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Korean automotive supplier coming to West Point

ATLANTA - A Korean automotive supplier will build a manufacturing facility in West Point to serve the nearby Kia plant and other automakers, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday. Daesol Ausys will invest $72 million in the project and create more than 140 jobs. "West...

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Georgia CON law criticized at legislative hearing

ATLANTA - Georgia's certificate of need (CON) law governing the health-care industry reduces access to medical care and drives up costs by stifling competition, physicians, industry executives, and political leaders from South Georgia said Monday. A case in point is...

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Port of Savannah gets new ship-to-shore cranes

ATLANTA - Four new ship-to-shore cranes capable of servicing the largest containerized-cargo ships have arrived at the Port of Savannah, the Georgia Ports Authority announced Friday. The new cranes, which arrived on Thursday, will increase the crane fleet at the...

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