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Hyundai supplier to build plant in Savannah

ATLANTA - Another company expected to serve as a supplier to the massive Hyundai Motor Group electric vehicles manufacturing plant under construction west of Savannah has announced plans to build a facility nearby. Daechang Seat Corp. USA, (DSC) which specializes in...

Georgia expanding EV charging station network

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) is expanding a planned network of federally funded electric vehicle charging stations. state Commissioner of Transportation Russell McMurry said Thursday. The state received about $130 million in funding through...

Georgia unemployment rate sees slight uptick

ATLANTA - Georgia's unemployment rate rose slightly last month to 3.4% from 3.3%, the state Department of Labor reported Thursday. Still, joblessness in the Peach State in September was four-tenths of a percentage point lower than the national average. “In the face of...