June 2020 News

June 30, 2020

• Coastal Georgia’s Unemployment Rate Drops in May

• Gov. Kemp Issues Guidance on CARES Act Funding to Georgia Communities

• Charlie Harper: Legislature Cuts Budget, But It Could Have Been Worse

• Gov. Kemp Extends COVID-19 Executive Orders

• Carl Vinson Institute Webinars Help Decision-makers Navigate Unprecedented Challenges

• Secretary of State Raffensperger Continues to Help Counties Recruit Poll Workers

• Okefenokee Swamp Park Names First Executive Director

• George Hall Named President-elect of Georgia Defense Lawyers Association

• Delta Resumes Flights Between U.S. and China

• EY Study: COVID-19 Pandemic Slows Global IPO Activity YTD 2020

• Business Climate May be Stabilizing for Technology Companies, New CompTIA Survey Suggests

June 29, 2020

• Downtown Conference Center on Hold

• Brunswick’s Unemployment Rate Drops in May

• Rep. Jeff Jones Announces “Citizens Detainment Act” to Amend Citizen’s Arrest Law

• Wellmade Flooring Expands Operations, Invests $35 Million in Bartow Co.

• Georgia Public Policy Foundation VP: Foundation Adapts, With 2020 Georgia Legislative Policy Forum on Zoom

• Delta Employees Make Voices Heard as Georgia Approves New Hate Crime Law

• June 30th Instagram Live for Georgia High School Students: “Training and Networking: Getting a Real Job in the Skilled Trades”

• Georgians Need to Find Health Insurance – Here’s How to Start

• Alzheimer’s Association Continues to Provide Virtual Services as Pandemic Persists

• New Vehicle Sales Expected to Drop in June, Closing a Second Down Quarter in 2020, Edmunds Forecasts

• Record 27% of Homebuyers Look to Relocate as Pandemic Accelerates Trend Toward Affordable, Less Dense Areas

June 26, 2020

• Savannah Now the Top US Port for Ag Exports

• SK innovation to Invest Another $940 Million in Jackson County Expansion, Create 600 Jobs

• Columbus Chamber Names Jerald Mitchell President & CEO