Georgia aerospace firms launch alliance to promote state’s No.-2 industry
ATLANTA - Georgia's leading aerospace companies Monday announced the formation of a new statewide organization dedicated to advancing the state's aerospace and defense industries. The Georgia Aerospace & Defense Alliance (GADA) - being launched by Gulfstream...
Kemp headed to South America for trade mission
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp will lead a trade mission to Brazil and Argentina this week. The governor and First Lady Marty Kemp will join representatives from the state departments of Economic Development and Agriculture and the Georgia Ports Authority in meeting with...
Another candidate joins expanding field seeking to be Georgia’s top lawyer
ATLANTA -- The list of candidates who want to be Georgia's next attorney general keeps growing, with another Democrat entering the race. State Rep. Tanya F. Miller of Atlanta announced her candidacy outside the Gold Dome Monday. The former chief senior district...
University system to offer need-based scholarships
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia (USG) is launching a need-based scholarships program financed through the private sector. The USG Foundation raised more than $4.5 million in startup funds for the new DREAMS Scholarship to help students bridge financial...
No more buzzing and beeping in class; schools prepare for law against phones
ATLANTA -- Next fall, every public elementary and middle school in Georgia will have to swim against the cultural tide by banishing cellphones. It will be a major undertaking: nearly every teen in America has one, and they have grown up with addictive...
Republicans pick Florida lawmaker, Trump ally as new national leader
ATLANTA -- The Republican National Committee elected Joe Gruters, a Florida state senator and long-time ally of President Donald Trump, as its new chairman Friday. Gruters, who was the only candidate for the leadership post and was endorsed by Trump, stepped down as...
Industrial storage company to build plant in Northwest Georgia
ATLANTA - A leading industrial storage and automation solution company will invest $36 million to build a new plant in Gordon County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced this week. Stow Group's manufacturing facility will create about 200 jobs in the Northwest Georgia county....
Lawmakers discuss ways to discourage tobacco sales and use
ATLANTA -- Smoking kills, but many still do it, and a small group of Georgia lawmakers want to help people kick the habit and discourage others from starting. A big challenge for a bipartisan panel in the state House of Representatives: their main proposal is a tax...
Two more Georgia paper mills closing
PERRY - International Paper will close two pulp and paper mills in Coastal Georgia, a move that will put about 1,100 employees out of work, the company announced Thursday. Mills in Savannah and Riceboro will shut down by the end of next month, as will the...