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Aug. 28, 2023 Georgia Ports Authority Port of Savannah receives four new electric ship-to-shore cranes Staff reports that the Port of Savannah received four Super Post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes Thursday, Aug. 24, upgrading the crane fleet to 34 machines at Garden…

Aug. 25, 2023 Dalton Daily Citizen Georgia’s regional commissions see decline in July unemployment Staff reports that Georgia Labor Commissioner Bruce Thompson said Thursday that all of Georgia’s regional commissions reported a decline in July unemployment rates. “Georgia’s labor market…

Aug. 24, 2023 Marietta Daily Journal Chattahoochee River tourism responsible for $175 million economic impact Staff reports that the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area has an economic impact exceeding $175 million and supports more than 2,300 jobs, according to a…

Aug. 23, 2023 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp Announces Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Staff reports that Gov. Kemp yesterday announced that the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Board voted to appoint Walter Rabon as the DNR Commissioner, effective…

Aug. 22, 2023 Georgia Recorder First of state’s three new shovel-ready crisis centers gets bipartisan groundbreaking in Fulton County Jill Nolin reports that state and local officials from both sides of the aisle took turns shoveling ceremonial dirt Monday to…

Aug. 21, 2023 Augusta Chronicle Georgia Power to start loading fuel into Plant Vogtle Unit 4, test the reactor Erica Van Buren reports that Georgia Power declared on Friday that it will start loading fuel into the reactor core of…

Aug. 18, 2023 The Center Square Georgia unemployment remains below national average as initial claims rise T.A. DeFeo reports that Georgia's July unemployment rate was 3.2%, unchanged from June's revised rate, even as more Georgians filed initial unemployment claims. The…

Aug. 16, 2023 Saporta Report Norfolk Southern’s Alan Shaw: ‘We’re not done. We’re going to continue to get better’ Maria Saporta reports, when Alan Shaw became CEO of Atlanta-based Norfolk Southern 15 months ago, he had no idea what the…

Aug. 15, 2023 GlobalAtlanta.com Georgia’s Record Year Driven by International Investment  Trevor Williams reports that a record year for Georgia’s business attraction efforts was led by international investment, which accounted for two-thirds of the $24 billion in capital pledged toward…