Atlanta may have missed out on securing Google’s East Coast HQ, but that doesn’t mean the company isn’t a major boon for local businesses. The company’s Economic Impact Report for 2018 revealed that some 39,000 Georgia businesses used Google search and advertising tools last year, generating a whopping $7,150,000,000 in economic activity. So you may or may not be pleased with how the HQ2 search wound up – but you can’t deny that for Georgia businesses, Google has the ship RISING…
New York man arrested over threats to Mike Collins
Georgia law enforcement officials traveled all the way up to Buffalo, New York this week to arrest a man charged with making death threats to U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and his son-in-law. The suspect faces two counts of terroristic threats. “No American should have to worry that their home could be the next Butler, Pennsylvania or Utah Valley University,” said Collins after the arrest, referring to the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and attempted assassination of then-candidate Donald Trump. He went on to condemn the campaign rhetoric of U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, who he’s running against, for inciting violence. DRIFTING…
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