Mattress maker expanding manufacturing operations to Georgia
ATLANTA - A Utah-based maker of mattresses and pillows will build its first East Coast plant in Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday. Purple Innovation Inc. will invest $21 million in a 520,000-square-foot facility in Henry County. The new plant is expected to...
Ossoff still awaiting COVID-19 test results
Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff was still waiting Monday to find out whether he has coronavirus, two days after being tested for COVID-19. Ossoff, who is challenging Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., said he was told to expect a result from...
German auto parts maker building plant in Georgia
Gov. Brian Kemp ATLANTA - A German auto parts manufacturer is bringing its first manufacturing plant in the Southeast to Northwest Georgia, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Friday. GEDIA Automotive Group will invest $85 million in a state-of-the-art plant in Whitfield County...
Loeffler pitches federal anti-gang bill, database creation
U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., is pushing legislation to create a federal database of criminal street gang members and broaden what actions would be considered a gang-related federal crime.
Congress passes landmark open space preservation measure
Chattahoochee Bend State Park, Newnan, Ga. ATLANTA - Both environmental groups and businesses are hailing congressional passage this week of legislation aimed at preserving the scenic beauty of America’s public parklands into perpetuity. The Great American Outdoors...
Ossoff wants Congress to extend coronavirus-driven moratorium on evictions
Jon Ossoff ATLANTA - Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Jon Ossoff called on Congress Thursday to extend a moratorium on evictions that took effect with the coronavirus relief package lawmakers approved in March. The Coronavirus, Aid and Relief Economic Security (CARES)...
Nixing year-end tests for Georgia schools draws big support
A request to scrap end-of-year tests for Georgia public schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic drew overwhelming support from students, teachers, parents and others during a two-week comment period, state school officials said Thursday.
Georgia labor agency distributes record jobless benefits despite fewer claims
Georgia Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler ATLANTA - Initial unemployment claims in Georgia fell slightly last week, but the state paid out more in jobless benefits than during the last three years combined. For the week ending July 18, 122,313 Georgians filed initial...