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June 27, 2024 Capitol Beat News Poll shows strong opposition to mining near Okefenokee Swamp Dave Williams reports that a new poll shows overwhelming public opposition to an Alabama company’s plans to mine titanium near the Okefenokee Swamp. The survey…

June 26, 2024 Macon Telegraph CNN found the 10 best American cities to visit now & Macon is one of them. Here’s why Chelsea Madden reports, for those of us who live in Macon, we already know that it’s probably…

June 25, 2024 Rome News-Tribune Rome-Floyd Acquires $7.6M for Battey Project John Bailey reports, while there aren’t many visual changes yet at large projects like the Battey Business Complex and Enterprise Corner, there’s a lot going on as Floyd County’s…

June 24, 2024 Dalton Daily Citizen Appalachian Regional Port has record May Staff reports that the Appalachian Regional Port in Crandall had a record May for intermodal cargo, with the inland rail terminal moving 3,600 containers. The port provides an…

June 21, 2024 Capitol Beat News Georgia employment sets more records despite rise in jobless rate Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate rose slightly last month but remained well above the national rate, the state Department of Labor reported…

June 20, 2024 GlobalAtlanta.com Summer Skiing and Ice Hotels: Atlanta-Copenhagen Flight Unlocks Northern Europe for Southerners Trevor Williams reports, it takes a village to raise a flight. That’s the approach of Scandinavian Airlines, or SAS, which entered the Atlanta market…

June 19, 2024 Georgia.org Gov Kemp: Food Solutions Company Cargill to Create 400 New Jobs in Metro Atlanta Office Hub Staff reports, on Thursday, Gov. Kemp announced that Cargill, a global food and agriculture leader, will establish a new office…

June 18, 2024 GPB Georgia Trend Talks: Film production and economic growth surge in Douglas County Pamela Kirkland reports that GPB announces a new recurring segment on Morning Edition on GPB, in collaboration with Georgia Trend magazine. Each month, we'll…

June 17, 2024 Capitol Beat News State Tax Revenues Continue Downward Slide Dave Williams reports, Georgia tax collections continued to fall last month, dropping 1.1% compared to May of last year, the state Department of Revenue reported Friday. With just…

June 14, 2024 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports Authority sees 22 percent container growth Staff reports that a strengthening retail market combined with business from new customers is driving substantial growth at the Port of Savannah. The Georgia Ports Authority handled…