Senator Steve Gooch (R-SD-51) filed legislation to create a joint study committee to study high-speed Internet access in Georgia, termed the “Joint High-Speed Broadband Communications Access for All Georgians Study Committee”. The committee will meet several times through the summer and fall of this year focusing on obstacles that prevent high-speed Internet access from reaching
Georgia Ports Director Curtis Foltz will leave his position as Director of Georgia Ports on June 30th. The news was announced today at a special called meeting of the Georgia Ports Authority on Wednesday. He will be replaced by Chief Operating officer Griff Lynch. According to a report by the Savannah Morning News, Foltz will
Many in the environmental community are expressing concern over Houston-based Kinder Morgan’s desire to build a $1 billion pipeline that would meander through 11 counties in Georgia, 6 counties in South Carolina, and 2 counties in Florida. Those against the pipeline’s construction have expressed concern over the potential damage it could inflict upon Georgia’s rivers and marshlands
Oh goodie, it’s another Savannah Port story… We know, sometimes the sound of success can sound like a broken record. The Savannah port continues to grow, with a record 2015 now in the books. So reports the port via press release: Over the last calendar year, the Port of Savannah moved an all-time high 3.73
Georgia can expect a 3.3% increase in gross domestic product and a 5.7% rise in personal income in 2016, according to UGA’s Terry College of Business Dean Benjamin C. Ayers and Selig Center for Economic Growth director Jeff Humphreys. The pair spoke at a Wednesday event in Athens, as reported by the Athens Banner-Herald. The
As Charlie reported yesterday, craft brewers, beer distributors, and the Department of Revenue were able to come to an agreement that allows the brewers to offer tours at varying prices to accommodate the type of beer that will be provided at the end of the tour. While that was the intent of the final version
Legislation will not be needed this year to fix the Department of Revenue’s recent re-interpretation of rules that govern Georgia’s Craft Breweries and the sales associated with their tours. The AJC’s Aaron Sheinin has the scoop: All sides have agreed to a regulatory solution that will avoid a fight over legislation this year. The deal,
Health care provider Kaiser Permanente will open a new call center in Gwinnett County that is expected to bring more than 800 new jobs by 2020, with most in place by the end of next year. Governor Nathan Deal, the Georgia Department of Economic Development, and Gwinnett County officials announced in a press conference at
