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Aug. 15, 2019 Gainesville Times How poultry plant raids in Mississippi are affecting industry locally Jeff Gill reports that hiring was already an issue at Fieldale Farms Corp., so the news coming out of Mississippi last week that 300 legal…

Aug. 14, 2019 Brunswick News Twin Pines explains plan to mine near Okefenokee Gordon Jackson reports that the company proposing to mine heavy metals on land near the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge held a public meeting Tuesday to explain their…

Aug. 13, 2019 WABE 90.1 How Georgia Is Trying To Expand Computer Science Classes To Help Fill Jobs Martha Dalton reports, as Georgia becomes more of a technology hub, it’s facing some big problems. According to the Georgia Department of…

Aug. 12, 2019 GlobalAtlanta.com Japan-Backed Factory in South Georgia Aims to Offset Glass Bottle Imports Trevor Williams reports that Arglass Yamamura LLC, a joint venture between a New York investment firm and a Japanese glass manufacturer, is investing $123 million to build a…

Aug. 9, 2019 WABE 90.1 Atlanta Considers A Ban On Plastic Single-Use Items At The Airport Roxanne Scott reports that travelers through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport may have to give up straws and other single-use plastic items. That’s if a…

Aug. 8, 2019 Clayton News Daily, Gwinnett Daily Post Georgia ranked 4th best for small business friendliness Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced today that Thumbtack, a website and app that finds local professionals for projects, announced its…

Aug. 7, 2019 GPB Environmental Groups: Coal Ash Disposal At 5 Georgia Sites Poses Danger Emil Moffat reports that the method Georgia Power uses to dispose of coal ash at five sites in Georgia is raising alarms with environmental groups.…

Aug. 6, 2019 GPB Report: Toxic Coal Ash Is Submerged In Groundwater Grant Blankenship reports that a report from leading environmental advocates in Georgia describes how the toxins left over from burning coal for power are being stored by Georgia…

Aug. 5, 2019 Saporta Report Aerospace sector stands out among Georgia’s economic success stories David Pendered reports that of all the “gee whiz, Georgia’s great” economic stories, the aerospace and defense sector stands out – The United States ranks No.…

Aug. 2, 2019 WABE 90.1 Georgia’s Young Children At Risk For Undercount in 2020 Census Roxanne Scott reports that for the 2020 Census, 4.5 million children live in areas that are hard-to-count. Georgia is one of the states most at…