August 2024 News

August 30, 2024

• Rural Jobs, Investment Dominate Georgia Economic Growth

• Georgia Power Determines Locations for Four Battery Storage Projects

• Atlanta Selected to Host 2031 Men’s Final Four

• Georgia DOT Suspends Lane Closures, Identifies Best, Worst Travel Times for Labor Day Weekend

• Six Presidential Candidates on Georgia Ballot

• Southern Company & PGA TOUR Again Partner to Power TOUR Championship With 100% Renewable Energy

  Southern Company today announced that for the third consecutive year its system is delivering 100% renewable energy for the TOUR Championship, professional golf's season-ending event. Southern Company and its subsidiaries Georgia Power and Southern Company Gas collaborated with the tournament and the PGA TOUR to drive sustainability measures on and off the golf course.

• Gov. Kemp Announces New Director & State Forester of Georgia Forestry Commission

• Secretary Raffensperger Hosts She Leads Webinar: "Securing Your Golden Future"

• JAMES Magazine Online: Georgia’s Opioid Crisis Rages On, as Lawmakers Fight Back

• This Labor Day, Workers and Companies Face Irrelevance Without Immediate Reskilling

• Home Mortgage Lending Rebounds Nationwide With Across-The-Board Gains in Second Quarter of 2024

• Affordable Renter-Friendly Home Improvements That Add Value

August 29, 2024

• Technical College System of Georgia Announces Over $1M in Funding To Support Apprenticeships

• Georgia World Congress Center Authority to Appoint Kevin Duvall as New CEO

• GSU Economic Forecaster: Fed Will Undertake a Series of “Practically Aggressive” Rate Cuts in the Next Six Months

• Georgia-Pacific’s Brawny Partners with Convoy of Hope to Support Disaster Relief Efforts

• Advancing STEM Education: Toyota Provides Up To $8.6 Million To Support Georgia Schools

• Study Finds 4.2% Decline in Georgia Construction Employment, 6th Largest in U.S.

• Southeastern Grocers Launches Annual Community Donation Program to Aid the American Red Cross

• More Than Two-Thirds of US Companies to Train In-House Talent Amid Cost-Cutting Strategies

• Cox Automotive Forecast: August U.S. Auto Sales Show Stability Amid Seasonal and Labor Day Boost

• Realtor.com 2024 Forecast Update: Mortgage Relief is Finally on the Way

August 28, 2024

• Georgia Educators Rolling Out Literacy Improvement Steps

• Commissioner Bubba McDonald: Summer Power Rates Explained

• Georgia Senate Committee Addresses Homelessness Among Veterans