Georgia ports report busy October following strike
ATLANTA - The Georgia Ports Authority experienced its third busiest October on record, handling 494,261 twenty-foot equivalent container units (TEUs), the agency reported Thursday. That number fell short only of October 2021 and October 2022, when more than half a...
Georgia jobless rate holds steady
ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate was 3.6% last month for the third month in a row, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. The state's labor force rose by 1,370 in October to a record-high 5.4 million, while the number of employed Georgians increased...
State prisons chief pitches case for funding boost
ATLANTA - Georgia Department of Corrections officials began laying the groundwork Wednesday for an infusion of state funding to beef up staffing, replace aging infrastructure, and improve inmate health care. The state's workforce of correctional officers plummeted...
Automated warehouse services company building distribution center in Georgia
ATLANTA - A company that provides automated warehouse services to businesses of all sizes will invest $144 million in a new distribution facility in Butts County, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. GreenBox Systems LLC will create more than 300 new jobs in the...
Georgia House Republicans retain leadership team
ATLANTA - The Georgia House Republican Caucus voted Tuesday to reelect the entire GOP leadership team to serve in those roles during the two-year term starting in January. Rep. Chuck Efstration, R-Mulberry, will return as House majority leader, while Rep. James...
University system sets enrollment record
ATLANTA - The University System of Georgia has hit an all-time high for student enrollment this fall. Nearly 365,000 students are enrolled at the system's 26 public colleges and universities, an increase of more than 20,000, or 5.9%, compared to last fall, Angela...
State tax revenues declined in October
ATLANTA - Georgia tax collections fell by 3.4% last month compared to October of last year. The state Department of Revenue brought in $2.53 billion last month, down $89.7 million from the same month a year ago. The decline was due in part to an extension of the state...
Harold Jones elected Georgia Senate Democratic leader
ATLANTA - State Senate Democrats Friday elected Sen. Harold Jones of Augusta to serve as Senate minority leader. Meeting in Savannah, the Senate Democratic Caucus chose Jones, who has been serving as minority whip, to succeed retiring Minority Leader Gloria Butler....