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Senator David Perdue: Why We Need to Continue Opening the Economy
May 15, 2020
Since the Covid-19 crisis began, tens of millions of Americans have filed for unemployment. Consumer confidence has fallen dramatically. Small businesses, which operate on thin margins even in the best of times, are hanging by a thread. This should be a glaring wake-up call: we must continue taking critical steps to reopen the economy.
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First Quarter-Million Absentee Ballots Cast
May 15, 2020
Counties have accepted more than 250,000 absentee ballots for the combined Presidential Preference Primary and General Primary, a record amount considering there are still more than three weeks to go before Election Day, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Thursday.
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Georgia To Receive $260M For COVID-19 Testing
May 14, 2020
The White House announced that Georgia will receive over $260 million in federal funding to increase testing capacity in the state.
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Legislators Get Back to Work in Committee Meetings
May 13, 2020
Georgia lawmakers have not been called in to complete the 2020 legislative session yet, but many committees are getting back to work.
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Georgia Deploys 448 Wi-Fi Rangers to 36 School Districts
May 13, 2020
Governor Kemp announced a donation from AT&T to the Georgia Department of Education, Foundation for Public Education. The donation will be used to deploy 448 Wi-Fi Rangers to 36 school districts, filling the internet connectivity gap for thousands of students in rural areas, tripling the number of Wi-Fi buses in the state.
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Struggling Community Takes on COVID-19 Crisis
May 12, 2020
On a recent morning outside the offices of the East Athens Development Corporation, a line of volunteers wearing protective face masks lifted heavy boxes of groceries from a truck to tables inside the building.
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Corsica Technologies: Corona Virus Pandemic – Is Your Business Continuity Plan Ready?
May 12, 2020
Now that the Coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has been declared a pandemic, more and more organizations are looking for ways to keep their workforce safe and continue operations running for their clients.
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Georgia Sees Lowest Ventilator Use, COVID Positive Hospitalizations
May 12, 2020
Today Governor Brian P. Kemp reported the lowest number of ventilators in use and COVID-19 positive patients hospitalized in Georgia since hospitals began submitting data to the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA) on April 8th.
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St. Mary's First Hospital in Georgia to Implant Revolutionary New Pacemaker
May 11, 2020
In a marching band, every musician knows when to play because the drum major signals the beat. Fast or slow, excited or calm, the musicians can stay together. But if the musicians can’t see or hear the drum major, their timing can drift apart. They get out of synch. The rhythm – and the music that depends on it – can fall apart.
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The Pandemic’s Economic Aftermath
May 11, 2020
Georgia State University Professor and economic forecaster Rajeev Dhawan discusses the lasting impact that COVID-19 could have on the economy.
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Eric Tanenblatt: A National Service Response to a National Disaster
May 08, 2020
The crises the United States knows best — fires and floods, hurricanes and tornadoes, school shootings and mass violence — have all been proximate to individual communities or states. Government and civil society are prepared for this backyard disaster paradigm because we’ve been called to respond to so many before. But the coronavirus pandemic is a uniquely national crisis affecting every nook and cranny of the country, and policymakers have struggled to develop a “whole of America” response.
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Governor Kemp Signs Dual Enrollment Bill Aimed at Keeping the Program Sustainable
May 08, 2020
Late last week, Governor Brian Kemp signed the House Bill 444 into law and Representative Bert Reeves (R-Marietta), sponsor of the bill, believes this is the best way to keep dual enrollment sustainable.
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Business Leadership Insights for Georgia from Fortune CEO Alan Murray
May 07, 2020
“I hear a very different tone among leaders than I did during the last recession,” said Alan Murray, CEO of Fortune Magazine. This and a range of business insights were offered during the May 5th goBeyondProfit CEO Forum featuring Murray in conversation with Frank Blake, retired CEO and Chairman of The Home Depot and current Chair of both Delta Air Lines and Grady Health.
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April State Tax Revenues Fall -35.9%
May 07, 2020
The State of Georgia’s April net tax collections totaled nearly $1.84 billion for a decrease of $1.03 billion, or -35.9 percent, compared to April 2019 when net tax collections totaled $2.87 billion.
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RWDC Industries to Invest $260M in Athens-Clarke County Expansion, Create 200 Jobs
May 06, 2020
Governor Brian P. Kemp announced that biotechnology company RWDC Industries will invest $260 million in expanding its operations into Athens-Clarke County. This innovative development will create 200 jobs.
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Technical College System of Georgia Expanding Online Education and Training Opportunities Due to Impact of Coronavirus
May 06, 2020
The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) is expanding its online program opportunities as well as offering free, professional development and online training courses to provide more Georgians the flexibility to enhance their skills during this time.
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Governor Kemp Visits Phoebe
May 06, 2020
Phoebe hosted Gov. Brian Kemp Tuesday morning for a tour of the modular COVID-19 unit the state constructed on the Phoebe North campus.
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New Physician Residents Matched with IMRP and St. Mary's
May 05, 2020
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership Internal Medicine Residency Program at St. Mary's has filled all openings for its new class of medical residents for the sixth time in its six-year history.
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Georgia Council for the Arts Announces CARES Act Funding to Support Georgia Arts Organizations
May 05, 2020
The Georgia Department of Economic Development's Georgia Council for the Arts released guidelines and opened applications for the Resiliency Grant, a one-time grant funded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
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Charlie Harper: Short Term Budget Pain Can Still Lead To State’s Gain
May 05, 2020
We’re almost two months into Georgia’s State of Emergency to address the issues brought to us by the Covid-19 virus. Our crisis is now one of public health and one of economics. As leaders attempt to simultaneously deal with both problem sets, it often appears we are still in search of answers. We need to make sure we are asking the right questions.
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Sarah Riggs Amico: Investing in Working People Will Lead America Through Crisis
May 05, 2020
We’ve seen the numbers. More than 30 million workers have filed for unemployment. Nearly 20 percent of the US workforce is jobless. One in six Americans has lost their source of income. Half a billion people around the world could be pushed into poverty. All in the last six weeks.
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Athens CVB Participates in National Travel and Tourism Week
May 04, 2020
In a time when travel is at a standstill the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) wants to shine a light on the huge impact tourism and hospitality has on the local economy and community.
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$14.1 Billion Approved for Georgia Small Businesses
May 04, 2020
More than 113,000 Georgia small businesses have been approved for $14.1 billion in loans through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in the last 30 days.
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Georgia's Reopening Approach Holds Lesson for Other States
May 04, 2020
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s announcement that some businesses closed because of COVID-19 would be allowed to begin reopening on Friday, April 24, with appropriate precautions, was welcomed as a timely first step for those financially impacted by the pause in Georgia’s economy.
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SK Innovation Increases Planned Investment in U.S. EV Battery Business to $2.5B
May 04, 2020
SK Innovation announced that it plans for additional investment in its U.S. battery business, following approval by the SK Innovation Board of Directors to fund the start of construction of a second electric vehicle battery plant in Georgia.