by Baker Owens | Sep 11, 2026 | News, News 2
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has announced that 42 Georgia communities are the recipients of this year Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awards the funding annually, to be...
by Baker Owens | Sep 3, 2026 | News, News 2
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture Tyler Harper announced this week that six projects have been tentatively selected in the first year of funding through the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund. Joined by the Georgia Farmland Conservation Council (GFCC), Harper...
by Baker Owens | Aug 28, 2026 | News, News 2
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp took some time out from his economic development trip to South America to announce that Walmart is planning its next high-tech, “next-generation” fulfillment center in Carnesville in Franklin County. At this point, “high tech” and...
by Baker Owens | Aug 24, 2026 | News, News 2
As part of PEOPLE’s (the magazine) ongoing Great Place to Work project, they publish an annual “Companies that Care” category. Developed out of the largest ongoing annual workforce study, more than 1.3 million employee survey responses help to inform the data...
by Baker Owens | Aug 21, 2026 | News, News 2
The Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Conference was held in Tifton last week, featuring a number of updates on commodities and farm news from across the state. Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) Director and State Forester Johnny Sabo gave an update with some good...
