Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed March 06, 2024
Georgia's Midyear Budget Has Nearly $400M Set Aside for Capitol Hill Building Projects
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed a record $37.9 billion midyear budget Feb. 29 that would pay for massive renovations on Capitol Hill in Atlanta, a new medical school at the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, miles and miles of Peach State roads, extra grants for rural airports, local water and sewer projects, and rural economic development programs....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed March 06, 2024
Microsoft Pays $6M for Land South of Atlanta to Build Data Center Expansion
Microsoft has ponied up millions of dollars to expand its data storage farm in south Fulton County. The tech giant paid $6 million in February to acquire nearly 21 acres next to its existing Palmetto data center campus, according to county property deeds....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Wed March 06, 2024
Savannah Officials to Decide If Downtown Civic Center Should Be Razed or Redeveloped
In Savannah, Ga., a city that takes pride in its historic charms, the eyesores stand out. Its civic center complex is a case in point. The Savannah City Council is poised to decide the future of the aging downtown arena and performance hall complex, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported March 4....
Linder - Mon February 26, 2024
Linder Expands its Kubota Dealer Network With Purchase of Southern Tractor & Outdoors
Linder Industrial Machinery Company has acquired Southern Tractor & Outdoors. The three branches in southwest Georgia, Leesburg, Moultrie and Valdosta, will be re-branded as Linder Turf & Tractor branches, joining the growing network of Kubota dealerships across the southeast....
CEG - Thu February 15, 2024
GDOT Crews Pour New Spans for SR 400 Project
Construction crews working for the Georgia Department of Transportation reached a crucial milestone on one of the more significant construction projects in the state. During the first week of January, crews began executing the beginning of a new deck for the new Kimball Bridge Road bridge, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation....
City of Atlanta - Tue February 13, 2024
Atlanta DWM Moves Forward With Project to Increase Sewer Capacity, Mitigate Flooding
The city of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management (DWM) has reached a significant milestone to deliver on a decade-long effort to remedy combined sewer overflows and localized flooding in southeast Atlanta....
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon February 12, 2024
Despite Adding $200M in New Facilities, Athletics Program at UGA Plans to Build More
Money has been pouring into the University of Georgia's Athletic Association coffers for some time, and it is pouring out as well. The association's board of directors, at its winter meeting Jan....
GDOT & WXIA-TV - Thu February 08, 2024
Work Begins to Improve North Druid Hills Road Bridge in Northeast Atlanta
Construction at the North Druid Hills Road bridge in DeKalb County, Ga., in the northeast suburbs of Atlanta, began Feb. 5 before a planned 90-day road closure in March, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT)....
Georgia Ports Authority - Thu February 08, 2024
New $29M Overpass at Port of Savannah to Divert Trucks Away From Neighborhoods
Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) announced plans Feb. 2 to invest $29 million in an overpass linking the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal to U.S. Highway 17 in order to keep terminal truck traffic from impacting local neighborhoods....
Takeuchi - Wed February 07, 2024
Takeuchi-US Recognized as Top Large Business of the Year by Jackson County, Ga., Area Chamber of Commerce
On Feb. 1, 2024, at the Jefferson Civic Center, the Jackson County (GA) Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its Annual Dinner and Awards Night where it named Takeuchi-US its Large Business of the Year. "We're incredibly honored to receive this award on behalf of our amazing employees," said Jeff Stewart, president of Takeuchi-US....
