Georgia’s solar eclipse

Next Monday large swathes of the U.S. will get to see a total solar eclipse, the first in the country since 2017.  Unfortunately for Georgians, unlike the previous eclipse, this one will only be partial here in the Peach State as the eclipse’s path is further...

Home Depot’s $18 billion acquisition

Cobb County-based home improvement giant Home Depot made waves Thursday when it announced that it will purchase SRS Distribution for $18.3 billion, its largest acquisition ever.  SRS is mainly a roofing materials distributor, with Home Depot hoping to use the purchase...

TAG Technology Summit a success

The 2024 Georgia Technology Summit at Atlanta’s new Signia Hilton Hotel celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Technology Association of Georgia (TAG), highlighted by speeches from Gov. Brian Kemp and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens who touted Georgia’s...

2024 a good year for state workers

The 2024 legislative session has already been a very good year for state employees, with the budget adding a 4% pay increase.  More positive news came this week when the Senate approved HB 1010, which doubles the amount of paid parental leave that state employees...

House passes bill to protect Okefenokee

For the past several years a fierce debate has raged over a mining company’s effort to build out an operation next to the Okefenokee Swamp in south Georgia.  Environmentalists say the proposed mine could damage the region’s delicate water table, while...

VA office renamed after Isakson

Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, and other members of Georgia’s congressional delegation joined members of the Isakson family Monday at the VA regional office in Decatur to commemorate renaming the center after the late U.S. Sen....

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