State tax revenues strong in August
ATLANTA - Georgia’s new fiscal year is off to a healthy start after the first two months. The state Department of Revenue collected almost $2.31 billion in taxes in August, an increase of $180.4 million – 0r 8.5% - over the same month a year ago. State tax receipts...
Wanted: New homes for historic bridges
The Houlihan Bridge in Port Wentworth, built in 1922 and slated for replacement, is Georgia's last remaining swing-style bridge. Photo credit: Georgia Department of Transportation ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is trying to find homes for...
Georgia lands commercial roofing manufacturing plant
ATLANTA - North America’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer will build a new manufacturing plant in Valdosta, expanding Georgia operations that already employ 225 workers. New Jersey-based GAF Materials will create more than 135 jobs and invest $146...
Georgia to share in multi-state settlement with e-cigarette maker
ATLANTA - Georgia and 31 other states have reached a $438.5 million settlement with JUUL Labs in a lawsuit over the e-cigarette manufacturer’s marketing and sales practices. An agreement announced Tuesday ends a two-year bipartisan investigation into a company that...
Grant program to offer new water source for Southwest Georgia farming
ATLANTA - Farmers in Southwest Georgia haven’t been permitted to drill new irrigation wells for a decade due to low stream flows. But a new grant program funded with federal COVID relief aid promises a workaround for that moratorium that will provide a new source of...
Georgia Tech lands $65 million for artificial intelligence manufacturing project
ATLANTA - Georgia Tech has been awarded a $65 million federal grant to support a statewide initiative combining artificial intelligence and manufacturing innovations with transformational workforce and outreach programs. The grant is aimed at creating jobs in...
State labor department settles lawsuit over pandemic-era jobless claims
ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Labor has settled a lawsuit over the payment of unemployment claims during the pandemic. An agreement the state agency reached with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) this week calls for improvements to the processing of jobless...
Kemp renews temporary suspension of state sales tax on gasoline
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp issued an executive order Thursday extending the temporary suspension of the state sales tax on gasoline and other motor fuels that has been in effect since March. The latest extension runs through Oct. 12. In extending the suspension, Kemp...