Organic vegetable farms are becoming common these days, as are operations with grass-fed beef and dairy cattle. But it’s pretty rare to find a medium-sized farm that produces certified organic vegetables, grows non-genetically modified corn to feed its pastured pigs…
Ports Activity: The Georgia Ports Authority announced that shipments to the Savannah and Brunswick ports were about 20% lower than last March, but with Chinese manufacturing returning to 85% of normal operation in April an increase is expected. However overall…
“Our mission is to promote environmental conservation through education,” says President and CEO Andrea Timpone. The organization, with a historical museum and animal exhibits, serves 15,000 students a year in on-site field trips and also travels to schools from northeast…
More Solar Jobs: According to the Washington, D.C.-based Solar Foundation, Georgia is now first in the nation in the growth rate of jobs related to solar power and second only to Florida in the number of jobs added in 2019.…
New Legislator: State Rep. Joe Campbell (R-Camilla) won a special election earlier this year to serve out the remainder of the late House District 171 Rep. Jay Powell, who died suddenly in November. A general election for the seat will…
Frank Schley IV has a deep appreciation for wood. Maybe it’s because his family owns a sustainable spruce and maple forest in Maine. Or it could be his training as a luthier in Athens that led him to understand how…
Trade Record: Last year, Georgia set a record for exports and global trade, with $41.2 billion in exports and $143.3 billion in overall international trade. Duluth Auto: Charlotte, N.C.-based Sonic Automotive, one of the largest car retailers in the U.S.,…
Around 30 years ago, a group of Lumpkin County churches banded together to form a food pantry. Since then, their efforts have grown into a sprawling Dahlonega nonprofit called Community Helping Place (CHP), which lives up to its name by…
Greener Blue Birds: School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corp., based in Fort Valley, has more than 100 electric buses on order from school districts throughout the nation. The company’s electric buses have already hit the pavement in California, North Dakota…
New Transportation Planner: Jannine Miller is Gov. Brian Kemp’s choice for the position of state planning director at the Georgia Department of Transportation. Miller most recently was a senior advisor to U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao; before that,…
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