillman report that Valentine’s Day was especially robust for Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines. The company announced Friday…

Feb. 17, 2020 Georgia.org Macy’s, Inc. $14 million Atlanta technology hub to locate at T3 West Midtown, Johns Creek Staff reports that Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Fortune 500 company Macy’s, Inc. will open a new…

Feb. 14, 2020 The Center Square Georgia's retirement plans could be restored in next decade Nyamekye Daniel reports that Georgia has moved the needle on its state retirement systems' liabilities and may see full funding in the next 10 to…