A federal consumer watchdog group has fined one Georgia-based company $15 million for predatory lending practices. TitleMax, which is headquartered in Savannah, offers short-term loans — at exorbitant interest rates — in exchange for a lien on the title of the borrower’s car.
ATLANTA — Hundreds of millions of dollars are at stake for the state’s future embrace of electric vehicles going into the new legislative session in January as Georgia pursues ways to boost the economy through a growing green industry.
ATLANTA -- Four individuals pleaded guilty recently to conspiring to defraud the Department of Education’s financial aid programs of millions of dollars in federal funds.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that Georgia has been named by Area Development magazine as the No. 1 state for business for the ninth consecutive year. No other state has earned this distinction for so many years.
Research finds trust in algorithmic advice from computers can blind us to mistakes.
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ATHENS — The University of Georgia is moving closer to finalizing a sale of property on Lake Blackshear in south Georgia.
ATHENS — USDA’s Farm Service Agency State Executive Director Arthur Tripp recently visited with students, faculty, and local elected officials at Georgia Southern University and the Georgia Grown Innovation Center to discuss the ways in which USDA supports small agribusiness owners.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced Thursday that Georgia-based Troy Acoustics Corporation will invest almost $40 million in a new manufacturing facility in Thomas County.
AUGUSTA — Waitr announced Monday it has changed its name to ASAP, signaling a new “deliver anything” business model. The name change is the culmination of the company’s recent transition to bring its food delivery services to a broader array of products.
ATLANTA – New investment in Georgia topped $21.2 billion during the last fiscal year, with 358 projects creating 51,132 jobs, Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday. The investment and jobs figures surpassed the state’s previous records by 94% and 53%, respectively. “We are proud companies continue to recognize the advantages of Georgia’s business-friendly environment, superior logistics […]
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that WebstaurantStore, a supplier to food service professionals around the world, will construct a new distribution facility in Ellabell. The new facility will create 213 new positions in Bryan County, representing more than $87 million in invest…
ALBANY — With education, as in educating the work force of the future, serving as a backdrop, Georgia Chamber President/CEO Chris Clark and Georgia Partnership for Excellence in Education Director of Outreach and Engagement Merrill Wilcox laid some heavy truth on business owners and educator…
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced that Saint-Gobain ADFORS North America, a division of international light and sustainable construction company Saint-Gobain, will invest $28 million to expand its operations at its Dublin manufacturing facility, creating 400 new jobs over the next two year…
Start your mornings off with a kick — Chick-fil-A is bringing back the Spicy Chicken Biscuit to its breakfast menu.
PERRY — Gov. Brian Kemp announced that Jack Link’s, the global leader in meat snacks, will create 800 jobs and invest $450 million as the company expands to Georgia with a new manufacturing facility in Perry. The announcement was made with company, state, and local officials at an event at t…
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp has announced that sustainability-focused East Jordan Plastics, one of the largest horticultural container manufacturers in North America, will invest more than $44 million in a new facility in Lyons. The project is expected to create 80 new jobs in Toombs County.
(StatePoint) Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a good time to consider making more sustainable tweaks to the way you shop.
ATHENS — Since the beginning of the year, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduate student Kristen Dunning has won $35,000 in new capital to expand her growing clean skin care line, Gently Soap.
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that sustainability-focused Ecopol, a European leader in the production of biodegradable PVA film, will invest more than $38 million and create 130 new jobs at the company’s first North American facility in Spalding County.
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ATLANTA — Personal finance outlet WalletHub released a study titled “2022’s States with the Best and Worst Taxpayer ROI,” ranking taxpayer return on investment based on the quality of services state residents received compared to their total state and local taxes. Georgia was recognized as o…
TIFTON — Downtown Tifton was transformed for one night, taking on the appearance of old-school Hollywood, as Fitzgerald-born movie producer Alexander Kane and several of his movie-business friends debuted “Gasoline Alley,” a movie shot almost entirely in small-town Tifton.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp is applauding Carvana’s expansion in Georgia, as the industry pioneer for buying and selling cars online continues to grow its presence in the state through new jobs and an expanded footprint in metro Atlanta. The Fortune 500 company currently employs more than 1,50…
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has announced that Aspen Aerogels, a technology leader in aerogel-based sustainability and electrification solutions, plans to construct an advanced manufacturing facility at Bulloch County’s Southern Gateway Commerce Park. Aspen intends to invest a minimum of $325 …
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced Tuesday that Titan Steel Door will invest more than $11 million in expanding its operations to Gateway Industrial Park in Hart County. This expansion will create 90 new jobs in northeast Georgia.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday that family-owned door manufacturing company Steves & Sons Inc. will locate an advanced distribution and value-added facility in Turner County to meet growing demand. The company will create 200 new jobs and invest more than $16 million in the p…
SALISBURY, N.C. -- As part of Food Lion’s continuing efforts to support towns and cities impacted by recent tornadoes, Food Lion customers at more than 1,100 stores across 10 states will have the option through Jan. 1 to round up at the register. All proceeds will benefit the American Red Cr…
“Gifts like this one from the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation will help us lead the future of poultry science by igniting industry and driving progress,” said poultry science Department Head Todd Applegate.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has announced that Micron Technology Inc., one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers and the only U.S.-based manufacturer of memory, will open a state-of-the-art memory design center in Midtown Atlanta in January 2022. The new center will include office…
ATLANTA — Officials at the Port of Savannah have cut the ribbon on the Mason Mega Rail Terminal, a project that will immediately increase rail capacity to and from the port by more than 30%.
ATLANTA – Georgia’s September net tax collections totaled nearly $2.82 billion for an increase of $655 million, or 30.3 percent, compared to September of last year when net tax collections totaled $2.16 billion. Year-to-date and through the end of one quarter, net tax revenue collections tot…
ATHENS — For more than 20 years, the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has encouraged students to explore an important, yet often overlooked, side of Georgia’s leading industry. Since its creation in 1997, the Congressional Agricultural Fellowship has o…
ATLANTA – Gov. Brian Kemp announced Wednesday that Visa, a world leader in digital payments, will open a new hub in Midtown Atlanta. This major expansion is expected to create approximately 1,000 jobs in the region over the next several years.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) -- Kroger grocery chain will raise food prices from 2-3% this year, more than what they expected, Rodney McMullen, the Kroger grocery chain’s chief executive officer, says.
TIFTON — The UGA cotton research team identified 24 Georgia counties where the presence of cotton leafroll dwarf virus (CLRDV) has been confirmed from commercial fields and UGA research farms during 2018-19.
UGA economist charts explosive growth of ethnically diverse markets since 1990.
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ATLANTA — The NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) Georgia 2021 annual conference will take place in metro Atlanta and online on Oct. 8-9. The conference will include many specialized distinguished speakers from the community, ranging from a variety of topics related to mental health. …
ATLANTA — Kia Motors America, which operates an assembly plant in Troup County producing 340,000 vehicles a year, recently dropped “Motors” from its name and is now known simply as “Kia America.”
ATLANTA - The coronavirus pandemic, after depressing Georgia’s film industry during its early months, actually helped the state bounce back strong during the last fiscal year.
FORSYTH — What Joseph Egloff began as a “little hobby” in 2011 is now a full-time cattle ranch with a meat packing plant that serves customers from Florida to North Carolina.
ATLANTA - Atlanta-based Southern Co.’s commitment to combating climate change is under fire in an ad campaign launched by the Sierra Club this week.
ATLANTA — An Atlanta-based financial technology company is being fined $2.5 million following a federal investigation into complaints of unauthorized loans.
(StatePoint) As life begins to return to normal, those who suffered financial problems during the COVID-19 pandemic will need to address them, including renters.
ATLANTA - Georgia energy regulators have authorized Georgia Power Co. to move forward with plans to buy 970 megawatts of solar power from five other utilities.
ATLANTA — Kim Davis Wilson, president and CEO of OneSouth Financial Inc. and OneSouth Bank, Blakely, has been elected by her peers to serve as vice chairman of the Georgia Bankers Association.
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Economic Development’s Center of Innovation for Aerospace has announced a limited-time cybersecurity grant opportunity available for small and mid-sized defense contractors in the state. The grant will assist companies with meeting new cybersecurity compli…
ATLANTA - Fresh-prepared meal delivery service Freshly Inc. is expanding its presence in Georgia.
ATLANTA - A business advocacy group that sued Major League Baseball (MLB) for moving the All-Star Game out of Georgia dropped the case Monday, nearly two weeks after an adverse court ruling.
ATLANTA — Georgia is about to join 25 other mostly Republican-led states in cutting off supplemental federal unemployment benefits before the Biden administration ends the program in September.
COLUMBUS – Two Columbus residents were taken into custody after a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging them both with wire fraud and theft of government property related to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp has announced that Plug Power, a leading global provider of hydrogen solutions, will invest $84 million in opening a green hydrogen fuel production plant in Camden County. Plug Power has deployed more than 40,000 fuel cell systems for e-mobility, delivering efficien…
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