Jan. 9, 2025 Georgia.gov
Staff reports, in case you missed it, a survey of site selection experts recently published by Site Selection Magazine named Georgia the No. 1 state for Best Business Climate. This survey is distinct from Site Selection Magazine’s annual state rankings, which take into account a range of factors beyond responses from site development decisionmakers.
Jan. 9, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Brian Robinson writes, every evening newscast has its fair share of reports on violent crimes. Victims, both random and targeted, die every day. As viewers, we can’t possibly absorb the gravity of these tragedies suffered by the victims’ loved ones.
Jan. 9, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Savannah Sicurella reports that Buckhead’s largest office complex is facing foreclosure after its lender alleges the owner defaulted on its mortgage. Piedmont Center, comprising 14 buildings across 46 acres along Piedmont Road, has been scheduled for an auction next month, according to a Fulton County public notice.
Jan. 9, 2025 WSB-Radio
Staff reports that Carvana announces a new expansion in metro Atlanta saying it plans to build it’s first mega-site in Georgia. Carvana announces plans to convert its ADESA auction facility it bought in 2022 in Fairburn into what it calls a mega-site.
Jan. 9, 2025 The Current
Mary Landers reports that the Hyundai Metaplant will be weaned off Floridan aquifer water in 15 years, a decade sooner than previously planned, thanks to a settlement agreement between the Savannah Harbor-Interstate 16 Corridor Joint Development Authority (the JDA) and the Ogeechee Riverkeeper.
Jan. 9, 2025 Macon Telegraph
Lucinda Warnke reports, as Macon braces for bitter cold to roll in later this week, homeless shelters and nonprofits are prepping to help people who may have trouble finding warmth. People experiencing homelessness often don’t have a place to go to escape cold weather.
Jan. 9, 2025 Rome News-Tribune
Staff reports that due to a sustained increase in respiratory viruses, Atrium Health Floyd is implementing temporary visitor restrictions in acute care hospitals, emergency departments, rehabilitation units, behavioral health, infusion centers and certain cancer areas effective Wednesday.
Jan. 9, 2025 The Brunswick News
Michael Hall reports, the St. Simons African American Heritage Coalition is getting a significant injection of funding from a national foundation working through a local organization. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation’s Humanities in Place program recently awarded $615,000 to Communities of Coastal Georgia Foundation to support the coalition’s organizational capacity, preservation and education programming at the historic Harrington School and cultural events that celebrate Gullah-Geechee heritage, a release from the communities foundation said.
Jan. 9, 2025 Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
Sundi Rose reports that Columbus, Georgia, is home to a remarkable array of leaders who have made significant contributions to this community through their respective industries and a few of them have been recognized in Georgia Trends Magazine’s list of the 100 Most Influential Georgians. These superlatives exemplify innovation, dedication and a commitment to improving the lives of those around them.
Jan. 9, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Ross Williams reports that fears over unmonitored doors, crowded hallways and a lack of escape routes. That’s how Apalachee High School junior Sasha Contreras described Monday’s return to classes before the Barrow County school board members Tuesday. “With our lives at risk, it’s unacceptable that safety is not being prioritized immediately,” she said.
Jan. 9, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Dave Williams reports that the Georgia House will form a special committee this year to try to get a handle on the growing demand for energy among power-dependent industries moving into the state, House Speaker Jon Burns said Wednesday. While the effort will not specifically target data centers, it will be comprehensive, Burns, R-Newington, told reporters outside the House chamber during a briefing ahead of the start of the 2025 General Assembly session next week.
Jan. 9, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report that years of wrangling, sports betting supporters in Georgia will arrive at the legislative session next week armed with a new poll that shows nearly two-thirds of voters back the idea. Sports betting measures have languished for years amid debates over the scope of the legislation and rifts over how the new revenue it would generate should be spent.
