Tourism industry leaders predict strong summer season
ATLANTA - After taking some hits during the pandemic, Georgia tourism is poised for a record summer. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport expects to handle about 2.1 million passengers during the Memorial Day holiday period, which began Thursday and...
Audit: Rural hospital tax credit paying off
ATLANTA - Georgia's rural hospital tax credit program is in compliance with the state law that created it in 2017 and just needs to tighten up its reporting procedures, according to a new audit. The program raised $58.7 million in contributions to eligible rural...
Hyundai, LG Energy to build $4.3B EV battery plant in Georgia
ATLANTA - Hyundai Motor Group is doubling down on its commitment to Georgia. Hyundai and LG Energy Solution will jointly build a $4.3 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Bryan County adjacent to the site of the massive Hyundai EV "Metaplant" now under...
Republican attorneys general: 14th Amendment no solution to debt ceiling impasse
ATLANTA - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a 19-state coalition of attorneys general in urging the Biden administration not to use the 14th Amendment to raise the nation's debt ceiling. In a letter to President Joe Biden dated Wednesday, the coalition...
Retired Army officer named finalist for president at University of North Georgia
ATLANTA - An administrator at Georgia Tech has been tapped to become the next president of the University of North Georgia (UNG). The University System of Georgia Board of Regents voted Wednesday to name Michael P. "Mike" Shannon sole finalist for the UNG post. The...
Commissioner Mark Williams leaving Georgia natural resources agency
ATLANTA - Longtime Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources Mark Williams is leaving the post to take the reins at the Jekyll Island Authority. Williams announced his upcoming departure from the DNR Tuesday at the state Board of Natural Resources' monthly meeting. At...
Bulloch County draws second EV supplier
ATLANTA - Southeastern Georgia has landed another supplier for the state's fast-growing electric mobility industry. South Korea-based Hanon Systems. a global provider of automotive thermal and energy management solutions for conventional and electric vehicles will...
Providence Canyon State Park to expand
ATLANTA - Southwest Georgia's popular Providence Canyon State Park is about to become larger. The state Board of Natural Resources voted Tuesday to purchase two parcels of land next to the park totaling just more than 1,700 acres for $3.3 million. The larger of the...