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Feb. 14, 2019 GPB Conserving Georgia's Coast, Protecting Endangered Right Whales Elena Rivera and Virginia Prescott report that the Georgia coast is a central calving spot for North Atlantic right whales; however, last year, no new calves were spotted there, and…

Feb. 15, 2019 WABE 90.1 Georgia Power Continues Work On Coal Ash Pond Closures Molly Samuel reports that Georgia Power is continuing to clean up coal ash, a byproduct from burning coal for electricity that can contain toxic materials. The utility…

Feb. 13, 2019 Georgia.gov January State Revenue Report Staff reports that the State of Georgia’s net tax collections for January totaled $2.25 billion, for a decrease of $314.1 million, or -12.2 percent, compared to January 2018, when net tax collections totaled…

Feb. 12, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah fastest growing industrial market, experts report DeAnn Komanecky reports that Savannah has earned another accolade, this time as the fastest growing industrial market in the United States. The designation in the annual Emerging Industrial Markets report…

Feb. 11, 2019 Saporta Report Health reform effort faces potentially formidable opposition at state Capitol David Pendered reports that the legislative effort to “revolutionize” the not-for-profit health care delivery system in Georgia is set to run head-on into entrenched hospital interests…

Feb. 8, 2019 Georgia.gov Boehringer Ingelheim To Create 225 Jobs, Invest Over $120 Million in Georgia Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp announced Thursday that Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA Inc., a leading animal health company, will create 225 jobs and…

Feb. 7, 2019 11Alive Georgia bill would decriminalize marijuana possession Doug Richards reports that a bill to decriminalize marijuana statewide was scheduled for a Georgia Senate subcommittee hearing Wednesday. Backers of the bill say it makes sense to do statewide what Georgia cities…

Feb. 6, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah: Port begins Big Berth/Big Ship program DeAnn Komanecky reports that the Port of Savannah will soon be able to unload six 14,000 TEU vessels at the same time. A TEU is a measurement unit…

Feb. 5, 2019 Savannah Morning News Savannah, state economy growing, but slowing in 2019 Katie Nussbaum reports that the state of Georgia is again on track to outpace the nation for a sixth year in a row in 2019, but the…

Feb. 4, 2019 WSB Radio Super Bowl Exodus: Security lines stretch through atrium at Hartsfield-Jackson Staff reports, we all know that Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the world's busiest airport -- but what happens when officials say there will be 100,000…