Political Notes
Era Ending: Georgia’s senior U.S. senator, Republican Johnny Isakson, is leaving his Senate seat at the end of the year due to ill health. “After much prayer and consultation with my family, I have made the very tough decision to…
Up Front
Trendsetters: MuniRem Environmental - Planet Protector
As a teenager in the Republic of Cameroon, Valentine Nzengung was interested in geochemistry. His career has combined that interest with his dedication to protecting the environment. Since becoming a professor of environmental geochemistry at the University of Georgia in…
Economic Development Around the State
Valdosta Glass: Arglass Yamamura LLC, based in Japan, is investing $123 million to build its first U.S. glass container manufacturing plant in Lowndes County, creating 150 jobs. Cool Investment: Italian refrigeration systems manufacturer Rivacold will create 140 jobs and invest…
Organizations: Project Chimps
Imagine a retirement refuge deep in the forest, with villas, plenty of food, exercise space, room to roam and a life free from the daily grind. It’s available on a 236-acre sanctuary in the mountains of Blue Ridge, but it…
Sustainable Georgia Roundup
Sunny Outlook: The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has unanimously directed Georgia Power, the state’s largest utility, to double its solar capacity and increase the use of renewable energy. The directive calls for adding 2,210 megawatts of new solar panel…
Political Notes: Ups, Downs and In-betweens
A First in Cobb: New Cobb County District Attorney Joyette Holmes is the first female and the first African American to hold that position. Holmes, who was formerly chief magistrate judge for the county, was appointed and sworn in by…
Trendsetters: Pollinating a Business
When she was a kid, Jo Ann Goldenburg raised caterpillars and butterflies in her house. As an adult, the former TV video producer followed her dream of educating people about the colorful creatures and opened North Georgia’s only butterfly farm…
Economic Development Around the State
Amazon Fulfillment: Amazon is opening a 700,000-square-foot fulfillment center on the Gwinnett and DeKalb county line, creating 1,000 jobs. Innovation Center: New York-based global asset management firm BlackRock Inc. is locating an innovation center along the Atlanta BeltLine. The innovation…
Organizations: Georgia ForestWatch
Metro Atlanta can thank the watersheds of the Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest, in the North Georgia Mountains, for the crystal-clear water that flows out of its taps. In 1986, the U.S. Forest Service drafted a management plan for the watersheds. Several…
Sustainable Georgia Roundup
Lessons in Leftovers: Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A has completed a two-year food-composting pilot that originated as a partnership with Athens-based Let Us Compost. The goal is to help reduce some of the 11.4 million tons of food waste the U.S. restaurant industry…
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