Trade settlement saves 2,600 jobs slated for Georgia electric vehicle battery plants
ATLANTA - Two South Korean electric vehicle battery manufacturers have reached an 11th-hour settlement to a trade dispute that was threatening an estimated 2,600 jobs in Georgia. SK Innovation, which is planning to build a pair of plants in Jackson County, will pay LG...
Georgia tax revenues show modest March increase after February spike
ATLANTA - Tax collections in Georgia rose a modest 3.7% last month, as the state Department of Revenue accelerated the processing of refunds following a delay in February that sent tax revenues soaring. The state brought in nearly $1.9 billion in taxes in March, an...
New state contracting option could ease Talmadge Bridge project
Raising the Talmadge Bridge would ease access to the Port of Savannah. ATLANTA - Transportation planners may be able to use legislation the General Assembly passed recently originally aimed at freight rail to make more room for large cargo ships calling at the Port of...
Sierra Club challenging plan to charge Georgia Power customers for coal ash cleanup
An aerial view of Georgia Power's Plant Scherer (File photo) ATLANTA - The Sierra Club filed an appeal Friday to a court decision upholding Georgia Power Co.’s plan to collect from customers $525 million in coal ash pond closure costs. The state Public Service...
Jobless benefits expiring for almost 400,000 unemployed Georgians
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Nearly 400,000 unemployed Georgians who filed claims with the state Department of Labor last year at this time are going to have refile with the agency to continue receiving benefits. The coronavirus pandemic began...
Georgia Tech finishes tops among Georgia universities for value
A new study found Georgia Tech the best value among the state's public and private universities. ATLANTA - Georgia Tech provides the best value among the Peach State’s public and private universities, according to a new study by a New York-based financial technology...
Georgia Democrats discuss Biden’s infrastructure plan
ATLANTA - President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan would provide an overdue fix to deteriorating highways while ramping up investment in modern transit including high-speed rail, three members of Georgia’s congressional delegation said Wednesday....
Georgia to ease COVID-19 distancing, gathering restrictions amid vaccine push
Gov. Brian Kemp is set to roll back longstanding COVID-19 distancing restrictions in Georgia amid a mix of relief and concern from local businesses and public-health experts.