Sept. 4, 2026 Capitol Beat News
Ty Tagami reports, the economic boom continued in Georgia last year, with a second record-topping year of business investment and job growth. Gov. Brian Kemp and the state Department of Economic Development announced $35.2 billion in project investments for the fiscal year that ended June 30.
Sept. 4, 2026 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Sucheta Rawal reports, twenty-five years ago, I walked into Château Élan Winery & Resort as a curious college student. At the time, Georgia wine was more of a novelty than a destination, and I remember being fascinated that a French-inspired château and winery existed just outside Atlanta.
Sept. 4, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Mirtha Donastorg reports that Delta Air Lines is offering a new benefit to employees: a $1,000 match of the federal contribution given to eligible Trump Accounts, the new investment vehicles for American children that launched this summer. The effort builds on the financial wellness programs Delta started a few years ago to increase their employees’ emergency savings.
Sept. 4, 2026 Augusta Chronicle
Miguel Legoas reports, last week, WalletHub released its list of the hardest-working states in the U.S. They were ranked based on 10 metrics grouped into two categories: Direct and indirect work factors with greater weight given to direct factors.
Sept. 4, 2026 WABE
Marlon Hyde reports, the Atlanta Regional Commission says the metro area needs more homes for lower-income residents. Demand is growing as more people move here and housing prices remain elevated. Inside Saint Luke’s Episcopal Church, Anna Roach, who leads the commission, painted a stark picture.
Sept. 4, 2026 Macon Telegraph
Casey Choung reports, when Arline Finch graduated from Wesleyan College in 1956, she was named Miss Wesleyan, a title given to one outstanding senior. Now, the college’s merit scholarship will be named after Finch and her husband after the couple left $8.6 million to her alma mater.
Sept. 4, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com
Trevor Williams reports, just over a year after its revival with a more regional focus, Atlanta’s Irish-American Chamber of the Southeast is announcing a new president. Gerry Leonard, CEO of Transit Technologies, is passing the baton to Jessica Thompson, a realtor at Compass who previously served on the board of directors as communications lead, after having co-founded the Irish Network Atlanta.
Sept. 4, 2026 GPB
Amanda Andrews reports, when Dragon Con first kicked off in 1987, there were about 1,200 attendees. Now registration is capped at 75,000 people, and the event fills five hotels.
Sept. 4, 2026 The Current
Maggie Lee reports, a lawsuit filed in Effingham County accuses the county commission of skipping a required public hearing for the zoning rule that paved the way for OpenAI to open a planned hyperscale data center near Rincon. The suit, filed on behalf of three Effingham County residents, comes amid a groundswell of opposition to the planned data center, which was announced in late July after months of secret negotiations between Effingham County leaders and the California-based maker of ChatGPT software.
Sept. 4, 2026 WSB TV
Berndt Peterson reports, Chattahoochee Technical College’s expanded HVAC program will make it one of the largest in the state. The school was awarded nearly a million dollars to help pump up the heating and cooling industry.
Sept. 4, 2026 Georgia Recorder
Maya Homan reports, accessibility advocates are urging state leaders to prioritize access for voters with disabilities and those who require language assistance as lawmakers prepare to overhaul Georgia’s election equipment ahead of 2028. Thanks to a bill passed during the June special session, state leaders appear likely to select hand-marked paper ballots as the state’s primary voting method ahead of 2028.
Sept. 4, 2026 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein and Shaddi Abusaid report, the lone democratic socialist on Atlanta’s City Council didn’t set out to be a thorn in the side of the mayor. But Kelsea Bond doesn’t seem to mind shaking things up at City Hall. Over eight months in office, Bond voted against Mayor Andre Dickens’ budget that increased police funding, opposed his plan to extend the city’s tax districts and publicly challenged his administration’s definition of “affordable” housing.
Sept. 3, 2026 State Affairs Georgia’s voter roll ‘99.8%’ accurate for 8M voters, state audit finds Beau Evans reports, election officials gained a confidence boost ahead of the 2026 midterms amid a new state audit that found nearly all 8…
Sept. 2, 2026 Georgia Ports Authority Georgia Ports generates $181 billion in economic impact annually, supports 605,000 jobs Staff reports, Georgia’s ports support 605,616 full- and part-time jobs at Peach State businesses, yielding $44 billion in annual income, according to…
Sept. 1, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com Primark Set to Open First Georgia Store in Gwinnett Trevor Williams reports that Primark, the Irish fashion retailer, is set to open its first store in Georgia Sept. 8, a 26,000-square-foot location at Sugarloaf Mills in Lawrenceville. Owned by a British food and retail…
Aug. 31, 2026 Augusta Chronicle Columbia County pitches Google project as path to property tax relief Joe Hotchkiss reports that Columbia County leaders say they are closer to a "strategic economic development partnership" with Google to bring a data center…
Aug. 28, 2026 Georgia.gov Gov. Kemp: Walmart to Bring 1,000 Jobs, Next-Gen Fulfillment Center to Carnesville Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Thursday announced that Walmart, Inc. plans to build a high-tech, next-generation fulfillment center in Carnesville, creating 1,000 new…
Aug. 27, 2026 Capitol Beat News Meta settlement would require new teen safeguards and could deliver up to $135 million to Georgia Ty Tagami reports that an agreement to resolve a federal lawsuit brought by Georgia and other states and…
Aug. 26, 2026 The Current PSC deadline arrives for Georgia Power’s 3.2-gigawatt OpenAI data center contract Mary Landers reports that Georgia Power and OpenAI are expected to close a deal on Wednesday that will see the monopoly utility provide electricity…
Aug. 25, 2026 Georgia.org Gov. and First Lady Kemp Lead Economic Mission to Chile and Peru Staff reports that Gov. Kemp on Monday announced that he and First Lady Marty Kemp will lead an international economic development mission this week…
Aug. 24, 2026 State Affairs $90B needed for Georgia roadwork by 2050, lawmakers say Beau Evans reports that big business is about to flood Georgia with trucks, shipping containers and concrete mixers and the state’s highways do not have nearly…
Aug. 21, 2026 Georgia Recorder Atlanta left off the shortlist of 2028 DNC host cities Maya Homan reports, the Democratic National Committee has narrowed its list of host cities for its 2028 national convention — and Atlanta did not make…
Aug. 20, 2026 Athens Banner-Herald Climate change threatens peach crops in the Southeast | Exclusive Erica Van Buren reports, horticulturalists are starting to ring a peach alarm bell as climate change takes a toll in such popular peach-growing states as…
Aug. 19, 2026 WABE How this Georgia factory is surviving America's solar policy whiplash Emily Jones reports, inside the vast QCells factory in Cartersville, Georgia, workers — and a bevy of robots — move ultra-thin slices of polysilicon through a…
Aug. 18, 2026 Augusta Chronicle Georgia farmers learning to adapt to extreme heat | Exclusive Erica Van Buren reports, as hotter summers in Georgia become more frequent and intense due to climate change, academics say farmers are adjusting in an…
Aug. 17, 2026 WSB TV University System of Georgia generates record $25.1 billion economic impact Staff reports, the University System of Georgia generated a record $25.1 billion economic impact for the state in Fiscal Year 2025, according to a report…
Aug. 14, 2026 GlobalAtlanta.com Beyond Tariffs: Georgia’s Belgian Investors Take the Long View While Adapting to Trade Pressures Trevor Williams reports, when Belgian pharmaceuticals firm UCB announced its $2 billion investment in Gwinnett County this year, few Georgians knew the…
Aug. 13, 2026 Georgia Ports Authority Port of Savannah exports up 8 percent in July Staff reports, the Georgia Ports Authority reported exports totaled nearly 115,000 TEUs, up 7.7 percent or more than 8,200 TEUs over July 2025. Imports reached…
Aug. 12, 2026 Augusta Chronicle Why warmer winters are putting Southern peaches at risk | 5 Things Erica Van Buren reports, peach growers in Georgia and South Carolina are adapting to warmer winters, earlier blooms and harsher heat, but the…
Aug. 11, 2026 Capitol Beat News Georgia tax revenues remained strong in July, bolstered by the sales tax Ty Tagami reports, Georgia tax revenue continued rising in July, bolstered by strong receipts from the sales and use tax, which sent…
Aug. 10, 2026 Capitol Beat News German industrial giant Siemens to bring 1,400 jobs to northeast Georgia Ty Tagami reports, residents in and around Jackson County in northeast Georgia will have access to more than 1,400 new jobs if Siemens…
Aug. 7, 2026 Georgia Chamber Blue Bird Vision Electric School Bus Wins 2026 Coolest Thing Made in Georgia Competition Staff reports that on Aug. 5, the Georgia Chamber of Commerce announced the Blue Bird Vision Electric School Bus as the winner of the…
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