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Sept. 24, 2024 Savannah Morning News Expected tropical cyclone could impact Georgia, SC coasts late this week, forecasters say John Deem reports, a potential tropical weather system is expected to form as it passes through the Gulf of Mexico in…

Sept. 23, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Brunswick and Chatham County Rural Workforce Housing Grant Awards Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Friday announced the fifth round of grant awards for the Rural Workforce Housing Initiative, totaling more than $4.8…

Sept. 20, 2024 Capitol Beat News Georgia unemployment increases for fourth straight month Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate rose in August for the fourth month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state’s jobless…

Sept. 19, 2024 11 Alive Interest rate cut signals hope, opportunity for metro Atlanta families, economist says Joe Ripley reports, the Federal Reserve’s move to lower its standard interest rate by half a percentage point caught Tom Smith, an economics…

Sept. 18, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Georgia Breaks Tourism Records for Second Straight Year Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Tuesday joined the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) in announcing that the state broke tourism records for the second…

Sept. 17, 2024 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Celebrates Top State for Business Ranking at Workforce Summit Staff reports, on Friday, Gov. Kemp delivered the keynote address at the second annual Governor's Workforce Summit, during which he announced that Georgia has been…

Sept. 16, 2024 WSB TV, WSB Radio Atlanta-based Home Depot paying out nearly $2M for overcharging customers Staff reports that Atlanta-based Home Depot has settled a civil lawsuit in Los Angeles County, California that alleged they were overcharging customers and…

Sept. 13, 2024 WABE Georgia regulators consider pricey power plant to bolster forestry jobs Emily Jones reports, state regulators are considering a plan that would allow Georgia Power to generate more electricity by burning organic material, such as wood pellets. There…

Sept. 12, 2024 Fox 5 Atlanta $492M mixed-used development proposed in Smyrna near Truist Park Christopher King reports, Truist Park could get a new neighbor. A development team wants to build a near half-billion dollar high-rise and hotel complex up…

Sept. 11, 2024 Marietta Daily Journal 'We Haven't Forgotten': Atlanta Braves Honor 23rd Anniversary of 9/11 Attacks Isabelle Manders reports, hundreds of firefighters, law enforcement and civilians honored the lives of first responders and individuals impacted by the Sept. 11,…