As many parts of the country are making a slow recovery from the pandemic, Southeast Georgia is thriving – a good omen for the region’s long-term economic sustainability. Over the past year it has seen steady increases in economic investment…
Covington Recycling: Lithium-ion battery recycling and engineered materials startup Ascend Elements (formerly Battery Resourcers) is investing $43 million to open its first commercial-scale battery recycling plant in Newton County, creating 150 jobs. When fully operational in August, the 154,000-square-foot facility…
Growing up on Long Island, N.Y., sea water was in Griff Lynch’s veins. From the time he was a kid, he dreamed of being a tug boat captain in New York Harbor. There was just one problem. While studying at…
Modern and massive, the Georgia ports run like well-oiled machines. Since the 1700s, the Savannah and Brunswick ports have played integral roles in international trade that continue to grow. But their historic past belies today’s future-oriented operations. With efficiency ever…
As Georgia’s population and businesses grow, so does the need to wisely steward land, air and water for the ecological, economic and quality of life benefits enjoyed by residents. The nonprofit Georgia Conservancy has been working for more than 50…
Brunswick GA is growing, and people are excited about the change. With the institution of the Federal Opportunity Zone and other incentives, the city of 16k people has seen a reduction of blight in certain areas with $70 million in…
In a joint partnership, the Rich’s Consumer Brands Charitable Fund and the Davis Love Foundation have awarded $60,000 in donations to organizations serving youth and families in South Georgia. Grants of $10,000 each were given to: United Way of Coastal…
Georgia’s Golden Isles boast many tourist attractions: the sun, the sand, the sea and the wildlife. No need for such man-made “attractions” like a roller coaster, but you’ll forgive residents and business owners in Brunswick and Glynn County if they…
Georgia continues to be recognized for its business- friendly environment, and it seems announcements about new manufacturing operations locating or expanding here are happening daily. But can the state provide the advanced workforce manufacturing now requires? The state recently moved…
It took a pandemic to derail the year-over-year records tourism was setting for Brunswick and the Golden Isles, but officials there are already talking about a recently freshened set of attractions and the potential contained in undeveloped resources as they…
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