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Dec. 28, 2021 Capitol Beat News Oglethorpe County ranks tops in Georgia for small businesses Dave Williams reports that Oglethorpe County has the strongest small business presence in Georgia, according to a new study. The report, compiled by the New…

Dec. 27, 2021  The Center Square Six Georgia cities named in report's best places to live in south Nyamekye Daniel reports that six Georgia cities are among the best cities to live in the south, according to a recent report.…

Dec. 23, 2021 Saporta Report Plant Vogtle remains a controversy as Biden, Congress fund nuclear expansion David Pendered reports, as Congress and the Biden administration support the nuclear power industry with $8.5 billion, the Plant Vogtle construction project remains over…

Dec. 22, 2021 Georgia.org Roper Corporation Invests $118 Million in Walker County Expansion, Creates 600 Jobs Staff reports that Governor Brian P. Kemp yesterday announced that Roper Corporation, a subsidiary of GE Appliances and Walker County’s largest employer, will invest…

Dec. 21, 2021 Savannah Morning News After years of delays by FAA, Spaceport Camden granted site operator’s license Katie Nussbaum reports, after months of delay the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will grant a site operator’s license for the controversial Spaceport Camden…

Dec. 20, 2021 Marietta Daily Journal Former Senator Johnny Isakson dies at 76 Aleks Gilbert reports that businessman, former U.S. Senator and longtime Cobb County resident Johnny Isakson died overnight. He was 76. Isakson held the distinction of being the…

Dec. 17, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia unemployment rate hits new low Dave Williams reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate dropped to another record low last month, while the state’s all-time high workforce is larger than it was before the coronavirus…

Dec. 16, 2021 Georgia.org Seventeen Georgia Companies Receive 2021 GLOBE Awards, Three Recognized as Exporters of the Year Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced its International Trade division’s 2021 GLOBE Award recipients. This state-led awards…

Dec. 15, 2021 Georgia.org Global Temperature-controlled Storage Leader Lineage Logistics to Build New Savannah Facility Staff reports that the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced today that Lineage Logistics, the world’s largest temperature-controlled industrial REIT and logistics solutions provider, will invest $62 million in opening a new,…

Dec. 14, 2021 Georgia Recorder Forecasters see full Georgia economic recovery in 2022, but some won’t feel it Ross Williams reports that next year will be the year Georgia recovers from its nearly two-year COVID-19 slump, according to University of…