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May 29, 2019 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer TSYS announces merger with Atlanta-based Global Payments in $21 billion deal Nick Wooten reports that TSYS, a Columbus-based electronic payments company, announced Tuesday that it will merge with an Atlanta-based company in a deal valued…

May 28, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah/Hilton Head airport plans more than passenger growth Katie Nussbaum reports that the Hostess City welcomed more than 2.7 million air travelers last year, and it’s now on track to add more business this…

May 24, 2019 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer, Macon Telegraph This year’s peach crop is best in years thanks to hard work, luck and blessings, growers say Wayne Crenshaw reports that Jeff Wainwright stood in an orchard beside a giant crate of freshly…

May 23, 2019 WABE 90.1 Southern Company’s Tom Fanning Talks Carbon Emission Reduction, Plant Vogtle At Annual Meeting Emma Hurt reports that the Southern Company is the largest producer of electricity in the Southeast, and the parent company of Georgia…

May 22, 2019 Georgia.gov Governor Kemp Names 15 Appointments Staff reports that yesterday, Governor Brian P. Kemp named fifteen (15) appointments to five (5) boards and commissions, including the Georgia Department of Economic Development Board of Directors, Board of Community…

May 21, 2019 Savannah Morning News Georgia Ports Authority sets record for April, elects new chairman Katie Nussbaum reports that despite a projected slow down, last month was the busiest April ever for the Georgia Ports Authority with fiscal year-to-date…

May 20, 2019 Albany Herald Hitachi to invest up to $330 million in Monroe Staff reports that Gov. Brian Kemp announced last week that Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas Inc., a Tier 1 supplier of world-class products to the global automotive…

May 17, 2019 Gwinnett Daily Post Beck voluntarily steps aside as insurance commissioner as Shafer, Ga. GOP chairman rival debate ties to case Curt Yeomans reports that while Georgia Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner Jim Beck faces calls for his…

May 16, 2019 WSB Radio, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Coca-Cola widened its lead versus Pepsi in cola wars last year, report says Matt Kempner reports that Coca-Cola Co. widened its lead against archrival PepsiCo last year in their decadeslong battle for U.S.…

May 15, 2019 WSB Radio, Atlanta Journal-Constitution Gulch project to ramp up in 2020, be known as Centennial Yards Scott Trubey reports that California developer CIM Group is putting the finishing touches on its master plan for downtown Atlanta’s Gulch,…