May 10, 2021 Savannah Morning News Amazon fulfillment center on tap for Chatham County's Pooler megasite Katie Nussbaum reports that an Amazon fulfillment facility promising 1,000 jobs and upwards of $250 million in investment has been announced for the Chatham…
April 30, 2021 Capitol Beat News Initial unemployment claims in Georgia continue to fall Dave Williams reports that first-time unemployment claims in Georgia fell last week, mirroring a nationwide trend as more Americans thrown out of work by the coronavirus…
April 12, 2021 Capitol Beat News Georgia tax revenues show modest March increase after February spike Dave Williams reports that tax collections in Georgia rose a modest 3.7% last month, as the state Department of Revenue accelerated the processing of…
Dec. 15, 2020 Savannah Morning News COVID vaccines arrive in Coastal Georgia Mary Landers reports that public health facilities in Savannah and Brunswick on Monday received the first shipments of 5,850 doses COVID-19 vaccine for administration in Georgia, a press…
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July 9, 2020 Albany Herald Frito-Lay announces $200 million expansion, 129 jobs in Perry Staff reports that Gov. Brian Kemp today announced that Frito-Lay, a division of PepsiCo and a leading snack manufacturer, will expand its operations in the city…
June 8, 2020 Savannah Morning News Savannah a finalist for pro basketball tournament Nathan Dominitz reports that Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is supporting Savannah’s bid to host an event rare in the past two-and-a-half months: a live sports competition. The…
March 21, 2020 WABE 90.1 The Risk The Coronavirus Poses To Georgia’s Farmworkers Molly Samuel reports that in Georgia, the Vidalia onions and first wave of blueberries are already in stores. Sweet corn is getting picked now, and agricultural workers…
April 14, 2020 Georgia.gov Governor Kemp Issues Statewide State of Emergency for Severe Weather Damage Staff reports that yesterday, Governor Kemp declared a statewide state of emergency following severe storm damage across Georgia over the last twenty-four hours. April…
Dec. 20, 2019 Athens Banner-Herald Georgia hits record low unemployment Staff reports that Georgia’s unemployment rate hit 3.3% in November, marking the state’s lowest unemployment since the federal government started keeping records in 1976, the Georgia Department of Labor announced…
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