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Dec. 5, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces First Grant Recipients of New Rural Site Development Initiative Staff reports, Gov. Kemp on Wednesday announced the inaugural recipients of the OneGeorgia Authority’s new Rural Site Development Initiative grant. Recognizing the vital importance of…

Dec. 4, 2024 Albany Herald GDOT works to modernize infrastructure, expand broadband Staff reports, the State Transportation Board of Georgia has selected Plenary Broadband Infrastructure as the Operations, Maintenance and Commercialization partner for Georgia DOT's Statewide Broadband project, which will…

Dec. 3, 2024 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports targets community improvements with $120M in grants for electrical and rail infrastructure Staff reports, at the Georgia Ports Authority meeting Monday, President and CEO Griff Lynch outlined plans to improve operational sustainability…

Dec. 2, 2024 Augusta Chronicle Hurricane Helene will cost Georgia economy $5.5 billion in lost agriculture revenue Melissa Cruz reports, Hurricane Helene ripped through Georgia at the end of September, killing 34 people and damaging over 200,000 homes across the…

Nov. 27, 2024 Georgia Recorder Nonprofit diaper supplier delivered moms desperately needed aid after Hurricane Helene Jill Nolin reports that Clinch County had been without electricity and water for several days after Hurricane Helene tore through the state when a…

Nov. 26, 2024 Savannah Morning News Hyundai is bringing jobs to Savannah. So are Hyundai suppliers. Here is who is coming. Latrice Williams reports, Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America opened in October and while production has begun, HMGMA will need…

Nov. 25, 2024 Albany Herald Hurricanes, high input costs and low sales prices put Georgia pecan farmers in precarious position Lucille Lannigan reports that it’s been an arduous year for Georgia pecan growers. Back-to-back hurricanes hit the eastern part of…

Nov. 22, 2024 Georgia.org Irving Tissue to Expand, Invest $600 Million Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Thursday announced that Irving Tissue will add at least 100 new jobs as part of a nearly $600 million expansion at its Macon…

Nov. 21, 2024 Capitol Beat News Kemp to chair Republican Governors Association Dave Williams reports that Gov. Brian Kemp has been elected chairman of the Republican Governors Association (RGA) for 2025. The election of Kemp and Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte…

Nov. 20, 2024 Georgia Recorder Planned central Georgia national park gains momentum with few days left before Congress adjourns Jill Nolin reports, a proposal to turn a prehistoric American Indian site in central Georgia into the state’s first national park…