New Amazon fulfillment center in Savannah to bring 1,000 jobs
ATLANTA - Amazon will build a fulfillment center in Savannah that will create 1,000 full-time jobs, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. The 640,000-square-foot facility, expected to open next year, will use innovative robotics technology to pick, pack, and ship smaller...
Bill to limit cutting police budgets in Georgia signed by Kemp
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Friday to limit how much local governments in Georgia can cut funding for police agencies.
Georgia tourism industry bouncing back from pandemic heading into summer
Weekend visits to Savannah began picking up in June of last year. ATLANTA - When the coronavirus pandemic struck Georgia in March of last year, no industry shut down harder or faster than hospitality. The leisure and hospitality sector lost 223,000 jobs statewide...
Savannah State’s interim president stepping into the job permanently
Kimberly Ballard-Washington ATLANTA - Savannah State University Interim President Kimberly Ballard-Washington is about to take on the job on a permanent basis. Ballard-Washington has been selected sole finalist for the post, system Chancellor Steve Wrigley and Sachin...
Georgia Department of Labor shifting focus to job openings
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - With first-time unemployment claims continuing to fall and more and more businesses reopening, the Georgia Department of Labor is shifting its focus to helping companies fill job openings. Jobless Georgians filed...
Child tax credits, paid family leave for Georgians pitched in White House plan
The Biden administration is pitching Georgia on a $1.8 trillion plan aimed at helping families cover child-care costs via tax credits, boosting federal funds for college education and creating a national program for paid family leave.
Georgia college athletes set to earn compensation in Kemp-signed bill
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Thursday allowing student athletes at Georgia colleges, universities and technical colleges to receive compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness.
Bills signed to allow takeaway alcohol at Georgia restaurants, distillery sales
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation Wednesday allowing restaurants to sell curbside takeaway alcoholic beverages and distillers to sell liquor on their premises in Georgia.