April 15, 2025 GPB
Peter Biello reports that tariffs proposed by President Donald Trump have upended U.S. trade policy and created significant uncertainty in the marketplace. A new report by the Georgia Chamber of Commerce suggests that Georgia businesses and consumers may face higher prices as a result of these tariffs, but some domestic companies that compete with counterparts overseas could see their fortunes improve.
April 15, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Julia Roberts reports that Syensqo doesn’t just imagine a cleaner, more efficient world; they build the materials that make it possible. As a global leader in high-performance materials and specialty chemicals, Syensqo is tackling some of the toughest challenges in aerospace, clean energy, and next-generation transportation.
April 15, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Zachary Hansen reports that economic engines like steady acceleration and growth, not sudden shifts that threaten to overheat operations. Atlanta’s industrial market ran white-hot for years after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 roiled supply chains and generated unprecedented demand for more warehouses and shipping centers.
April 15, 2025 11 Alive
Makayla Richards and Bill Liss report that the world’s busiest airport is marking a milestone — a century of service in the skies. On Tuesday, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will kick off its 100th anniversary celebration with a special event at the airport’s domestic terminal.
April 15, 2025 WABE
Marlon Hyde reports that Georgia brewers say they are stretched thin as the cost to make their products will likely rise under President Donald Trump’s import taxes. Joseph Cortes, executive director of the Georgia Craft Brewer’s Guild, says that breweries faced inflation and supply chain disruptions after the pandemic and now have to deal with “the whiplash of tariffs.”
April 15, 2025 The Current
Justin Taylor and Margaret Coker report that a bill designed to support Coastal Georgia’s shrimp industry didn’t pass before the state legislature’s session ended earlier this month. So, without immediate support from elected officials, some local shrimpers attending the annual Blessing of the Fleet ceremony in Darien over the weekend are now pinning their hopes for relief on President Donald Trump.
April 15, 2025 The Brunswick News
Gordon Jackson reports that members of the Golden Isles’ delegation in the General Assembly discussed some of the meaningful legislation passed during the recent legislative session Monday at the Golden Isles Republican Women meeting. Timber companies who sustained losses from last year’s Hurricane Helene are now eligible for disaster relief.
April 15, 2025 State Affairs
Beau Evans reports that Drew Echols, a fifth-generation farmer and state senator from Gainesville, hopes stricter trade terms for Mexico may drive down competition from that country for the 500 acres of peaches, strawberries and pumpkins his family harvests at Jaemor Farms, which he co-owns. On the other hand, he worries that retaliation from China over stiff White House tariffs could hike prices for essential fertilizers and crop-protection products, increasing his roughly $500,000 in labor and material costs each season from pruning to picking.
April 15, 2025 11 Alive
Makayla Richards reports that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp will sign two bills Tuesday morning: one that claims to deliver more than $1 billion in tax relief to residents and another authorizing a round of direct payments of up to $500. The signing is happening at the Coca-Cola Roxy in Cobb County as part of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce’s “Marquee Tuesday” event.
April 15, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Ross Williams reports that five international college students and two recent graduates studying in Georgia have filed suit against the administration of President Donald Trump after attorneys say the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement unlawfully terminated the immigration records allowing them to keep studying in the United States.
April 15, 2025 Capitol Beat News
Dave Williams reports that an energy watchdog launched a nonprofit organization Monday aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to energy regulation in Georgia. The goals of Georgia Utility Watch, the brainchild of Patty Durand, a former candidate for a seat on the state Public Service Commission, is to advocate for fair electric rates, a more transparent PSC, and more accountable state leadership on energy issues.
April 15, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, attorneys general wield great power as their state’s top law enforcement officer. But all that time in court can sometimes expose them to attacks from their political enemies — something Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr will have to navigate as he runs for governor in 2026.