January 2020 News

January 31, 2020

• Athens Lowers Job Claims in December

• ACC Leisure Services Department Announces Summer Camp Season

• Special Election Includes Few User Errors

• Rick Walker Named Georgia Automotive Leader of the Year

• Senate Hears Horse Racing Bill but Doesn’t Take a Vote

  State Senator Brandon Beach (R-Alpharetta) took his proposal for horse racing in Georgia back to the Senate Economic Development and Tourism Committee Wednesday afternoon. Members heard from Beach as well as a number of opponents to the plan, but did not vote on the proposal. And no future vote was scheduled.

• Georgia Transportation Alliance on The Georgia Commission Freight and Logistics Report

• Southern Company Earns Perfect Score in Human Rights Campaign Foundation's 2020 Corporate Equality Index

• Georgia Bio Names 2020 Golden Helix Award Winners

• Gov. Kemp Applauds Pres. Trump's HHS, CMS for Medicaid Healthy Adult Opportunity

• UPS Releases 4Q 2019 Earnings

January 30, 2020

• Applications Open for the TAG FinTech South Innovation Challenge

• Secretary Of State Hosts First Ever TikTok Voter Education Challenge

• GMA Breaks Ground on New Headquarters

• Wheels Up & Delta Close Groundbreaking Transaction, Combining Delta Private Jets with Wheels Up

• Smart Decisions Coalition Recommendations Released

• Foundation Steps in to Help CDC Fight Coronavirus

• Georgia DOT Commissioner Accompanies Georgia First Lady Kemp to Washington D.C. for Summit to Combat Human Trafficking Nationwide

• Gov. Kemp Focuses On Gangs, Education, Jobs

• Survey: 82% Of Workers Want Updates On Company Financial Performance

• New Study Shows Property Buyers and Sellers Overwhelmingly Prefer Listings with 3D Tours

January 29, 2020

• Rep. Houston Gaines Introduces Anti-Human Trafficking Legislation

• Port of Savannah Sets Calendar Year Record

• Southern Company Announces $50M Initiative for Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

• Dual Enrollment Bill Clears Georgia Senate

• Georgia World Congress Center Opens New Expansion