Graphite – It’s not just for pencils

Georgia notched another EV manufacturing victory when synthetic graphite manufacturer Anovion Technologies announced it will open an $800 million plant in Bainbridge, in south Georgia.  The facility, which will employ more than 400 Georgians, will become the largest...

Gwinnett County – Football Hotbed

Gwinnett County is a high school football hotbed – but how hot is it?  In last month’s NFL draft there were nine Gwinnett natives selected, more than 42 other entire states including Ohio, Alabama, and Tennessee.  Grayson and North Gwinnett both had two...

Thunderbolt gets glassy

The small coastal town of Thunderbolt, just outside Savannah, is making a sustainability push in the form of a glass recycling initiative.  Partnering with The Upcycling Company, Thunderbolt residents can drop off glass items at a collection bin across from the Senior...

Wilkinson Co. finally gets sewer upgrade

Georgia’s two U.S. senators were in the tiny town of McIntyre, in central Georgia Monday to celebrate the groundbreaking of Wilkinson County’s first sewer system, a project it has been pursuing for more than 30 years.  U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael...

NHL in Forsyth Co.?

A proposed $2B mixed-use development in south Forsyth County would be larger than the Battery Atlanta and include 1.6 million square feet of commercial and retail space, a 100,000 square foot community center, a 7,500 square foot fire station, 450 hotel rooms with...

Dalton – the Solar Capital of America?

For decades the city of Dalton, in northwest Georgia, has been known as the “Carpet Capital of the World.”  But it soon may take on another moniker as it embraces the solar power industry with Qcells opening the largest solar panel factory in the country...

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